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We are seeking ambitious, experienced and driven individuals
to fill the positions below:
Job Title: DEDICATED
SERVICE PROVIDER / NURSE (75 Positions)
Organisation: Marie
Stopes Uganda (MSU)
Base Location:
Northern Uganda, West Nile
Reporting to:
Project Coordinator
Duration of Contract:
1 year.
Background
Information:
Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) is a marketing-focused, results oriented
social business that uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide
family planning and reproductive healthcare across every district of Uganda.
We
aim to contribute 15 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate by 2015,
saving and improving many thousands of Ugandan lives. For over 15 years Marie
Stopes Uganda (MS U) has prided itself on providing a wide range of high
quality, affordable and client-centred services to men, women and young people.
Our 340 team members work in every district of Uganda and provide approximately
35% of all modern contraception, the majority of which is delivered in hard to reach
and remote areas. In 2012, MSU generated over 1.1 million Couple Years of
Protection and provided quality services to over 350,000 Ugandans.
Mariestopes Uganda in partnership with The Ministry of
Health has been supported by DFID and USAID under the LTM/ ARC programme to
strengthen the Ugandan health system through: (1)a dedicated service provider
model (2) expanding its reach in rural areas with additional outreach teams and
integrating additional health services into existing FP services delivery on
Outreach.
We are seeking ambitious, experienced and driven individuals
to fill the positions below:
Job Purpose ;
To work in a high volume
public and private not for profit (PNFP) hospital / facility and also support
clusters of busy health centres (HC) IVs & III to mentor trained public and
PNFP health workers (PHWs) in LTM service delivery and counselling on the
dedicated providers programs.
Key Responsibilities;
• Take advantage of the day to day workload of the facility
to mobilise clients and hold Family Planning information sessions for clients.
• Provide group and individual counseling sessions to
clients interested in taking up Family Planning Services.
• .Train healthcare providers at the health facility.
• Provide mentorship, support and supervise the Public
Health Workers as they improve and maintain their skills in providing Comprehensive
Family Planning services through on the job training.
• Train the public health workers and PNFP providers in
stock management.
• Provide on the job training to service providers at an
additional cluster of lower level facilities.
• Manage commodities at the respective facilities.
• Ensure that accurate records are kept and that timely
accurate reports are submitted to the Project Coordinator.
To apply:
Please send a CV and Cover letter by email to jobs.applications@mariestopes.or.ug
/ jobs@mariestopes.or.ug or post to the Senior Manager, People and Development,
Plot 1020,
Kisugu-Muyenga,
P.O Box 10431,
Kampala-Uganda,
quoting the position title by 6.pm on Monday 27th September,
2013.
Marie Stopes Uganda is an equal opportunities employer committed
to fostering a diverse workforce.
Marie Stopes Uganda is thankful to all applicants for their
interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are short
listed will be contacted.
