Position Location: Pathfinder International Regional Office Lira
Reports to: Reproductive Health Manager
Full or Part Time: Full Time
Number of Positions: 3(Three)
Job Summary:
Pathfinder International Uganda (PIU), a global leader in reproductive health, is rapidly expanding its programmatic scope and geographic coverage in Uganda. PIU is presently implementing various projects on Integration of Family planning into HIV/ AIDS services (PMTCT, and ART), RH/AYSRH in Northern, North Eastern and Western districts of Uganda, PI U seeks to recruit 3 Reproductive Health Project Officers who will be based in Lira office.
Under the general supervision of the RH Manager, the RH Project Officers will be responsible for working closely with the District Health Teams, other RH stakeholders and partners at district level, designated health facilities arid Youth Corners and Community resource teams of Village Health Teams (VHTs)and Community-support Agents(CSAs) in project districts in Northern, North Eastern and Western Uganda. The RH Project Officers will be responsible for providing day to day technical assistance and coordination with the district health teams, partners, VHTs, CSAs , youth (as appropriate) identifying technical needs, scheduling of activities and monitoring of implementation of project activities. The RH Project Officers will oversee all field based activities including trainings, documentation, quality data collection, report preparation, monitoring and supervision. They will be PI U field contacts and establish linkages at the district and with partners for capacity building in FP/ RH/HIV/AYSRH technical areas. The RH Project officers will contribute to PI technical capacity in HIW FP/RH/AYSRH work in Uganda.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work with the RH Manager to plan for HIV/FP/RH/ ASRH activities as appropriate to district based projects.
• Work with the districts and other partners to accomplish planned tasks on schedule
• Work closely with the districts and various partners to ensure timely implementation of planned activities and accountabilities to PIU and to the Districts
• Work {as appropriate) with health facility staff, youth leaders, VHTs, Case Managers, CSAs in quality data collection and reporting.
• Work (as appropriate) with health facility staff, youth leaders, VHTs, CSAs in ensuring effective supply and availability of FP commodities to the users
• Work (as appropriate) with health facility staff, youth leaders, VHTs, CSAs in ensuring effective referrals among community members to increase HIV/FP/RH/ASRH service uptake .
• Organizing and conducting trainings as appropriate with the district trainers, consultants In HIV/FP/RH/ ASRH to ensure continuity including selection of the right target groups
• Maintain healthy relationships with the District Local Governments, District Health Teams and other partners mainly through coordination activities
• Document success stories and impacts for publication
• Prepare quality and timely activity and monthly reports to the RH Manager
• Perform other duties as needed
Job requirement
• Required qualifications and work experiences:
• A health/Social Sciences / Social work/Development studies related back ground, post graduate training in Public Health, Health Management is an added advantage
• Experience in conducting and supervising integrated HIV/FP/RH/ASRH trainings and activities respectively.
• Experience in working with Community Resource teams such as CSAs, Support groups of PLHIV, VHTs, youth peer educators and community leaders.
• Knowledge of Northern Languages-ltesot, Acholi, Luo & Kumam could be an added advantage too.
• Good communication and report writing skills
• Willingness to live in Lira and to travel to other project districts in Northern, North Eastern and Western districts of Uganda.
How to apply
The application should be submitted to: Pathfinder International offices on plot 15, house no.4 Kitante close, Or sent by email to snambi@pathfind.org. Not later than May 31st 2011. Only successful candidates will be contacted.