Job Description
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
CCRDA Global Fund GC7 HIV Prevention Program
Position: Senior Mentor
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Number Required: Two (2)
Locations:
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Implementing Partner Project Manager, with technical oversight from CCRDA
Duration: 10 Months, renewable based on performance and project availability
Salary: As per the organization’s salary scale
Job Purpose
CCRDA is implementing Senior High Risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women (HR-AGYW) mentorship interventions across 22 universities, with a designated mentor assigned to each university. The Senior HR-AGYW Mentors will provide technical support and oversight to the university-based mentors within their assigned cluster, strengthen the quality and consistency of mentorship services, support performance monitoring and learning, and ensure effective implementation of approved HR-AGYW HIV prevention interventions.
The Senior HR-AGYW Mentor will provide technical leadership, mentorship, coaching and supportive supervision for the implementation of HIV prevention interventions targeting HR-AGYW in higher learning institutions and other program settings.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Mentorship
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to HR-AGYW mentors assigned to universities within the designated program cluster.
Support implementation of HR-AGYW HIV prevention interventions across the assigned universities.
Provide regular coaching, mentoring and supportive supervision to university-based mentors.
Support mentors to effectively apply approved mentorship models, curricula, session guides and program tools.
Promote consistent, high-quality and beneficiary-centered delivery of HR-AGYW interventions.
Identify technical and implementation challenges and provide practical solutions.
Support mentors to document good practices, innovations and lessons learned.
Supportive Supervision and Quality Improvement
Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to assigned universities.
Review the quality of mentorship sessions, activities and documentation.
Assess implementation against approved program standards, plans and targets.
Identify gaps in program quality, mentor performance and service delivery and support development of corrective actions.
Follow up implementation of agreed improvement actions.
Provide technical feedback and coaching based on supervision findings.
Contribute to continuous quality improvement of the HR-AGYW mentorship program.
Program Monitoring and Performance Management
Monitor implementation progress and achievement of HR-AGYW program targets and indicators across assigned universities.
Review mentor activity reports, session records, referral documentation and other program reports.
Support mentors to maintain accurate, complete and timely program documentation.
Identify performance gaps and emerging implementation issues and recommend appropriate corrective measures.
Support data quality improvement and timely reporting.
Contribute to routine program performance reviews and analysis.
Support documentation and dissemination of program results, lessons learned and good practices.
Coordination and Referral/Linkage
Coordinate with higher learning institutions, implementing partners, university-based mentors and relevant health facilities.
Strengthen collaboration between mentors, university structures and HIV prevention and health service providers.
Support effective referral and linkage of HR-AGYW to appropriate HIV prevention, testing, treatment, care, psychosocial and other relevant services.
Participate in review meetings, coordination meetings, supportive supervision activities and learning events.
Facilitate timely communication and resolution of implementation issues between university mentors, implementing partners and CCRDA.
Capacity Building
Identify capacity-building needs of university-based HR-AGYW mentors.
Organize and facilitate training, coaching, mentoring and experience-sharing sessions for mentors.
Support mentors to strengthen facilitation, communication, coaching and beneficiary engagement skills.
Develop or adapt practical learning and mentoring materials in line with approved tools.
Promote peer learning and exchange of good practices among university-based mentors.
Community and Beneficiary-Centered Programming
Promote meaningful participation, dignity, confidentiality and respectful engagement of HR-AGYW throughout program implementation.
Support mentors to identify barriers affecting access to HIV prevention information and services.
Encourage appropriate use of beneficiary feedback to improve mentorship and program quality.
Promote safeguarding, confidentiality and appropriate referral mechanisms within HR-AGYW activities.
Ensure mentors understand and comply with relevant safeguarding, PSEA and program accountability requirements.
Partner Resource Mobilization and Sustainability
Support implementing partners to identify opportunities for resource mobilization to sustain and strengthen HR-AGYW mentorship interventions.
Provide technical input to partners in developing concept notes, proposals and funding applications related to adolescent girls and young women HIV prevention programming.
Support partners to document programme achievements, evidence and lessons learned for use in resource mobilization and donor engagement.
Identify potential partnerships and opportunities for collaboration with relevant institutions, development partners and other stakeholders.
Contribute to development of sustainability and resource mobilization strategies for HR-AGYW mentorship activities.
Support partners to strengthen their capacity to communicate programme results and demonstrate value to potential funders and partners.
Reporting, Learning and Documentation
Prepare regular technical and supervision reports for the implementing partner and CCRDA.
Consolidate key findings, challenges, achievements and recommendations from assigned universities.
Support documentation of lessons learned, promising practices and program innovations.
Contribute to program review reports, learning activities and performance improvement plans.
Ensure timely communication of critical implementation issues requiring management or technical attention.
Job Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and Public Health with HIV Multisectoral response exposure
Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in HIV prevention, adolescent and youth programming, mentorship, community health or related areas.
Demonstrated experience working with adolescent girls and young women, youth or key/high-risk population HIV prevention program is highly desirable.
Experience providing technical mentorship, coaching, supportive supervision or capacity building to program staff or peer mentors.
Experience working with higher learning institutions, youth program or community-based HIV prevention interventions is an advantage.
Experience in program monitoring, reporting and data quality improvement.
Strong interpersonal, coaching, facilitation, communication and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with universities, implementing partners, health facilities and program teams.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple institutions and competing priorities.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly within assigned program areas.
How To Apply
Application Requirements
Interested and qualified candidates should submit:
Applications should be submitted by email to:
hr@ccrdaeth.org
Application Deadline: Within five (5) calendar days from the date of this vacancy announcement.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
CCRDA is committed to fair, transparent and merit-based recruitment.
