Project Coordinator, RH Literacy and Empowerment Project INGO Careers – PATH

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Organisation: PATH
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About US:
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative
innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and
children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs,
diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our
entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion
for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation
to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle
their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that
disrupt the cycle of poor health.
Job Summary: The Project
Coordinator will provide support in the development of a group-based
reproductive health literacy and empowerment program and manage its
implementation in the Mayuge district. 
The Project Coordinator will work closely with United States and
Uganda-based PATH technical and management staff, as well as a curriculum
development consultant, and will be responsible for the training and
supervision of facilitators that lead group discussions, identification and
coordination with local stakeholders and NGOs as well as general administration
and management of the project.  
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent will support the curriculum
    development consultant through review and providing feedback of curriculum
    materials.
  • Manage project activities and logistics,
    including administrative and technical support to group facilitators, such
    as ensuring facilitators have the need materials, creating workplans for
    individual facilitators, and undertaking monitoring/supervision of
    facilitated group sessions. .
  • Carry out “training of trainers”
    activities with facilitators who will lead reproductive health safe spaces
    for local participant groups.
  • Supervise local NGO partners in Mayuge
    district to assure smooth implementation of project activities, such as
    ensuring the scheduling of biweekly group meetings for empowerment group
    participants, identifying venues to hold meetings, monitoring, as well as
    other related tasks are completed.
  • The jobholder will collect monitoring
    reports from local NGO partners, and communicate progress through verbal
    and written reports to PATH staff in Uganda and the United States.
  • Facilitate the selection and contracting
    of a local research partner who will undertake baseline and endline
    evaluation activities, including monitoring of deliverables calendar,
    input on protocol and data collection tools, introductions to local
    partners and stakeholders, and administrative support as needed.
  • Act as a point of contact for coordination
    of communications between facilitators and empowerment group participants
    and PATH staff in Kampala and in the United States.
  • Frequent travel to Mayuge district to
    supervise facilitators, meet with partners, and address logistical issues.
  • Other tasks and activities as required. 
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the PATH
    International Project Coordinator, RH Literacy and Empowerment Project
    career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in nursing; public
    health, or equivalent education and experience.
  • At least five years of experience working
    in sexual and reproductive health or family planning activities.
  • Coordination and management of project
    partners, expenses, and workplans.
  • Previous experience with leading and
    facilitating group activities.
  • A high-level understanding of reproductive
    health, anatomy and physiology, and hormonal contraceptive methods.
  • Keen interest in women’s health,
    education, or other empowerment activity.
  • Superior organizational skills
    demonstrated in managing scientific development work.
  • Proficient in project management tools,
    such as Microsoft Project and Excel desired.
  • Good analytical skills and global vision.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
    skills.
  • Fluency in English required; fluency in
    Lusoga preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively
    in a multisite/multicultural organization and as part of a team.
  • Willingness to travel to Mayuge district
    up to 40 percent.
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join PATH
in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to apply online by clicking the
link below.
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