Job Title: Senior Technical Officer – Nutrition STRIDES Project
Organization: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Project Name: STRIDES
Funding Source: USAID
Location: MSH/SURE Offices, Kampala, Uganda
Deadline 15th November, 2013.
About MSH:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit, public health organisation with headquarters in USA, whose purpose is to strengthen health programs worldwide. MSH Uganda is currently running a number of USAID and other donor funded projects, both in Kampala and other parts of the country including STRIDES for Family Health project and TRACKTB.
About Project:
STRIDES is a Reproductive Health/Family Planning and Child Survival Services Project whose goal is to train and support health service providers across 15 selected districts in Uganda to be fully functional and deliver quality, integrated RH/FP and CS services to more people. The STRIDES Project is recruiting staff for its one year extension period ending February 2015.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
The Senior Technical Officer’s overall responsibility is to provide technical direction to STRIDES nutrition activities at district, facility and community levels.
The Officer will closely liaise with the Senior Technical Advisor, DHMTs, coordinate nutrition resource persons, health unit in-charges as well as other implementing partners to coordinate nutrition activities in the both the Central and Eastern region districts.
Ensure proper documentation and reporting of relevant nutrition data at all service points in collaboration with M&E Manager
Work with the district nutrition focal persons, sub-county TOTs and health facility incharges of the priority health facility staff to forecast monthly RUTF requirements and ensure timely orders and delivery of the food items.
Ensure engagement of VHT’s in rapid PD/H activities in close collaboration with the Operations Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should hold a Degree in public health with field related to nutrition or in nutrition with public health bias,
At least three years of demonstrated experience in developing and implementing successful nutrition programs, managing malnutrition in infants/children, and promoting behavioral change for prevention of malnutrition,
Experience working with or open to work with the private sector,
Experience working at the community level preferred,
Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate with a variety of collaborators, including DHMTs, NGOs and community-based organizations,
Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to government and non-government health workers,
Strong organizational skills,
Strong report writing and computer skills.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants should send them to:
The Human Resources Partner – MSH, Plot 15 Princess Ann Drive Bugolobi,
P O Box 71419, Kampala, Uganda. Email: HRUG@msh.org
We thank all applicants for their interest, but can only acknowledge shortlisted candidates.
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