28 January 2016

Programme Officer NGO Jobs - mothers2mothers (m2m)



Organization: mothers2mothers (m2m)


Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda


Reports to: Senior Programme Manager


mothers2mothers

(m2m) is an international non-governmental organization based in Cape Town, SA,

dedicated to providing education and support to pregnant women and mothers

living with HIV, and preventing mother-to-child transmission. Since its

inception, m2m has reached more than one million mothers in seven countries.

Founded in Cape Town in 2001, m2m is a partner in the United Nations’ Global

Plan towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections among Children by 2015 and

Keeping their Mothers Alive.


Job Summary: The Programme Officer will oversee, supervise and actively

monitor the mothers to mothers (m2m) care and support programme activities in

various health facilities located in the East Central region of Uganda under

the OHTA Project ( (Optimizing HIV Treatment Access Among Pregnant Women in

East Central Uganda).


Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Work collaboratively to develop annual,

    quarterly and monthly work plans

  • Oversee and ensure effective programme

    implementation at approximately 15 health facilities across the region

  • Carry out regular site supervisory, coaching

    and on-job mentorship visits to health facilities

  • The incumbent will also oversee the recruitment,

    training and orientation of Site Coordinators and Mentor Mothers at

    facility and community levels

  • Prepare and submit weekly monitoring plans

    and reports

  • Ensure routine collection, reporting and

    analysis of data, and data utilization to promote programme quality

  • Work collaboratively to develop programme

    activity budgets and monitor and report expenditure

  • Take charge of the coordination of

    community-facility linkages and referrals between relevant stakeholders

    and potential donors

  • Conduct regular meetings and performance

    management processes with Site Staff


Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The ideal candidate for the Programme Officer

    vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Medicine, Public

    Health, Nursing Sciences or a related field

  • At least four years’ experience in health,

    community work and PMTCT service delivery

  • Three years’ experience in mid-level

    programme management

  • Good working knowledge of relevant PMTCT

    protocols and policies in Uganda

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and

    team building skills

  • Dynamism, independence and creativity

  • Excellent time management, reporting and

    writing skills

  • Previous experience with training and M &

    E essentials

  • Passion for m2m’s vision and mission

  • Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency in

    MS Office, Outlook and Internet

  • Fluency in English and Luganda/Lusoga

    required


All

those excited about serving in this prestigious NGO should send their updated Curriculum

Vita (CV) to the Recruitment Specialist via e-mail to: ugandarecruit@m2m.org with the subject

line “PO.”


NB: mothers2mothers follows a careful review process

for all applications. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Should you not receive a response to your application by 15th February

2016, please consider your application unsuccessful.


Deadline:

3rd February 2016




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