- Location
- Bulawayo, Bulawayo
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- Administration
- Seniority
- Mid
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The position acts as the vital bridge between the healthcare facility and the surrounding communities. The incumbent’s core mission is to raise awareness, reduce stigma around treatable medical conditions, identify patients who need care, and ensure they can safely access treatment. Through his/her work, the Community Mobilisation Officer will seek to increase community (local authorities and beneficiaries) involvement through working with all institutional arrangements agreed upon with other NGOs and the Ministry of Health. This selected candidate will also provide input for the development of training materials relevant to community mobilisation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The position acts as the vital bridge between the healthcare facility and the surrounding communities. The incumbent’s core mission is to raise awareness, reduce stigma around treatable medical conditions, identify patients who need care, and ensure they can safely access treatment. Through his/her work, the Community Mobilisation Officer will seek to increase community (local authorities and beneficiaries) involvement through working with all institutional arrangements agreed upon with other NGOs and the Ministry of Health. This selected candidate will also provide input for the development of training materials relevant to community mobilisation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Organise and execute mobile screening clinics in urban and remote, rural or underserved regions to identify children suffering from treatable surgical deformities such as (clubfoot, knocked knees, bowed legs, windswept and cleft lip/palate and burn contractures, among others)
- Coordinate and supervise the work of the Village Health Workers (VHWs) in mobilizing patients for the forthcoming mobile clinic in any area across the country.
- Training of VHWs on correctable deformities that can be treated at Cure Zimbabwe and sharing the necessary information and referral pathways.
- Maintain a list of patients who have been referred to CURE Hospital from the mobile site.
- Follow up patients who might have missed an appointment or surgery date in liaison with the OPD In-Charge Nurse.
- Prepare and implement a coordinated response to the needs of the communities;
- In collaboration with other departments in the hospital (e.g. OPD, Physio & others) in implementing the Zimbabwe Patient Mobilization Strategy 2026 guided by the Mobile Clinic Committee/Team.
- Ensure the integration of community mobilization activities into communication and advocacy campaigns and initiatives;
- Ensure close and effective collaboration with all key stakeholders and ensure their active participation in all project activities and committees;
- Ensure community participation includes the most vulnerable and marginalized groups;
- Promote CURE Zimbabwe by providing substantive input for stories, articles, and other PR activities in consultation with the Programs Manager and Communication Officer.
- Bachelor’s degree in public administration / social science/business administration.
- Class 4 Driver’s License and Defensive driving certificate will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in humanitarian activities and/or food security, Health and/or community mobilisation, or related areas is required. Preferably with experience in a healthcare organization or NGO
- Experience in community development and civic engagement is an added advantage;