Community Engagement Coordinator at BCMCF Lesotho

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OpportunitiesLocal Jobs FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Lesotho invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position tenable under AFGHS Baylor Lesotho Project. Position Community Engagement Coordinator Location: Maseru Number of Positions: 1 Overview: Reporting directly to the Technical Lead, the Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) will oversee and actively participate in the implementation of all aspects of community engagement to ensure demand creation and comprehensive HIV prevention messaging for project activities. The CEC shall represent the project in the Ministry of Health’s community-based health and communications activities. The CEC shall provide expertise to prevent harm or negative outcomes within supported communities, focusing on developing and implementing preventative strategies, building community capacity in self-care and prevention of HIV and other diseases, while fostering partnerships within line ministries, community groups, grassroots community-based organisations, local leaders and other organisations to ensure sustainable and effective risk mitigation and protection in all implementation sites. Duties and Responsibilities Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Design and adapt project prevention strategies and interventions tailored to the specific community’s needs and context. Lead collaboration efforts with community leaders and members and other stakeholders to build trust and ensure buy-in of prevention initiatives, including new PrEP methods. Represent the project at stakeholder meetings and develop and implement strategies to ensure continuing visibility of the project within communities. Foster collaborations with both local and faith-based organisations, line ministries and other humanitarian organisations to leverage resources and support for community-based prevention activities. Support the Ministry of Health at national-level technical working groups for community-based health services. Support the Ministry of Health at national-level technical working groups on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC). Support the design and implementation of innovative interventions to strengthen the technical components of SBCC and demand creation in the project. Work with communications and technical teams to develop communications on comprehensive community-based prevention activities for various media channels. Build capacity and mentor peer mentors in demand creation and knowledge of prevention efforts, as peer education remains the cornerstone of the project’s communication strategy. Mentor district teams on efficient community engagement and feedback strategies to ensure representation of the project in feedback meetings and that project implementation meets the needs of the community. Support the collection and use of feedback data to inform decision-making, track project progress and make necessary adjustments to strategies and interventions. Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of all activities for the Technical Lead. Educational Qualifications, Work Experience, Skills and Key Competencies Degree in behavioural social sciences, communication or other related fields. A public health degree will be an added advantage. Experience working in clinical settings, both facility and community, implementing HIV prevention activities. Ability to design a community engagement model align