Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Who we are:
NAFOPHANU is a nonprofit making Non-Governmental Organization with a country wide mandate to provide systematic and all inclusive coordination structure for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) networks, associations and support groups in Uganda.

Job Title : Project Officer
No of Vacancy: 02
Terms: Contract basis based on performance
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Location: Moroto with frequent travels to other districts within Karamoja Region

Job purpose: The project Officer will be responsible for supporting and strengthening the districts, health facilities and community systems for sustainable uptake of responsive HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria services in the supported districts

Minimum academic Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Project Planning and Management, Community Health or related discipline from a recognized Institution, Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in integrating health service delivery into community structures.
• 2 years’ experience of providing HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment with one year supporting donor funded projects.
• 2 years’ professional experience working effectively with MOH, District and Community Health structures in HIV Prevention.
• EXERCISE HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY

Job Descriptions and Responsibilities:
• Develop activity plans with evidence-based approaches to reach community with HIV/TB prevention interventions and linkage to Care and Treatment.
• Collaborate with the District and health facility HIV/TB/ Malaria focal persons to coordinate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of HIV/TB /Malaria services in the districts
• Mentor and provide technical assistance to community networks on the delivery of layered HIV/TB/Malaria service packages.
• Prepare and share timely periodic performance progress reports on HIV/TB prevention, care and treatment interventions.
• Support in compilation and submission of accurate and timely facility health management information system (HMIS) reports and programmatic reports in line with the project objectives.
• Ensure timely submission of activity reports and timesheets
• Support effective forecast, timely ordering, reporting, and accounting for the logistics/commodities required
• Participate in identification, implementation, and documentation of continuous quality improvement activities for HIV/TB programs
• Establish and strengthen effective collaborations and partnerships with the district leadership, healthcare providers and communities to ensure a coordinated and harmonized HIV response.

Skills and competences
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent report writing, organizational, coordination and communication skills
• Proven ability to set priorities, multi-task, and work collaboratively as well as independently
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills is a must
• Ability to engage professionally and respectively with partners, Health care providers and the Community
• Experience in technical proposal writing
• Timely reporting
• Computer skills especially Word processing, Excel spread sheet and power point.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates can submit their application to recruitment@nafophanu.org and copy in info@nafophanu.org Subject: Position applied for or can be hand delivered to NAFOPHANU head office located at Plot 213 Sentema Road, Mengo
Deadline for Submission: 22 October, 2021
People Living with HIV and those based in Karamoja sub region are particularly encouraged to apply

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