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DREAMS Program Officer Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 12 January 2025
Hiring Organization: Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Job Details:
Job Summary
The overall purpose of this job is to ensure project planning and management, coordination of a quality and effective referral system for social and clinical-based services, organizational learning, reporting, and documentation in the implementation of the DREAMS activities. Additionally, provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of community-based approaches to mobilize and engage, empower to access and utilize social and clinical HIV prevention services.
Overall Responsibilities
Effectively lead and plan DREAMS activities and set high-quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines.
Lead identification and enrollment of eligible AGYW in the DREAMS program following donor guidance.
Ensure AGYW enrolled in DREAMS are fully layered in accordance with the Uganda DREAMS layering table.
Develop, disseminate, and track periodic work plans (annual and quarterly) for the implementation of the DREAMS project activities in the SNU.
Supervise all community-based demand creation activities for HIV diagnosis to identify negative AGYW and link them to social support (peer) groups and platforms to access HIV prevention services.
Compile and submit timely periodic progress reports to inform planning and decision-making.
Participate in the development and review of reporting formats/tools/SOPs to enable comprehensive documentation of project achievements and adherence to standards.
Build the capacity of health workers, HRH, and other stakeholders through CMEs, mentorship, and technical support supervision to provide quality DREAMS services.
Provide technical support supervision to Nabagereka Development Foundation (NDF) during the implementation of SASA!.
Prepare success stories, CQI briefs, and documents on innovations, best practices, and project learning for experience sharing.
Ensure regular follow-up and documentation of viral load suppression status of all AGYW on ART.
Support DREAMS beneficiary assessments to track progress toward graduation.
Support the functionality of the District Action Centres.
Participate in internal and CDC DREAMS weekly coordination and planning meetings.
Support implementation of the Community-Health Facility framework and an active linkage and referral network with CSOs and different thematic areas.
Lead and monitor the compliance of HRH DREAMS staff within the SNU to ensure high-quality DREAMS project implementation.
Required Qualification, Experience, and Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work & Social Administration or Public Health. A postgraduate diploma in a related field will be an added advantage. Additional training in OVC Management and Child and Adolescent Counseling is required.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in programs targeting AGYW, orphans and vulnerable children, and/or adolescent girls.
- Experience in facilitating HIV and violence prevention curricula, parenting/caregiver programs, SASA, socioeconomic approaches, and/or cash grants is strongly preferred.
- Previous PEPFAR DREAMS project experience is highly valued.
3 Years Relevant Experience
Application procedure
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Date Posted: 2025-01-05
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