Program Coordinator Job Vacancy – Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)

Job Title:       Program Coordinator – Sexual
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Umbrella Programme

Organization:
Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Report to: Service
Delivery Manager

About US:

Reproductive Health
Uganda (RHU) is a Member Association of the International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF), and its core mandate is to champion, provide and enable
universal access to rights-based Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
(SRHR) information and services to vulnerable and underserved communities and
to young people.  The role of the engagement
with RHU and its partners is to ensure that SRHR are respected, protected and
fulfilled as a goal in itself, and as a fundamental means to gender equality,
human well-being and sustainable development.

Job Summary: TheProgram
Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and supporting a partnership of
seven national Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the SRHR Umbrella
Program, and provide regular technical support supervision to ensure effective
delivery of the program in line with RHU’s strategic direction as well as
Frontline AIDS and donor requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Provide strategic and operational oversight of the SRHR Umbrella
    Programme implementation in Uganda
  • Liaise and work closely with Frontline Aids on all aspects of
    Umbrella project Management.
  • Coordinate essential planning, technical support, monitoring, and
    reporting processes
  • Ensure that the SRHR Umbrella Programme implementation is on track
    and provide support, where needed, in close collaboration with the RHU
    Senior Programme Management Team
  • Work with the Senior Programme Management Team to ensure that the
    programme is in line with the RHU strategic plan as well as the Frontline
    AIDS global strategy, good practice programming standards and the overall
    programme framework and principles; and that it is of an acceptable
    quality, generates and uses available evidence, and produces tangible
    results.
  • Support the functioning of the donor relations as required
  • Ensure good communication, coordination and collaboration within the
    Core Team and with consortium partners. This includes the establishment of
    a sound programme communication system in consultation with Frontline Aids
    and RHU Senior Management Team.
  • Perform any other professional duties as may be assigned by the
    superviso

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine or any
    other health-related field from a recognized Institution
  • A relevant postgraduate qualification such as Public Health, Project
    Planning and Management, etc will be an added advantage
  • At least 4 years of relevant experience from a reputable
    organization in a similar role
  • Knowledge, Skills and Temperament
  • Knowledge of SRHR and HIV/AIDS Programming
  • Knowledge in Human Rights-Based Approaches
  • Familiar with the implementation of HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
    Programmes
  • Knowledge and experience of Key Population (KP) programming; and
    willingness to work with KP organizations and programmes
  • Knowledge of current policies and laws related to Reproductive
    Health and HIV AIDS.
  • A good communicator and team leader
  • Extensive knowledge and experience with the Project cycle
    management; partnership and stakeholder building
  • Networking and stakeholder management and advocacy
  • Partner capacity development
  • Documentation, information management, and reporting
  • Collaborative, analytical, and highly organised
  • The candidate must adhere to the safeguarding reporting and
    monitoring requirements of this role
  • The candidate must be pro-choice

How to apply

All interested and
qualified candidates submit by post, email or hand-deliver application letters
and attach certified copies of academic transcripts, a detailed Curriculum
Vitae and other relevant documents as well the contact addresses (e-mail) of 3
referees including their telephone contacts to:


The Executive
Director, Reproductive Health Uganda, P.O. Box 10746 Kampala

Or hand-deliver at:
RHU Head Office, Plot 2, Katego Road – Tufnell Drive, Off Kira Road, Kamwokya
– Kampala, Uganda.

Only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted



NB:  Female applicants are encouraged to apply

Deadline: 6th December 2019

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