Vacancy title:
Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health Specialist

Jobs at:
Care International

Deadline of this Job:
5th of March 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
About CARE International
CARE international is a leading global development and humanitarian organization. Ln 2016,CARE worked in 94 countries around the world, supporting 962 poverty fighting development and humanitarian aid projects, reaching more than 80 million people.

CARE international in Uganda works will others to make a sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor ,with a focus on women and girls. Our current program focuses on women and girls’ economic rights, particularly financial inclusion and governance of natural resources women and girls depend upon, and on their sexual and reproductive health rights, including a life free of violence. Our programming is guided by our core values of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.

CARE international in Uganda seeks highly motivated and qualified development professionals with genuine commitment to gender equality and women and girls‘ rights to fill up the position of Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRMH) Specialist based in Arua (Rhino and IMVEPI Refugee settlements). Also CARE is soliciting for CV5 for potential candidates for Gender advisor -fora five-year, Food tor Peace (FFP) Development Food Assistance Program (DFAP) to be based in South Karamoja

Job Title: Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health Specialist

Overall Purpose
Reporting to the Emergency Manager, the Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health Specialist is a technical specialist in the areas of Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health and Rights programming. She/he provides a link between CARE and the Health facilities/communities to provide technical support in the areas of Reproductive and Maternal Health, Adolescent reproductive health and rights, facilitating linkages to health services; ensuring centre based referrals, health service mapping, backstopping support capacity enhancement and ensures compliance within the ministry of Health technical standards.

Under the various funding streams within the program, the SRMH specialist contributes to integration of gender transformative program approaches and implementation of Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health and rights activities within the Humanitarian setting. She/he is responsible for enhancing an environment that will deliberately explore and identity gender inequalities, diversity and corisciously explore appropriate models aimed at integrating transformation SRH interventions. These will include but are not limited to gender capacity assessment of l\GOs/CBOs, identifying gaps/priority areas for intervention in relation to the impact population, strengthening, designing and scaling up of appropriate interventions/strategies according to National and international frameworks, conventions and human rights standards. She/he will work with other CARE colleagues, communities, partner organizations and relevant government departments, building and nurturing relationships with the various program stakeholders to support, plan, coordinate and implement capacity building initiatives in the area of SRMH as agreed with supervisor and CARE USA's technical staff.

Job application procedure
Candidates interested in applying for the above Job should log in online to see more details on the position and the required profile. Applications should be submitted on line by logging on to http://thorn-soft.com/recruitment/login/. Ensure that you use this link, click only on the "Job Application" icon, fill the application form turd attach a motivation letter clearly articulating alignment with the above profile and an updated detailed CV ( attach them in PDF format as one document). Once you click submit and you get no error message then the application is successful. Applications will only be received on line and until 5th of March 2017.
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