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| Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation |
Project 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 project officer is responsible for working with the district stakeholders in implementing the HIV prevention project activities/interventions targeting Adolescent Girls and Young Women in alignment with the project objectives and set targets.
Overall Responsibilities
1. Based on the project’s technical approach and national guidelines, take the lead in planning, coordinating, and implementing the project activities in the district of operation.
2. Build the capacity of health workers and key community stakeholders (including schools) in adolescent-friendly services through training, mentorship and support supervision.
3. Build the capacity of AGYW peers through training, support supervision and mentorship.
4. Conduct timely documentation of activities implemented and ensure monthly and quarterly reporting of project achievements in collaboration with the project M&E Officer.
5. Establish collaborations and strengthen partner coordination with key stakeholders including; comprehensive partners, civil society, and district and community structures for effective and efficient implementation of the project activities.
6. Strengthen referral and linkages between community service delivery points and health facilities for AGYW HIV, SRH, GBV and Nutrition services.
7. Liaise with other cluster bases staff to support the smooth and coordinated implementation of the project activities,
8. Support the districts to establish and functionalize the District Integrated Committees for Adolescent Health (DICAH).
9. Develop timely activity trip plans, budgets, and implementation plans on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
10. Represent the project in district meetings including extended DHT meetings, comprehensive partners’ meetings when invited and district technical working group activities where Baylor is required to participate.
11. Document project success stories and case studies for sharing with a wider audience.
12. Ensure timely accountability for all funds provided for project activity implementation.
13. Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor or regional cluster head.
Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies:
· A Bachelor of Public Health with Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health.
· Over 5 years of HIV prevention, care, and treatment and must be registered with the allied health professional body.
· Related work experience in technical assistance support to districts and Health system strengthening (HSS).
- 5 Years Relevant Experience
Application procedure
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Date Posted: 2025-01-05
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