EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant position.

Senior Officer, Sponsorship Operations & Communications - (1) position) - Kampala

Job Purpose:

The Senior Officer, Sponsorship Operations and Communications is responsible for managing sponsorship information effectively and efficiently in line with both local and international Save the Children sponsorship & quality standards. This position is also accountable for sponsorship communications and quality of sponsorship information & data.

Academic back ground and Experience;

• Minimum of a Degree in Computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Computing or related field.

• At least 2 years working experience in development programmes of managing child sponsorship operations is essential.

• Having experience and skills in photo and video taking is an added advantage

• Must have good computer typing speed. Experience in database management is an added advantage.

General specifications applicable to all positions;

Application information;Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:

Email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to note:

Only online applications shall be considered.

Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications.

The closing date for receiving applications is 30th January 2015. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.

RapidPro Health Suite Product Manager

Global Innovation Centre

Duration: 11 months

Duty Station: UNICEF Global Innovation Lab, Kampala, Uganda

Level: Individual contract (Equivalent to P4 / NO-D)

BACKGROUND

UNICEF’s Innovation Unit and the UNICEF Global Innovation Centre are currently planning the scale up of several mobile driven tools supporting core UNICEF programmes such as in health, education, nutrition, coordination with partners, and broadcast media to facilitate gathering direct information in a timely and cost effective manner from hundreds of thousands of young people on everything from access to safe drinking water to views and behaviors about HIV and sex. Current development of the open-source technologies supporting UNICEF’s programmes require tools and components designed to accelerate replication by other country offices.

Evidence shows that digital health (eHealth), including strategies that leverage mobile technologies such as Short Message Service (SMS), can improve routine service delivery in terms of timely data collection and quality case management. Many of these eHealth systems show great potential in accelerating progress towards improving health service delivery. For example, in Uganda a nationally scaled RapidSMS based solution called mTrac supported by UNICEF and WHO has allowed the government to track anti-malarial medicines, contributing to a reduction in stock-outs from 79% in 2011 to 15.4% by 2014. However, current experience to date has been based primarily on pilot projects with few evaluations. As a result, large-scale implementation or integration of eHealth innovations within national government health programs is still limited. Therefore, there is an absence of adequate evidence about what works and knowledge of how to scale interventions that have demonstrated efficacy; and increasing calls for an evidence-based ‘systems approach’ to integrating these strategies into existing health systems.

One of the biggest challenges facing government and health development partners is the effort and cost required to deploy even the most basic eHealth system. While there are a number of eHealth tools that are hosted in the cloud or run off local computers, emerging government policies and laws are now increasingly requiring health data to be hosted at in-country data centres. This often necessitates sending in expensive foreign consultants, and hiring and training numerous technical staff to manage at great cost. Furthermore, establishing reverse-billed short codes – often a requirement for many mobile eHealth applications – can take years of negotiation with Mobile Network Operators in some countries. Furthermore, most investments in the eHealth space still do not take into account emerging best practices on enterprise level health information system architecture, including those coming from communities such as OpenHIE.

To address this, UNICEF has developed RapidPro.[1] RapidPro is designed for programmatic experts--not technologists--to be able to easily create SMS-based workflows to monitor programmes, track activities, or engage with beneficiaries. The platform includes tools for quick graphing and data analysis, as well as the ability to export data directly to Excel for further analysis. It retains and expands upon the functionalities of RapidSMS, which powers U-report, mTrac, Mother Reminder, Project Mwana, and the Rwanda’s RapidSMS 1,000 Days, but is easy to setup and manage without technical expertise. In addition, local government cloud hosting arrangements, service, and contracts with Mobile Network Operators will be taken care of by the UNICEF Global Innovation Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. UNICEF programmes in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are planning to either upgrade their current RapidSMS systems or implement new programmes on top of the RapidPro platform. All other UNICEF programmes are being encouraged to adopt RapidPro as the platform of choice for running SMS based mobile programmes.

The Innovation Center in Nairobi and the UNICEF Innovation Unit in New Yorkscaling up RapidPro (http://www.rapidpro.io/) as UNICEF’s mobile phone based system for Real Time Data collection for improved monitoring of service delivery. RapidPro is a communication engine to power connections among decision makers, young people, and frontline workers and UNICEF. It’s been designed based on seven years’ experience, challenges, failures, successes, and lessons learned around implementing RapidSMS. It is specifically designed for programmatic experts not technologists to be able to set up, easily create SMS-based workflows, and monitor programs, track activities, or engage with beneficiaries.

UNICEF is currently exploring opportunities to support alignment of a number of key eHealth tools - including DHIS2, iHRIS - through the promotion and adoption of emerging best practices around health systems enterprise level architecture and Application Protocol Interfaces (API’s), and extend the functionality of a core set of eHealth tools that are already serving as the foundation for many national Health Information Systems through RapidPro; increasing the effectiveness of these tools exponentially and creating a platform for expanding specific interventions and programmes.

Additionally, a broader RapidPro supported “eHealth Suite of Tools” is planned, which will update and extend the reach of already UNICEF supported RapidSMS applications including maternal reminders, while adding new modules including a community counseling hotline application. This includes the community counseling hotline module (based off of the Zambia U-report HIV/AIDS counseling service) with an emphasis on breastfeeding and maternal, newborn, and child health counseling. The mother reminder application which will be built off of Project Mwana and the Uganda mother reminder systems, which strengthens the link between the community (through CHWs) and the formal health system (facilities).

In order for the work around building out the health suite of RapidPro, including interoperability with other open source mHealth solutions, to support the implementation of an MNCH grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and existing initiatives around The Every Newborn Action Plan, SUN movement, Global Fund-MNCH-Plus, Breastfeeding Advocacy, and iCCM initiatives to be properly designed, deployed, managed, UNICEF sees a great need to strategically place an mHealth product manager within UNICEF’s Health program.

PURPOSE OF THE APPOINTMENT

The product manager would serve as the focal point on RapidPro Health activities, while ensuring standards/principals are kept during deployments, mHealth/eHealth communities are engaged around the interoperability of RapidPro, partnerships are developed and maintained, and country offices are supported in developing and implementing mHealth activities pertaining to grants by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). The product manager will work between UNICEF’s Health and Innovation teams at headquarters and UNICEF’s Global Innovation Centre, with the expectation that country offices, RapidPro teams and stakeholders, and partners are visited when needed. The coordinator role will allow RapidPro to be strengthened in its health application rollouts and systematically integrated into other e and mHealth systems.

The general objective of this consultancy is to provide overall product mHealth coordination and strategy support to the UNICEF Global Innovation Centre. This candidate needs to gather large amount of information from various sources and synthesis is it into concrete plans for how the Global Innovation Centre should develop and package tools within the RapidPro Health suite.

It will require an ability to understand complex, abstract concepts, and ability to think creatively about best fitting technology for each project and build the end product. It will take an understanding of currently available technology and trends to develop effective solutions for the Health sector. It also requires an extensive background and presence in the mHealth/eHealth communities.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

? Working with UNICEF HQ Health Section, Regional offices and countries to develop a global mHealth approach on MNCH based on GreenTree principles and other existing best practices in the field.

? Supporting MNCH grant countries in mHealth strategy development and implementation, linking to other existing mHealth platforms in the country.

? Providing guidance to both UNICEF Health and Innovation teams on ways forward to further strengthen RapidPro’s suite of mHealth services in a sustainable fashion.

? Coordinating and aligning the RapidPro Health suite: roadmap and requirements with UNICEF HQ and Gates MNCH Grant strategies, and provide strategic guidance and oversight to the RapidPro Technical Architect and Product Managers

? Developing a scalable rollout and support strategy for deployments of maternal reminder and community counseling hotline application, including providing an integrated community support option for these products

? Work with the UNICEF Health team to integrate into the broader MNCH strategy, and develop budgets and fundraise where there are gaps in financing.

? Supporting coordination of the development of training materials and documentation for RapidPro suite of mHealth services in target countries;

? Participating in relevant standards/interoperability communities, working with existing open-source mHealth platforms (MoTECH, CommCare, DHIS2, OpenMRS, iHRIS etc) to ensure that any country implementation meets interoperability requirements.

? Assessing further support needs required by countries to rollout RapidPro mHealth services and integration.

? Review existing UNICEF Health strategies, and provide recommendations to mainstream emerging best practices in the field of digital health systems into UNICEF programmes.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

At least 8 years of professional experience. Proven experience in the mHealth field - especially on deployment of mHealth systems with multiple partners and multiple systems. Significant experience with project management with an ability to translate complex ideas from various fields into unified, clear guidance is a must. Advanced degree in a relevant field or equivalent related practical experience.

Additional Experience and Knowledge:

Project Manager who is comfortable working on the database, front-end code, and everything in between.

Exposure to managing external software vendors

Experience writing technical contracts

Experience writing technical documentation

Experience working in working, designing, or deploying solutions in/for low-resource settings

Extensive experience working with the mHealth/eHealth community

Knowledge and experience with MoTECH, CommCare, DHIS2, OpenMRS, iHRIS, OpenHIE, etc

Familiarity with open-source technology

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with processing large amount of information and synthesizing it

Ability to work in a team and in a diverse work environment.

Languages:

Fluency in English.

Visit us at www.unicefstories.organd www.unicef.org/innovation

[1]http://rapidpro.io/

How to apply:

Interested and suitable candidates should send their applications, including Cover letter, P-11 (http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc), CV, Github ID and copies of their last two Performance Evaluation Reports (where applicable) with Subject “RapidPro Health Suite Product Manager” to: jobsugic@gmail.comon or before 11 January 2015. Applicants must clearly indicate the position applied for and use this order to name file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_Mukasa_P11 or Gold_Mukasa_CV or Gold_Mukasa_CoverLetter. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the operations.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Director of Program Operations, the person provides technical assistance and oversight for aspects related to the NORAD funding in Country. The Program Manager is the National level manager of NORAD Framework Program and which is an integrated program comprising of the following thematic areas; Education, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction. The job holder provides overall programmatic and operational lead and management including; planning, implementation, capacity enhancement, monitoring/ evaluation and reporting both internally (within SCI) and externally (for/with partners). The person is accountable for overall coordination and oversight delivery of the NORAD framework program across all the thematic areas of Education, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction in the country. The job holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;

General specifications applicable to all positions;

Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:

The Director of Human Resources & Administration

Save the Children

Plot 68/70, Kira Road

P O Box 12018

Kampala

Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to note:

We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the operations.

Senior Officer Fertility Awareness and Community Transformation (FACT) Project (1 Position); Kampala

Job Purpose:

The Senior Officer – FACT contributes to Save the Children’s capacity to implement the FACT project as a means of improving fertility awareness and access to fertility awareness methods using existing program SCI platforms in Northern Uganda and Karamoja region. S/he is responsible for ensuring proper coordination of FACT activities with those of existing program platforms used for implementation of the FACT project; coordinating and providing guidance on mobilization activities to ensure effective participation in FACT activities of communities within selected program platforms; supporting the training of facility and community based providers about fertility awareness, fertility awareness based family planning methods and other family planning methods; leading on monitoring and documentation of project activities and contributing to writing of project reports. The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;

General specifications applicable to all positions;

Application information;

Please refer to the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection criteria by visiting our website:www.savethechildren.ug

Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:

The Director of Human Resources & Administration

Save the Children

Plot68/70, Kira Road

P O Box 12018

Kampala

Or on email:uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to note:

Organisation: Kampala International School, Uganda(KISU)
Kampala International School aims to be the premier International School in East Africa and is CIS/NEASC accredited with over 560 students aged 2 to 18 years from 60 countries. We offer the National Curriculum for England (modified to suit our student body and location in Uganda), JGCSE’s and the IB Diploma Programme. We’ve got great students and an exceptional campus close to the centre of Kampala. Our teachers come from a diverse background, with a teaching body of 58 educators from 6 continents.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The Secondary Maths specialist should hold a full degree and teaching qualification and should have experience of teaching Maths in the National Curriculum for England, IGCSE and experience of IB Diploma teaching (to HL).  As a classroom practitioner, the candidate's classroom is likely to be a hive of activity, promoting child centred education at its best. Our students are lively, enthusiastic and great fun. Our campus is outstanding and we have a great team of teachers who are dedicated to what they do.
All candidates are encouraged to send their applications via email to: recruitment@kisu.com with the subject line clearly stating the post being applied for and the applicants name including an updated resume/ CV, photograph and contact details of three referees including email contacts 
Deadline: 26th September 2014.

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the humanitarian/emergency response operations.

Sponsorship Manager (1 Position); Kampala

Job Purpose:
The Sponsorship Manager works closely with the Director of Program Operations and Country Office Senior Management Team to meet all sponsorship-related objectives in the country office. The Sponsorship Manager ensures that sponsorship resources are focused on reaching strategic objectives, retaining sponsors, meeting sponsor expectations and adhering to all internal and external standards. The post holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;
- Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Education, social science or related discipline.
- At least 6 years working experience in development programmes of managing child sponsorship is essential.
- Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Sponsorship, Health, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection program delivery

General specifications applicable to all positions;
- Thorough understanding of Save the Children working principles and approaches of Child Participation, Child Rights Programming, Partnership, Child Safeguarding, Zero Tolerance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programme Integration etc.
- Demonstrable financial, planning and budget management skills a MUST. Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Demonstrated knowledge of international and local policies and frameworks relating to their thematic area is a must.
- Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Excellent time management and planning capacity
- Excellent planning, coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
- Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
- Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses as called upon.

Contract Period: 12 months (renewable)

Reporting to the Humanitarian Program Manager, the EFS-VL Technical Team Lead will oversee Oxfam’s EFS-VL programming under the South Sudanese Refugee response and projects implemented by partners in the West Nile Region, ensuring good quality programming. S/he will  have technical oversight and support national staff capacity development through training of field-based based staff in EFS-VL. S/he will also represent Oxfam at field and national level in various humanitarian fora including sector specific coordination meetings.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and/or participate in multi-agency EFS-LV needs assessments and support Oxfam and partner staff in designing and planning EFS-LV interventions in the operational areas. S/he lead on Programme implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, ensure that consideration in WASH and Nutrition as well as Gender and Protection are integrated into EFS-VL programming. S/he will contribute to proposal development and review partnership proposals ensuring that all stages of the partnership grant process are followed..S/he will also support fundraising initiatives, monitoring of operational budgets and writing of interim and final donor reports.

Period: 12 months (renewable)

Reporting to the Humanitarian Program Manager, the WASH Technical Lead will play a lead role in the development of Oxfam’s humanitarian WASH strategy in Uganda. S/he will oversee all aspects of Oxfam’s humanitarian WASH responses in Uganda including the South Sudanese Refugee response and other projects implemented directly by Oxfam as well as by partners in the country. S/he will work closely with UNHCR, OPM and other relevant WASH actors and represent Oxfam at field and national level in various humanitarian fora including sector specific coordination meetings to influence standards and ways of working. S/he will have technical oversight and support partner and staff capacity development through training of field-based based staff in integrated WASH to ensuring good quality programming and programme delivery

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and/or participate in multi-agency WASH needs assessments, Identify gaps in WASH services and recommend to Oxfam and partners the required course of action. S/he will provide technical support and guidance in designing and planning WASH  interventions in the operational areas, ensuring that WASH minimum standards and principles are met. S/he lead on programme implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, ensure that consideration in health, nutrition as well as Gender and Protection are integrated into WASH programming. S/he will contribute to proposal development and review partnership proposals ensuring that all stages of the partnership grant process are followed..S/he will also support fundraising initiatives, monitoring of operational budgets and writing of interim and final donor reports.

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled individual to support the communications team as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Uganda. The Communications Volunteer will assist with the communications efforts of Habitat for Humanity Uganda (including marketing, advertising and public relations) as well as various projects and events for related initiatives. The assignment components are somewhat flexible and Habitat for Humanity Uganda will work with the individual selected to design the objectives and outcomes for the period of service.

This assignment is expected to last for 6-12 months and will be located in Kampala, Uganda at the national office for Habitat for Humanity Uganda.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

*Write public service announcements, press releases, e-newsletters, communication plans and letters.
*Design flyers, graphics, E-vites and other marketing material for major events hosted by Habitat for Humanity Uganda.
*Prepare content for Habitat for Humanity Uganda websites.
*Communicate the mission of Habitat for Humanity Uganda, and work to community organizations, the general public and donors.
*Collaborate with staff on new ideas, directions, and venues for marketing and communications.
*Initiate or follow-up on outreach attempts with media professionals.
*Produce stories, photographs and information for use in Habitat for Humanity International publications.
*Assist with photo and video opportunities.
*Work with programs to develop story concepts for the media.
*Maintain files and prepare written recommendations for future projects.
*Undertake other projects within the realm of communications.
*Write compelling grant proposals seeking funding for Habitat for Humanity Uganda.

OFFICE/LOCATION INFORMATION:

Habitat for Humanity Uganda on May 1st 2013 shifted office location to Kamwokya. Kamwokya is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. This location is approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles), by road, northeast of the Kampala's central business district.
Kamwokya is a two square-mile area and home to 20,000-30,000 people. Kamwokya has both planned and unplanned settlements accompanied by both the well-to-do as well as the low income people. The community in Kamwokya is comprised of multiple tribes with a mixed residential and commercial area of the city, with a large number of small Information Technology (IT) businesses. It is also the location of a central market, restaurants, shops, dry-cleaners and sports bars, many of them, upscale. Closer to the city center, one can find several foreign embassies, government buildings, hospitals/clinics, and the Uganda National Museum.

Some of the homes in Kamwokya have over the last 5-10 years been converted to office space. The Habitat Uganda office was once a family’s home.

Habitat Uganda now has a total of 27 warm and friendly officers, with the National Office at Kamwokya having 15 staff while the others are based at the field offices. There is currently one volunteer.

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION:
Lying astride the equator, most of Uganda consists of a fertile plateau, in the center of which is Lake Kyoga. The climate is tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August). Average daily temperatures rarely exceed 29°C (84°F). It has a well-developed tourist infrastructure with excellent national parks that showcase Uganda's wide variety of wildlife including mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and over 600 species of birds. In addition to Kampala, other cities include Entebbe, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara, and Mbale.

About 90% of Uganda's inhabitants live in rural areas. Approximately 70% of the people speak one of the Bantu languages; the main Bantu ethnic groups, all of whom live in the southern half of the country, are the Baganda, Banyankole, Basoga, Bakiga, and Bagisu. Other language groups in Uganda are the Western Nilotic, whose speakers live in the north and make up about 15% of the population; the Eastern Nilotic, whose members live in the northeast and make up about 10% of the population; and the Sudanic, whose speakers live in the northwest and make up about 5% of the population. Between 1980 and 1985, thousands of refugees (mostly Tutsis) from Rwanda and Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) settled in Uganda. English and Swahili are the country's official languages. More than 80% of the people are Christian, while about 12% are Muslim; the rest follow traditional religious beliefs. (Source: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/uganda-land-people.html)

Some Ugandan restaurants have the best services and they operate 24 hours. You will get what to eat at any time of the day or night. Restaurants provide a range of services to cater for all levels of income. Other restaurants in Uganda include Indian, Japanese and Chinese. Uganda offers a range of dishes ranging from continental, Italian, Chinese, Ugandan, Indian and more. The finest restaurants in Uganda are located in Kampala which is the Capital City. Most restaurants have specialty in certain cuisines but can also handle other dishes using recipes from Uganda and other countries.

ANTICIPATED COSTS TO THE VOLUNTEER:

Monthly estimate for a single individual is given below. (All figures are in USD.)

For a furnished apartment: Housing + utilities: $800
Food: $500
Transportation to and from office (public taxi): $80
Other (recreation and personal expenses):$200
Must bring own laptop.
Estimated Monthly Total: $1,580

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

*Firm grasp of standard tools and platforms in the communications field.
*Completed or working toward a college degree, preferably in a related field such as marketing, mass communications or public relations.
*Previous experience in marketing or communications.
*Grant writing experience is a plus.
*Must be computer literate (working knowledge of word processing, PowerPoint, Excel).
*An effective communicator, both written and oral.
*Ability to communicate in a professional manner with press and community contacts.
*Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines.
*Enthusiasm for the mission of Habitat for Humanity and the families we serve.

Please submit your resume and motivation letter as ONE DOCUMENT into our applicant tracking system.
Habitat for Humanity engages people of all ages and backgrounds in addressing community needs

HOTEL CHEF – KAMPALA, UGANDA
Our client, a leading Hotel in Kampala, Uganda is looking for a Hotel Chef to be responsible for the operations and supervision of their kitchen.
Job Summary
• Responsible for all food production
• Develop menus, food purchases specifications and recipes.
• Supervise Kitchen staff.
• Develop and monitor food and labour budget for the department.
• Maintain highest professional food quality and sanitation standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Plans menus for all food outlets at the hotel.
• Schedules and coordinates the work of cooks and other kitchen employees to assure that food preparation is economical and technically correct and within budgeted labour cost goals.
• Approves the requisition of products and other necessary food supplies.
• Ensures that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times.
• Establishes controls to minimize food and supply waste and theft.
• Safeguards all food preparation employees by implementing training to increase their knowledge about safety, sanitation and accident prevention principles.
• Develops standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation which help to assure consistently high quality and to minimize food costs; exercises portion control for all items served and assists in establishing menu selling prices.
• Prepares necessary data for applicable parts of the budget; projects annual food, labour and other costs and monitors actual financial results; takes corrective action as necessary to help assure that financial goals are met.
• Attends food and beverage staff and management meetings.
• Consults with the Food & Beverage Manager about food production aspects of special events being planned.
• Cooks or directly supervises the cooking of items that require skilful preparation.
• Ensures proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
• Evaluates food products to assure that quality standards are consistently attained.
• Interacts with food and beverage management to assure that food production consistently exceeds the expectations of guests.
• In conjunction with F& B management team, assist in maintaining a high level of service principles in accordance with established standards.
• Evaluates products to assure that quality, price and related goods are consistently met.
• Develops policies and procedures to enhance and measure quality; continually updates written policies and procedures to reflect state-of-the-art techniques, equipment and terminology.
• Establishes and maintains a regular cleaning and maintenance schedule for all kitchen areas and equipment.
• Provides training and professional development opportunities for all kitchen staff.
• Ensures that representatives from the kitchen attend service line-ups and meetings.
• Periodically visits dining area when it is open to welcome guests.
• Support safe work habits and a safe working environment at all times.
• Perform other duties as directed
Supervisory Responsibilities
• Interview, select, train, supervise, counsel and discipline all employees in the department.
• Provide, develop, train, and maintain a professional work force.
• Ensure all services to guests are conducted in a highly professional and efficient manner.
• Ensure a safe working environment and attitude on the part of all employees in areas of responsibility.
Other Skills and Abilities
• Ability to interact positively with supervisor, management, co-workers, members, and the public to promote a team effort and maintain a positive and professional approach.
• Ability to produce a high volume of work in a timely manner, which is accurate, complete, and of high quality.
• Ability to come to work regularly and on time, to follow directions, to take criticism, to get along with co-workers and supervisors, to treat co-workers, supervisors and guests with respect and courtesy, and to refrain from abusive, insubordinate and/or violent behaviour.

Qualifications
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or Experience
• Hotel or Food Production qualification
• At least 5-10 years experience in food production

This position is aimed at coordinating all the personnel actions for Peace Corps Uganda in accordance with Post-specific and United States Government policies. This employee works closely with local government, Ugandan staff, American staff, American Government officials, and American Peace Corps Volunteers. The individual facilitates the recruitment, orientation, and support of employees throughout their contractual period in addition to working closely with the DMO on a wide variety of tasks in a busy and diverse setting.
·             Develop job announcements, review resumes, organize interview panels, and schedule interviews.  Prepare Personal Service Contracts and assure these contracts are kept up to-date.·             Organize and perform orientation and induction program of new hires.  Coordinate all personnel departures.·            Collaborate with staff to develop job descriptions.  Coordinate new employee orientation, staff training, and staff performance reviews.·             Work with staff to conduct Volunteer trainings, coordinate venues for staff meetings and conferences, and manage an accurate calendar of administrative team activities.·             Maintain leave reports, time and attendance reports, and employee records such as health benefit forms.·             Prepare payroll, payment vouchers, and payment invoices.  Uses fiscal coding.·             Liaison with Human Resource Management System( HRMS), Peace Corps Washington (PCW), United States Embassy, and local Uganda Government.·             Maintain knowledge of contract regulations, personnel policies, benefits coverage, Ugandan Labor Law, and Embassy Local Compensation Plan and update manuals, handbooks, staff, and the DMO as necessary.·             Work closely with the General Service Office (GSO) relating to new or renewal of property.  Prepare the lease and all lease-related payments, obligations/de-obligations, and annual reports.·             Be knowledgeable and supportive of Peace Corps Uganda safety and security policies and procedures.·             Six years of progressively responsible experience in human resources/personnel management work which includes position classification, financial accountability, wage administration, and other personnel operations. Familiarity with U.S Government financial and contract management procedures is a plus.·             Excellent computer skills including word processing and spreadsheet programs and excellent command of English.·             Ability to work independently with little supervision, good organizational and time management skills, willingness to take the initiative, flexible, excellent teamwork skills, strong service attitude, personal integrity; strong cross-cultural skills, strong interpersonal skills, strong interest in Uganda's development.·             Ability to work on a regular Monday through Friday schedule with evening and weekend hours when necessary.·             This position requires strict adherence to ethical standards of confidentiality and Professional conduct.HOW TO APPLY FOR JOBS AT PEACE CORPSALL submission should be electronic.Please submit a Microsoft Word formatted letter of interest, resume, names and contacts information for three references to applications@ug.peacecorps.gov Clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line of your cover email. Submitted documents become the property of Peace Corps and will not be returned. You will be contacted ONLY if you are deem qualified. If called for an interview, you will be expected to bring copies of your academic credentials. Finalists from the first interview will be expected to bring a reference letter from their Local Council (LC1) as part of the final review process. The United States Peace Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy:

VACANCY NO.: Job ID 2478

CLOSING DATE: 3 April 2014 (5.00 p.m. New York time)

POST TITLE: Technical Specialist, Maternal Health/Family Planning

CATEGORY: ICS-11 (equivalent to P-4)

DUTY STATION: Kampala, Uganda

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DURATION: One year (renewable)[i]

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: East and Southern Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

The Technical Specialist- MH/FP post is located in the UNFPA Uganda office in Kampala. Under the overall supervision of the UNFPA Representative the International Technical specialist will coordinate and oversee the SRHR component of the Country Programme, including providing technical support to the implementation of the consolidated annual work plan for strengthening integration of Family Planning, Maternal Health, HIV Prevention and Gender Based Violence services in the 7th GOU/UNFPA Country program. The position is available immediately for an initial period of one (1) year.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

In collaboration with the national counterpart (Government and Civil Society), UN agencies and other partners, the International Technical specialist-MH/FP contributes substantially to reducing family planning unmet needs, increasing coverage of EmONC, strengthening the institutional framework for the management of human resources in maternal health and family planning, improving the availability and accessibility of quality reproductive health services, with active community involvement. He/she oversees the implementation of the consolidated Annual Work Plan (AWP)for strengthening integration of Family Planning, Maternal Health, HIV Prevention and Gender Based Violence services, particularly in the core districts covered by the program. He/she ensures the quality of interventions and outcomes : (i) best practices and lessons learned in the management of the work plan , (ii) leadership, governance, coordination , monitoring and evaluation at all levels of the program cycle for the promotion of Family Planning, Maternal Health, HIV and Gender for accelerating maternal mortality reduction and Uganda’s sustainable development.

The Technical specialist will accomplish the following tasks:

A.Effective advocacy, policy dialogue, coordination and management of multi-stakeholder programs in support of the national response in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, with focus on maternal health and family planning.

· Develop a synthesis of all programs and projects funded by Uganda UNFPA Country Office in the field of maternal health, family planning, HIV, GBV and protection of sexual and reproductive health of young girls showing synergies, complementarities, and any duplication. This summary document will have a clear strategic vision. It will take into account the extended United Nation Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), the extended Country Program Action Plan (2014-2015) and the Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Sharpened plan for Uganda and show interactions, complementarities; potential duplication with the action plans of sister agencies such as UNICEF and WHO as well as other related national and international NGO programs. It will propose a joint action plan with other agencies in the field of interventions to reduce maternal mortality, especially pillars: FP, Commodity Security, Sexual Health of Adolescents and Young people, EmONC, Goal oriented Antenatal care, deliveries attended by qualified staff, preventing HIV transmission from mother to child and prevention and response to Gender Based violence

· Exploit studies, research and available data in Uganda on maternal health, family planning and the girl child, and maintain statistics relating thereto, with a view to updating indicators of maternal health;

· Contribute to the creation and sharing of knowledge by synthesizing and documenting the results, lessons learned, successes and best practices, strategies and innovative approaches to promoting integrated maternal health, family planning and HIV programs

· Report regularly on progress in maternal health/family planning/HIV/GBV and share information with the various actors in the context of improving intervention strategies in this regard;

· Contribute to the Annual Work Plan evaluation and development of the Annual Work Plans for integrated reproductive health services strengthening

B. Technical support to development and implementation of national SRH, FP and RHCS related strategies

· Contribute to the substantive elaboration and adaptation of UNFPA Strategic Plan, its family planning strategy and to its implementation in the country

· Provide the GOU/UNFPA Country program with Technical Assistance and advice on the strategic direction for strengthening the delivery, access to and quality of integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, formulate recommendations on potential critical maternal and sexual and reproductive health issues and provide advice in respect to health sector progress including Millennium Development Goals progress.

· Provide technical assistance to national partners to scale-up quality health services to ensure universal access to reproductive health, including family planning, skilled birth attendance, emergency obstetric and newborn care,

· Participate in the implementation and monitoring of Annual Work Plan activities by conducting field visits, participating in review meetings and missions evaluation and preparing quarterly and annual reports on the progress;

· Strengthen national capacities in Reproductive Health for: i) conducting needs assessments in the field of EmNOC and FP; ii) achieving cost estimates of developed plans and rapidly mobilize the resources required for their implementation; iii) conducting the political dialogue for growth and the equitable distribution of qualified heath providers, particularly midwives for skilled attendance at birth iv) contributing to equitable access to reproductive health services, including for the poor; v) proposing initiatives to address the deep causes of maternal mortality, including gender inequalities vi) improving monitoring and evaluation; vii) contributing to strengthening mutual accountability mechanisms to ending preventable maternal and newborn death including but not limited to Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) and National Health Accounts analyses

· Contribute to the implementation of Uganda’s initiatives on reduction of maternal and newborn mortality including Uganda’s FP scale up plan, Uganda’s Catalytic action plan on Life saving commodities etc

C. Resource mobilization in support of SRH (especially MH and FP) priorities based on evidence informed interventions and maximizing value for money

· Contribute to the mobilization of financial resources for: i) the promotion of family planning, ii) the promotion of maternal health; iii ) strengthening Reproductive Health Commodity Security, iv ) the protection of the girl child, preparing adequate documentation and participating in meetings of donors;

D. Strengthened partnerships, especially within the UN family to mainstream UNFPA strategic plan priorities in the country and among donor interventions.

· Strengthen partnership with other UN agencies, and civil society organizations for the planning, implementation and monitoring of high impact interventions to reduce maternal mortality; specifically FP, access to and use of essential life-saving commodities as well as investing in maternal and newborn care

· Participate in the UNFPA and FP2020 technical networks on Family Planning maintaining communication and feedback loops on all substantive work;

· E. Perform any other duties as assigned by the UNFPA Representative/ supervisor in the area of his/her competences.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

i) Values: Integrity, commitment, embracing cultural diversity, embracing change.

ii) Core Competencies: Achieving results, accountability, developing professional expertise, analytical thinking, working in teams, communicating for impact.

iii) Required Skillset:

· Development and programme management focused on results

· Innovation and dissemination of new approaches

· Resources mobilization from national governments and partners/Building strategic alliances with partners

· Advocacy / Presentation of an oriented agenda

· Resources mobilization

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:Advanced university degree or equivalent in Medicine, public health, population studies, Health Statistics or related fields

Knowledge and Experience:

· Seven years of relevant and increasingly responsible experience in managing RH or health programmes, of which at least five years national and/or international experience in advising on SRH programmes RH commodities, health systems and supply management. Professional experience as Technical Specialist to Ministries of Health in other countries will be an asset.

· General knowledge of the principles and operational aspects of integrated RH/MH care.

· Interpersonal and communication skills for the dissemination of information and advocacy activities.

· Familiarity with UN development programmes and working procedures, especially UNFPA policies and programming procedures, an asset.

· Proven skills in report writing and publication of articles in maternal health and family planning are essential.

Languages

Mastery of English is required.

Knowledge information

Proven skills in current use of the office software are also required.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender quality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the position. The package includes a competitive salary plus housing allowance, home leave, health insurance and other benefits.

UNFPA has established an electronic application management system. This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy.

Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at https://erecruit.partneragencies.org/erecruit.html

Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.

Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

In accordance with the rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, are required to renounce such status upon their appointment. Exceptions to this rule are very limited and can be made only for: (a) stateless persons; (b) newly appointed staff members who have applied for citizenship by naturalization, when such citizenship will be granted imminently; (c) acting staff members in the General Service and related categories with permanent residency status, on promotion to the Professional category; (d) staff members appointed under a temporary appointment. Please understand that UNFPA is not in a position to provide advice on or assistance in applying for any citizenship.

[i] No expectancy of renewal in accordance with UN Staff Regulation 4.5

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