Technical Officer – OVC/DREAMS – Humana People to People Botswana

Humana People to People Botswana is inviting suitably qualified and experienced persons to apply for the following position:

Technical Officer – OVC/DREAMS x1

Job Summary

Reporting to the Technical Director, this position will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the community-based Adolescents and Young People activities under the Expansion of Community Based Interventions for HIV and AIDS in Botswana project. This position is based in Gaborone.

Key Responsibilities

• This position will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and implementation of the community based OVC/DREAMS activities under the ExCAB project.
• Support the Technical Director to coordinate the delivery of prevention services to OVC and AGYW
• Provide day to day guidance to districts on appropriate technical and programmatic approaches for HIV prevention services including sexual reproductive health (SRH) services, and gender-based violence (GBV) for OVC and AGYW
• Work with the Technical Director to develop strategies to reach AGYW and OVC
• Provide guidance on DREAMS implementation standards and ensure that service delivery is closely tracked to monitor completion of services
• Work with District Coordinators to develop performance improvement plans for OVC/DREAMS indicators
• Recommend evidence-based improvements in the delivery of OVC/DREAMS interventions
• Conduct trainings on project curriculums (OVC SOPs, MER services, GBV prevention) and provide post-training supportive supervision and mentoring to HPP ExCAB staff
• Document project results and impacts in various forms, including media stories, lessons learned, success stories
• Directly supports OVC project activities monitoring through tracking weekly targets and developing performance improvement strategies
• Contribute to weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications and Key Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Social Work, Social Sciences, or any related field
• Trained on Life skills+, ELA, R2W, Safe Space Guides, CBIM, SASA! OVC SOPs
• At least a minimum of 3 years in OVC/DREAMS programming