Project Assistant CDC 1020 :::: AMREF

Job title: Project Assistant CDC 1020
Location: Kalangala
Reporting to; Project Officer

Job Objective
Reporting to the Project Officer, the Project Assistant will provide technical guidance in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the CDC 1020 Project with specific focus on increasing HIV prevention through promotion of BCC strategies, and sealing up SMC with the relevant stakeholders.

Description of duties
* Work with various stakeholders to design and plan outreach initiatives and mobilise communities to attend health promotion and HIV prevention activities.
* Support Village Health Teams to promote sensitization, HCT and other HIV-related services, referrals and awareness-raising about HIV prevention and Safe Male Circumcision.
* Coordinate the design and implementation of BCC and other relevant health education activities.
* Build stakeholder capacity to implement HIV prevention and HIV/TB collaborative activities independently.
* Increase community participation in HIV, STI, ANC, PMTCT, and other relevant inte?grated health area activities using established structures and civil society partnerships health area activities using established structures and civil society partnerships
to prevent HIV infection; provide follow-up support throughout the project implement Him process.
* Coordinate the identification of procurement needs, especially of surgical equipment and sundries for SMC; manage inventory and distribution documentation and ensure an accurate inventory.
* Establish, coordinate and monitor a participatory, community-based monitoring system for activities using VHTs, and integrate lessons learned into the overall project strategy.
* Collect indicative data from health units and process it for monitoring, evaluation and reporting purposes.
* Manage and account for resources allocated to HIV project activities.
* Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Relevant experience
* Degree or higher Diploma in Heath Education, Social Science field. At least 3 years experience with health programs at district and com

Contact

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter, with 3 work-related referees, including copies of certificates, salary history, and available start dates to the address or e-mail below. All Envelopes shall be clearly marked: 'AMREF-Job applied for-CDC 1020-area of preference?. No emails must exceed 2MB

Closing date is 5pm Wednesday 3rd November 2010

People Performance Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala Uganda
Attn.: The Director
Email; application@ppg.co.ug;
Web: www.ppg.co.ug
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interview will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.

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