USAID CHC Project Communication Officer Jobs - FHI 360

Project Name: USAID Communication for Healthy Communities (CHC)

Duty Station: Kampala and Gulu, Uganda

Reports to:  Project

Coordinator

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 The DREAMS Communication Officer will directly

support  the DREAMS Project Coordinator

to rollout targeted social and behavior change communication interventions for

adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), through youth friendly mass media and

interpersonal and community communication aimed at increasing knowledge and

uptake of health behaviors to prevent HIV infection.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Offer technical support to the DREAMS
  
  Coordinator to design, implement, monitor and evaluate the DREAMS communication
  
  interventions


• Provide support to the process of formative
  
  research, design, development, materials development and message testing
  
  with target audiences


• Oversee the planning and execution of
  
  interpersonal communication (IPC) activifies including; orientation of youth
  
  friendly campaign champions,


• Work with service provider partners to
  
  conduct youth friendly community based demand generation activities such
  
  as flash mobs, street bashes, market-day activations and school bashes.


• Carry out on-going monitoring and
  
  documentation of campaign activities including: success stories, activity reports
  
  and quarterly reports


• Manage the dissemination campaign materials
  
  to key partners, health centers and other youth corners in the districts.


• Represent CHC through participation,
  
  facilitation, and work presentation at all partner meetings in the
  
  districts


• Perform any other duties as assigned by the
  
  DREAMS Coordinator.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the USAID FHI360 Project
  
  Coordinator career should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Communication


• At least three to five years’ experience in
  
  health communication


• Significant experience in HIV/AIDS
  
  communication and community- mobilization activities


• Prior exposure and experience working with
  
  different partners, service providers, districts and community based
  
  organizations


• Exhibit commitment and passion for adolescent
  
  and young women’s sexual reproductive health, and HIV prevention


• Ability to adapt and work in challenging and
  
  demanding environments


• 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