Global Health Corps Community Health Specialist Jobs in Uganda

Global Health Corps Community Health Specialist Jobs in Uganda

Role Overview

The Community Health Specialist (CHP) will collaborate with the community health teams at Holistic Initiative to Community Development (HOLD) Uganda. These teams support Community Health Workers (CHWs), clinical interventions through community mobilization and education, and a program that supports social and economic rights for vulnerable individuals and households.

The Community Health Specialist will directly assist the managers of these programs to design health program implementation strategies, administer quality improvement projects, help with district health information software (DHIS) strengthening, and support the development of health promotion and education materials and strategies.

Responsibilities

Monitoring and Evaluation

Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team to support the development and implementation of quality improvement projects across the community health department

Collaborate with the community health managers and M&E team in the maintenance and improvement of data management systems and monitoring of community health programs

Assist the community health managers in program evaluation as well as research

Systems Improvement

Support routine monitoring and review of the Medic Mobile application dashboard and other program dashboards; identify issues, develop and oversee implementation of corresponding program improvement plans

Support management of GLPI, Medic Mobile’s issue reporting and management system, which includes logging of issues, monitoring and tracking progress, and follow up to full resolution of logged issues

Work closely with the Medic Mobile team to facilitate implementation and configuration of new app features

Project Management and Communication

Support district level health structures through capacity building and MOH policies rollout

Proactively support management of HOLD Uganda Health programs

Create, manage, and track all project documentation (MOU, work plans, budgets, etc.)

Support development of various health communication materials such as proposals, M&E frameworks, reports, lessons learned, presentations, impact stories, and other write-ups for various audiences and purposes

Help with the planning and execution of key activities in the community health department

Support

resource mobilization and funding opportunities for various efforts within the health department

Other duties as necessary

Skills and Experience

Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required

Prior experience in public health, community development, or a related field*

Demonstrated experience improving program performance, especially through quality improvement methodology*

Demonstrated quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills, especially used for research or program evaluation*

Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to ensure internal and external collaborators achieve a time-bound goal or project*

Strong writing skills with experience producing reports, abstracts, best practices, impact stories, or other documents for technical and non-technical audiences*

Previous experience in resource-limited settings*

Academic training in or professional experience with community-based initiatives, especially in a rural setting

Experience with partnership/relationship management, acting as the main point of contact for donors, clients/beneficiaries, or other key stakeholders

Experience with MOH reporting systems

Experience with mobile data tracking platforms, especially mHealth platforms such as Medic Mobile, CommCare, or DHIS2

Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision

Innovative

Team player with the ability to impart skills/mentor others

Ability to be flexible, think creatively, and manage competing priorities

Demonstrated maturity and good judgment

Strong organizational skills and detail orientation

Ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff

Comfortable living in a rural area

Advanced skills in Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Global Health Corps Community Health Specialist Jobs in Uganda

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