Gauteng: Community Liaison Officer – (Fixed Term Contract – Wits RHI) posted by AJ Personnel

About the Role

The Community Liaison Officer role at Wits RHI is a critical component of the South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) initiative, aiming to support major improvements in health, social, and economic wellbeing in impoverished populations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate community engagement activities for SAPRIN
• Ensure that the study has relevant health promotion materials (IEC) on site
• Plan, organize, attend, and facilitate meetings with the SAPRIN and Wits RHI Community Advisory Board (CAB) and individuals
• Monitor the ongoing activities of the SAPRIN CAB including the planning of meetings and training of the CAB
• Network with relevant stakeholders
• Build and maintain relationships with different stakeholders to enable the exchange of information, including providing monthly reports to clinic operations managers on output and challenges
• Train SAPRIN fieldworkers on SAPRIN SOPs when needed
• Organize events
• Seek opportunities to engage with Hillbrow community and stakeholders
• Attend any SAPRIN and community-related calls
• Lead SAPRIN Community engagement meetings, distribute minutes, and file them
• Compile daily, weekly, and monthly Wits RHI and SAPRIN reports as needed
• Maintain study documentation according to monitoring requirements
• Prepare meeting agendas, take minutes, and circulate minutes timeously
• Compile reports to the SAPRIN and Research Centre Teams, management, and donors as and when required
• Work in collaboration with Wits RHI in conducting the South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) survey of Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) nodes that will provide data and research infrastructure to support health, social, and economic development in Hillbrow
• Collect data accurately using a survey questionnaire on Survey Solutions (SS) databases, which are installed in a tablet device
• Resolve data queries of rejected interviews by Quality Control (QC)
• Compile daily reports (Analyze information recorded when necessary)
• Mentor the Field Workers on community engagement activities
• Provide technical support to the teams where possible
• Mentor team members to provide information to clients on other services available in the clinic or community
• Ensure that the team maintains participant confidentiality at all times
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops, etc.
• Perform additional duties per study Delegation of Authority Logs

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Community Development, Public Relations or Similar
• Experience as a CLO would be advantageous
• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Fluent in English and other African languages

Qualifications

No formal education/certifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary information not mentioned.