Posts
BRAC Uganda invites applications from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill
up the available vacant position within its Health and Agriculture-JSDF
Project, Poultry and Livestock Programi Finance &Administration.
Position Title:Nutrition Specialist, JSDF-Agriculture
Organization:BRAC UGANDA,
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Salary: Negotiable
Application Deadline:Apirl 17th, 2015.
Organizational Profile:
BRAC, one of the largest Non-Governmental Development Organization in the
world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty
alleviation Programs, is registered in Uganda as BRAe Uganda. The or¬ganization
implements integrated development approach combining Edu¬cation, Health,
Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and Mi¬crofinance. For more
information please visit BRAC's website www.brac. net.
CORE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Plan, coordinate and execute health and nutrition activities within the
Health and Agriculture-JSDF projects.
·
Supervise community health forums and identify health nutrition and
training needs/gaps.
·
Facilitate and organize nutrition training and workshops.
·
Coordinating with other stakeholders to promote a healthy context or social
environment as well as Sharing up-to-date information byanalyz¬ing, and
applying current technical data relevant to nutritional health care services.
·
Developing policies and strategies for promoting nutritional health
serv-ices both at local, regional or national level.(Polices should be in line
with National policy)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
·
Minimum of MSc. in Human nutrition/Public Health.
·
Working experience in Nutrition and Human health Projects
·
Good and practical knowledge in child care (nutrition) and reproductive
health care services especially in mothers.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
·
Should possess sufficient knowledge in the field of nutritional health both
in Children and Adults.
·
Commendable managerial, administrative, analytical and decision-making skills.
·
Ability to readily analyze, understand and discuss new program de¬signs,
and implementation approaches.
·
Demonstrated ability to identify priority actions, generate and complete
work plans within short time frames.
·
Excellent communication in English both written and verbal. Must be
computer literate.
Mode of application:
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements, must submit their
application letter, Curriculum Vitae (including bio-data such as:
Date of birth, Education qualification, language proficiency, work
experience and at least 3 referees), Scanned copies of academic documents, and
a day time contact number to hrd.uganda@brac.net/recruitment.ugan¬da@brac.net,
not Later than Apirl 17th, 2015.
NB. Only Soft Copy Applications will be considered for Shortlist, and contacted
for interviews.
