Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Objectives
a) Capacity building and learning: To identify and strengthen the implementation, innovation and learning capacity of community-based health projects in Uganda, in order to improve health and sexual and reproductive health outcomes.

b) Linkage and advocacy: To link community-based health innovators to policy makers, key ministries, local donors and other stakeholders, for more effective implementation, policy uptake and scale up of results.

Key tasks
1. Support the identification of existing social innovation health projects from all across Uganda using the open-call approach developed by the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI). This includes: design of the innovation identification materials; design of online data collection tools; developing the communication plan; dissemination of the call-for-solutions; review of submissions; and working with external reviewers to finalize the selection of top solutions.
2. Support the organization and delivery of all the training fellowship workshops related to the social innovation fellowship program
3 Work with the trainees to ensure learning and completion of all the expected deliverables/outputs for each training module (6 outputs per trainee/project), using both physical and distance-leaning approaches.
4 Organize and participate in research on the community-based health projects using implementation research and case study research methodology.
5. Support the planning, arrangement and execution of the regional and national social innovation dissemination workshops

Required qualifications and experience
a) Master public health/global health or similar degree with a focus on research methods and/or monitoring and evaluation of programs.
b) Experience lecturing students, conduction research and managing health related projects will be an added advantage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The training and research coordinator and officers will organize and deliver the social innovation fellowship program which includes the following six modules:
• Social Innovation in Health and Entrepreneurship (business and systems entrepreneurship). At the end of this module, a business canvas is produced for each project.
• Effective Project Management (planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation). A project M&E plan is developed at the end.
• Research approaches and tools for social Innovation. A research proposal and plan are developed for each project.
• An individual monitoring and evaluation or research project is undertaken by innovators.
• Effective communication and fundraising. At the end, a communication and fundraising plan is produced.
• Short course on environmental impact assessment and auditing. A project environmental assessment and risk mitigation plan is completed.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested persons should send ONE PDF FILE of their application, academic documents and updated CV stating one referee and addressed to: The Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health and sent to pawor@musph.ac.ug not later than Monday , 31st July, 2023, 500 pm. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject part of your email. Please provide reliable 24-hour phone contact.

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

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