Project Officer – CSEC NGO Jobs - Protecting Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)

Organisation: Protecting Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Program Manager

Protecting

Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental

Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s efforts in

enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support

services to families with a historical focus on Elimination of Mother-to-Child

Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. PREFA has secured funding for interventions

against Commercial Sex Exploitation of Children (CSEC), targeting the areas of

Kampala and Wakiso.

Job Summary: The Project Officer – CSEC will offer technical

support and guidance in the planning, implementation as well as monitoring and

evaluation of activities to counter CSEC in Kampala & Wakiso Districts.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• The incumbent will serve as the primary link
  
  person between the three implementing partners in this project in the day
  
  to day activities.


• Ensure a functional and effective feedback
  
  platform for various implementing partners.


• Provide technical support to the three
  
  implementing partners for the interventions against CSEC.


• Effective coordination mechanism with various
  
  stakeholders – Law Enforcement, Health System, and relevant Government
  
  structures etc.


• Responsible for the preparation and submission
  
  of timely work plans submitted to PREFA & shared with the relevant
  
  stakeholders.


• Preparation and submission of timely,
  
  comprehensive and accurate reports.


• Ensure increased awareness about and
  
  involvement of various stakeholders in interventions against CSEC right
  
  from Community level.


• Engage various stakeholders on policy in the
  
  area of CSEC.


• Regularly and continuously update and
  
  document performance indicators for monitoring CSEC activities.


• Guide the entire project on documentation of
  
  success stories and lessons in CSEC that can enable the writing of a Best
  
  Practice document (to be published in a Peer reviewed platform) that can
  
  be used for benchmarking implementation of similar projects.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The ideal candidate for the Project Officer –
  
  CSEC should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Adult &
  
  Community Education Social Works and Social Administration or Development
  
  Studies. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree in any health related field or
  
  Project Planning & management will also be considered


• The applicant should preferably have training
  
  and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation.


• Good report and scientific writing skills


• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft
  
  Excel, Word and other Microsoft Office Packages.


• Good team player.


• Previous experience working with district
  
  & community structures.


• Prior exposure and experience implementing a
  
  similar project is an added advantage.

All

interested candidates should send a current detailed CV, application letter,

copies of testimonials and certificates; and three professional references with

telephone and email contacts to:

Protecting

Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA),

Plot

71, Lithuli Avanue Bugolobi,

P.O

Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: Wednesday, 9^th March, 2016