Rehema Mukhi Nurdin
Dodoma
Summary
A dynamic Community Engagement professional with a strong passion and dedicated to public health and life-saving interventions, with 6 years experience working on HIV/AIDS life-saving/prevention projects at community level and facilitating access to HIV testing, linkage to care, and retention in treatment services. Holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from St. Augustine University of Tanzania Mwanza alongside numerous professionals trainings youth at risk facilitated by Government facilitators ,training on HIV Self Test Oral facilitated by National AIDS Control and Blood-based facilitated by RASHCCO and CBHSCO ,Skilled in stakeholder engagement, health education, advocacy, and understanding of the socio-cultural dynamics affecting HIV/AIDS awareness and care. Since 2022, I have been serving as Community Engagement Officer in EpiC project supporting the implementation of community mobilization activities reaching Adult male and female at risk according to EpiC and National guidelines in contribution to 95-95-95 UNAID goals and other Government Stakeholders. I am now looking for a challenging role in public health or other development projects where I can apply my expertise to help an organization succeed. Experienced with community outreach and engagement strategies, fostering strong connections between organizations and their communities. Utilizes effective communication and event planning to drive community participation and support. Knowledge of collaborative approaches and problem-solving techniques to meet evolving community needs.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Community Engagement Officer
Tanzania Home Economics Association (TAHEA)
10.2024 - Current
- Coordinate and support Community mobilizers to implement and monitor the timely implementation of life saving community mobilization activities.
- To build capacity of Community mobilizers to ensure the proper implementation of community mobile outreaches, Going online activities eg;EPOA, Online reservations and linkage to biomedical services.
- Support and facilitate the management of all positive recipients of care by working close with CBHS in conjunction with health facility.
- Support and facilitate Community Mobilizers to develop weekly based outreaches work plans to guide effective roll out of joint demand creation activities for biomedical services.
- Work close with districts government stakeholders CHMTs eg; CBHSco ,CHACC to facilitate Community Mobilizers trainings/orientations and establishing effective collaboration with CHMTs and other implementing partners on community activities
- Conduct supportive supervision, participating and assessing community mobilization activities and the integration into other services.
- Conducting Monthly, quarterly meetings with Community Mobilizers for addressing service delivery assessing progress, meeting targets and way forwards.
- Developing community mobilization approaches, material and tools relying on innovative response methodologies.
- Timely and quality submitting of technical deliverables and prepare program and site visits reports, presentations, briefs, and articles/success stories.
- Working close with Biomedical Technical Officer and Strategic Information Officer participating in DATA Verification in assuring quality data as reported.
- Project: EpiC under FHI360
Community Engagement Officer
Ruvuma Orphans Association (ROA)
01.2022 - 09.2024
- Coordinate implementation of community HIV/AIDS prevention intervention through SBCC Sessions to key vulnerable populations(KVP’s) based on Adolescent Girls and Young Women,Female sex workers,Men at risk and other priority population.
- Conduct Supportive Supervision and providing onsite capacity building to PE,PM and PN, visiting service delivery points, such as mobile biomedical services points, SBCC groups education and demand creation sites and coordinating hotspot mapping activities.
- Managing the provision of preventive interventions including condom distribution, HIVST, PrEP and Risk reduction SBCC sessions.
- Coordinating and Facilitating SBCC training/orientation for peer educators
- Supervising peer navigators in case management by tracking all cases in to retention and proper provision of community ART.
- Conduct consultative meetings with Peer educators to address specific SBCC service delivery and program bottlenecks, to improve the promotion of family planning and HIV/ AIDS risk reduction methods among them.
- Establish effective work relationships with other CSOs, CBOs, FBOs, and CHMT & RHMT and other implementing partners on program activities.
- Document experiences, prepare program and site visits reports, presentations, briefs, and articles/success stories.
- Monitor and assess the performance of peer educators and the quality of data submitted
- Project: EpiC Project under FHI360
Social Behavioural Change and Communication (SBCC – Focal Person)
Ruvuma Orphans Association (ROA)
01.2020 - 09.2021
- Coordinate implementation of community HIV/AIDS prevention intervention through SBCC Sessions to key vulnerable populations(KVP’s) based on Adolescent Girls and Young Women,Female sex workers in Songea MC and Nyasa DC.
- Conduct Supportive Supervision and providing onsite capacity building to PE,PM and PN, visiting service delivery points, such as mobile biomedical services points, SBCC groups education and demand creation sites and coordinating hotspot mapping activities.
- Managing the provision of preventive interventions including condom distribution, HIVST, PrEP and Risk reduction SBCC sessions.
- Coordinating and Facilitating SBCC training/orientation for peer educators
- Supervising peer navigators in case management by tracking all cases in to retention and proper provision of community ART.
- Conduct consultative meetings with Peer educators to address specific SBCC service delivery and program bottlenecks, to improve the promotion of family planning and HIV/ AIDS risk reduction methods among them.
- Establish effective work relationships with other CSOs, CBOs, FBOs, and CHMT & RHMT and other implementing partners on program activities.
- Document experiences, prepare program and site visits reports, presentations, briefs, and articles/success stories.
- Monitor and assess the performance of peer educators and the quality of data submitted
- Project: USAID Boresha Afya
Education
Bachelor’s degree - public relations
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
01.2013
Advanced Level Certificate - undefined
Zanaki High School
01.2010
Ordinary Level Certificate - undefined
Dar es Salaam Secondary School
01.2007
Skills
- Team Leadership & Capacity Building Skills Leading team, supervising and mentoring mobile outreaches, and community mobilizers, building high-performing teams that deliver consistent results
- Strategic Planning Skilled in developing and implementing mobile outreach strategies that align with project goals and national HIV response priorities, ensuring timely delivery of high-impact interventions
- Good writing skills
- Excellence communication skills and always prefer table discussion strategies
- Effective Stakeholder Engagement: Maintains strong collaboration with local health authorities, CBOs, and implementing partners to enhance service reach, reduce duplication, and drive collective impact
- Work management and Communication tools Full Computer literacy(window based),MS Office Suite (Excel,word,powerpoint,outlook),One Drive ,MS Teams,Zoom,Google Meet,Google Suite
References
Grace Daniel, Mwapmeta, DREAMS Manager, gmwapmeta@deloitte.co.tz, +255 742 090 637, Kizazi Hodari Southern Zone Deloitte, Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Disclaimer
I certify that the information given is to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and correctly describes my qualifications, my experience and myself. Your truthful Rehema Mukhi
Timeline
Community Engagement Officer
Tanzania Home Economics Association (TAHEA)
10.2024 - Current
Community Engagement Officer
Ruvuma Orphans Association (ROA)
01.2022 - 09.2024
Social Behavioural Change and Communication (SBCC – Focal Person)
Ruvuma Orphans Association (ROA)
01.2020 - 09.2021
Advanced Level Certificate - undefined
Zanaki High School
Ordinary Level Certificate - undefined
Dar es Salaam Secondary School
Bachelor’s degree - public relations
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
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