Job Title: Cluster Coordinator
Organisation: Marie Stopes International (MSI)
Reports to: Head Outreach
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Marie
Stopes International (MSI) is a global organisation providing personalised
contraception and safe post-abortion care services to women and girls. Our
local teams of professionals are passionate about the work they do in
communities across 37 countries. The services we provide give a woman the power
to choose when she has children so that she is free pursue her plans and dreams
for herself and her family.
Stopes International (MSI) is a global organisation providing personalised
contraception and safe post-abortion care services to women and girls. Our
local teams of professionals are passionate about the work they do in
communities across 37 countries. The services we provide give a woman the power
to choose when she has children so that she is free pursue her plans and dreams
for herself and her family.
Job Summary: The Cluster Coordinator will build a sustainable and
collaborative partnership with other Channels, particularly IPC, to facilitate
effective implementation of the Outreach programme. The incumbent will work in
close liaison with the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RME) team to ensure
evidence-based programming and enable the adjustments of the activities
depending on the RME findings. The Cluster Coordinator will be required to
liaise with IPC to ensure the communication approaches are effective in mobilizing
and reaching the targeted clients. He/She should be able to facilitate the
delivery of comprehensive family planning services, especially long acting
& permanent methods, through the Outreach teams across the country,
ensuring that all the activities relating to this channel are well managed in
accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures, donor compliance
regulations, deadlines, contractual targets and budgets. The key deliverable
will be to ensure that all Outreach teams are fully functional (according to
MSI Medical Development Team guidelines), well supervised, monitored, have
proper documentation and are donor compliant.
collaborative partnership with other Channels, particularly IPC, to facilitate
effective implementation of the Outreach programme. The incumbent will work in
close liaison with the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RME) team to ensure
evidence-based programming and enable the adjustments of the activities
depending on the RME findings. The Cluster Coordinator will be required to
liaise with IPC to ensure the communication approaches are effective in mobilizing
and reaching the targeted clients. He/She should be able to facilitate the
delivery of comprehensive family planning services, especially long acting
& permanent methods, through the Outreach teams across the country,
ensuring that all the activities relating to this channel are well managed in
accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures, donor compliance
regulations, deadlines, contractual targets and budgets. The key deliverable
will be to ensure that all Outreach teams are fully functional (according to
MSI Medical Development Team guidelines), well supervised, monitored, have
proper documentation and are donor compliant.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a University
Degree in Medicine. or Health Science or similar; - Broad knowledge and ability to provide
clinical services, family planning and community outreach an added
advantage - Significant experience managing community/
Districts-level projects with at least 3 years of middle-level experience
in management. - Previous experience working in health service
provision especially family planning, maternal child health or community
Health areas. - Ability to work well with others in team
environments; must be able to satisfy stakeholders; should be able to work
in deadline-driven results-oriented environment. - Able to think strategically.
- Strong people management skills.
- Good planning skills
- Able to manage and motivate teams to achieve
targets and to achieve organizational change. - Advocacy skills; able to influence
stakeholders through effective communication in a demanding external
environment. - Excellent verbal, written and presentation
skills - Cross-functional team player
- Fluent English, Knowledge of eastern Uganda
region languages is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their
electronic applications including a cover letter, updated CV and academic
documents via E-mail to: [email protected].
suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their
electronic applications including a cover letter, updated CV and academic
documents via E-mail to: [email protected].
Deadline: 15th July 2016 by 2:00 pm
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