Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW ) Officer Bubi -Bantwana Zimbabwe

Job Summary

The AGYW Officers will coordinate the HIV prevention approach to Out-of-school AGYW aged 10 to 24 years. They coordinate the delivery of HIV/GBV prevention, Social Asset Building Activities and Financial Literacy for out-of-school AGYW.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Design and lead the implementation of strategies that create demand for and improve uptake of SRH/GBV and HIV services by AGYW and their male sexual partners of AGYW.
• Provide leadership oversight and technical support in the implementation of HIV/GBV prevention using the Health 4 Life 360 Out-of-School curriculum.
• Provide leadership to the identification, training and supervision of out-of- school facilitators (community-based facilitators) and identification of community safe spaces.
• Support and supervise the Community Based Facilitators to profile AGYW for HIV Risk ensuring linkage to services
• Spearhead efforts to follow-up referrals and strengthen linkages between health facilities, post-violence care, community victim friendly units and community volunteer structures including NMN community clubs.
• Promote the BZ DREAMS ID Card
• Ensure adherence to referral pathway SOPs and protocols for delivery of timely and appropriate services based on risk profiling of AGYW.
• Support the follow up and closure of referrals working with Non-DREAMS Partners
• Design strategies to reach out to key influencers of AGYW in the communities to ensure support of AGYW to take up SRH/GBV and HIV services
• Analyse and monitor trends, opportunities and challenges related to creating demand for and uptake of SRH/GBV and HIV services by adolescents and male sexual partners of AGYW.
• Liaise with the M&E team in tracking and reporting related targets
• Compile periodic progress reports.
• Keep abreast with, integrate or document emerging best practices in AGYW programming.
• Network and represent the project at various forums/stakeholders’ meetings

Qualifications And Experience

•  A Degree in Social Work, Social Studies, Developmental Studies, or any related field
•  At least 5 years of experience in implementing community-based programs.
• Demonstrated ability in project design and implementation of AGYW/Health/Social Protection programs
• Experience in working with different stakeholders, preferably including experience in leading coordination efforts.
• Experience designing and developing programming for youth including adolescent girls and young women.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and leadership.
• Familiarity with PEPFAR 3.0, MER 2.6 and DREAMS AGYW programming priorities