Job Title: Project Health Service Coordinator
Organization: Uganda Youth Development Link
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) is a non-profit organization that started in 1993 with a mission of enhancing socio-economic transformation of disadvantaged young people (10-24 years) both in and out of school, through evidence based interventions that: advocate; create linkages to services and information; and encourage social and livelihood skills development for self-reliance.
Job Summary: UYDEL seeks an experienced Project Health Service Coordinator to integrate reproductive, mental, and maternal health into a climate-resilience initiative for pregnant adolescent girls (15–24) in Kampala’s slums. The role will oversee quality service delivery, strengthen partnerships with local health systems, and support community interventions promoting safe pregnancies in climate-affected areas.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, implement, and monitor health-related project activities.
- Coordinate with district health offices, facilities, community health workers, leaders, and civil society to improve referrals.
- Supervise health staff, including mental health nurses and peer educators.
- Integrate climate resilience and SRHR into service delivery.
- Organize training on adolescent-friendly and climate-sensitive health care.
- Lead data collection, reporting, and documentation of outcomes.
- Represent UYDEL in health coordination and stakeholder forums.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, or a related health field; Master’s degree an added advantage.
- Registered midwife with proven experience in maternal and adolescent health care.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience coordinating health programs, preferably with adolescents or youth in community or urban slum settings.
- Strong knowledge of SRHR, mental health, and the impacts of climate change on health.
- Experience collaborating with NGOs, government health systems, and community health structures.
- Skilled in supervising health personnel, facilitating training, and strengthening referral systems.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and report-writing abilities.
Desirable Attributes
- Passion for youth empowerment and climate justice.
- Strong skills in multi-sectoral coordination and stakeholder engagement.
- Ability to thrive in dynamic, low-resource settings.
- Able to work with marginalized pregnant slum youth experiencing diverse
- challenges at all times.
How to Apply:
Email your cover letter, CV, and academic documents to [email protected] with the subject line: Project Health Service Coordinator – Building Climate-Resilient
Communities for Safe Pregnancies in Adolescents/Youth.
Deadline: 25th August 2025
Note: Any form of private communication is strictly prohibited to maintain fairness and transparency in the process
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36