Advocacy Officer (Port Elizabeth) at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

• The People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) Advocacy Officer will be responsible for the advocacy and engagement of stakeholders and players in the district of programme implementation. He/she will manage the engagement of stakeholders, sensitisation trainings, human rights defenders and the respective reporting on these issues.

Minimum Requirements

• Social sciences degree, public health preferable
• Matric certificate
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in lobbying/advocacy/human rights or programming in the public health or HIV field
• Experience in advocating for minority KP health, social and legal rights
• Experience in harm reduction and PWID programming beneficial
• Computer literate in MW Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent in English and isiXhosa
• Valid code 8 drivers licence
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Network and advocate for the human rights and needs of people who use/inject drugs
• Human rights defenders support and supervision
• Reporting, administration and facilitation
• Train peer educators on the human rights violations standard operating procedure (SOP) and data tools
• Work closely with the human rights defenders to ensure successful referral and follow-up
• Conduct sensitisation trainings to stakeholders per quarter

Skills and Competencies    

• Facilitation skills
• Report-writing skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, including being a team player
• Non-judgmental, trustworthy and empathetic personality
• Demonstrate a strong professional attitude and behaviour at all times