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Global Health Corps (GHC) S.O.U.L. Foundation Career Jobs – Program and Advocacy Officer
Job Title: UG11-Int: Program and Advocacy Officer
Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)
Placement Organisation: S.O.U.L. Foundation
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Salary: Monthly
Stipend of 550 dollars per month
Stipend of 550 dollars per month
About GHC:
Global Health
Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require
new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the
tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their
ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We
currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States,
and Zambia.
Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require
new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the
tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their
ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We
currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States,
and Zambia.
About S.O.U.L:
Since its formation in 2009, S.O.U.L. Foundation has worked to foster
sustainable and vibrant Ugandan communities through unique partnerships focused
on education, women’s empowerment, food security and health. With a grassroots,
start-up mentality, S.O.U.L. is an innovative, entrepreneurial, agile
organization helping communities find new solutions daily to age-old problems.
It is truly a “bottom up” organization— the growth and problem
solving comes from within the community. The founder, 27-year-old Brooke Stern,
is a licensed nurse (BSN) who lives among the targeted communities about 1.5
hours outside Kampala, Uganda. Believing in the dignity and potential of every
human being, Brooke founded S.O.U.L. on the premise that authentic and
effective change happens by giving a hand-up not a hand-out; that partnerships
are the path to sustainable development; and that the women of Uganda are the
key to each community’s long term success. S.O.U.L. is working with residents
from several developing communities to create and pursue opportunities that
have enabled—literally— hundreds of families to break the cycle of extreme
poverty. The organization was highlighted on the front page of Voice of America
by international journalist Ivan Broadhead in December 2011, and has received
particular notice and praise from the World Bank, the U.S. Ambassador to
Uganda, Scott DeLisi, the French Embassy, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Since its formation in 2009, S.O.U.L. Foundation has worked to foster
sustainable and vibrant Ugandan communities through unique partnerships focused
on education, women’s empowerment, food security and health. With a grassroots,
start-up mentality, S.O.U.L. is an innovative, entrepreneurial, agile
organization helping communities find new solutions daily to age-old problems.
It is truly a “bottom up” organization— the growth and problem
solving comes from within the community. The founder, 27-year-old Brooke Stern,
is a licensed nurse (BSN) who lives among the targeted communities about 1.5
hours outside Kampala, Uganda. Believing in the dignity and potential of every
human being, Brooke founded S.O.U.L. on the premise that authentic and
effective change happens by giving a hand-up not a hand-out; that partnerships
are the path to sustainable development; and that the women of Uganda are the
key to each community’s long term success. S.O.U.L. is working with residents
from several developing communities to create and pursue opportunities that
have enabled—literally— hundreds of families to break the cycle of extreme
poverty. The organization was highlighted on the front page of Voice of America
by international journalist Ivan Broadhead in December 2011, and has received
particular notice and praise from the World Bank, the U.S. Ambassador to
Uganda, Scott DeLisi, the French Embassy, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Its blueprint
for relevant, scalable and sustainable development programs was born out of a
vision that empowered women to have a sense of worth, dignity, and
self-mastery, to have a voice and participate in effective change, and to
organize and collectively identify problems, develop solutions, and mobilize
and implement those solutions.
for relevant, scalable and sustainable development programs was born out of a
vision that empowered women to have a sense of worth, dignity, and
self-mastery, to have a voice and participate in effective change, and to
organize and collectively identify problems, develop solutions, and mobilize
and implement those solutions.
Job Summary: The Program and Advocacy Officer will work closely with local women
leaders, village leaders and multiple Program Officers to conduct invaluable
research as the first step to provide women with greater access to quality
healthcare. Armed with their research, the fellows will help remove barriers to
quality healthcare access through the production of information, education and
communication (IEC) materials concerning barriers to quality healthcare access
for village women and work with local leaders to implement initiatives to
overcome those barriers. Additionally, the fellows will collaborate with
regional and national government agencies and other NGOs in the region in
support of those initiatives, reporting directly to the Executive Director.
leaders, village leaders and multiple Program Officers to conduct invaluable
research as the first step to provide women with greater access to quality
healthcare. Armed with their research, the fellows will help remove barriers to
quality healthcare access through the production of information, education and
communication (IEC) materials concerning barriers to quality healthcare access
for village women and work with local leaders to implement initiatives to
overcome those barriers. Additionally, the fellows will collaborate with
regional and national government agencies and other NGOs in the region in
support of those initiatives, reporting directly to the Executive Director.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop interview formats and survey instruments through which
S.O.U.L. Foundation can engage village women, solicit relevant information
about, and evaluate, barriers to quality healthcare access based on
tradition, socio-economics, hierarchical structure, culture/religion, etc. - Conduct interviews and surveys to ascertain significant factors
diminishing access to quality healthcare, in accordance with S.O.U.L.
Foundation’s aims and purpose - Ensure that critical conversations take place to conference, discuss
and design Access to Healthcare initiatives informed by historical data
and local survey data - Initiate and maintain conversations between women leaders, village
leaders and regional and state agency heads strengthening the legitimacy
of the proposed Access to Healthcare initiatives - Advocate for adoption of Access to Healthcare initiatives by the
appropriate councils and agencies and implementation of the same - Ensure tracking mechanisms are in place and record keeping takes
place to evaluate how, and to what degree, barriers to quality healthcare
access are being overcome - Collect, collate and analyze data useful in documenting learning
experiences from the Access to Healthcare initiatives to be used for
government reports, for S.O.U.L. Foundation reports and for S.O.U.L.
Foundation information materials/publications - Facilitate capacity building of S.O.U.L. Foundation staff and
partners - Participate in planning and implementation of S.O.U.L. Foundation
programs - Perform any other reasonable duties as may be assigned by the
supervisor or management
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must possess a Master’s Degree in communication,
journalism, public relations, public health, or equivalent professional
work experience - At least two years’ experience in program development, with at least
one years’ experience in supporting advocacy - Prior experience in advocacy or communications, such as stakeholder
engagement, content creation and/or other activities increasing awareness
for health and development issues - College-level experience in data analysis, or commensurate
experience - Excellent cross-cultural, interpersonal skills at multiple
socio-economic levels - Good computer skills especially in database management and office
applications - Ability to work calmly under pressure to beat deadlines
- Willingness to travel and document program work
- Possess the ability to demonstrate initiative and work well under
pressure - Capacity to plan ahead and work in a very busy environment within
agreed timeframes - Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as may be
required - Sympathetic to the aims of S.O.U.L. Foundation
- Reliable, self-motivated and dynamic; able to respond to new
opportunities - Ability to work in a team and form productive, supportive &
professional relationships with all staff at S.O.U.L. Foundation - Fluency in both spoken and written English
Age:
Below 30 Years
Below 30 Years
Job Terms and Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living
stipend of $550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of
$1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from
the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are
included, including $600 in professional development funds.
stipend of $550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of
$1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from
the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are
included, including $600 in professional development funds.
Note: The
living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency,
as determined by the placement organization.
living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency,
as determined by the placement organization.
How to Apply:
All applicants
who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned
organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at
the web page below.
who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned
organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at
the web page below.
Deadline: 26th January, 2014
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