Project Officer Job Opportunity at Engender Health, Uganda

Job Title: Project Officer
PROGRAM: Gates Implant Initiatives Project - Increasing Access and Use of Quality Family Planning, including Implant services
Reports to: Field Project Coordinator
Job Location: Masaka Or Hoima District, Uganda
Employer: Engender Health
About Us 
EngenderHealth is a leading global women’s health organization committed to ensuring that every pregnancy is planned, every child is wanted, and every mother has the best chance at survival. In 20 countries around the world, we train health care professionals and partner with governments and communities to make high-quality family planning and sexual and reproductive health services available— today and for generations to come.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded EngenderHealth a grant to expand access to family planning, including the under-utilized contraceptive implants and IUDs in Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a period of two years from October 2013 – September 2015. The project results are; Capacity of providers to offer quality family planning (FP) services increased, with focus on implants and IUD, quality of FP services improved, with a focus on implants and IUD and access to FP increased, with focus on implants and IUD
EngenderHealth Uganda through Gates Implant Initiatives Project is now seeking the expression of interests for the position of Project Officer based in Hoima or Masaka District. This position is open for Uganda national candidates only.

Job Summary
The Project Officer has the responsibility of planning, organizing, implementing and monitoring project activities at the district level and specifically at the selected project assisted health facilities. He/she will ensure acceleration and completion of the project work plan at district level. The job requires a well-motivated and self-driven person who is able to work with minimum supervision. He/she will work closely with District Health Office, Regional Referral Hospital, lower level health staff, Village Health Teams; Youths and the community. The project officer will ensure observation of client’s rights and choice, quality FP services and commodity security.

Job Responsibilities
• Supports the Field Project Coordinator to accelerate implementation of project activities at district level including  capacity building of health workers in family planning; strengthening health facilities to provide quality family planning services and increasing access of family planning services support to the under-used implant and IUD services
• Participates in onsite training and mentoring and coaching on FP clinical skills, service delivery approaches, community participation and mobilization, and contraceptive supply security
• Works with health facility to plan, organize and implement special FP days and outreaches on a monthly basis
• Conducts regular support supervision to the selected project sites and works closely with facility staff to implement project activities
• Provides technical support during support supervision and follow up visits while ensuring sustainable strategies
• Supports mobilization, training  and engagement of  youths in family planning activities
• Provides support to ensure continuous availability of FP Commodities at all facilities
• Provides technical support to VHT training, follow-up and their  client mobilization for FP Special days and outreaches
• Writes and submits activity and quarterly summary reports
• Coordinates data collection and analysis on family planning with M&E Program Associate
• Participates in documenting lessons learned and success stories
• Represents the project at a district level to country partners to further the aims of the project
• Participates in other activities assigned by the supervisor

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
• Bachelor’s Degree in health related field or related advanced degree relevant to the field of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH).
• Minimum of 5 years programmatic and technical experience in FP/RH and/or public health
• At least 3 years’ experience in providing family planning services and specifically Implants and IUD preferred. Experience in youth programming is an advantage.
• Experience and skills in conducting onsite technical support supervision; follow up and providing supportive feedback on performance
• Knowledge and experience in quality improvement strategies, willingness to learn EngenderHealth’ s  COPE tool
• Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of coordinating teamwork and high-performing teams
• Excellent English and oral communication skills and computer skills
• Demonstrated working relationships with district officials from the public, private commercial, and/or NGO sectors
• Ability to travel up to 50% within the district

Deadline Date: 23/11/2014

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