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Post Title: Program
Coordinator (OHTA Uganda)
Country: Uganda
City: Jinja
Organisation: mothers2mothers
Theme:
Gender, Health, HIV/Aids
Job years of
experience: 5-10 years
Purpose:
To manage the
programme operations of mothers2mothers (m2m) under the UNICEF-funded project
‘Optimizing HIV Treatment Access Among Pregnant Women in East Central Uganda’
(OHTA). The position is based in Jinja, Uganda and has an organisational
reporting line to the m2m Uganda Country Coordinator.
Qualifications and
Experience Required:
·
Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (public
health,, health administration nursing, social science, management); Master’s
degree an advantage
·
Minimum of 5 years experience in Community/
Public Health work, including programme management experience at the district
or regional level.
·
Experience in training, monitoring &
evaluation and financial management.
·
Good working knowledge of the relevant PMTCT
protocols and policies in Uganda
Responsibilities:
·
Manage the day-to-day programme operations of
m2m in East Central Uganda under the OHTA project
·
Serve as the m2m focal point for the OHTA
project, including consistent liaison with partner projects , UNICEF field
teams and MoH
·
Work with the Country Coordinator to develop
m2m’s OHTA program plans and budgets
·
Work with Country Coordinator to set m2m Uganda
program goals and develop workplans for program improvement
·
Working closely with the m2m Uganda technical
team, oversee overall implementation of OHTA program plans ensuring timely
delivery of all key outputs
·
Coordinate data use for program decision making;
analyze program data and modify program activities accordingly
·
Ensure close working relationships with the
USAID-funded STAR-EC project, and other partner organizations to ensure
harmonized efforts at district and site level
·
Support planning and delivery of training
activities and ensure the ongoing relevance of m2m’s curriculum content in
relation to national policy
·
Provide/and or oversee the provision of routine
site support to ensure effective program implementation
·
Coordinate on-going quality assurance of m2m
program activities including working with donor teams during program quality
assurance visits
·
Work closely with the M&E Coordinator to
initiate site service quality assessments and other program quality improvement
processes to maintain the provision of high quality service
·
Coordinate integration of ongoing programme
innovation and new programme initiatives
·
Represent m2m at regional and district level to
ensure close collaboration with government, health facility and partners
·
Submit regular reports that describe program
issues/concerns regarding implementation and operation, proposed solutions and
next steps
·
Develop donor reports and other programme
reports as required
·
Line manage 2 Regional Managers
How to apply:
Interested
applicants should submit their Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to
mothers2mothers via e-mail to ugandarecruit@m2m.org
no later than 16 July
2013
mothers2mothers
follows a careful review process for all applications. We are unable to respond
personally to each application. Only those selected for interviews will be
contacted. Should you not receive a response to your application by 16 August
2013, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Job ID: #586781
