Nelisile Caroline Dlamini

Focus on safeguarding well-being of children, girls, and women by addressing online safety and violence.

• Key role: Social Behavior Change for Violence Against Children (VAC): Under guidance of Child Protection Specialist, actively contribute to initiatives aimed at preventing and mitigating violence against children.
• Work involves promoting positive behavior change and fostering safe online environments, Programme Development and Planning: Provide essential support throughout all stages of program development.
• This includes executing technical, programmatic, operational, and administrative tasks.
• Ensure alignment with UNICEF’s South Africa Country Programme Document
• Partnership Initiatives: I collaborate with competent Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to enhance our impact.
• Formalizing partnerships in line with UNICEF’s business procedures is a key responsibility.
• Document Preparation and Compliance: I prepare materials and documentation necessary for effective program planning.
• Compliance with organizational processes and management systems ensures successful implementation.
• Results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring are integral to our work.
• Programme Management and Monitoring: I actively manage and monitor program activities.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues and partners, I address implementation challenges and find solutions
• I maintain records of reports and assessments, capturing valuable lessons learned
• Stakeholder Engagement: I organize and participate in meetings with government officials and relevant partners
• Producing comprehensive reports after these meetings contributes to informed decision-making.

• Assessments and Recommendations: Conduct assessments to identify conditions requiring intervention.
• Based on these assessments, Recommend appropriate interventions to address identified needs.
• Program Development and Implementation: Plan and develop programs efficiently and effectively.
• These programs aim to provide recommended interventions to those in need.
• Continuous Support and Guidance: Implement recommended interventions by offering continuous support, counseling, and guidance.
• This assistance extends to affected individuals, families, and communities.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Regularly evaluate effectiveness of interventions.
• Progress is reported, and adjustments are made as needed.
• Legal Interpretation and Communication: Interpret and apply legislation and policies relevant to social work, Communicate this information to social auxiliary workers, volunteers, and other stakeholders
• Statutory Functions and Court Reports: Perform all statutory functions related to Role.
• This includes compiling court reports and addressing court inquiries.
• Record Keeping: Maintain comprehensive records of social work interventions, processes, and outcomes.
• Child Safety Assessments: Receive and document referrals related to child abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and dependency.
• Conduct thorough investigations within mandated time frames to assess child safety and plan appropriate services.
• Home Visits and Interviews: Visit referred families in their homes
• Interview both children and adults to gather essential information.

• Coordination, Planning, and Conducting Life Skills Programs: Organize and lead life skills groups for both adults and children
• Focus on developing essential skills such as social interaction, interpersonal communication, core life skills, and personal growth, Address behavior modification and anti-social life skills programs
• Strategic Partnerships and Fundraising: Cultivate relationships with strategic partners, Collaborate with donors and funders, Propose formal collaborations and develop project proposals, Ensure compliance with donors’ reporting requirements, and Communicate relevant issues to program directors
• Awareness and Education Initiatives: Create awareness and understanding among the community, Provide programs during events like Child Protection Week and Children’s Day, Conduct HIV/AIDS counseling, testing, and awareness campaigns, Promote treatment adherence, and educate on prevention, Data Management and Financial Controls: Review program statistics and address any performance gaps, Ensure proper financial controls for the Family Reunification Program, Base budgets on stakeholder needs and program objectives
• Reporting and Documentation: Provide annual program reports to supervisors, Maintain standardized operation documents, including client files, donor databases, and filing sys

• Archival Management: Evaluated, preserved, and arranged records based on their specialization (e.g., books, letters, old photographs, audio recordings)
• Developed and maintained an efficient, organizational system for long-term storage
• Promoted archive contents and facilitated public access, Created digital copies of materials for preservation
• Adoptions Unit Coordination: Screened telephonic counseling calls from mothers considering adoption and processed intake applications from prospective adoptive parents
• Administered and archived old Adoptions files (via fax and email)
• Allocated reference numbers and maintained the Adoptions database
• Origin Inquiries and Biological Family Tracing: Conducted searches related to origin inquiries
• Traced biological families, Documented and integrated search results, and Collaborated with police workers and hospitals regarding abandoned babies
• Social Auxiliary Worker Duties: Compiled monthly statistics and progress reports
• Followed up with courts and Social Development agencies
• Registered adoption babies with Home Affairs
• Facilitated orientation groups for prospective adoptive parents
• Maintained and updated the CWET database
• Administrative Tasks: Organized work by managing correspondence, collecting information, and arranging meetings
• Greeted clients in person and over the telephone, addressing inquiries promptly, participated in radio interviews related to child abandonment
• Engaged in community work programs.

• Strategic Development: Support creation and implementation of community development strategies, and contribute to designing service delivery models tailored to community needs.
• Collaboration and Networking: Engage in local networks and partnerships across sectors.
• Attend relevant meetings to foster collaboration.
• Needs Assessment and Facilitation: Gather community insights through various methods.
• Facilitate group meetings and training sessions.
• Impact Evaluation: Develop methods to monitor and evaluate service outcomes, Ensure positive impact on community.
• Promotional Outreach: Create and circulate relevant promotional material, and encourage community participation, including volunteering.
• Volunteer Management: Recruit, manage, and develop volunteers effectively
• Community Empowerment: Identify latent assets and capacities within communities.
• Build capacity for knowledge and resource sharing.
• Service Setup and Reporting: Establish new services by collaborating with interested groups, Presenting verbal and written reports at meetings.
• Financial Oversight: Manage finance and payroll related to community programs and make funding applications to support community initiatives.
• Self-Help Advocacy: Act as facilitator, promoting self-help and empowerment within community.