Peer Navigator at Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Between the ages of 18 to 29 years
• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Fluency in English and or Afrikaans and/or IsiXhosa
• Previous participant recruitment experience
• Computer literacy (Ms Office)
• Ability to take initiative
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with teams and independently
• Good planning and organizing
• Time management

Advantageous:

• 1 year work experience in a clinic or mobile clinic within the health or NGO sector
• Experience working with male adolescents and youth
• Data capturing work experience
• Basic knowledge of public health and community resources
• Able to assist with community meetings

Responsibilities:

• Recruit men at clinics for the U=U study
• Facilitate randomisation of participants by giving out appropriate messaging on the day
• Relate to participants in a friendly and non-judgmental manner
• Participate in staff meetings and appropriate training workshops as organized and required by the project
• Maintain research participant confidentiality
• Perform all activities according to Good Clinical Practice Standards
• Work in a consistently ethical manner
• Provide report back during weekly site meetings
• Communicate ongoing issues, concerns, successes to the Line Manager