Job Title: Coordinator Case Management
Organisation: AIDS
Information Centre-Uganda (AIC)
Information Centre-Uganda (AIC)
Project Name: USAID/Uganda
BETTER OUTCOMEs Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda
BETTER OUTCOMEs Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Reports to: District
Coordinator
Coordinator
About US:
AIDS Information Centre-Uganda (AIC) works with other service providers
to ensure access to high quality HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) services and
information. AIC offers HCT services, SMC, HIV Care & Support, Sexual
Reproductive Health services, BCC, Capacity Building and Development through 9
main branches, selected hospitals, health centers and antenatal clinics.
to ensure access to high quality HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) services and
information. AIC offers HCT services, SMC, HIV Care & Support, Sexual
Reproductive Health services, BCC, Capacity Building and Development through 9
main branches, selected hospitals, health centers and antenatal clinics.
About USAID BETTER OUTCOMEs
Project:
Project:
AIC is one of the Sub Recipient CSO implementing the USAID/Uganda
BETTER OUTCOMEs Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda
in Arua District, selected for her expertise and experience in West Nile Region
for the last 16 years. The consortium partners for the Better Outcomes Project
include: World Education Inc. /Bantwana (WEI/B) as the prime partner; Uganda
Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO), Mercy Corps, Youth Alive and Friends of
Christ Revival (FOC-REV); each responsible for specific technical aspects of
the project. The project targets 6 districts of Northern Uganda, these
include: Arua, Kitgum, Gulu, Apac, Lira and Oyam.
BETTER OUTCOMEs Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda
in Arua District, selected for her expertise and experience in West Nile Region
for the last 16 years. The consortium partners for the Better Outcomes Project
include: World Education Inc. /Bantwana (WEI/B) as the prime partner; Uganda
Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO), Mercy Corps, Youth Alive and Friends of
Christ Revival (FOC-REV); each responsible for specific technical aspects of
the project. The project targets 6 districts of Northern Uganda, these
include: Arua, Kitgum, Gulu, Apac, Lira and Oyam.
Job Summary: The Case
Management Coordinator will render support to the Case Management function and
ensure adequate coordination for the provision of comprehensive service to
beneficiary households. The incumbent will be responsible for working and
collaborating with Para Social Workers, local agencies (child protection
service providers), Community Development Officer (CDO), and other Project
staff to enable appropriate case identification, assessment, case planning,
referrals and monitoring. The Officer will work closely with CBTs, DBTs, and
Economic Strengthening Officers to ensure vulnerable children, caregivers and
their household members are receiving comprehensive OVC/Child protection
services. He/she will support implementation, monitoring and documentation of
CM project activities, train other staff in case management, provide oversight,
leadership, support supervisor to PSWs and conducting spot checks to ensure
adherence to standards in implementation of case management activities.
Management Coordinator will render support to the Case Management function and
ensure adequate coordination for the provision of comprehensive service to
beneficiary households. The incumbent will be responsible for working and
collaborating with Para Social Workers, local agencies (child protection
service providers), Community Development Officer (CDO), and other Project
staff to enable appropriate case identification, assessment, case planning,
referrals and monitoring. The Officer will work closely with CBTs, DBTs, and
Economic Strengthening Officers to ensure vulnerable children, caregivers and
their household members are receiving comprehensive OVC/Child protection
services. He/she will support implementation, monitoring and documentation of
CM project activities, train other staff in case management, provide oversight,
leadership, support supervisor to PSWs and conducting spot checks to ensure
adherence to standards in implementation of case management activities.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Programme Development and Implementation:
- Provide guidance and technical advice
during beneficiary household identification, assessment, enrolment and
retention. - Ensure appropriate case intervention
planning and appropriate referrals for beneficiary households based on
identified needs - Actively participate in developing weekly,
monthly, quarterly and annual work plans and maintaining high standards of
stewardship and accountability for all activity resources - Work closely with CDO in conducting
community mapping of service points for provision of comprehensive
services and improved referral outcomes - Support sub county CDOs, Para social
workers and other community resources persons to improve case
identification, detection, follow up and monitoring to ensure effective
case management. - Work in liaison with consortium partners
(DBTs, CBTs, ESOs) to ensure delivery of planned activities in their
respective thematic areas
Training and Development:
- Take lead in identifying training needs
for PSWs and beneficiary households in Case Management approach - Coordinate trainings with Consortium
partners in various result areas to enhance and maximize project
beneficiary to beneficiary households. - Tasked with organizing and supporting
community dialogue meetings and child protection outreach clinics at
community level based on identified child protection needs - Conduct post training evaluations,
coaching and mentorship sessions with PSWs in Case Management
Representation, Networking and Advocacy:
- Represent the project in SOVCC meeting and
share updates in case management intervention. - Carry out monthly meeting with CBTs and
DTs from consortium partners - Coordinate case management activities
between the district probation office and sub county community development
office - Collaborate with the CDO on complex issue
that require upward referral and follow up - Oversee monthly case management meetings
(case conferences) with para social workers and other OVC service
providers with in the project area of operation - Managing the process of partnership
development and liaising with other OVC service points (health centers,
schools, police, local councils etc) to ensure effective cross referrals
and linkages
Project monitoring and documentation:
- Compile and triangulate reports from Field
Officers in Case Management at sub county level for upward sharing - Conduct regular spot checks and visits to
households, schools and areas within sub counties of operation for
effective service delivery to beneficiary households - Analyze data and reports submitted by PSWs
for compliance and quality assurance before submission to Project
Managers, CDOs and upload to OVC MIS database. - Maintaining an up-to-date database for all
beneficiary households and ensure all relevant data collection tools (home
visit forms, monthly CM summary forms, referrals, case record books) are
well administered for accuracy and completeness. - Mentor and support para-social workers in
report writing and effective documentation of project activities.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the USAID Economic
Strengthening Coordinator job placement should preferably hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in Social work, Development Studies, Education or
Community Psychology. Training in Child Protection, Project planning &
Management and Counselling is an added advantage - A minimum of two years’ experience in
working with Child protection focused projects and OVC programming. - Previous exposure and experience with
USAID funded programs/projects is added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications and updated CVs addressed to:
their applications and updated CVs addressed to:
Human Resource Department,
AIDS Information Centre – Uganda,
P.O. Box 10446 Kampala. Uganda
OR
Regional Manager Lira
AIDS Information Centre – Uganda
Plot 5, Dokolo Road
Box 156 Lira
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: 12th April 2017
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