Job Title: G13-USA: Operations and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)
Placement
Organisation: S.O.U.L
Foundation
Organisation: S.O.U.L
Foundation
Duty Station: Bujagali Falls, Uganda
Salary: Monthly Stipend of 550 dollars per
month
month
Eligible
Citizenship: American
Citizenship: American
About GHC:
Global Health
Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require
new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the
tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their
ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We
currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States,
and Zambia.
Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require
new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the
tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their
ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We
currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States,
and Zambia.
About S.O.U.L
Foundation:
Foundation:
Since its start
in 2009, the S.O.U.L. Foundation has worked to foster sustainable and vibrant
Ugandan communities with a focus on education, women’s empowerment, food
security and health. Its vision for relevant, scalable and sustainable development programs was born out of
a belief that empowered women are better situated to participate in effective
change and can collectively identify problems, develop solutions, and mobilize
and implement those solutions. As a grassroots organization with a start-up
mentality, S.O.U.L. aims to be an innovative, entrepreneurial, and agile
organization helping communities create and pursue opportunities to break the
cycle of extreme poverty. It is truly a “bottom up” organization with its
growth and problem solving directed by the communities it serves. The
organization was highlighted on the front page of Voice of America by
international journalist Ivan Broadhead in December 2011 and has received
particular notice and praise from the World Bank, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda
Scott DeLisi, the French Embassy, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
in 2009, the S.O.U.L. Foundation has worked to foster sustainable and vibrant
Ugandan communities with a focus on education, women’s empowerment, food
security and health. Its vision for relevant, scalable and sustainable development programs was born out of
a belief that empowered women are better situated to participate in effective
change and can collectively identify problems, develop solutions, and mobilize
and implement those solutions. As a grassroots organization with a start-up
mentality, S.O.U.L. aims to be an innovative, entrepreneurial, and agile
organization helping communities create and pursue opportunities to break the
cycle of extreme poverty. It is truly a “bottom up” organization with its
growth and problem solving directed by the communities it serves. The
organization was highlighted on the front page of Voice of America by
international journalist Ivan Broadhead in December 2011 and has received
particular notice and praise from the World Bank, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda
Scott DeLisi, the French Embassy, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Job
Summary: The
Operations and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support continue the
design, development, and implementation of programs and manage the M&E of
the S.O.U.L. Foundation’s Maternal Health Network. Using data collected on the
maternal health needs as well as knowledge and attitudes in Uganda’s Kiira
Health Sub-District in Jinja District, the Operations and Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer will work to meet these needs through a maternal health education
project. The fellow will ensure the curriculum and programming is in line with
the needs of the mothers in the community, and will provide ongoing monitoring
and evaluation to guarantee that these needs are being appropriately addressed.
Fellow will work with parents, village health teams, traditional midwives, and
other key maternal health stakeholders to improve maternal health in the
community through comprehensive and collaborative interventions.
Summary: The
Operations and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support continue the
design, development, and implementation of programs and manage the M&E of
the S.O.U.L. Foundation’s Maternal Health Network. Using data collected on the
maternal health needs as well as knowledge and attitudes in Uganda’s Kiira
Health Sub-District in Jinja District, the Operations and Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer will work to meet these needs through a maternal health education
project. The fellow will ensure the curriculum and programming is in line with
the needs of the mothers in the community, and will provide ongoing monitoring
and evaluation to guarantee that these needs are being appropriately addressed.
Fellow will work with parents, village health teams, traditional midwives, and
other key maternal health stakeholders to improve maternal health in the
community through comprehensive and collaborative interventions.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Oversee,
monitor and evaluate the day-to-day operations of the S.O.U.L.
Foundation’s Maternal Health Network projects, including the Antenatal
Education Project and Village Health Team Training & Outreach - Analyze
and improve Maternal Health Network initiatives, informed by historical
data and data from the Maternal Health Network needs assessment - Initiate
and maintain conversations between women leaders, village leaders and
regional and state agency heads to strengthen the legitimacy of the
proposed Maternal Health Network initiatives - Passionately
advocate for ongoing support for Maternal Health Network initiatives by
the appropriate councils and agencies - Compile
and submit ongoing M&E reports to track program outcomes and outputs
according to program goals and objectives - Actively
engage with all community members to keep them informed of the Maternal
Health Network and facilitate ongoing trust and communications between
S.O.U.L. and its beneficiaries - Actively
facilitate capacity-building of S.O.U.L. Foundation staff by supporting
M&E activities for all of S.O.U.L. Foundation’s programs
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the GHC fellowship should hold a Master’s degree in
Communications/Program Management/M&E or equivalent professional work
experience in these areas - Significant
experience in program development or advocacy - Significant
experience in monitoring and evaluation - Excellent
cross-cultural, interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from
a diverse set of backgrounds - Good
computer skills, especially in database management and office applications - Ability
to take personal initiative and work well under pressure to meet deadlines - Commitment
to the S.O.U.L. Foundation’s mission and vision - Reliable,
self-motivated and dynamic - Possess
the ability to work in a team and form productive, supportive &
professional relationships with all staff at S.O.U.L. Foundation
Job Terms and
Conditions: Fellows
will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. S.O.U.L will provide fellows with furnished housing an approximate
12 minute walk from the S.O.U.L offices. Additionally, fellows will receive an
award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to
and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming
are included, including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be
arranged in Bujagali.
Conditions: Fellows
will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. S.O.U.L will provide fellows with furnished housing an approximate
12 minute walk from the S.O.U.L offices. Additionally, fellows will receive an
award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to
and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming
are included, including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be
arranged in Bujagali.
Note: The living stipend and completion
award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement
organization.
award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement
organization.
How to Apply:
All applicants
who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned
organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at
the web page below.
who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned
organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at
the web page below.
Deadline: 3rd February,
2015
2015