District Coordinator (Shurugwi)- Zimbabwe National Network of PLHIV (ZNNP+) : ZNNP+ – Zimbabwe National Network of PLHIV

Job Summary

About
ZNNP+ is an umbrella body that represents the interests of people living with HIV in Zimbabwe in their diversity. The organization is represented in support groups and community-based organizations at all provincial, district and ward levels of Zimbabwe. ZNNP+’s mission is “An environment where people live positively.”

Position Summary
Under the overall guidance and the direct supervision of the Provincial Coordinator, the District Coordinator will support ZNNP+, efforts aimed at strengthening community response and performance reporting within specific districts and health facilities.

Duties And Responsibilities

Job Description

• Supervise and offer support to community cadres within the district namely Community HIV and AIDS Support Agents (CHASAs), Mentor Mothers and Expert Clients;
• Ensuring that all children and young adolescents (0-14 years) have access to quality HIV and other health related services including viral load monitoring, integrated mental health and disclosure support;
• Constant monitoring pregnant and lactating women who are on ART and helping them to get services in order to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT);
• monitoring the quality of services for children aged 0-14 years using community led monitoring (CLM) models and advocacy and addressing barriers affecting their access to quality HIV services;
• Identify and track children living with HIV and AIDS and linking them to care;
• Implement support groups, community dialogue forums for children living with HIV;
• Ease children chronic conditions and offer support and advice to the parents about children’s health safety, nutrition and fitness needs;
• Assessing physiological, psychology medical concerns of children living with HIV and AIDS;
• Coordinating, consulting with doctors, specialists, therapist and other medical staff on child health.
• Participate in resource mobilization for district HIV activities,
• Establish and nurture groups of PLHIV and ensuring that they have capacity to sustain themselves;
• establish and maintain contact with key strategic stakeholders and/or partners for the benefit of membership;
• Implement and provide timely reports on all activities within agreed time spans and in line with ZNNP+ and donor guidelines and standards;
• Create significant and substantive awareness of ZNNP+ within the district by playing a key role in district capacity building, networking with partner and donor organizations;
• Liaise with all stakeholders (including the Provincial Coordinator and members) in mobilizing for the development of advocacy issues; Represent ZNNP+ and PLHIV at meetings and workshops at community and district levels;
• Provide secretariat services to the District Executive Committee, ensuring meetings are convened at least quarterly;
• Perform any other duties as required by the Provincial Coordinator.

Qualifications And Experience

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in Social Sciences; Developmental Studies or similar.
• Minimum three (3) years of professional experience in the field of community development with increasing levels of responsibility.
• A nursing background/ paediatric experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience in community participation, working with children and health/ HIV projects.
• Demonstrated analytical ability and understanding of local context, with the ability to think creatively to develop appropriate activities.
• Situated in or familiar with specific districts.
• Be culturally sensitive and empathetic to others, with a ‘can do’ attitude.