The Ugandan Jobline

• Participate in planning and budgeting, preparation of work plans,
  implementation of planned health activities and monitoring/ reporting of
  progress.
• Facilitate and monitor the implementation of planned activities and
  community level engagements
• Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during
  planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora
• Routinely identify local level health partners, support and facilitate
  them in the implementation of planned activities
• Facilitate stakeholders and partners in supervision and monitoring
  of programmatic activities
• Communicate and work with local health facilities and Community
  Health Workers to improve health and nutrition issues identified in the
  communities at least once a quarter
• Support the collection and documentation of impact and success
  stories.

• Innovatively support communities including Registered Children’s
  (RC) households to participate and benefit from the health program
  development
• Mobilize and sensitize community (RC guardians, community leaders
  and other community members) on health programs and issues and facilitate
  participation in the management of various community health and nutrition
  projects
• Work closely with the community sponsorship and development
  Assistant, train the children committees in the respective parishes in
  advocating for their wellbeing.
• Build the capacity of children, families and community to
  collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.
• Follow-up on commitments by local leaders on improvement of the
  health environment and general wellbeing of children.
• Mobilize communities to participate in the relevant child health
  days and celebrations such as the world breast feeding week.
• Participate/represent world Vision Uganda in the health sector
  review meetings both at facility and district level

• Monitoring the health status of RCs in accordance to the minimum
  programming standard (once every 90 days).
• Support development and implement integrated monitoring plan in
  assigned area with ADP stakeholders
• Analyze and follow up management of RCs with health challenges
• Compile monitoring reports for management action and participate in updating
  of the databases of the different health models
• Work with CSDF to identify, train monitors and partners on health
  related matters.
• Provide information on support and benefit of RCs to the CSDF to
  enable entry in STEP
• Support the health facility teams to review and analyze their data
  for impact and relevant feedback to the community teams
• Support the collection and documentation of impact and success
  stories

• Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents
  in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
• Work closely with local leaders to protect children from child
  violations and abuses
• Sensitize children including RCs, guardians/parents and other
  stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.

• The ideal candidate for the World Vision Area Project Officer 1
  Health job opportunity must hold a diploma or degree in nursing,
  nutrition, clinical medicine, public health, community health and related
  fields.
• At least three years’ experience in community work and engagement
  with programming sectors (health, education, WASH)
• Computer literacy skills
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Good networking and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
• Passion for children.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and
  dependable
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational
  diversities.
• Computer literacy skills
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly
  Chapel services.

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