Social
Behavioral Change Communication And Gender Program Officer at SHDEPHA+KAHAMA
Job
Summary
SHDEPHA+
Kahama is seeking to recruit highly qualified, experienced, and motivated
individual to fill the SBCC/GENDER PO for SAUTI project
Minimum
Qualification: Bachelor
Experience
Level: Mid level
Experience
Length: 2 years
Job Description
Social
workers holding a degree from recognized institutions, Additional training in
community health, public health, community mobilization, and counseling are of
added advantages.
1. At least with 3 years of experience in
health-based project with focus on HIV/AIDS, FP, STIs and other Proven
knowledge on AGYW and Gender based violence
2. Experience in HIV interventions and other
health services.
3. Community health experiences and
capacities.
4. Ability of Community Health Work, Health
Committees (villages Health committees, Ward Development committees, Health
facilities committees) etc.
5. Ability to build relationship with Female
Sex Workers and Vulnerable Adolescent Girls and Young Women at community
levels.
6. Able to work with Health facility staff,
Peer Educators and empowerment Workers at different district council levels.
7. Computer literacy is highly required.
8. Able to relate gender norms, social &
culture and HIV/AIDS in addressing their challenges accordingly.
9. Able to timely collection, compilation
and analysis data as required
10. Ability to work 90% in rural and remote areas
11. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure
objectives of the SAUTI are met by
1) Promote Community engagement and
strengthen District and Village Capacity to implement community level
activities.
2) Promote positive health seeking behavior and
conduct behavioral change communication sessions
3) Strengthen the capacity of the community
structures to co-ordinate and implement quality activities of the SAUTI in
addressing HIV prevention issues
4) Collaborate with M&E officer to
prepare periodic, field, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
5) Provide capacity building and monitoring
of peer educators, Empowerment Workers on HIV/AIDS and other sessions as
required
6) Ensure
other SAUTI interventions are promptly
7) communicated to the various stakeholder
groups in the community