Peer Navigator X2

**Overview**:
**Reference**
DTHF-016

**Salary**
ZAR/month

**Job Location**:

- South Africa - Amatole District - East London

**Job Type**
Contract

**Posted**
Monday, February 06, 2023

**Closing date**
17 Feb 2023 23:59

**PEER NAVIGATOR X2**

**ONE (1) YEAR FIXED-TERM CONTRACT**

**EAST LONDON CLINICAL RESEARCH OFFICE**

The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) is a registered non-profit organisation focused on the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa.

We have fantastic job opportunities across our businesses for talented people wanting to realize their full potential. Could that be you? If so, we invite you to explore the possibility of joining us to play your part in Desmond Tutu Health Foundations’ exciting future.

The Peer Navigators will be responsible for engaging with and inviting men in the study communities to test for HIV at our mobile HIV testing venues, which will be stationed at various sites in the Dimbaza, Mdantsane and Duncan Village areas.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 Certificate
- Data entry capturing experience
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Fluency in English and or Afrikaans and or IsiXhosa
- Previous participant engagement experience
- Computer literacy (Ms Office)
- Ability to take initiative
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work with teams and independently
- Good planning and organising
- Time management

**Advantageous**:

- Work experience in the community within the health sector
- Experience in working with male adolescents and youth
- Basic
- knowledge of public health and community resources
- Able to assist with community meetings

**Responsibilities**:

- Utilise appropriate script to invite men in the vicinity of mobile sites to test for HIV
- Facilitate randomisation of participants by giving out appropriate messaging on the day
- Relate to participants in a friendly and non-judgmental manner
- Guide participants to where the mobile site is stationed on the day, where they can access HCT services
- Participate in staff meetings and appropriate training workshops as organized and required by the project
- Maintain research participant confidentiality
- Perform all activities according to Good Clinical Practice Standards
- Work in a consistently ethical manner
- Provide report back during weekly site meetings
- Communicate ongoing issues, concerns, successes to the Line Manager

**Values fit: Passion Innovation Progress Integrity Respect Excellence**

**Visit the DTHF Career page to view the advert DTHF-016 and apply**:DTHF Career Page
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- This job may be removed before it expires._
- Desmond Tutu Health Foundation is a child-friendly organisation committed to the protection of children._

**For more information about the organization please visit our website.