Project Assistant: Global Fund NGO Careers – Children’s AIDS Fund – CAF Uganda (CAF U)

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Organisation: Children’s AIDS Fund – CAF Uganda (CAF U)
Duty Station:   Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Project Officer
About CAF U:
Children’s
AIDS Fund – CAF Uganda (CAF U) is registered as a local organization in Uganda,
dedicated to limiting suffering of HIV-impacted children and families. Children’s
AIDS Fund is implementing strategies to strengthen provision of comprehensive
HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care and treatment services in underserved and
around lake shore districts in Central Uganda. These are funded through 2
Global Fund grants mechanisms: Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) grant
(UGA-S-TASO) and HIV/TB Combined grant activities (UGA-C-TASO). Key
interventions under the grants include: undertaking community based
interventions through existing Community Based Organizations in line with
National Health Priorities in the areas of HSS or CSS, HIV/TB; Establishing a
functional referral and linkage system through Community Linkage Facilitators
(CLiFs) or Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in targeted districts;
conduct community level monitoring in targeted districts for service delivery
to improve social accountability through use of Community Score Cards (CSC); train
and support community condom distributors and promoters; conduct targeted
Home-to-Home (Boat-to-Boat) outreach HTC and linkage to care for various
HIV/AIDS and TB related services; undertake prevention Behavior Change
Communication activities for out of school youths; support sputum specimen
referral, and facilitate sub county Health workers in TB underserved districts
to support TB treatment.
Job Summary: The Project Assistant: Global Fund  will assist the Project Officer in ensuring
smooth and well-coordinated implementation of project activities; so as to
achieve key project goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The Project Assistant will assist the project
    officer in coordinating the implementation of CAFU Global Fund grants
    interventions (TB/HIV & HSS);
  • The incumbent will support the project
    officer in reviewing planned actions of CBOs, youth groups, Community
    Linkage Facilitators, VHTs, to ensure compliance and execution in line
    with National TB, HIV HSS strategies and the Global Fund;
  • The jobholder will also ensure effective
    management of CAFU Global Fund grants interventions focusing on quality
    control during implementation by achieving the following results;
  • Work closely with Project Officer in
    planning, initiating and managing project activities – in accordance with
    CAFU rules and procedures;
  • Maintain close co-ordination between CAFU
    Global Fund programs with other HIV/AIDS, TB and HSS initiatives in the
    country to ensure and foster continuity, partnership building and avoiding
    duplication of efforts;
  • Actively participate in programs, projects
    and grants development and writing
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should hold a Degree in
    Public Health, Project Management, Business Administration Community
    Development, Social Works, Social Administration or related field;
  • At least three years’ experience in
    administration, Health Systems Strengthening, HIV/AIDS, TB, Primary Health
    Care, Gender and Sexual Reproductive Health;
  • Previous exposure and experience in Organizational
    Capacity Development; Working experience managing data in a health care
    facility.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested Ugandans should send their cover letters and
updated resumes (CVs) with relevant testimonials/certificates to:
The
Manager, Human Resource & Administration,
Plot
36, Ntinda II Road,
P.
O. Box 7633 Kampala Uganda,
Email to: hr@childrenaidsfund.ug
Deadline:  23rd May
2016
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