Job Title: Program Officer
Organisation: Protecting Families
against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Program Manager
About PREFA:
Protecting
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s efforts in
enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support
services to families with historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child
Transmission (PMTCT).
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s efforts in
enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support
services to families with historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child
Transmission (PMTCT).
Job Summary: The PREFA will offer technical support and guidance to the PMTCT
implementing sites and partners where PREFA is working, including health
facilities and communities in the districts.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
·
Offer technical support
to district health facilities to ensure quality, comprehensive and effective
MNCH/MTCT services.
Offer technical support
to district health facilities to ensure quality, comprehensive and effective
MNCH/MTCT services.
·
Coordinate the access
to quality PMTCT, ART, RH, and nutrition services at PMTCT sites in line with
MOH/MTCT services strategy.
Coordinate the access
to quality PMTCT, ART, RH, and nutrition services at PMTCT sites in line with
MOH/MTCT services strategy.
·
Coordinate the
development and implementation of cost-effective district work-plans and
budgets, in line with MOH/ PREFA and donor funding requirements.
Coordinate the
development and implementation of cost-effective district work-plans and
budgets, in line with MOH/ PREFA and donor funding requirements.
·
Prepare and submit
program and financial reports to management in line with the reporting
standards.
Prepare and submit
program and financial reports to management in line with the reporting
standards.
·
Work closely with
private health practitioners to scale up the provision of comprehensive PMTCT
services.
Work closely with
private health practitioners to scale up the provision of comprehensive PMTCT
services.
·
Technically support
communication and marketing activities to ensure dissemination of information
on the correct use of products for prevention and care in HIV/AIDS. Identify
and organize training and supervision of key private health practitioners
providing prevention and care services.
Technically support
communication and marketing activities to ensure dissemination of information
on the correct use of products for prevention and care in HIV/AIDS. Identify
and organize training and supervision of key private health practitioners
providing prevention and care services.
·
Increased demand for
high quality, comprehensive PMTCT services.
Increased demand for
high quality, comprehensive PMTCT services.
·
Increased proportion of
HIV infected pregnant women and their babies receiving comprehensive PMTCT
services
Increased proportion of
HIV infected pregnant women and their babies receiving comprehensive PMTCT
services
·
Guarantee that more HIV
exposed babies receive appropriate care and treatment.
Guarantee that more HIV
exposed babies receive appropriate care and treatment.
- Perform any other tasks as identified by the head of
the department.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
Experience:
·
The suitable candidate
must have a first degree in health sciences (medicine, public health, nursing).
Masters in Public Health is an added advantage.
The suitable candidate
must have a first degree in health sciences (medicine, public health, nursing).
Masters in Public Health is an added advantage.
·
Prior experience
working in HIV/AIDS prevention and care, practical experience working with
partners at district and community level in HIV/AIDS work and in health
management.
Prior experience
working in HIV/AIDS prevention and care, practical experience working with
partners at district and community level in HIV/AIDS work and in health
management.
·
A minimum of three
years’ professional experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
A minimum of three
years’ professional experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
·
Detailed knowledge and
understanding of current issues and developments in the field of HIV/AIDS and
especially PMTCT, VCT and ART.
Detailed knowledge and
understanding of current issues and developments in the field of HIV/AIDS and
especially PMTCT, VCT and ART.
·
Excellent networking,
excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
Excellent networking,
excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
How 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, 16th May,
2014
2014
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