Job Title: Community and
Social Mobilization Officer
Social Mobilization Officer
Organisation: RTI International
Project Name: USAID Uganda School
Health and Reading Program
Health and Reading Program
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party
About RTI:
RTI International is recruiting for the USAID Uganda School Health and Reading Program, a five-year,
USAID program that aims to improve early grade reading outcomes for children in
primary grades and develop sustainable health education systems that support
national HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.
USAID program that aims to improve early grade reading outcomes for children in
primary grades and develop sustainable health education systems that support
national HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.
Job Summary: The Community and Social
Mobilization Officer will work with the districts in the designated areas to
create and engage with programme activities, mobilize, motivate and encourage
community leaders to influence their communities and help raise public
awareness on the importance of early grade reading and health education with
special focus on the learning in local languages in the relevant districts.
S/he will support the implementation of training activities of the program in
line with the stated goals and objectives.
Mobilization Officer will work with the districts in the designated areas to
create and engage with programme activities, mobilize, motivate and encourage
community leaders to influence their communities and help raise public
awareness on the importance of early grade reading and health education with
special focus on the learning in local languages in the relevant districts.
S/he will support the implementation of training activities of the program in
line with the stated goals and objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop
and field-test social mobilization materials and provide feedback. - Offer support
and liaise with the local Language Boards to help the schools in the use
of local language. - Monitor
social change and new social information relevant to the project. - Develop a
Community Profile and obtain data necessary - Perform
any other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party.
- The
Community and Social Mobilization Officer should possess a master’s degree with three years’ experience
in education, development studies, or related field; or Bachelors with six
years’ experience in a relevant field. - Fluency
in English and excellent writing skills and speaking fluency in at least
one local language. - Evidence
of relevant project experiences - Possess
the ability to regularly and flexibly travel to districts and designated
project Units. - The
applicant must possess a high degree of motivation.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who
desire to work for the RTI USAID Project should submit their updated CVs
including three work related referees and cover letter to: The Human Resource
Manager by e-mail to [email protected]. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
desire to work for the RTI USAID Project should submit their updated CVs
including three work related referees and cover letter to: The Human Resource
Manager by e-mail to [email protected]. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
contacted.
Deadline: 19th February 2014
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