Project Officer - Jhpiego

Duty

Station: Kampala, Uganda

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit

health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years

in East and Southern Africa, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by

designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions that

strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the

household-to-hospital continuum of care. Jhpiego partners with organizations to

build sustainable, local capacity through advocacy, policy development, human

resources for health and quality and performance improvement approaches.

In recent years, contraceptive implants

have gained popularity, and uptake of implants has increased in many countries

including Uganda. However, we lack well-articulated and well-documented

strategies to improve access to quality and timely implant removal services so

that clients can access implant removal when they demand it, within a

reasonable distance. The primary goal of this 2-year project is to accelerate

and document promising practical, cost-effective, scalable, and replicable best

practices in implant removal services, with an aim to generate or further

evidence for the global FP community. To accomplish, Jhpiego will use

purposeful knowledge gathering and engage the public and private sectors in

Uganda to collaborate in building evidence for best practices that ultimately

ease access to quality removals for the client.

Job

Summary:  The Project Officer will support the strategic

development and implementation of service delivery strategies that expand

coverage of contraceptive implant services, specifically for implant follow-up

and removal. At a national level, the Project Officer will provide support to

the Sr Technical FP/RH advisor to work closely with MOH counterparts and the

family planning implementer community, organizing stakeholder meetings, travelling

within Uganda to assess quality of activities, and documenting project

activities.  At a district level, the

Project Officer will collaborate local public health officials to implement

activities that will strengthen coverage of quality implant removal services in

at least two districts.  The Project

Officer position’s responsibilities will include traveling within Uganda to

conduct field-based activities including assessments, implementation support,

routine data quality assessments, training coordination and support, and

supportive follow-up at public and private health facilities in close

coordination and collaboration with the MOH and other international, regional,

and local NGOs/CBOs working in family planning.

Key

Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
Provide

administrative and technical support to project activities to ensure

activities  are implemented effectively

and efficiently

·        
Work

in liaison with the Sr FP/RH Technical Advisor and other key staff to

contribute to project reporting and workplanning, support implementation

activities and other duties as appropriate

·        
Collaborate

closely with MOH and partners to support family planning service delivery

planning and implementation, monitoring & evaluation and quality

improvement interventions

·        
Offer

logistical and administrative support to implement clinical training and

supportive follow-up to health care workers to deliver accessible, high quality

family planning services to young women and adolescents

·        
As

needed, represent Jhpiego in domestic forums and technical working groups

convened by the Ministry of Health and others

·        
With

oversight of Sr FP/RH Technical Advisor, draft materials, including policies,

guidelines, operational plans and publications related to contraceptive implant

service delivery

·        
Draft

and modify technical workplans and budgets; participate in workplan and budget

reviews, as required

·        
Build

and strengthen working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and donors

·        
As

needed, represent the project’s interests in public and professional circles

through meetings, technical working groups, task forces, and conferences

·        
Ensure

high-quality program implementation in line with Uganda’s national guidelines

·        
Work

in liaison with local Jhpiego staff and partners to identify short term technical

assistance needs and opportunities to strengthen technical approaches and

implementation

·        
Ensure

all program activities are well organized and implemented

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience: 

·        
The

Project Officer should preferably hold a Clinical degree (Clinical Officer or

Midwife) required. Possession of a Masters level public health degree preferred

·        
A

minimum of three years family planning clinical service delivery experience

·        
Previous

experience with an NGO, providing technical and programmatic support (e.g. work

planning, reporting, strategic planning)

·        
Excellent

interpersonal, writing and communication skills

·        
QGIS

skills preferred

All suitably qualified and interested

Ugandans are encouraged to apply online by uploading an updated resume, cover

letter and three professional references at the web link below.

Deadline:

8^th January, 2016