Deadline: 25 January 2021 (4:30pm)

Duty Station: Harare; Mutare; Masvingo

Background

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe is an organization that specializes in sexual health, HIV and AIDS research in Zimbabwe. CeSHHAR in collaboration with the MOHCC and NAC is implementing a National Sex Work Programme aimed at reducing HIV acquisition and transmission among female, male and transgender sex workers thereby reducing HIV transmission and acquisition to and from their clients. Low consistent condom use, risk of drug use and increasing transactional sex are some of the common reasons that put these key populations at risk of acquiring STI and HIV infection. Therefore, reaching these populations and increasing awareness and access to STI & HIV prevention, testing and treatment services are fundamental to reducing transmission of STI and HIV infections.

Job description

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Coordinator, and under direct supervision of the Nurse Counsellor, the Junior Outreach Workers will be responsible for the following tasks: Facilitate referrals, layering and linkages to other partners; Assist with management of peer educators and empowerment workers; Reaching out regularly with STI/HIV preventive packages for Young women selling sex/sex workers at identified sites with the assistance of peer educators; Conducting and facilitating the DREAMS Lite package to young women selling sex and conduct community mobilization meetings with all sex workers; Assist in maintaining mapping of Sex Work hotspots; Providing information and educating sex workers on the risk of STI/HIV transmission and prevention, testing services and its benefits, and treatment services; Routinely encouraging, facilitating and following up for regular STI/HIV testing among these populations; Maintaining records of their activities and report to the Site Outreach Leader on a weekly basis; Regularly distributing condoms and demonstrating condom use; Performing other tasks related to the programme as assigned by the supervisor whenever required.

Requirements

Demonstrated effective verbal and written communications; Willing to learn new skills; Good interpersonal communication skills and having high respect for confidentiality; Expected to work outside of normal office hours as required.

Qualifications

Must be a former or currently Peer Educator/Microplanner; Should be a sex worker; Demonstrable experience and interest in community outreach work, ability to do community mobilization, create rapport with personnel from collaborating or associate institutions and work independently but within a team framework.