Safety Network Officer

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe is an organisation that specialises in Population health research and programming, including on sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. CeSHHAR has an extensive national, regional, and international academic and community partnership. CeSHHAR has a diverse range of funders which include the Wellcome Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, United States NIH, UK Medical Research Council, Templeton World Charity Foundation, USAID, Global Fund for AIDS TB and Malaria, UNICEF and UNFPA. We partner very closely with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK; opportunities for joint appointment exist), Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care and international and regional centres of research excellence to rigorously evaluate national programmes and determine the impact, uptake, and cost effectiveness of novel reproductive health interventions. See more of CeSHHAR’ s work on its website http://ceshhar.org/

The overall purpose of the Safety Network Officer is to oversee training, mentoring and support for the Empowerment Resource Group (ERG) and ensure the strengthening of self-help groups
(SHG) in the assigned district

Duties and Responsibilities

Training of ERG members and support for the on-going functioning of ERG

1. Planning trainings and workshops and ensuring they are conducted according to manuals and guidelines with proceedings documented
2. Maintaining a calendar of training activities and ensuring
3. Organise trainings and ensure high quality facilitation of training and systematic post training supportive supervision and mentoring of all SHG members.
4. Ensuring adherence to CeSHHAR safeguarding policies in implementation of all activities

Supporting strengthening of self-help groups
1. Supporting the work of self-help groups throughout the district and nurturing community empowerment
2. Monitoring community-based activities, identifying gaps in meeting health and communication needs and developing proposals for addressing these on an ongoing basis

Stakeholder liaison
1. Nurturing new and old relationships with partners supporting the Safety Network in the district
2. Ensuring that referrals and follow ups are done in collaboration with public health facilities, law enforcement agencies, other service providers, partners and government departments supporting the Safety Network in the district and that these are properly documented
Documentation and reporting on the Safety Network
1. Preparing weekly and monthly narrative programme reports on SN implementation progress and ensuring all reports are submitted as per deadlines
2. Documenting success stories and case studies systematically
3. Developing and maintaining a data bank and photo gallery of the programme’s activities for which participants have provided consent.

Qualifications and Experience

• A BSc/BA in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Social Work
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in health interventions/or economic strengthening programming.
• Previous knowledge and experience of running micro-enterprise development/savings and loans groups/self-help group methodologies highly desirable.
• Demonstrable personal integrity and high standards of personal conduct.
• Experience in program planning, community mobilization, implementation of program activities and capacity building.
• Knowledge of health and development interventions, including HIV/AIDS and key populations.