Job
Title: Reproductive Health Officer
Title: Reproductive Health Officer
Organisation: Reproductive
Health Uganda (RHU)
Health Uganda (RHU)
Duty
Station: Mbale, Uganda
Station: Mbale, Uganda
Reports
to: Clinic Services Manager
to: Clinic Services Manager
About
US:
US:
Reproductive
Health Uganda (RHU) is a member of the International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF), and its core mandate is to promote high quality, high-impact
and gender sensitive Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights information
and services through capacity building, specialized service delivery, issue
specific advocacy and strategic partnerships.
Health Uganda (RHU) is a member of the International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF), and its core mandate is to promote high quality, high-impact
and gender sensitive Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights information
and services through capacity building, specialized service delivery, issue
specific advocacy and strategic partnerships.
Job
Summary: The Reproductive Health Officer
will render reproductive health expertise and assistance for the health
personnel in the Mbale branch according to Ministry of Health guidelines;
coordinate and supervise sexual & reproductive health activities, and
liaise with partners in reproductive health in the branch
Summary: The Reproductive Health Officer
will render reproductive health expertise and assistance for the health
personnel in the Mbale branch according to Ministry of Health guidelines;
coordinate and supervise sexual & reproductive health activities, and
liaise with partners in reproductive health in the branch
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Ensure that the reproductive health, and other
health needs of women, men and youth in the branch, are fully offered in line
with the RHU service delivery package.
Ensure that the reproductive health, and other
health needs of women, men and youth in the branch, are fully offered in line
with the RHU service delivery package.
·
Work closely with the RHU medical team at the Head
Office, and other RHU staff to ensure that quality of care is provided
according to RHU/WHO/MoH standards.
Work closely with the RHU medical team at the Head
Office, and other RHU staff to ensure that quality of care is provided
according to RHU/WHO/MoH standards.
·
Strengthen RHU service delivery capacity through
on-job/site training of branch and partner staff
Strengthen RHU service delivery capacity through
on-job/site training of branch and partner staff
·
Actively participate together with Head Quarter
and Branch staff to prepare proposals for potential donor funding and/or
contribute to health program proposal development
Actively participate together with Head Quarter
and Branch staff to prepare proposals for potential donor funding and/or
contribute to health program proposal development
·
Manage emergency reproductive health conditions
and situations and strengthen referral mechanism
Manage emergency reproductive health conditions
and situations and strengthen referral mechanism
·
Keenly track advances in the medical field, advise
management on such advances and their implementation
Keenly track advances in the medical field, advise
management on such advances and their implementation
·
Perform any other professional duty as may be
assigned by the Supervisor(s)
Perform any other professional duty as may be
assigned by the Supervisor(s)
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor of
Medicine and Surgery from an accredited institution, and three years of
experience in Reproductive Health Service Delivery, especially long term family
planning, as well as proven training and experience in project management.
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor of
Medicine and Surgery from an accredited institution, and three years of
experience in Reproductive Health Service Delivery, especially long term family
planning, as well as proven training and experience in project management.
·
Applicants with previous NGO experience will have
added advantage.
Applicants with previous NGO experience will have
added advantage.
·
Working knowledge of current medical protocols and
clinical procedures is a must.
Working knowledge of current medical protocols and
clinical procedures is a must.
·
Detailed working knowledge concerning integrated
Sexual and Reproductive Health services. Skills in providing related training,
quality of care assessment supervision, and provision of feedback.
Detailed working knowledge concerning integrated
Sexual and Reproductive Health services. Skills in providing related training,
quality of care assessment supervision, and provision of feedback.
·
Demonstrated leadership, administration and
motivation skills, organizational ability and ability to multi-task and deliver
accurate and complete results in an efficient and timely manner. Proven ability
to work effectively with minimum supervision and ability to coach, guide, and
build task oriented teams.
Demonstrated leadership, administration and
motivation skills, organizational ability and ability to multi-task and deliver
accurate and complete results in an efficient and timely manner. Proven ability
to work effectively with minimum supervision and ability to coach, guide, and
build task oriented teams.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All
candidates are encouraged to either post or hand-deliver a letter of
application with certified copies of academic transcripts, a detailed
Curriculum Vitae and other relevant certificates plus contact addresses
(e-mail) of three referees (including day time telephone numbers) to: The
Executive Director, Reproductive Health Uganda, P.O. Box 10746 Kampala Or
hand-deliver at: RHU Head Office, Plot 2, Katego Road, Kamwokya (Opposite
Uganda Museum) or submit electronically via email to: [email protected] and copy to [email protected]
candidates are encouraged to either post or hand-deliver a letter of
application with certified copies of academic transcripts, a detailed
Curriculum Vitae and other relevant certificates plus contact addresses
(e-mail) of three referees (including day time telephone numbers) to: The
Executive Director, Reproductive Health Uganda, P.O. Box 10746 Kampala Or
hand-deliver at: RHU Head Office, Plot 2, Katego Road, Kamwokya (Opposite
Uganda Museum) or submit electronically via email to: [email protected] and copy to [email protected]
NB:
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications received after the
closing date will not be considered. Female applicants are encouraged to apply
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications received after the
closing date will not be considered. Female applicants are encouraged to apply
Deadline:
2nd June, 2015.
2nd June, 2015.
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