Job Title: Program Officer
Organisation: Youth of The Twenty First Century Organization (YOTTCO)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Youth of The Twenty First Century Organization (YOTTCO) is a youth focused organisation in Makindye Division established in 2012 to empower vulnerable urban adolescents and youth to become self-reliant and healthy. The organization trains youth in relevant entrepreneurship skills to engage in gainful self-employment, provides accurate sexual reproductive health rights information and facilitate access to SRHR services and products.
Job Summary: The successful candidate will coordinate Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) interventions, work with the project team to support the delivery of Refugee Youth and Adolescent services, implement activities that integrate SRHR Information & services. She/he will work with SRHR stakeholders to support service delivery for young people.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the SRHR activities.
- Participate in the delivery of SRHR trainings for refugee and host community adolescents and youth.
- Develop relevant training materials for different trainings on healthier lifestyles & SRHR.
- Engage refugee youth in physical activity programmes of their choices that integrate SRHR.
- Support data collection, analysis, and validation for program monitoring.
- Develop Collaborative relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders and government to address SRHR issues at the local, national and regional levels.
- Supervise Project Staff and Volunteers.
- Use social media platforms for advocacy & engaging youth on SRHR.
- Document and share best practices for SRHR.
- Develop effective monitoring and evaluation systems for SRHR projects.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences, Sociology or any other related field.
- 2-3 years’ Experience in adolescent & youth programming
- Training in Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights is of added advantage
- Experience in Training/facilitation, Management and Coordination of Adolescent and Youth Health related interventions.
- Knowledge in proposal writing and resource mobilisation
- Knowledge of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policies and strategies in Uganda.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently to achieve set goals.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications and updated CVs via Email to: [email protected]
Deadline: 15th December 2024
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