Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Lesotho invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position tenable under AFGHS Baylor Lesotho Project.
Position
Community Engagement Coordinator
Location: Maseru
Number of Positions: 1
Overview:
Reporting directly to the Technical Lead, the Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) will oversee and actively participate in the implementation of all aspects of community engagement to ensure demand creation and comprehensive HIV prevention messaging for project activities.
The CEC shall represent the project in the Ministry of Health’s community-based health and communications activities. The CEC shall provide expertise to prevent harm or negative outcomes within supported communities, focusing on developing and implementing preventative strategies, building community capacity in self-care and prevention of HIV and other diseases, while fostering partnerships within line ministries, community groups, grassroots community-based organisations, local leaders and other organisations to ensure sustainable and effective risk mitigation and protection in all implementation sites.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and adapt project prevention strategies and interventions tailored to the specific community’s needs and context.
- Lead collaboration efforts with community leaders and members and other stakeholders to build trust and ensure buy-in of prevention initiatives, including new PrEP methods.
- Represent the project at stakeholder meetings and develop and implement strategies to ensure continuing visibility of the project within communities.
- Foster collaborations with both local and faith-based organisations, line ministries and other humanitarian organisations to leverage resources and support for community-based prevention activities.
- Support the Ministry of Health at national-level technical working groups for community-based health services.
- Support the Ministry of Health at national-level technical working groups on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC).
- Support the design and implementation of innovative interventions to strengthen the technical components of SBCC and demand creation in the project.
- Work with communications and technical teams to develop communications on comprehensive community-based prevention activities for various media channels.
- Build capacity and mentor peer mentors in demand creation and knowledge of prevention efforts, as peer education remains the cornerstone of the project’s communication strategy.
- Mentor district teams on efficient community engagement and feedback strategies to ensure representation of the project in feedback meetings and that project implementation meets the needs of the community.
- Support the collection and use of feedback data to inform decision-making, track project progress and make necessary adjustments to strategies and interventions.
- Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of all activities for the Technical Lead.
Educational Qualifications, Work Experience, Skills and Key Competencies
- Degree in behavioural social sciences, communication or other related fields.
- A public health degree will be an added advantage.
- Experience working in clinical settings, both facility and community, implementing HIV prevention activities.
- Ability to design a community engagement model aligned with the overall objectives of the project.
- Ability to collaborate with teams and communities to integrate efforts to institutionalise and increase sustainability across the components of SBCC, community engagement and feedback.
- Experience coaching community-based cadres on communication and community engagement.
- Ability to represent the Foundation and project at community-level and official meetings for collaboration and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders.
How to Apply
Interested Basotho candidates who meet the criteria must email application letters including CVs, certified copies of identity documents, qualifications and three work-related referees with contact details. One referee should be from the current supervisor/employer.
All applications must be emailed to [email protected] on or before Friday, 6 November 2026, at 12:00 hrs.
Please include “Community Engagement Coordinator Application” in the subject line of your email.
Applications are to be submitted through the email provided only. No hard copies will be accepted. Late applications will not be considered. Failure to comply with the above directions will result in the application being disqualified.
BCMCFL reserves the right to leave an advertised position unfilled if no suitable candidate is identified. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.