Programme Officer for HIV/AIDS at DanChurch Aid (DCA) in Uganda

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DanChurch Aid (DCA) is a faith-based Danish NGO working closely with church-based as well as secular NGOs in Uganda and in the East Africa region. Our programmes focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and social support to people living with HIV/Aids, Active Citizenship with a strong focus on democratic space for citizen participation in governance, Food Security, as well as humanitarian and transitional responses to conflict and natural disaster. DCA has supported emergency relief and development programmes in Uganda since 1979. Its current areas of operation are the Karamoja and Teso sub-regions, Rakai and Lyatonde districts and the Kagera zone in Tanzania. DCA values a rights-based and gender equality orientation and works to strengthen these aspects both internally and externally. DCA is a member of the ACT Alliance.
For further information on on DCA please visit: www.danchurchaid.org. Both these positions are based in Kampala. Frequent travelling is expected.
DanChurch Aid invites applications for a position as HIV/Aids Programme Officer for HIV/Aids Programme. The programme is focused on the Karamoja and Teso sub-regions, Rakai and Lyatonde districts, as well as the Kagera region in Tanzania. It is composed of a number of projects intended to reach a common objective; the projects are mostly implemented by local partner organisations.
The Programme Officer’s primary function is to provide the overall management of the programme and to ensure that DCA’s objectives and accountability to its target beneficiaries and back donors is guaranteed at project implementation level.
The Programme Officer reports to the Programmes Coordinator.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
·         Main responsible for supporting the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programme and projects, involving both strategic, technical and financial insights
·         Support partner organisations in identifying capacity gaps and facilitate training and other means of enhancing the quality of project design, implementation and management, as well as general compliance to back donors requirements
·         Strengthen and support the mainstreaming of rights-based and gender perspectives within the programme
·         Participate in the development of project proposals and in fundraising initiatives
·         Take an active role in identifying new partners, assessing and appraising project proposals
·         Ensure a high level of documentation through regular reporting, incl. programme reporting, as well as the required level of internal administrative tasks
·         Promote synergies, sharing of lessons and experiences within DCA and with partners
·         Participate in relevant networks
·         Contribute to DCA information work through contact with medias and writing of articles e.g. for DCA website or monthly magazine

Key Qualifications and Experience
·         University degree in a relevant field
·         Strong technical background in the field of HIV/Aids, Gender Based Violence, Access to Social Services, with at least 5 years of experience with implementation of programmes and projects
·         Sense for quality in the work and a feel for policy and advocacy work
·         Able to and interested in taking on multiple tasks of various nature (e.g. from technical support of partners to administrative tasks)
·         Very good analytical skills and capacity for strategic planning
·         Confirmed experience in mainstreaming gender equality and a rights-based approach, both theoretically an in practice.
·         Solid experience with national level advocacy and alliance building
·         Be solution-oriented
·         Very good interpersonal and communication skills, and capacity to work with a partner based approach
·         Be flexible, pro-active, self-motivated and able to organise work independently as well as be willing to work within a team
·         Computer literate
·         Holder of a valid driving licence
·         Fluent command of verbal and written English
How to Apply
To apply Visit http://www.danchurchaid.org/get-involved/jobs/jobs-abroad Click on Link with   
Programme Officer for HIV/AIDS
Closing date is 5 PM on the 15 July 2012.
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