Job Title: Child Development Officer
(CDO) – Health (8 No Experience Job Positions)
Organisation: Compassion International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Pentecostal
Assemblies of God (PAG) Karamoja Pastorate, and Church of Uganda, North
Karamoja Pastorate, jointly invites suitable applicants for the ministry
opportunities at the Child & Youth Development Centers. Working in
partnership with Compassion International, the Diocese has a ministry of
nurturing poor Children, releasing them from poverty in Jesus name.
Job Summary: The Child Development Officer (CDO) – Health
will report to and are supervised by the Project Director (PD). These are team
members and must exhibit a high sense of integrity and they are members of the
entire church staff that employs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Serve as
an advocate for Children and Caregivers.
·
Ensure
monitoring and tracking of child participation in the programme.
·
Initiate
generation of annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with
emphasis on prevention of diseases among the beneficiaries with utmost
confidentiality.
·
Works
closely with the local church in developing their child Care ministry.
·
Responsible
for physical, cognitive, and economic development of the sponsored children.
·
Plans
and Coordinates health related trainings, information, education and
communication (IEC).
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
Must be
a mature born again Christian with a sound testimony.
·
Must
have a professional background in any of the following: Nursing, Primary Health
Care, Community Health, Clinical Medicine, Education, Social Work and Administration,
Social work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies,
Education, Communication, Records Management and any related Discipline.
·
Minimum
qualification will be a Diploma or its equivalent.
·
Must
have good interpersonal skills.
·
Experience
and current knowledge of HIV/AIDS interventions, formal training in Counseling
and Child Development, Project Planning, and Basic Accounting Procedures will
be an added advantage.
·
Must be
computer literate
·
Good
written communication and strong verbal communication skills in English.
Ability to communicate in Ngakarimojong or Leb Thur is and added advantage.
·
Ability
and desire to learn new things.
·
Age: 25
– 35 years
How to Apply:
All candidates
should send their handwritten application indicating preferred place of work
with; recommendation letter from local Pastor/Reverend, copies of academic
documents, & C.V with 3 referees including their contacts should be
addressed & delivered to:
Application for
positions advertised under Church of Uganda should be addressed and delivered
to Diocesan Secretary, Church of Uganda, North Karamoja Diocese,
P.O. BOX, Kotido,
Uganda (Located at St. Peters, Kotido) or mailed to
Applications for positions advertised under
PAG- should be addressed to The Pastorate Secretary, PAG- Karamoja Pastorate P.
O. BOX 61, Kotido, Uganda (located at PAG Church, Kotido) or mailed to
[email protected] copied [email protected]
NB: Only shortlisted
applications shall be contacted
Deadline: 16th October, 2020
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