Job
Title: Knowledge Management
Specialist
Title: Knowledge Management
Specialist
Organisation: University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance
Health Services in East Central Uganda Project (USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Health Services in East Central Uganda Project (USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reports to: Director Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
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 RHITES-EC Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing the USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional health, nutritional
assistance and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year project targets 11 districts in
East Central Uganda with an estimated total population of 4.1 million through a
district-based integrated package of quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and
child development services.
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional health, nutritional
assistance and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year project targets 11 districts in
East Central Uganda with an estimated total population of 4.1 million through a
district-based integrated package of quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and
child development services.
Job Summary: The Knowledge
Management Specialist will mainly focus on project knowledge management,
learning, and project documentation. S/he will be responsible for communication
and documentation for the project, with the overall aim of conveying accurate
and timely information about project work to various project audiences;
including USAID, the Ministry of Health, health unit management and staff,
health care service beneficiaries, and the general public.
Management Specialist will mainly focus on project knowledge management,
learning, and project documentation. S/he will be responsible for communication
and documentation for the project, with the overall aim of conveying accurate
and timely information about project work to various project audiences;
including USAID, the Ministry of Health, health unit management and staff,
health care service beneficiaries, and the general public.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Identify and document project activities
and achievements. Promote project successes and lessons learned utilizing
a variety of communication channels. - Work with research and M&E teams,
technical teams and partners, communities and project beneficiaries to
identify and document best practices, success stories, and lessons
learned. - In cooperation with all project teams,
develop a system to plan and track the progress of deliverables. - Design and maintain a life-of-project
inventory of all technical reports and products, including electronic and
hard copies, and distribution list. - Manage and track routine reporting
processes for the project, including working with teams to collect
required data, compile, finalize, and ensure quality of report. - Provide technical writing and editorial
support to major project deliverables. - Provide desktop publication support to
project deliverables and dissemination products. - Lead documentation and communication
activities, including quarterly and annual program reviews, assuring
results-oriented, reader-friendly reports. - Assure timeliness and high quality of all
project products, deliverables and achievements. - Write, edit, and, at times, oversee the
design of project materials, including project reports, success stories,
monthly update articles, and blog posts - Liaise with URC headquarters in the United
States to develop and maintain project documentation - Identify topics for documentation, collect
information through interviews and on-the-ground research and observation,
and determine appropriate mediums for documentation and dissemination - Ensure that project print and online
materials are consistent with donor branding guidelines - Manage the content on the project webpage:
develop and review the content, assist in the identification of relevant
topic areas, and collect and disseminate best practices - Monitor relevant media coverage, take
photos and video, and maintain a photo and video library and supporting
photo/video release documentation - Provide support to the COP when needed,
including handling communication to supported hospitals, MOH , Partners
and presenting project work at high-level meetings and conferences
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the USAID RHITES-EC Knowledge
Management Specialist career opportunity must hold a Master’s degree in
relevant field in public health with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass
Communication and related field. - Five years of work experience, at least two years of experience in international development projects; preferably in
the health sector - Demonstrated experience in knowledge
management, including the ability to identify and document project
activities and achievements, best practices, success stories, and lessons
learned - Excellent writing and editing skills
required - Demonstrated ability to communicate
information to stakeholders at all levels using a variety of
communications approaches - Demonstrated ability to work with teams to
produce written products and media, adhering to deadlines, and short
turn-around times. - Experience with USAID-funded projects an
advantage - Excellent interpersonal, teamwork,
organizational and mentoring skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the
USAID RHITES EC Project should send their cover letters, certificates of good
conduct curriculum vitae, copies of academic credentials and contact
information for three professional references addressed to:
USAID RHITES EC Project should send their cover letters, certificates of good
conduct curriculum vitae, copies of academic credentials and contact
information for three professional references addressed to:
Human Resource Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services
Plot 1, East Victoria Close, Mpumudde Division,
Jinja. Uganda
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: 13th April 2018 by 12:00 pm
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