Post(s):3 Job vacancies
Organisation: World Vision Uganda
Job Location:Kibaale, Rakai and Oyam, Uganda
Deadline: 10th January, 2014
Reports to: Senior Programme Manager (Rakai and Kibaale) and Programme Manager (Oyam)
About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice in over 40 districts of Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary:
The Health Programme Officer will drive WVU’s child wellbeing targets in designated cluster through planning, monitoring and implementing Health programme in line with applicable technical approaches and WVU national strategy.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Project planning and implementation:
Ensure that the cluster designs are in line with the Health national office strategy
Ensure that Cluster Health project activities are integrated with other sectors and with the District development plan
Supervise and monitor ongoing activities under the Cluster health projects
Coordinate Cluster health projects being implemented by partners and technical resource persons.
Initiate and participate in health district Advocacy initiatives
Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in health projects.
Ensure Health projects integrate and address child protection
Work with Child Sponsorship and Development Facilitator to ensure Registered Children and their households are participating and benefiting from health programme interventions.
2. Capacity building and training:
Participate in development /adaption of training curriculum/manuals for implementation in the program area
Mobilization of and conducting trainings to build capacities on health models
Provide mentoring and coaching to district and community health technical personnel to build local capacity for understanding and connecting with community linkages.
Liaise with the National Office technical specialists on staff capacity building in health programming
3. Partnership and Networking:
Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the District level.
Participate and represent WVU in key donor engagements and technical working forums at district, region and National level when applicable
Point of contact for consultation on issues to do with Cluster health programming.
4. Research, M&E and Documentation:
Effectively document all information related to project successes, innovations and promising practices and disseminate through appropriate mechanisms.
Responsible for capturing child well being indicators related to health projects in the cluster
Ensure identification of research areas, conduct research and document learnings
Spear head the Cluster health in output & outcome monitoring processes
Support processes of project baselines and evaluation of health projects and interventions.
5. Project management and coordination:
Track and manage budgets allocated for the project
Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports
6. Resource Acquisition:
Identify and initiate viable funding proposals for resource acquisition to support health programme interventions.
Participate in resource mobilization through concept papers/proposal writing for fund raising and market them with support offices and other donors
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- The Health Programme Officer should hold a Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Public health, Nutrition & Human Medicine
- At least five years’ practical experience in Public health programming including HIV/AIDS with a reputable organization, t three of which must have been involved in program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Good Training facilitation and coordination skills
- Prior experience in development of Proposals/concept papers development for fund raising
- Excellent Research, monitoring and evaluation skills
- Experience in conducting Needs assessment and report writing
- All applicants must be mature and committed Christians who possess the ability to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and are also able to appreciate and stand above denominational diversities.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org.
Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
NOTE: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
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