Job Title: Senior Programme Officer
Organisation: Doctors with Africa CUAMM
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About CUAMM:
Doctors with Africa
CUAMM was the first non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the field of
healthcare to be officially recognised in Italy. Doctors with Africa
Cuamm is the largest italian body working to improve and safeguard the
health of African populations. Doctors with Africa CUAMM is implementing a 2
year extension of a health system strengthening project “Responding to Chronic
Emergency in Karamoja IV” with support from UNICEF. The purpose of the project
is to strengthen the health system in service planning and implementation
leading to increased access to health services especially maternal, neonatal,
nutrition and EMTCT services.
CUAMM was the first non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the field of
healthcare to be officially recognised in Italy. Doctors with Africa
Cuamm is the largest italian body working to improve and safeguard the
health of African populations. Doctors with Africa CUAMM is implementing a 2
year extension of a health system strengthening project “Responding to Chronic
Emergency in Karamoja IV” with support from UNICEF. The purpose of the project
is to strengthen the health system in service planning and implementation
leading to increased access to health services especially maternal, neonatal,
nutrition and EMTCT services.
Job Summary: The Senior Programme
Officer will mainly mentor and coach project staff in project design, developing
tools for M and E, carry out M and E activities and ensure that projects are
implemented according to the work plans, travel to project sites to give
technical support to project implementation, follow up scholarship
beneficiaries, contribute to elaboration of periodic, annual and other reports
of CUAMM, explore new partnerships, participate in operational research and
calls for applications as needed and any other duties as may be requested.
Officer will mainly mentor and coach project staff in project design, developing
tools for M and E, carry out M and E activities and ensure that projects are
implemented according to the work plans, travel to project sites to give
technical support to project implementation, follow up scholarship
beneficiaries, contribute to elaboration of periodic, annual and other reports
of CUAMM, explore new partnerships, participate in operational research and
calls for applications as needed and any other duties as may be requested.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The candidate should hold am MBChB or equivalent plus MPH, MSc HSM,
MSc International Health, Msc Epidemiology or Msc Health Services Research
or related equivalent degrees. - Past exposure and experience in sufficient project cycle management
experience may be equated to a master’s degree. - Prior experience in HIV/AIDS programming including M and E and in
the current HMIS, DHIS2 and SMS reporting will be a very strong
advantage.
The complete
applications with telephone contacts and contactable referees should be
addressed or delivered to: The Country Representative, Doctors with Africa
CUAMM, P.O. Box 7214 Kampala, Uganda or via Email to: uganda@cuamm.org
applications with telephone contacts and contactable referees should be
addressed or delivered to: The Country Representative, Doctors with Africa
CUAMM, P.O. Box 7214 Kampala, Uganda or via Email to: uganda@cuamm.org
NB: Email applications must have the
following subject: “RCEK Application August 2014.” Emails and
attachments must not exceed 3MB otherwise they will be rejected by server.
following subject: “RCEK Application August 2014.” Emails and
attachments must not exceed 3MB otherwise they will be rejected by server.
Deadline: 1st
September, 2014 by 5PM.
September, 2014 by 5PM.