Several Power to Youth District Focal Person NGO Job Opportunities – Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)

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Job Title:  Power to Youth District Focal Person (Several Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)

Duty Station: Uganda

 

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.

 

About Project:

Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU), Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF), and the Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) with support from Sonke Gender Justice are implementing a five (5)-year (2021-2025) programme, Power To You(th) PTY that aims at empowering adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to increase their agency, claim their rights, address gender inequalities, challenge gender norms and advocate for inclusive decision-making at all levels. The PTY programme also focuses on ending harmful practices, such as Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and unintended pregnancies. PTY is implemented across 6 (six) districts namely; Bukwo, Busia, Mbale, Isingiro, Kalangala, and Kampala.

 

Job Summary:  The Power to You(th) consortium partners are looking to identify 5 proactive, strategic, and open-minded youth to support programme implementation in Bukwo, Busia, Mbale, Isingiro, and Kalangala. The new team members will play the critical role of building and sustaining grassroots structures as well as systems that will support the Power To You(th) programme to realize the above ambitious goal.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support the planning and implementation of programme work plans and other relevant programme technical tools on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
  • Timely preparation and submission of programme activity report on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to the programme coordinator.
  • Organize, and mobilize communities as well as support the day-to-day implementation of programme activities.
  • Represent the programme at the local, and district level engagements.
  • Ensure proper accountability of programme funds by providing timely accountabilities.
  • Support the implementation of the community-level components and programme.
  • Establish and strengthen partnerships and collaboration with key stakeholders and the district local government.
  • Attend monthly sub-county and district coordination meetings for health, gender, GBV, child protection, and education among others.
  • Maintain proper and up to date records of programme assets and inventory in the Field Offices.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a diploma, and Senior 6 graduate.
  • At least three years of working experience with credible CSOs.
  • Experience in community mobilization and SRHR programmimg.
  • Computer literacy (intermediate level)
  • English and Local language fluency in the respective districts.
  • Excellent communication and team working abilities.
  • A strong can-do attitude and the passion to strive for excellence.
  • Knowledge of SRHR advocacy and programming will be an added advantage.
  • The candidate must adhere to the safeguarding, reporting, fraud prevention, and monitoring requirements of the Power To You(th) Programme for this role.
  • The candidate must be self-driven with minimal supervision.
  • Young people and female applicants have an added advantage.
  • Applicants must be residents of the implementation districts.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their updated CVs (3 pages Max) with a motivation/cover letter (2 pages Max) and two reference letters, to rhu@rhu.or.ug and copy dnanyange@rhu.or.ug

 

Deadline: 15th March 2023.

 

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