Malaria Consortium Technical Officer Jobs in Uganda
Malaria Consortium Technical Officer Jobs in Uganda
Job PurposeTo provide technical and implementation support to all SURM project activities in districts or
operation.
Scope of Work
The role involves ensuring the technical quality of all activities in support of the project’s overall goal and theory of change, through regular liaison with and supervision from the Kampala-based SURM Project Director.
Provides ongoing technical support to the Ministry of Health (MoH)/ National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), district health teams and other partners and stakeholders as relevant to the project scope and in accordance with its approach to understanding and influencing positive change in health.
Key Working Relationships
This role has an important capacity building function, which involves working closely with the
project’s partners, including the district health teams, health workers and VHTs.
Key Account-abilities
Training of Health Workers and Village Health teams in malaria interventions
Support the district to conduct Community Mobilization and education activities
Supervision of diagnostic and treatment services and community implementation of fever
management
Support the implementation of the communication strategy for ICCM at community and
district level through drama, IEC, dialogues, Radio talk shows
Work Closely with the technical, financial, operations and M&E team to provide support to
the relevant District and Health Sub district personnel for the following
Supervision and support of VHTs implementing ICCM
Collection of data from VHTs on a monthly basis
Conduct regular routine assessments and supervision visits to programme related sites and
activities
Adhere to all procedures and policies of Malaria consortium
Adhere to humanitarian principles at all times during the implementation of the project
Carry out any other duties in support of the wider Malaria Consortium Uganda Programme
as assigned by the Regional Coordinator
Participate in the development of ICCM Work planning
Monthly report Submission
Work closely with the M&E Officer to collect and analyse complete programmatic data in a
timely fashion and send it to the M&E Specialist
Provide regular progress, trip and monthly reports in a timely manner and ensure that all the
reports are sent to the Regional Coordinator
Work closely with the M&E Officer and the Regional Coordinator in the monitoring and
evaluation of project activities
Support the effective field implementation of any operational research studies, ensuring
data collection quality
Support the collection of routine health data from Village Health Team members, health
facilities and district health teams
Support the conduct of surveys as required
Maintain regular communication with the Regional Coordinator and compile weekly work
plan updates from the field
Provide monthly progress/activity reports to the M&E Officer for compilation and submission to the Regional Coordinator and M&E Specialist
Support the M&E Officer to ensure that all relevant project documentation is disseminated
to the district health teams
Participate in relevant meetings, presenting project results and experiences as required
Develop effective and collaborative relationships with all project partners, including the
district health teams, implementing partners and network of CSOs
Ensure that complementary approaches are established with other Malaria Consortium
projects with similar geographical locations or technical approaches
Ensure effective coordination with and capacity building support to the MoH/CHD and
NMCP at the district and community levels
Provide effective support to all donor visits relating to both project planning, delivery and
review, and for the purposes of donor fundraising and marketing
Capture and document field activities, case studies and experience from the field during the
course of routine work
Represent the project on the Management Team, ensuring efficient operations on the field
level and that any field managerial issues are followed up in a timely way
Actively participate as a member of the Malaria Consortium Uganda technical team
Adhere to all Malaria Consortium Uganda policies and procedures
Adhere to internationally recognised humanitarian and development principles at all times during the implementation of the project
Carry out additional duties as assigned by the Regional Coordinator or Malaria Consortium
Uganda senior management
Person Specification
Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Clinical Medicine or a degree in public health, social
sciences
Minimum 5 years’ experience implementing malaria and child survival and maternal
programs
Experience in training and mentorship of health care workers on malaria and child survival
especially new-born care program areas
Previous work with development agencies, NGOs.
Experience in the planning and implementation of communicable disease control/malaria
control interventions, behaviour change communication initiatives/health education, health
worker trainings and supportive supervision of health workers
Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills in MNC services.
Experience in working closely with local government
Experience in developing work plans and activity budgets and in following work plans with
minimal supervision
Thorough understanding of both preventive and curative aspects of malaria control
Familiarity with the strategies and guidelines of the Uganda National Malaria Control
Programme
Experience in training of health supervisors
Previous community mobilization experience.
Strong writing and organizational skills for writing case studies, documenting lessons learnt
and reporting on program results.
Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques
Competency in computer applications (word, excel, power point)
Excellent communication skills, with strong leadership skills and a supportive management
style
Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 20th September 2019
For more information and job application details, see; Malaria Consortium Technical Officer Jobs in Uganda
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