Demand Creation Officer (Chris Hani) needed at Right to Care

Description

• Right to Care requires the services of a suitable qualified, well-motivated and results-driven candidate to be appointed in the above-mentioned vacant positions based in Eastern Cape, Chris Hani District.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Introduce the VMMC programme to communities and conduct profiling by means of various sources.
• Based on the results obtained from community profiling, allocate Social Mobilisers to various supported areas by means of GIS Mapping in order to ensure proper coverage of target/pivot populations.
• Coordinate and supervise demand creation activities performed by Social Mobilisers within various Right to Care-supported areas.
• Schedule demand creation activities (i.e. information sessions, talks, events, etc.). aimed at promoting VMMC in designated areas (i.e. door-to-door visits, events at taxi ranks, youth clubs, malls, etc.).
• Create appropriate demand creation training plans based on training needs analyses.
• Engage with clinical roving teams to create accurate and proper service delivery schedules.
• Draft and submit weekly reports that outline activities completed and the number of leads.
• Schedule and maintain a monthly calendar of VMMC outreach activities.
• Submit weekly and monthly reports of the social mobilisers’ performance to the Demand Creation Coordinator.
• Actively engage with community leaders and structures in communities surrounding VMMC facilities to promote VMMC services and to identify demand creation opportunities.
• Actively seek out opportunities for Social Mobilisers to participate in events and collaborate with organisations, government and/or schools for VMMC service delivery.
• Collaborate with local stakeholders (Community Based Organisations and other partners) to ensure proper coordination of social mobilisation campaigns..
• Mentor Social Mobilisers by addressing their challenges and barriers that prohibit them from reaching their targets
• Conduct weekly performance reviews of targets reached by Social Mobilisers.

Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12) and a certificate in Marketing and Communications
• A valid South African driver’s license endorsed with a  PrDP(Professional Driving Permit) is compulsory
• Two years experience in organising and overseeing health promotion events, activities and projects at a community level cultural specific context
• Excellent written and verbal communication in both English and local vernaculars