HIV Service Officer – Common Vision for Development Association

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Common Vision for Development Association

Common Vision for Development Association (CVDA) is an indigenous, non-governmental, non-for-profit association. It was established on October 28 2005.

CVDA’s mission is to work with & for the poor community with priority attention for children and women towards alleviating socio-economic problem, food insecurity, reducing unemployment, enhancing productivity, promoting health care, quality education & environment at various level for sustainable development.

Internal/External Vacancy Announcement

Common Vision for Development Association (CVDA) is an indigenous, non-governmental,  non-for-profit, humanitarian aid association. It was established on October 28, 2005 by a group of dedicated persons from diverse social, economic, professional and religious backgrounds.  

CVDA has been re-registered and licensed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, Charities and Societies Agency, on November 30, 2009 as an Ethiopian Residents charity in accordance with the Charities and Societies proclamation No. 621/2009 with registration No. 0588. It has permission to work at the national level however so far operates marginal parts of Benshangule Gumuz Region, SNNPR (Hawassa, Yirgalem, Dilla, Yergachefe, Aletawondo, Wondo Genet, Chuko, Bule, Goreche and Gumer ),  Oromia Region,West Showa Zone(Muger), Borena Zone (Hageremaireyam, Yabello & Moyale), Guji Zone( Adola, Shakiso & Borena Negele), West Arsi Zone (Shashemene, Arsi Negele, Adaba, Nensebo, Kokosa, Shala, Siraro, and Kore woredas) Afar Region;  Zone 5; Delifage, Dewe, Telalek, Hadele Ele and Sumu Robi  Zone 3 ; Gewane and Gelalo  and City Government of Addis Ababa

It is member of Consortium of Reproductive Health Association (CORHA), Union of Ethiopian Women Charitable Association (UEWCA), Ethiopian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative/EEITI/, Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition/ECSC-SUN/ , Afar Region Health Partner Forum and Ethiopian Association for Organic Agriculture (EAOA). 

The following are CVDA’s vision, mission, goals, principles and values:

Vision

•  CVDA’s vision is to see poverty free and equality ensured country.

Mission

• CVDA’s mission is to work with disadvantageous group of the community to improve their standard of life. 

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

• Reproductive and Primary Health Program
• Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Program
• Food Security, Livelihood Diversification and Natural Resource Conservation Program
• Education Program 
• Emergency and Relief Program

Key ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CVDA has successfully implemented different food security, environmental conservation, income generating and HIV/AIDS project in collaboration with different stakeholders.  On environment conservation activity;  highly degraded land rehabilitated through soil and water conservation measure, area enclosure, vetiver grass and indigenous tree plantation, gabion established, stone and soil bund established, conservation agriculture  introduced, biogas   technology introduced and established, fuel wood saving stove established at HH level, spring water developed, washing stand,   shower established.

Food security and Income of target group improved through beekeeping, poultry farm, fruit tree plantation/ apple, mango and orange plantation/, vegetable garden, false banana plantation, vetiver grass bank. Other group established group and individual business such as hair dressing, tea room, sugar and edible oil distribution, dairy farm, stone production, shower room   and etc. On HIV prevention, care and support program target group and large community awareness raised on HIV prevention and living with HIV,  counseling service, economic strengthen and improving balance diet intake, engaging in income generating activities, access for clinical service through referral linkage.

Food security and Income of target group improved through beekeeping, poultry farm, fruit tree plantation/ apple, mango and orange plantation/, vegetable garden, false banana plantation, vetiver grass bank. Other group established group and individual business such as hair dressing, tea room, sugar and edible oil distribution, dairy farm, stone production, shower room   and etc. On HIV prevention, care and support program target group and large community awareness raised on HIV prevention and living with HIV,  counseling service, economic strengthen and improving balance diet intake, engaging in income generating activities, access for clinical service through referral linkage.

Major duty & responsibility include:

• Facilitate linkage between Community to Health facility and vice versa putting the need and choice of the clients and their families at the center of the required care for linkage (CommCare application will be introduced to enhance referral and linkage services)
• Case management for PLHIV in the community including recording and reporting using paper based system which later migrate to CommCare application
• Build capacity of SSWs and CRPs (volunteers) through providing trainings, mentoring and supportive supervision
• Build capacity of community structures (Community Committee (CCs) & Community Care Coalition(CCCs) ) by providing hands on support in planning, implementing and reviewing Community based HIV related activities such as identifying beneficiaries for community based support for linkage to relevant services.  
• Recording and reporting of community services: will record and report community based care and support activities including electronically through introduction of CommCare application.
• Facilitate CHCT’s engagement at community level,
• Engage community members in planning, implementing and reviewing community related activities including linking with the Health Extension Program
• Work with Health facilities in linking clients to other social services in the community such as psychosocial and economic support (counseling, IGAs …)
• Identify cases that are going to be referred to community from health facility together with the health facility provider or case managercollaborate with health facility level case managers in identifying stable and unstable clients
• Ensure linkage of clients refer from community to health facility
• Provide community based case management for stable and unstable patients in consultation with the ART centers together with CRPs
• Support follow up of clients at community level on appointment spacing 
• Participate in community based differncate service delivery model (DSDM) as per the MoH’s guidance to differentiate care to clients need and preference
• Facilitate/Provide community based care and support for non-stable patients to lesson burden to health facilities and clients
• Assist CRPs in screening of TB, STI, Mental health and other OIs based on the need for such
• provide technical assistance to Case managers, and Community resource persons
• Mentoring and supervising CRPs  and case managers to get them acquainted with their task
• Review and improve of activities of CRPs
• Conduct index case testing at community level
• Receive list of families of index cases and apply risk assessment for testing
• Identify sextual networks of index cases in confidential and systematic manner 
• Counsel high risk family members for testing and refer for health facility
• Conduct assisted partner notification and do community based testing based on clients’ Facilitate self test
• Use and implement comCare app/mobile app for referral and linkage and case management
• Oversee implementation of CHCT  in relevant community based activities including stigma reduction, Gender equality, women empowerment that contribute to improve targeted testing and quality of HIV care and treatment 

Reports to: HIV service Specialist

Required Number: 01

Vacancy closing date: January 9, 2023

Skills and qualification and experience

• BSC in nursing or public Health
• 2 years experiences and above
• excellent negotiation and partnership management skills 

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