Community Services and Stakeholders Lead at The Aurum Institute

Responsibilities:

• A seasoned expert in the field with an experience and understanding of working with diverse communities and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including NGO partners and Government Institutions of South Africa at all levels
• Understanding of the South Africa Health care delivery system, the dynamics and complexities of different levels of the health system
• To improve case finding and advocacy for access to offered package of services by expanding access to traditional and non-traditional facility- and community based, and providing innovative platforms for engaging and access to care
• Strengthening support networks for community-based services, e.g. HTS for priority populations with age-appropriate and targeted approaches for children, AGYW and men (e.g., targeted home-based testing, mobile testing, self-screening, index testing for
• Leverage other critical entry points for HIV case finding (e.g., HIV testing services for rape survivors, integrated HIV and TB case finding in communities
• Strengthen referrals from HIV testing points to HIV care and treatment.
• Support health information systems to improve referral and tracking of HIV/TB cases in the community
• Expand workplace testing to reach more men
• Support COP with coordination and managing of local demand creation and community partners that Aurum may partner with in the FS.  

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• A tertiary degree in Public Health, Social Work, Health Administration or Business administration with a focus on public health, behavioural and social sciences, social work, or related field
• An honours and master's degree will be additional advantage to the programme
• A minimum seven years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in designing, implementing and managing large development activities involving multiple partners.
• Three to five years’ experience supporting the management of international donor-funded health programs, preferably PEPFAR specific.
• Demonstrated specialized knowledge and expertise in designing and implementing HIV community support service delivery activities in developing countries.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and experience of the health care delivery system, the linkages between facility and community, and the network of community-based civil society organizations in South Africa, preferably in Free State Province.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with senior government officials, dignitaries, executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community
• Demonstrated written, presentation and communication skills in English
• Must speak the dominant local language