Demand Creation Officer

6 months ago


Durban, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time

**Main purpose of the job**:

- Demand Creation Officer will be responsible for supporting the social and community mobilization activities of the project which contribute to project implementation. To this extent, Officers are expected to:

- Identify young people (in particular adolescent girls and young women) in implementation areas and communities where the mobile clinic is providing sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention services, to whom such service delivery is acceptable and who would benefit from receiving such services
- Support the team by linking young people, particularly AGYW, to other health and social services in their respective communities
- **_Drive the mobile clinic as needed by the project to reach outreach hotspot areas in communities_**
- Engage with young people and other community members to facilitate an environment where service provision is acceptable and encouraged

**Location**:

- **KZN (KCD)**

**Key performance areas**:

- Support the team with implementing the project to educate young people, specifically AGYW and their communities on SRH and HIV prevention, and gender-based violence prevention
- Mobilise AGYW for HIV testing and other SRH services provided by the project, specifically PrEP uptake
- Encourage and stimulate full participation by young people to utilize the mobile clinic services; with special attention to those who are usually forgotten, marginalized, and overlooked (eg. disabled)
- Support the project to create demand (through different platforms - community events, radio shows, outreach programs, etc.) in different settings, through a range of tactics across different channels
- Create demand and awareness for project services by conducting health talks and community dialogues in communities in formal and non-formal environments
- Work with colleagues to enhance project goals and outputs
- Correct targeting and mobilization of young people (in particular AGYWs on site)
- Support the team with identifying hot spots where a large number of young people are located and not able to access health care services (or where young people congregate)
- Identify the needs of the communities
- Supply and distribute IEC materials continuously to young people
- Support the team by driving the mobile clinic to various identified hot spots in the community
- Ensure all safety standards are met and company policies are adhered to when driving the mobile clinic
- Engaging with operational staff to ensure vehicle licences are up to date and maintained
- Mobile clinics stocked with IEC materials, promotional items, and self-care items
- Assist the data collection clerks (in particular those on mobile units) where possible to complete accurate information on those clients referred for comprehensive
- SRH services screened, offered, and initiated on PrEP
- Submit paper collection sheets to Demand Creation Officers indicating daily targets and tracking services accessed by AGYW
- Reports on blockages that may arise from the continuum - from identifying AGYW at most risk, demand creation, referral through to initiation
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership of driving your career by participating in ongoing training and development activities

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Grade 12 (as a result of the needs of this project)**:

- **_Experience in driving Code 10 vehicles, including license and PDP will be an added advantage_**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Must have worked as a community mobilizer in a community-based organization or setting for at least 6 months and know about Sexual Health Education and HIV**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Adaptable, approachable, empathetic, and willing to take initiative

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.


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