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• Offer
  technical and logistical support in the development of a training package
  for trainers of trainers and community health workers including relevant
  influence materials.
• Assist
  the Program Manager in maintaining a strong working relationship with
  Ministry of Health and other members of the Uganda MNP Technical Working
  Group (TWG) participating in this pilot.
• Oversee
  all field operations, ensuring the teams in all locations work together
  efficiently.
• Maintain
  the integrity of the MNP intervention, ensuring close adherence to the
  implementation protocol, including all plans for distribution and
  monitoring of the MNP.
• The
  Program Officer will visit implementation sites regularly during
  distribution of MNPs to document and monitor the MNP dissemination in
  Namutumba, provide support to local SPRING/Uganda and District staff as
  needed, and verify proper documentation and record-keeping.
• Supervise
  the logistics of MNP transport to distribution sites to ensure adequate
  supply of MNPs to all sites throughout the implementation.
• Support
  SPRING/Uganda staff and TWG members in development of a survey tool for
  use in Namutumba midline and end line data collection activities.
• Oversee
  all the collection of survey data at two time periods during the study,
  including finalizing the survey tool (in collaboration with SPRING staff
  and TWG members), hiring and training data collectors, organizing data
  collection and entry, and managing data analysis.
• Manage
  rigorous qualitative documentation of experiences related to the MNP pilot
  in Namutumba district. Data will be collected regularly in the field by
  SPRING/Uganda interns, but the Program Officer for MNPs is responsible for
  developing and maintaining the data collection process, as well as
  supervising the process and ensuring overall data quality.
• Circulate
  key project information and/or materials to the rest of the SPRING team on
  a routine basis, including general project updates on a monthly basis.

• The
  candidates for the USAID SPRING project job should hold a Master’s degree
  in nutrition, public health, statistics, marketing, economics or a related
  field (preferred).
• Excellent
  written and oral communications and negotiating skills.
• Strong
  initiative and self-motivation required, with a commitment to teamwork and
  effectiveness within a nonhierarchical, participatory management
  environment.
• Computer
  literacy and familiarity with basic word processing and spreadsheet
  software.
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of the monitoring and evaluation systems,
  operations and/ or formative research design, and in the design,
  implementation, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative research
  studies (preferred).
• Proven
  ability to train staff in data reporting procedures (preferred).
• Past
  exposure and experience working in the areas of nutrition and maternal
  & child health (preferred).
• Significant
  experience in social or commercial marketing (preferred).
• Computer
  literacy i.e. Demonstrated use of statistical analysis software (Stata,
  SPSS, SAS) (preferred).
• Demonstrated
  use of qualitative data management software (Nvivo) (preferred).
• The
  applicants should be highly disciplined, responsible and passionate about
  work tasks. Successful applicants will be self-starters with a proven
  track record of success.
• Previous
  experience in and as part of an operational research team is recommended.
• Highly
  tactful and effective communication skills are essential for job success,
  as this person will serve as a liaison between the Kampala and
  Namutumba-based program teams as well as our field partners.

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