The Reproductive Health Community Engagement Officer will be responsible in assisting TBD Advisor/Community Access Unit Head/ or Program Manager and Yayasan IPAS program team in planning and providing technical assistance to increase and improve community awareness as well as access to women’s centered reproductive health care including Family Planning, Post abortion care, care for sexual/gender based violence survivor and counseling. S/He will also be responsible to provide assistances and concepts in effective training/workshop/orientation sessions in collaboration with local partners, monitor service delivery progress and other follow up activities in consultation with her/his supervisor.
S/He will work under direct supervision of Program Manager/TBD Advisor
Program Implementation:
- The Reproductive Health CX Officer will assist the Community Access Unit Head/TBD Advisor in preparation, coordination and implementation of community engagement and social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions aimed at improving community demand for, and access to comprehensive reproductive health services, with an emphasis on. engaging youth and youth-friendly services
- Support Takeda Project in NTT Province by Organizing and arranging training\workshop\sharing meeting\events for partner organizations; organize and participate in different Reproductive Health Social & Behavioural Change Communication/ SBCC activities; arrange and facilitate orientation of different materials and tools (e.g. Kampung KB, Desa Siaga, PKK/Dasawisma, Posyandu Remaja) in collaboration with District level officials and partner’s NGO workers to increase and improve community awareness and access to healthcare.
- Assisting in the assessment of different types of communities regarding their existing situation, needs, demand and status including awareness and availability of healthcare services and selection of communities and community-based groups to become partners in the program efforts.
- Coordinating support to community-based partners of Takeda Project in NTT to prepare sub-grant proposals, and to report on implemented activities related to Post-abortion care and Family Planning program in line with Ipas procedures
- Provide monitoring and follow up support and supervise community access activities by Ipas’ partners.
- Develops relationships with key external stakeholders in the region to promote partnership building, linkages amongst aligned organizations, and strategies for building social networking models at urban and rural communities
- Make partnership and liaise with CBO/NGOs/partners, GoI at national and local level, as well as other stakeholders within Takeda Project
- Working closely with Health System Unit, Research and Evaluation Unit in reference to Community Access project updates and strategies, best practice sharing, and resource sharing etc.
- Collaborates with the R&E unit in reference to Monitoring & Evaluation tools, database management, research publications, and reports. Tracks activity plan in Luna; fill up and enter ‘Community Access Activities’ reports into Terra
- Working closely with Community Access Unit Head/TBD Advisor Community or Program Manager and Takeda Project Coordinator to regularly review of Community Access work plans, field implementation and progress
- Follows up with state teams regarding IEC materials and sub recipients/grantee monthly reports
- Understand and comply with the Finance regulation in Yayasan Ipas Indonesia for all the activities
- Understand and comply with the HR regulation in Yayasan Ipas Indonesia
- Collaborate with other teams in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
- Ensure all activities comply with the regulation in Yayasan Ipas Indonesia
- Understand and practice ethical process and behavior as per the organization's standard
- Contribute to safe working environment where every team member is treated equally and respectfully
- Ensure external consultant understand and practice ethical process and behavior while in partnership and implement program with Yayasan Ipas Indonesia
- Perform other related duties as required
- Bachelor’s degree in social science/journalism/communication or in related field. Or non bachelor with more than 15 years experience working in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights program
- 3-5 years working experiences in the community/grass root level in Family Planning and/adolescent health program
- Experience in training facilitation and management
- Experience working with different community populations, including adolescents and women’s groups, as well as health professionals and pharmacists
- Have working knowledge of conceptualizing, implementing and monitoring community-based interventions and initiatives
- Working knowledge of grant management
- Ability to frequent traveling to project sites for supervision, monitoring, follow up/survey.
- Ability to work as an effective team player.
- Demonstrated computer skills and Bangla typing and editing and capture learnings
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and regionally, up to 60% of working days per year
- A limited amount of international travel is required
- Works independently; is an active participant in meeting project and organizational goals
- Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated project and organizational skills
- Ability to motivate and work well with others
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based, global environment
- Ability to create a supportive working environment amongst all country staff
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