Position: Project Officer 1 Health – Kimu Area Programme
Report to: Child Sponsorship and Development Facilitator
Location: Kiboga District
Purpose of the position:
To implement field level programmatic activities and sponsorship performance in line with targets and partnership standards in a manner that contributes to sustained and improved child wellbeing.
Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Project implementation and reporting
- Participate in planning and budgeting, preparation of work plans, implementation of planned health activities and monitoring/ reporting of progress.
- Facilitate and monitor the implementation of planned activities and community level engagements
- Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora
- Routinely identify local level health partners, support and facilitate them in the implementation of planned activities
- Facilitate stakeholders and partners in supervision and monitoring of programmatic activities
- Communicate and work with local health facilities and Community Health Workers to improve health and nutrition issues identified in the communities at least once a quarter
- Support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories.
Community engagement and advocacy
- Innovatively support communities including Registered Children’s (RC) households to participate and benefit from the health program development
- Mobilize and sensitize community (RC guardians, community leaders and other community members) on health programs and issues and facilitate participation in the management of various community health and nutrition projects
- Together with the community sponsorship and development Assistant, train the children committees in the respective parishes in advocating for their wellbeing.
- Build the capacity of children, families and community to collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.
- Follow-up on commitments by local leaders on improvement of the health environment and general wellbeing of children.
- Mobilize communities to participate in the relevant child health days and celebrations such as the world breast feeding week.
- Participate/represent world Vision Uganda in the health sector review meetings both at facility and district level
Monitoring and evaluation
- Monitoring the health status of RCs in accordance to the minimum programming standard (once every 90 days).
- Support development and implement integrated monitoring plan in assigned area with ADP stakeholders
- Analyze and follow up management of RCs with health challenges
- Compile monitoring reports for management action and participate in updating of the databases of the different health models
- Work with CSDF to identify, train monitors and partners on health related matters.
- Provide information on support and benefit of RCs to the CSDF to enable entry in STEP
- Support the health facility teams to review and analyze their data for impact and relevant feedback to the community teams
- Support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories
Child Protection and Wellbeing
- Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
- Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses
- Sensitize children including RCs, guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
- Minimum of a diploma or degree in nursing, nutrition, clinical medicine, public health, community health and related fields.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in community work and engagement with programming sectors (health, education, WASH)
- Computer literate
- Writing and reporting skills
- Networking and influencing skills
- Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
- Passion for children.
- Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and dependable
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Other Competencies/Attributes:
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
- Computer literacy
- Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
Perform other duties as required
More Information
- Job City Kiboga