Site Coordinator

Anova is an NGO that empowers people and changes lives. Good health and quality of life is what motivates us to provide healthcare solutions and support to those who need it most.

Jab Smart is an Anova project that was set up in 2017 to respond to the specific needs of People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in the City of Johannesburg (COJ). As part of the key population group, PWUDs are at high risk of HIV infection and transmission, and face high levels of stigma and discrimination. As a result, the Jab Smart peer-led project delivers comprehensive healthcare and psychosocial support services to PWUDs.

The project is implemented together with the COJ Health District and is supported by Global Fund through its partner NACOSA. Anova is looking for a Site Coordinator to be responsible for the day-to-day management of all site activities, including providing HTS services, engaging and sensitizing stakeholders on the PWUD project, conducting outreach, providing harm reduction services, dealing with human rights violations, mobilizing and referring potential clients for Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST), and linking PWUDs for further treatment and care.

Anova is looking for Site Coordinators to coordinate project activities and ensure that they meet the desired quality standards and contractual demands.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Project Coordination

• Lead and support the Peer Educators and larger outreach team in their respective region.
• Coordinate outreach activities of peer educators.
• Coordinate training of Peer educators.
• Coordinate community HIV testing and counselling activities, and other screening services on outreach.
• Participate in individual supervision meetings with the peer educator and document individual sessions.
• Identify places where people who inject drugs congregate and send this monthly to the M&E, copying the project manager.
• Responsible for updating and adding all the sites to the mapping tool monthly.
• Coordinate the distribution of harm reduction kits, needles and syringes, condoms and lubricants, and other materials during outreach to PWUD and partners.
• Document and report all missing project supplies, assess the reasons given, and take appropriate action.
• Recruit clients to receive Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) and submit the report to the project manager and M&E monthly.
• Provide and ensure that risk assessments are done per client.
• Continuously assess the number of harm reduction packs required for each client per week.
• Ensure there are enough harm reduction packs at the site to cover the time until the next planned outreach date.
• Assess the psychosocial, human rights, and risk elements of each client and make referrals to relevant departments. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative.
• Organize monthly district clean-ups with people who inject drugs and other stakeholders in the region. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative.
• Organize small group discussions and coordinate with the Advocacy officer. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative.
• Identify female clients and ensure they receive all relevant services offered by the project.
• Responsible for driving yourself and your team to the sites of work as required, adhering to the Anova vehicle management policy.
• Ensure that all positive clients are linked to care via mobile or local facilities.

Project Administration

• Keep records about services provided during outreach and submit these to the M&E officer on a regular basis.
• Maintain regular contact with peer educators and follow up with them on performance-related issues.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly schedules for peer educators and tracking attendance.
• Administer HR policies and ensure compliance of project staff on timesheets, etc.
• Manage project vehicle and ensure daily checklists are done.
• Ensure that office rentals are paid timely each month.
• Ensure all project supplies distributed are recorded.
• Ensure all staff members have adequate PPE.
• Ensure all medical waste is managed as per the Waste Management SOP. All needles must be submitted to the Yeoville clinic.
• Submit office inventory to the project administrator each quarter.
• Submit weekly sign-in registers to the project administrator.

Personal Development

• Participate in learning and development opportunities (trainings, workshops, information sessions, etc.).
• Stay abreast of developments in the fields of HIV/AIDS, STIs, and TB.
• Organize and encourage all staff members to attend debriefing and counselling sessions.

Organisational Responsibilities

• Attend meetings, briefings, debriefings, staff meetings, and others as directed on a regular basis.
• Represent the organization with pride and ensure adherence to its ethos and principles.
• Represent the organization on behalf of the programme.

Perform any other additional duties assigned by the line manager.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor of Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, or any other Social Science Degree is a requirement.
• Knowledge of Department of Health policies and strategies on HIV/TB and HCT.
• 3 years’ experience working on HIV and TB programmes.
• Experience in coordination and implementation of HTS.
• Experience in working with key populations (PWUD).
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.
• Computer literate.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Willingness to travel and drive teams to sites.
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and community health issues.
• Facilitation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Report-writing skills.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Team player.

In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto. Preference will be given to persons with disabilities.

Anova Health Institute is a provider of essential health services and therefore has a mandatory vaccination policy. Should your application be successful, you will be required to submit your proof of vaccination before commencing employment in the role.

Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of submitting their application should assume that they have not been successful.

Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be paid agency fees should their candidate be placed at Anova.

For more information on Anova visit our website: www.anovahealth.co.za