12 December 2014

Uganda: Senior Officer, Community Health (2 Positions); Bundibugyo & Kasese

Senior Officer, Community Health (2 Positions); Bundibugyo & Kasese | ReliefWeb Skip to main content Labs Blog Mobile Twitter Facebook YouTube Google plus RSS About Us Help Login / Register HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersTopicsOrganizationsJobsTraining Print08 Dec 2014Senior Officer, Community Health (2 Positions); Bundibugyo & KaseseJobfromSave the Children—Closing date: 12 Dec 2014

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the operations.

Senior Officer, Community Health (2 Positions); Bundibugyo, & Kasese

Job Purpose:

The Senior Officer Community Health is primarily responsible for planning and ensuring quality and timely delivery of community based services of the MNCH program; including leading and coordination in collaboration with the District Health Team Leadership-mapping and training of VHTs in ICCM and community newborn care; integrated outreach mobile outreach MNCH clinics; child health days ; support supervision and mentorship of VHTs; and accurate documentation and reporting of community based activities The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis and to coordinate district level activities on behalf of the MNCH program manager.

Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a health related subject or higher diploma in either midwifery, nursing or clinical officer. Postgraduate training in either public health, or health systems strengthening, or community health, or reproductive Health and Gender, is an added advantage;Minimum of 3 years working experience in MNCH related programming in Uganda (preferably with an International NGO);Knowledge of local languages in Kasese or Bundibugyo and willingness to work and stay in the districts;Experience of working with local partners and conduct training as a Master trainer in ICCM, Community newborn care and family planning delivery and mentorship of Village Health Teams needed.

General specifications applicable to all positions;

Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added advantage.Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.Excellent time management and planning capacity.Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.How to apply:

Application information;

Please refer to the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection criteria by visiting our website:www.savethechildren.ug

Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:

The Director of Human Resources & Administration

Save the Children

Plot68/70, Kira Road

P O Box 12018

Kampala

Or on email:uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to note:

Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.The closing date for receiving applications is 12th December 2014. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Job ID: #754041 Training categories: Management Country: Uganda City: Kasese Organization: Save the Children Theme: Health Job years of experience: 0-3 years Job type: Job How to apply HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersTopicsOrganizationsJobsTraining About Us Help Informing humanitarians worldwide. A service provided by OCHA

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