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Community Liaison Assistant Job at Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
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Job Title: Community Liaison Assistant
Organisation: Protecting
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Community
Liaison Officer
Liaison Officer
About PREFA:
Protecting Families against
HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Ugandan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
with a historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT).
In preparation for its three year CSF funded project, “Reduction of New HIV
Infections through Enhanced Community Engagement in Combination HIV Prevention
in Arua District.”
HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Ugandan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
with a historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT).
In preparation for its three year CSF funded project, “Reduction of New HIV
Infections through Enhanced Community Engagement in Combination HIV Prevention
in Arua District.”
Job
Summary: The Community
Liaison Assistant will support the Community Liaison Officer to conduct the day
to day implementation of project interventions specifically the coordination of
family support groups and interventions that contribute to creating the desired
awareness in the community, advocate, demand and increase utilization of EMTCT,
MCH, Gender and male engagement services provided at health facilities.
Summary: The Community
Liaison Assistant will support the Community Liaison Officer to conduct the day
to day implementation of project interventions specifically the coordination of
family support groups and interventions that contribute to creating the desired
awareness in the community, advocate, demand and increase utilization of EMTCT,
MCH, Gender and male engagement services provided at health facilities.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Work
closely with Community Liaison Officer in coordinating the selection,
capacity building and operations of family support groups. - Assist
in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual implementation work
plans and budgets consistent with the project objectives and expected
outputs. - Mentor
health workers, peer counselors and male champions at health facilities on
family support group strategies, goals and objectives. - Assist
Community Liaison Officer in organizing MCH and EMTCT mobilization and
awareness raising activities aimed at increasing the number of clients
accessing ANC services and enrolled in family support groups both at
facility and community level. - Collect
data in all PREFA supported health facilities on family support groups,
male engagement, and retention in care and VHT activities. - Compile
activity and monthly reports and submit them to the Community Liaison
Officer. - Facilitate
family support group meetings in line with the implementation plans and
convey the findings and minutes to the community Liaison Officer. - Participate
in the formulation of IEC materials, media messages and radio shows for
increased EMTCT uptake in PREFA supported districts. - Regularly
and continuously update and document performance indicators for monitoring
community activities. - Perform
any other tasks assigned by the Community Liaison Officer.
Qualifications, Skills
& Experience:
& Experience:
- The applicant should possess a good degree in development studies,
social sciences, social work and any other relevant discipline with a
minimum of at least two years working experience in project planning and
implementation. - Additional
training in areas of HIV/AIDS, EMTCT and Counseling. - Working
experience in the management of HIV/AIDS care at community level
preferably in an NGO. - Good
community mobilization skills and participatory approaches to development. - Knowledge
of designing IEC instruments and implementing community mobilization
interventions. - Good
understanding of current issues and developments in the field of HIV/AIDS
especially EMTCT, male engagement and psycho-social support for PLHIV. - Skills
in computer application including MS Word, Power point presentation, Excel
spreadsheets and Internet. - Good
interpersonal, Mentoring and Report Writing Skills. - Practical
experience of working in rural settings with district and community health
systems including VHTs and psycho-social support groups.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested applicants should send a letter of application, copies of
testimonials and certificates, current Curriculum Vitae, telephone contact and
three professional referees. NB: Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
Send to
The Executive Director
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Plot 71 Luthuli Avenue – Bugolobi,
P.O Box 25769, Kampala-Uganda
interested applicants should send a letter of application, copies of
testimonials and certificates, current Curriculum Vitae, telephone contact and
three professional referees. NB: Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
Send to
The Executive Director
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Plot 71 Luthuli Avenue – Bugolobi,
P.O Box 25769, Kampala-Uganda
Deadline:
Friday, 13th December, 2013
Friday, 13th December, 2013
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