GHC Fresher Careers - IT and Communications Specialist at S.O.U.L Foundation
Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)Placement Organisation: S.O.U.L Foundation Duty Station: Bujagali Falls, UgandaSalary: Monthly Stipend of 550 dollars per monthGlobal 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.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.Job Summary: The IT and Communications Specialist will render support in mobile communication projects and mobile data collection to the Maternal Health Network program by using open source, standards-based software to create a chat room function and a portal leading to four functionalities: learning platforms, database platform, SMS technology for alerts and mobile phone consultations for women in remote areas. The fellow will manage the login registration process and pre-load visual and audio materials and video persuasive tools onto computers. In addition, the fellow will train local health teams to use the mobile devices and access the materials and tools.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Create Maternal Health Network ICT-based interventions – visual and audio materials and persuasive tools – for an audience of rural women with little to no prior knowledge of maternal health issuesIn charge of creating and maintaining weekly tracking of the primary outputsInventory new S.O.U.L. Foundation mobile devices to be used by village health workers and village women and create a sign-out process requiring adequate training prior to transfer of deviceCreate a Maternal Health Network chat room for local womenStrategize design of Maternal Health Network initiatives, informed by historical data and local survey dataMentor and train village-based health workers how to upload ICT interventions, demonstrate interventions to local women, interact with ICT interventions, and communicate/chat with other womenEnsure interventions and track the primary outputs of the Maternal Health Network program: number of messages and ICTs viewed weekly as well as responses from mother members, number of mothers who indicate birth preparedness using an 8-point matrix, and number of mothers who receive four antenatal care consultationsCreate and maintain login registration process for local women to use when they complete an antenatal care consultationDesign four functionalities and an online portal to access them: learning platforms, database platform, SMS platform, and mobile consultation platformInitiate and maintain conversations between women leaders, village leaders and regional and state agency heads to strengthen the legitimacy of the proposed Maternal Health Network initiativesActively advocate for adoption of Maternal Health Network initiatives by the appropriate councils and agencies and work toward implementation of the initiativesCollect, collate and analyze data useful in documenting learning experiences from the Maternal Health Network initiatives to be used for government reports, for S.O.U.L. Foundation reports and for S.O.U.L. Foundation information materials/publicationsQualifications, Skills and Experience: The GHC fellow should have certified experience in mobile communication projects, mobile data collection, and ICT-based tools and materialsPrior experience with mobile device operating systems or maternal health advocacySignificant experience in data analysisPossess the ability to work in a team and form productive, supportive & professional relationships with all staff at S.O.U.L. FoundationWork experience with rural communitiesExcellent cross-cultural, interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from a diverse set of backgroundsGood knowledge and understanding and/or experience developing different technological platformsWillingness to travel and document program workTake initiative and work well under pressure to meet deadlinesWillingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as may be requiredCommitment to the S.O.U.L. Foundation’s mission and visionReliable, self-motivated and dynamicJob 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.Note: The living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.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.
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