Jobs- Program Officer - Keeping Children and Mothers alive

Job Title; Program Officer - Keeping Children and Mothers alive
Reports to; Program Focal Person
Location: Provincial Secretariat, Namirembe Hill, Willis Road
Role:
The incumbent will oversee the overall implementation of keeping Mothers and children alive activities in Church of Uganda medical facilities and in the focus Dioceses.

Key Responsibilities:
Provide technical support and guidance to Diocesan staff and partners to draw and review work plans in line with programme.
• Resource management and resource mobilization Monitoring and evaluation Advocacy and representation

Job requirement

Qualifications and experience:
Bachelor of Science in public health, Medicine, Health
Masters in Public Health with additional training in project planning and management will be an added advantage.

Competencies required:
•Minimum of five years' experience in health related program implementation preferable HIV/A1DS, Maternal health, water sanitation and current regimes of malaria treatment.
•Experience in training health and other professionals in areas of H1V/AIDS, maternal health and malaria preferred.
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with other team members and external parties.
•Mature Christian and a person of integrity.
•Adequate knowledge of the Uganda health system reforms and policy developments relevant to facility based health services
• Good oral and written communication skills Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Good networking and advocacy skills.

How to apply

Interested applicants for the above vacancies should send (or hand deliver) their applications enclosing photocopies (NOT. Originals) of their academic certificates, CVs with names of three (3) reputable Referees (who are not relatives), and day-time telephone contacts to the address with a Recommendation from your" Home Church to the address below to reach him not later than " Tuesday 1st March 2011. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only, short-listed candidates will be contacted.