Job Description

Released by: LEPRA Society

Job Title: Project Coordinator (PC) (P&OCS)

Date of Release: 6th January 2025

Last date for receipt of applications: 16th January 2025

Reporting to: SPM – P&OCS

No of positions : One

Location(s): Base station in Rajahmundry (East Godavari district)

While applying please mention Base station clearly in your application

REF No.: PCAP008

Project Coordinator (PC) (P&OCS)

LEPRA Society is an organization working for people affected by Leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, TB, HIV/AIDS & other NTDs, and Eye Care and is governed by a board of distinguished individuals from across India. SAATHII is selected as the Principal Recipient (PR) to implement the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM) supported HIV and TB projects for 2024-27. LEPRA Society will lead as a Sub Recipient for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

About The Project is to saturate HIV, TB, STI, and Viral Hepatitis service coverage among inmates incarcerated in prisons, juvenile homes, and residents of other closed settings, including de-addiction centers, short-stay shelters, and Sakhi homes, project will also reach out to the family members of the HIV+ inmates to provide them with counseling and screening services and to link them with various social protection schemes and entitlements

The position is for immediate employment

Job Description:

The Project Coordinator (PC) is field-level staff at the district level who will report to the SPM-P&OCS. Each PC on average will be catering to 8-12 P&OCS. The PC will have the following responsibilities

1. Sensitize prisons and OCS officials about the inmates' health rights and the project services

2. Implement project activities and achieve the project targets in their respective P&OCS

3. Select and train Prison Peer Volunteers (PPV), so that they are able to educate and motivate prison inmates to access project services, and also able to identify inmates with high-risk behavior/vulnerabilities

4. Coordinate with district health functionaries and other stakeholders to ensure their support in providing HIV, TB, STI, HCV, and HBV testing and treatment services to the inmates.

5. Organize HIV, TB, STI, and HCV screening camps in coordination with local stakeholders (SA-ICTCs, DTO, DSRC, and NVHCP officials)

6. Coordinate with P&OCS and district health authorities towards ensuring all inmates diagnosed with HIV, HCV, HBV, TB, and STI are initiated on treatment

7. Ensure the TB-positive inmates are notified in the Nikshay Portal

8. Coordinate with the PPVs towards motivating the HIV+ inmates to give consent to visit their families

9. Coordinate with CLH to ensure home visits for motivating spouse and family members of HIV+ inmates to - (a) access HIV testing and treatment services, and (b) social protection services

10. Coordinate with CLH to ensure all released HIV+ inmates are adhering to treatment

11. Ensure accurate and timely submission of reports from the P&OCS to DISHA/DTO

12. Any other work assigned by the immediate supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILL-SET

1. Graduate with computer skills or Twelfth pass with minimum two years of experience of working on HIV projects as a field staff (experience of working on prison interventions / GFATM projects, or TI/LWS projects will be an added advantage). The qualification criteria will be relaxed for suitably experienced candidates living with HIV and/or TB, and individuals belonging to key populations or other vulnerable groups.

2. Written and oral communication skills in English and regional language of the state.

3. Counselling and outreach and documentation skills

4. Sound computer skills, including use of internet and MS office TM software

5. Should be based at the districts allotted, for work in the respective zones

6. Willing to travel extensively using public transport services

7. Ability to work with large network of health care facilities from the government, private

8. and non-governmental sectors

9. Ability to work with minimum supervision and meeting timelines

10. Ability to work as a team player in a complex, multicultural environment

11. This position is field based. It requires a minimum of 15-20 days travel in a month to the districts and blocks with the designated state and outside, as per needs.

Please note that we can communicate only with shortlisted candidates at every stage of the selection process.

Remuneration: Rs. 15,000 per month (CTC)

HOW TO APPLY?

If you have the skills and necessary experience and are interested in this position please forward your application along with covering letter and detailed resume in the specified format downloaded from www.leprasociety.in (Get Involved - “career column”) to hrd@leprahealthinaction.in specifying the REF.NO & Post applied for on or before the due date.

LEPRA Society is an equal opportunity employer.

LEPRA Society’s management reserves the right to modify the contents of this position description at any time

About Company

Lepra Society is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in Andhra Pradesh, India. The registration number of the organization is: 474 of 1989?(22-02-1989). Established in the year 1989, Lepra Society works in the area of Health & Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, etc. The NGO works towards the promotion of sustainable development.

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