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Job Title:  Program Officer – Gender & Youth Program (Fresher Jobs)  

Organisation: Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)

Duty Station:  Mukono, Uganda

Position Number: MUWRP/07/10/2023

About US:

Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) is a non-profit biomedical research Organization, whose mission is to mitigate disease threats through quality research, healthcare and disease surveillance. MUWRP was established in 2002 by a Memorandum of Agreement between The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) and Makerere University (Mak) to undertake medical research to test HIV vaccines. Over the years, MUWRP’s portfolio has progressively expanded to include vaccine research for Ebola and Marburg viruses, surveillance of influenza and influenza- like viruses and other emerging infections in humans and animals; also epidemiological, basic and implementation research in HIV treatment, care and prevention programs in the Districts of Kayunga, Mukono, Buvuma and Buikwe.

Job Summary:   The Program Officer – Gender & Youth Program (1) position will work with teams to support the delivery of Youth and Adolescent services including the DREAMS and AGYW programming, youth friendly services at health facilities, RH and Gender services at community service points. The officer will work with CBOs to support service delivery for adolescents and young people.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of DREAMS-related activities in compliance with PEPFAR guidance.
• Support data collection, analysis, and validation for program monitoring.
• Coordinate and provide technical support to community-based organizations (CBOs) and community development organizations (CDOs) for adolescent and young people’s programs.
• Facilitate linkages between Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in hotspots and the DREAMS program.
• Collaborate with districts to address gender relations’ impact on access to HIV services.
• Support gender mainstreaming in community and facility HIV care and treatment programs.
• Document and share best practices for gender mainstreaming.
• Ensure accurate completion of M&E tools to monitor gender norms, GBV, and DREAMS targets in the work plan.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, Sociology or any other related field
• Post-graduate level training in reproductive health/ children and youth studies is of added advantage
• Two years of experience in management/coordination of Adolescent/Youth Sexual Reproductive Health interventions
• Knowledge of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policies and strategies
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to achieve set goals.
• Ability to meet very tight deadlines.
• Ability to permanently reside in Mukono.
• Ability to frequently travel to the MUWRP PEPFAR supported sites in Kayunga, Mukono, Buikwe and Buvuma Islands.
• Ability to travel on water

How to Apply:

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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Note:

• All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by submitting an application letter, resume, copies of academic certificates in a 1 PDF or word document, including three referees (who are not relatives) and one of which should be your current supervisor. Indicate their day time telephone contacts and email addresses.
• Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 23^rd November 2023

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