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Job Title :
Malaria Control Culture (MCC) - Technical Officer
Organisation:Malaria Control Culture (MCC)
Department :
Technical
Reports To :
Malaria Control Culture (MCC) - Project Manager
Direct Reports :
None
Organisational
Background
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations
dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases
in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities,
government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and local and
international organisations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of
effective services, providing technical support
for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and activities for
evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. The organisation works
to improve not only the health of the individual, but also the capacity of
national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and support improved
economic prosperity.
Malaria Control
Culture Project Background:
Malaria Consortium Uganda was recently awarded funding by
Comic Relief to implement the Malaria Control Culture project in Tororo
District in Eastern Uganda.
The project will run for three years (August 2013- July
2016). In order to address the malaria burden in Tororo District, Malaria
Consortium proposes following on the heels of a nationwide net distribution
campaign expected to attain universal coverage of LLIN by implementing two
methods of continuous
net distribution (ANC services at health facilities, and
primary schools); a strong communications campaign to strengthen healthy
behaviours around malaria prevention and treatment (including demand for and
use of LLINs) and treatment seeking behaviour; and to strengthen diagnosis of
malaria and the management of alternative causes of fever at health facilities.
This is expected to foster a ‘culture of malaria control’ at community and
health facility levels throughout Tororo District, thereby leading to a
decrease in malaria morbidity and mortality, as well as malaria transmission.
Malaria Consortium is seeking a qualified Ugandan national
to occupy the position of Malaria Control Culture (MCC) - Technical Officer.
Job Purpose:
The Technical Officer (TO) will be responsible for working
with Tororo District leadership (political, health and education) to implement
Malaria Control Culture project activities in Tororo. The TO will work with the
district leadership to plan for project activities, provide technical support
and oversight of implementation with Tororo District leadership: ensuring
technical quality of all project activities through regular liaison and
supervision from the Kampala based Project Manager.
Key Accountabilities:
• Work closely with the Project Manager and Mbale Team
Leader to ensure effective implementation of the MCC work plan in Tororo
District
• Plan, deliver and evaluate all project activities,
including the preparation of work plans and activity budgets, in collaboration
with Tororo District leadership and MCC staff, including continuous
distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) through ANC
services and schools, improving diagnostic capacity at rural health facilities,
and a range of health systems strengthening (HSS) and information education
communication (IEC) and behaviour change initiatives.
• Participate in the development of annual project and
district health implementation plans
• Assist with the development and use of related project
tools and checklists for project activities.
• Provide technical support to district teams to carry out
regular support supervision for project activities;
• Work closely with the Malaria Control Culture Project
M&E Officer and Manager in the monitoring and evaluation of project
activities.
- Support the collection of routine health information from
health facilities and district health teams.
- Support the conduct of surveys as required.
• Ensure effective coordination with and capacity building
support to the
District Health and Education offices at the district and
community level.
• Ensure effective and collaborative relationships with all
project partners and that complimentary approaches are established with other
projects with similar geographical locations or technical approaches
• Conduct regular routine assessments and supervision visits
to programme related sites and activities.
• Provide monthly progress/activity reports to the M&E
Officer for compilation and submission to the Project Manager, and Support the
preparation of annual project progress reports, as requested by the Project
Manager
• Participate in district level technical meetings, relevant
meetings with other district partners, presenting project results and
experiences, as required.
• Provide effective support to all Comic Relief visits
relating to both project planning, delivery and review, and for the purposes of
Comic Relief fundraising and marketing.
Other:
• Actively participate as a member of the Malaria Consortium
Uganda technical team.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties or assignments, as
requested by the
Mbale Team Leader, Project Manager, or Malaria Consortium
Uganda Senior
Management.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential:
• A degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Community
Health or equivalent
• A minimum of three years work experience
• Experience in the planning and implementation of
communicable disease control/malaria control interventions, behaviour change
communication initiatives / health education, health worker trainings and
supportive supervision of health workers
• Experience in community-based health care delivery
• Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills
• Experience in working closely with local government
• Experience in developing work plans and activity budgets
and in following work plans with minimal supervision
Desirable:
• Experience with mass distributions, ideally distribution
of long-lasting insecticide treated nets
• Thorough understanding of both preventive and curative
aspects of malaria control
• Familiarity with the strategies and guidelines of the
Uganda National Malaria Control Programme
• Experience in training of health supervisors
• A post graduate degree/diploma in Clinical Medicine or
Public Health or an equivalent
• Experience in using participatory adult learning
techniques
• Competency in statistical analysis software packages
(STATA, SPSS, Epi Data)
ANY OTHER KEY
INFORMATION
The position is based in Mbale with up frequent travel to
project sites in Tororo District and occasional travel to Kampala.
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should
submit a detailed CV, a covering letter explaining how and why you are suited
to the role, and the contact details of three referees quoting the reference
number MC UG/TEC 14/08/008 to
not later than 7 June 2013.
Vacancy Number :
MC UG/TEC 21/11/005
NOTE: A detailed
Job Description/Profile of the position can be availed upon electronic request
to the above email.
