Current Openings at Right to Care

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Capture and scan all consent and follow-up forms from Right to Care-supported VMMC sites onto various systems.  All original documents must be submitted to the District Office within seven days after completion of the circumcision.
• Record all consent forms onto VMMC registers.
• Ensure data accuracy by identifying data quality errors and communicate these to the relevant stakeholders.
• Verify the completeness of the consent-, follow-up forms and patient registers.
• Verify the completeness and accuracy of information captured against the source document.  This verification must include both Right to Care and Department of Health data systems.
• Screen all potential clients and ensure that they meet the specified and agreed criteria in order to be circumcised.
• Report and submit daily, weekly, and monthly statistics from supported VMMC sites as per agreed deadlines, reporting criteria and procedures.
• In collaboration with the national call centre, ensure that all leads are followed up and scheduled accurately with regular reporting as per national call centre requirements.
• Ensure that the site visit and mentorship books are updated at all times.
• Provide assistance to all people as per the Batho Pele and Patients’ Rights Charter principles.
• Ensure proper stock control, and safety and security of assets at fixed sites.  

     Required Minimum Education and Experience :

• Matric (Senior Certificate)
• Basic Computer Literacy
• Valid code 10 driver's licence
• 1 Year clerical experience
• Qualification in Office Administration
• 2-3 years clerical experience and basic VMMC knowledge

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Description

Research design, analysis and implementation.

• Oversee the development and maintenances of project and study data bases
• To coordinate and perform statistical analysis of the implementation research  programs
• To advise and consult on statistical methods for research projects
• To help with protocol development, including sample size calculations and appropriate design 
• To help develop and design research tools as well as monitor the progress of research projects within Right to Care
• To assist with grant application, including development and writing of statistical analysis plans or evaluation methods sections as required
• To assist with the supervision of postgraduate students in statistical analysis to support research outputs including Masters and PhD students for University of Witwatersrand and other tertiary institutions.
• Oversee data analysis and write up results
• Liaison with the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office regarding costing program implementation, and epidemiology projects

Developing research strategies.

• To assist the senior research head and RTC program managers to develop research projects
• To keep informed of current research and methods so that can assist with identification of new research projects

Research dissemination.

• To help with the writing of scientific publications, including background and methods sections of manuscripts for peer reviewed journals
• To - write abstracts and be capable of presenting posters or oral presentations at appropriate conferences
• To help interpret and disseminate research findings internally and to universities
• To help interpret and disseminate research to policy makers and implementers such as Department of Health, communities and media

Other.

• Maintain professional appearance, attitude, and office
• Adhere to office hours, maintain record of hours worked out of office at clinics, facilities, etc
• Submit leave forms as required
• Communicate with the unit and supervisors as to all of the above
• Willingly share in other responsibilities as assigned
• Research department functioning as a professional team.

Required Minimum Education/experience

• Master of Science
• Statistics or Epidemiology
• Knowledge of SAS or Strata 
• Working knowledge of HIV and co-morbidities
• At least 2 years experience project
• and data base management  
• Able to work and think independentle
•  Able to maintain patient and work confidentiality
•  Good organizational and communication skills

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Description

•  Work closely with Group Manager: Communications in developing a demand creation and social mobilisation strategy specifically addressing the local context of each district that RTC operates in.
• Coordinate with demand creation partners that campaign development and implementation are in line with RTC’s overarching demand creation strategy.
• Ensuring implementation of the plan on district level. Understand and know each district we work in as well as the opportunities and challenges of meeting targets in each district.
• Understanding and implementation of cultural specific messaging per individual district.
• Understanding of traditional leadership structures and the ability to work with confidence and in collaboration with traditional leaderships re the integration of MMC and TMI.
• Working with the Central as well as Provincial teams, ensure MMC demand creation is a well-coordinated and seemless process in al RTC operating districts.
• Management and coordination of the MMC demand creation and social mobilisation team activities and performance of the facilities/districts.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to Outreach Officers and Social Moblisers on Provincial and District levels regarding demand creation programme performance.
• Ensure MMC targets for facilities are met in conjunction with the cross-cutting management team
• Conduct meetings as needed with the Provincial and District MMC demand creation teams to determine progress, any issues and any suggested improvements.
• Attend provincial and District demand creation and HAST meetings or delegate as and when required.
• Provide reporting to the MMC General Manager and Group Manager: Communication on all MMC demand creation issues.
• Submit monthly reports on demand creation and social mobilization progress to the General Manager.
• Facilitate drawing up of monthly demand creation plans based on quarterly plans.
• Support the Operational Manager to ensure operational and clinical support and flow between demand creation team and the operational as well as clinical team is seamless and coordinated.
• Support in operational needs of broad MMC programme management – both operational and clinical.
• Manage the submission of social mobilisation and demand creation reports ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage provision and monitoring of accurate lead generation data for progress towards achievement of set area targets.
• Ensure regular feedback on data submission and that data gaps are addressed timeously and appropriately.
• Work with M&E Officer to encourage use of data to make informed decisions on priority demand creation interventions.
• Communicate RTC demand creation strategy with regards to government programmes.
• Manage strategic direction for integration of all district demand creation and social mobilisation plans to ensure no duplication of effort.
• Manage and facilitate open lines of communication between district demand creation coordinators and RTC Programme Management.
• Communicate with MMC General Manager on demand creation  progress monthly.
• Support MMC demand creation coordinators in implementing support measures for staff development.
• Review MMC Outreach Officers as well as overseeing social mobiliser’s performance monthly and lead performance improvement plans for underperforming staff.
• Implement countermeasures for areas that have not met targets.

Requirements

• An appropriate Diploma or Degree in marketing or any of the human sciences
• 3-5 years experience in demand creation program management
• 3-5 years of operational VMMC experience