IPC Team Lead

The District IPC Team Lead will coordinate Community Health Workers conducting inter-personal communication activities for ‘The Strength is in You’ Anti-Drug Campaign at community level.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drives all project interpersonal communication (IPC) activities at community level.
• Plans and conducts community dialogues and roadshows.
• Facilitates formation and operation of support groups for People Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) and high-risk individuals.
• Facilitates referrals and linkage of People Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) and high-risk individuals for SRHR, HIV and drug and substance use support services.
• Ensures ongoing community engagement with key stakeholders, influencers and gatekeepers.
• Assists in the development & roll out of interventions promoting Drug and Substance Use (DSU) Awareness, Linkage of People Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) to SRHR, HIV, Mental health & rehabilitation services.
• Identifies locations across the community, suitable for execution of group IPC sessions.
• Provides guidance and continuous feedback to improve support for PWUID at community level.
• Provides guidance on innovative ways to conduct IPC on DSU Awareness, Linkage of People Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) to SRHR services & Linkage of People Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) to rehabilitation services.
• Submits weekly highlight reports and monthly detailed reports.
• Distributes/places promotional material for campaign visibility across local facilities and key locations routinely and during events.
• Provides support in training community cadres on campaign key messages and job aides.
• Assists with data collection from targeted referral facilities.
• Documents project success stories/lessons learnt.
• Provides screening and first line support (counselling) to People Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) and high-risk individuals in the community.
• Accurately captures and consolidates all data collected by field team and enters this into relevant M&E platforms using provided tools.
• Any other duties assigned by the Marketing Manager either directly or through the Marketing Officer at community or Head Office level.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 ‘O’ levels.
• Diploma/Degree in Social Sciences or Health Promotions is an added advantage.
• Experience working in the district applied for is an added advantage.
• Experience working in public health/SRHR/Mental Health/Drug & Substance Abuse programing is an added advantage.