Job title: Community Development Facilitator AIM Health Project
Employment type: Full time
Country: Tanzania
City / Location: Kampala
Job category: Medical/Health
Min. years of experience: 3 years
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree
Organization Overview
World Vision Uganda started in 1986 to offer relief and resettlement
packages and to help reconstruct districts in central Uganda ravaged by
the 1981-1986 war. Development work was added on with the initiation of
Community Development Projects (CDPs) in central, southern, western and
West Nile regions between 1987 and 1995.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinate, mentor, build and motivate Village Health Teams ensuring they are working according to activity plans
• Ensure close working relationship with district health team and sub county health centre staff.
• In close collaboration with the AIM Project Manager, and relevant Ministry staff at District and Sub county level, monitor field based activities, ensuring they are in accordance with the work plans and to the quality expected.
• Ensure documentation of best practices within the project is done and shared
• Work in liaison with the Area Development Programme (ADP) Cluster management and ensuring that the project implementation is integrated into ADP Programming through frequent dialogue and support.
• Ensure that management and monitoring information is fed back to project management to aid objective decision making.
• Work with Reporting and Documentation coordinator to ensure that both quality quantitative and qualitative data is shared with World Vision Uganda management, District local Government and stake holders.
• Coordinate at the project level the proper implementation of Mhealth project activities.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by Management.
Major Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The prospective World Vision employee should possess a University Degree in Public health, Nursing or any related discipline
• At least three years' experience in working in the area of Maternal Newborn and Child Health and M&E
• Good Understanding and Knowledge of Uganda Maternal and New born child Health strategic Direction
• Past experience in working communities with good knowledge of public health system and structures
• Working knowledge of MNCH methodologies and other related approaches
• Excellent interpersonal communication and counselling skills.
• All candidates must be mature and committed Christians, able to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and also able to appreciate and stand above denominational diversities.
• Coordinate, mentor, build and motivate Village Health Teams ensuring they are working according to activity plans
• Ensure close working relationship with district health team and sub county health centre staff.
• In close collaboration with the AIM Project Manager, and relevant Ministry staff at District and Sub county level, monitor field based activities, ensuring they are in accordance with the work plans and to the quality expected.
• Ensure documentation of best practices within the project is done and shared
• Work in liaison with the Area Development Programme (ADP) Cluster management and ensuring that the project implementation is integrated into ADP Programming through frequent dialogue and support.
• Ensure that management and monitoring information is fed back to project management to aid objective decision making.
• Work with Reporting and Documentation coordinator to ensure that both quality quantitative and qualitative data is shared with World Vision Uganda management, District local Government and stake holders.
• Coordinate at the project level the proper implementation of Mhealth project activities.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by Management.
Major Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The prospective World Vision employee should possess a University Degree in Public health, Nursing or any related discipline
• At least three years' experience in working in the area of Maternal Newborn and Child Health and M&E
• Good Understanding and Knowledge of Uganda Maternal and New born child Health strategic Direction
• Past experience in working communities with good knowledge of public health system and structures
• Working knowledge of MNCH methodologies and other related approaches
• Excellent interpersonal communication and counselling skills.
• All candidates must be mature and committed Christians, able to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and also able to appreciate and stand above denominational diversities.
How to apply for this Job:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org.
Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist
(Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Application Closing date: March 7, 2014 - 5pm
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Application Closing date: March 7, 2014 - 5pm