Job Title: Project Officer – CSEC
Organisation: Protecting Families 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 a historical focus on Elimination of Mother-to-Child
Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. PREFA has secured funding for interventions
against Commercial Sex Exploitation of Children (CSEC), targeting the areas of
Kampala and Wakiso.
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 a historical focus on Elimination of Mother-to-Child
Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. PREFA has secured funding for interventions
against Commercial Sex Exploitation of Children (CSEC), targeting the areas of
Kampala and Wakiso.
Job Summary: The Project Officer – CSEC will offer technical
support and guidance in the planning, implementation as well as monitoring and
evaluation of activities to counter CSEC in Kampala & Wakiso Districts.
support and guidance in the planning, implementation as well as monitoring and
evaluation of activities to counter CSEC in Kampala & Wakiso Districts.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The incumbent will serve as the primary link
person between the three implementing partners in this project in the day
to day activities. - Ensure a functional and effective feedback
platform for various implementing partners. - Provide technical support to the three
implementing partners for the interventions against CSEC. - Effective coordination mechanism with various
stakeholders – Law Enforcement, Health System, and relevant Government
structures etc. - Responsible for the preparation and submission
of timely work plans submitted to PREFA & shared with the relevant
stakeholders. - Preparation and submission of timely,
comprehensive and accurate reports. - Ensure increased awareness about and
involvement of various stakeholders in interventions against CSEC right
from Community level. - Engage various stakeholders on policy in the
area of CSEC. - Regularly and continuously update and
document performance indicators for monitoring CSEC activities. - Guide the entire project on documentation of
success stories and lessons in CSEC that can enable the writing of a Best
Practice document (to be published in a Peer reviewed platform) that can
be used for benchmarking implementation of similar projects.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Project Officer –
CSEC should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Adult &
Community Education Social Works and Social Administration or Development
Studies. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree in any health related field or
Project Planning & management will also be considered - The applicant should preferably have training
and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation. - Good report and scientific writing skills
- Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft
Excel, Word and other Microsoft Office Packages. - Good team player.
- Previous experience working with district
& community structures. - Prior exposure and experience implementing a
similar project is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All
interested candidates should send a current detailed CV, application letter,
copies of testimonials and certificates; and three professional references with
telephone and email contacts to:
interested candidates should send a current detailed CV, application letter,
copies of testimonials and certificates; and three professional references with
telephone and email contacts to:
The
Executive Director,
Executive Director,
Protecting
Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA),
Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA),
Plot
71, Lithuli Avanue Bugolobi,
71, Lithuli Avanue Bugolobi,
P.O
Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda.
Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: Wednesday, 9th March, 2016
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