Community Coordinator

Anova is an NGO that empowers people and changes lives. Good health and quality of life is what motivates us to provide healthcare solutions and support for those who need it most. _
- _**Key duties and responsibilities**:
**Project coordination**
- Oversee and Co-ordinate team efforts towards reaching set HTS targets, i.e., HTS Positive and Tx New (linkage as part of ART initiations).
- Coordinate project HR processes, i.e., HR planning, recruitment, timesheets and leave management for the entire community team.
- Coordinate project logistics processes within the community structure.
- Coordinate project compliance to standards, policies, and guidelines.

**Data management**
- Coordinate HTS data collection and management processes.
- Engage in data quality assurance and HTS internal control activities.
- Monitor field data collection processes.
- Review HTS reports with teams and develop quality improvement processes.
- Ensure total compliance to data SOP and participate in data audits.

**Project administration and support**
- Support the functioning of the internal M&E system.
- Update project assets registers and inventories.
- Administer projects assets.
- Liaise regularly with Anova M&E department to ensure accurate project reports.
- Actively participate in the Bid Evaluation Committee for all procurement over the threshold, as per the Delegation of Authority.
- Provide support to all projects during monitoring and evaluation visits.

**Internal and External Liaison**
- Attend to project meetings with all stakeholders.
- Provide updates on project to interested parties.
- Ensure clear communication channels at project site.
- Represent Anova in key project meetings.
- Feedback on all meetings attended and their implications for projects.

**People management**
- Manage staff In line with policies, procedures, and standards
- Partnering with HR on recruitment and induction of new team members.
- Managing the performance review process.
- Identifying training needs or staff support needs and ensuring that such training or support is provided.
- Mentoring and guiding staff by facilitating regular meetings.

**Essential qualifications, skills and experience**:

- Nursing Qualification, Community nursing would be advantageous.
- Post-graduate degree in Health/ Social Sciences or equivalent would be advantageous.
- At least 3 years’ experience in HIV or public health environment.
- Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and community health issues.
- Able to update and maintain a data repository.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
- Valid driver’s license.
- Excellent Communication skills and ability to speak one of the local languages.
- Innovative, organized, analytical and excellent interpretation data skills.
- Report writing skills.
- Oversee and manage the team.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Attention to detail.
- Planning, leadership and organising skills.
- Administrative and coordination skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong team orientation.
- Organising skills.

**Closing date: 12 April 2023**

In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Preference will be given to persons with disabilities.