Position: District Team Lead (Tsholotsho)
Placement: SAfAIDS Zimbabwe District Office, Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
Background:
SAfAIDS under the Zimbabwe Partnership to Accelerate AIDS Control (ZimPAAC) DREAMS program which seeks to reduce new HIV infections in Zimbabwe is looking for a quality conscious, results focused, systematic organiser, efficient, innovative, dynamic and experienced professional with a trail-blazing record to run as District Team Lead (DTL) for Tsholotsho. The District Team Lead (DTL) will manage the implementation of DREAMS program activities at district level and community interventions, working with Data Entry Clerks, SASA! Together Champions, Gender Based Violence Toll Free Agent (GBV-TFA) and Case Management Assistant (CMA) with support from the Provincial Program Coordinator. She/He/They will support program coordination and implementation including conducting capacity building trainings for SASA! Together Champions, Political, Religious and Traditional (PRT) leaders, Community Gender Norms Peer Leaders and District Gender Action Teams (GATs). She/He/They recruits cadres at district level to undergo advanced trainings on the SASA! Together Model and equip them with the requisite knowledge and skills to facilitate community dialogues addressing men and women power dynamics, relationships and how to balance the power in communities. Their role will extend to gender-based violence (GBV) case identification, creating referral pathways and linkages, and Social Accountability Monitoring (SAM) of GBV services using MobiSAfAIDS application. She/He/They contributes towards DREAMS program communication, documentation and publicity. She/He/They supervises, mentors and supports district staff including community cadres; SASA! Together Champions, Gender Based Violence Toll Free Agent (GBV-TFA) and Case Management Assistant (CMA) and regularly evaluates their performance to ensure alignment to the Dreams weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly deliverables. They ensure that DREAMS program deliverables are of the expected high quality and tracks targets against budget and time as stipulated in the proposal, approved budget and work-plan. They ensure utilisation of DREAMS Strategic Information and Evaluation (SIE) data collection tools timeously including adherence to all set targets, SIE plan and outputs. She/He/They on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis, drafts high quality program reports that are submitted to the Provincial Program Coordinator (PPC) as per agreed timelines. She/He/They work closely with the SIE team to ensure PEPFAR data quality dimensions are complied with. She/He/They monitor monthly project expenditure in liaison with the Provincial Finance and Administration Assistant (PFAA) including accurate and timeous financial reporting and liquidations. She/He/They liaises with the partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders, making sure that good working relationships are maintained and communication about the DREAMS Program is done in an effective manner according to PEPFAR and SAfAIDS communication guidelines.
Requirements
The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications and experience:
• Minimum qualification is a relevant University degree. Post Graduate qualification in Social Sciences, Development Studies or related areas is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3-5 years SRHR and HIV programming experience in community-based organisations (CBOs) and an in-depth knowledge of contextual interventions that promote positive health outcomes for adolescent young girls and women (AGYW) in Zimbabwe especially at community level.
• Previous DREAMS experience is desirable.
• Good working knowledge of the commonly (spoken and written) local language e.g., Ndebele and Tonga will be an added advantage.
• Preferred candidates should be domiciled in Tsholotsho district.
• Good emotional intelligence especially when faced with challenging situations.
• Good program implementation experience at community level and SIE data analytics knowledge.
• Excellent communication, community engagement, report writing and consolidation skills.
SAfAIDS is committed to equality in all our work. Gender Equality, Social Inclusion and Diversity is core to our internal and external work. Internally, this enriches the ideas, perspectives and competencies, for fulfilling our commitment to serving diverse populations across the SADC region. Our Fit-For-Purpose employee recruitment and consultant engagement approach; welcomes applicants who identify as PLHIV, persons with disability, non-binary persons, and all sexual orientations and gender identities
Application Requirements and Deadline:
Application packages must be submitted via email; including (i) One-page motivational letter, (ii) Curriculum vitae, which includes contact details for at least 3 referees, (iii) information on current salary and benefits. Applications must be in English, and emailed with subject: Application – SAfAIDS Zimbabwe District Team Lead-Tsholotsho; to recruitments@safaids.net by the 5th November 2024.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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