Project Coordinator USAID CHC Job Placement - FHI 360

Project Name: USAID Communication for Healthy Communities (CHC)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Technical Advisor

FHI

360 is a leading global development organization dedicated to improving lives

around the world. Our professional staff includes experts in education, health,

nutrition, economic development, civil society and environment as well as

cross-cutting experts in gender issues, research, applied science, behavior

change and Technology giving us the unique mix of capabilities to address

today’s diverse and interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 operates from

60 offices with 4,400 staff in the U.S. and around the world.

Communication

for Healthy Communities (CHC) is a five- year program implemented through a

cooperative agreement between the United States Agency for International

Development USAID/Uganda) and FHI 360. The program supports the Government of

Uganda (GOU) and US government (USG) implementing partners to design and

implement quality health communication interventions to contribute to reduction

in HIV infections, total fertility, maternal and child mortality, malnutrition,

malaria & tuberculosis. CHC is implementing HIV prevention interventions

under the Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-Free Mentored Safe (DREAMS)

initiative. DREAMS will target Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in the

10 intervention districts: Gulu, Oyam, Lira, Mubende, Mityana, Gomba, Mukono,

Bukomansibi, Rakai and Ssembabule. The project will work with GoU and USG

service delivery partners to empower AGYW with the right knowledge, motivation,

skills, address negative social and gender norms around HIV and pregnancy

prevention, and motivate AGYW to seek and utilize available health services.

The goal of the project is to reduce HIV incidence by 25% in Year 1 and 40% in

Year.

Job Summary: The Project Coordinator will directly support the

Chief of Party and Senior Technical Advisor to coordinate, plan, and implement

project activities in the select 10 districts. The incumbent will work closely

with partners to facilitate the adaptation of health communication materials,

tools and guides; and provide technical assistance to partners in the

day-to-day implementation of DREAMS project health communication interventions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Work closely with DREAMS implementing
  
  partners in select districts to plan and organise participatory research
  
  to understand behavioural barriers and drivers of HIV among AGYW so as to
  
  tailor interventions to suit the audience


• Work in liaison with implementing partners,
  
  AGYW friendly champions such as peers and influencers (parents, religious
  
  leaders), and CHC regional teams to plan and organise interpersonal
  
  communication (IPC) interventions in the communities


• Oversee the development and testing health
  
  communication materials, tools and guides to support HIV prevention and
  
  contraceptive choices as well as HIV care and treatment among AGYW and
  
  malj) partners in the sexual network in the 10 intervention districts.


• Offer technical support to implementing
  
  partners in adapting the “Stepping Stones” methodology to DREAMS project
  
  interventions and develop/adapt communication materials and tools to
  
  support its rollout.


• Based on findings from the participatory
  
  research, identify at least one relevant intervention that will be piloted
  
  as “proof of concept” to contribute to the learning agenda/ knowledge
  
  base of the DREAMS project goal.


• Work with implementing partners, districts
  
  and CHC regional teams to disseminate DREAMS specific campaign materials
  
  to key partners, health centres and other youth spaces in intervention
  
  districts.


• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and
  
  annual reports as well as monthly success stories on key project
  
  interventions.


• Address specific reporting requirements for
  
  PEPFAR/USAID and represent CHC in local and international DREAMS project
  
  fora as and when required.


• Mentor and supervise the DREAMS northern and
  
  central region communication officers.


• Perform any other duties as advised by the
  
  Senior Management Team.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the USAID FHI360 Project
  
  Coordinator career should hold a Master’s degree in one of the following
  
  areas; health communication, public health, social sciences or counseling
  
  with a minimum of five years’ experience or bachelor’s degree in the above
  
  fields with minimum of seven years’ experience.


• Significant exposure and experience in
  
  designing, implementing and evaluating health communication programs


• Technical knowledge of HIV/AIDS programming
  
  in Uganda.


• Demonstrated ability to write and produce
  
  high quality documents, reports and presentations


• Previous exposure and experience working with
  
  USAID funded projects; working with different partners, service providers,
  
  districts and community based organizations


• Experience or passion for adolescent and
  
  young women’s sexual reproductive health issues, including vulnerable
  
  groups such as female sex workers and other KPs is an added advantage.


• Proven ability to work independently and
  
  manage a high volume work flow.

All

candidates who wish to join the USAID FHI360 project in the aforementioned

capacity should send a cover letter, updated CV/resume including salary

requirements to: The Human Resource Office, FHI 360, Plot 15 Kitante Close, P.

O. Box 5768 Kampala, Uganda or via Email to: uganda-info@fhi360.org. Please

clearly indicate the title of the position in the email subject line.

Deadline: 10^th March, 2016