Human Rights Ambassador - Johannesburg at Anova Health Institute

Key duties and responsibilities

Facilitate Programme Support

• Facilitate community dialogues related to Human Rights and Human rights violations of key and vulnerable populations i.e. People Who Use Drugs (PWUD).
• Provide support to victims and encourage reporting to minimize human rights violations.
• Distribute Information, Education and Communications (IEC) materials on human rights to the key and vulnerable populations, community-based organisations (CBO’s)and other relevant networks.
• Refer and closely follow up reported cases to law clinics and other human rights referral agencies.
• Participate in community-based monitoring activities.
• Document beneficiary testimonies to encourage other victims to speak out.

Administration and Reporting

• Documenting human rights reported for abuses and violations.
• Record and compile monthly beneficiary testimony reports.
• Provide narrative reports and recommended corrective action.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Attend relevant district level stakeholder meetings.
• Participate in district level human-rights hubs. 

 Minimum qualifications, experience and skills required.

• Grade 12 Certificate.
• Qualification in Social Auxiliary or relevant will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of DoH HTS guidelines & protocols.
• 1 year experience working as a human rights advocate.
• Must be able to work independently and in a team.
• Willing to travel to various communities as and when required.
• Previously worked with key populations, especially PWUD Community.
• Experience working in HIV/AIDS environment.
• Have experience in advocating for human rights of key populations.
• Experience working with various stakeholders such SAPS, SASSA and Department of Justice, CBO’s or other relevant stakeholders.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to use tablets for data collection.
• Experience in administering research questionnaires.
• Positive attitude and sensitive to working with people who inject drugs.
• Good Report writing skills.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, including task and time management, ability to multi-task, establish priorities, meet deadlines, and work without supervision.

Closing date: 07 August 2023