Job Title: HIV Prevention Officer (2 Job Placements)
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID Applying
Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project
Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: HIV Prevention
Advisor
Advisor
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About USAID ASSIST Project:
The USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST)
Project is a five-year cooperative agreement (October 2012-September 2017)
awarded to University Research Co., LLC and is dedicated to improving health,
population and nutrition services through technical support to service delivery
institutions, country Ministries of Health, USAID country missions, and
cooperating agencies.
Project is a five-year cooperative agreement (October 2012-September 2017)
awarded to University Research Co., LLC and is dedicated to improving health,
population and nutrition services through technical support to service delivery
institutions, country Ministries of Health, USAID country missions, and
cooperating agencies.
Job Summary: The HIV
Prevention Officer will work with the HIV Prevention Advisor to coordinate and
implement high quality, evidence-based, and innovative HIV prevention services
in selected districts in Northern Uganda. S/he will support health workers to
have the necessary skills to provide HIV prevention interventions, provide post
GBV care, improve access to a prevention package at both community and health
unit levels.
Prevention Officer will work with the HIV Prevention Advisor to coordinate and
implement high quality, evidence-based, and innovative HIV prevention services
in selected districts in Northern Uganda. S/he will support health workers to
have the necessary skills to provide HIV prevention interventions, provide post
GBV care, improve access to a prevention package at both community and health
unit levels.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Work
in liaison with selected district teams to map and identify key and
priority populations in selected districts of Northern Uganda. - The
incumbent will coordinate mobilization activities for key and
priority populations and work with health teams to provide a standard
package of HIV prevention services. - Build
the skills of selected focal persons to use and support the Stepping
Stones methodology - Develop
strategies to improve linkage and referral of key and priority
populations for services at both facility and community level. - Build
and manage strategies to address condom availability, accessibility and
acceptability - Build
the capacity of health facilities to provide services for post GBV care, improve
linkages and referral to support networks. - Work
closely with the existing community structures to identify, refer and link
victims of GBV at community level. - Tasked
with the development of work plans for HIV Prevention interventions at
supported health units and as well as their implementation - Track
key performance indicators and strategies to determine progress in
achievement of targets and innovations across supported districts - Carry
out targeted site supervision visits to supported health units in the
district to provide technical assistance, capacity building and
mentorship of health workers - Write
and submit monthly and quarterly reports, and after-action review reports. - Work
in close collaboration with the KM staff, document best practices in form
of case studies, success stories, abstracts, video clips in
addition to the routine monthly updates, quarterly and annual reports. - Work
in liaison with the Monitoring and Evaluation team ensure that data
collected is accurate and valid and captures process and outcome
indicators. - Collect,
review and manage data collected from the health facility teams, and
maintain QI and M&E databases for sites supported; develop
dashboards - Perform
any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicants for the USAID ASSIST HIV
Prevention Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a health- related field e.g.
medicine, clinical practice, community health or nursing - A
minimum of three years’ experience in providing HIV prevention services,
particularly to key and priority populations; experience gained
through serving within a government institution or - NGO with proven ability to coordinate
activities of different stakeholders at district and or sub national
level. - Working
knowledge and experience with management of GBV is desirable - Previous
experience using the Stepping Stones methodology will be an added
advantage - Previous
experience in supporting teams to apply Quality Improvement approaches is
an added advantage. - Previous
experience in implementing and applying Quality improvement approaches and
providing training to service providers and stakeholders. - Excellent
writing skills and verbal communication or interpersonal skills is a must. - Excellent
analytical skills and ability to support a cross section of frontline
health workers - Ability
and willingness to travel within the supported districts
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send
application letters, updated CVs, and relevant academic documents as well as
names and contact information for three professional references and day time
contact numbers to:
application letters, updated CVs, and relevant academic documents as well as
names and contact information for three professional references and day time
contact numbers to:
The Human Resource Manager- USAID ASSIST Project,
University Research Co., LLC, Plot 40, Ntinda II Road, Naguru,
P.O. Box 28745, Kampala, Uganda.
E-mail to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Deadline: 17th March
2017
2017
NB: Please indicate the position
in the subject if you are sending electronically. Applications will be
shortlisted as they come in and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
in the subject if you are sending electronically. Applications will be
shortlisted as they come in and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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