Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Programme Officer Job Opportunity at Restless Development Uganda

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Job Title: Youth Sexual Reproductive Health
Programme Officer Organisation: Restless Development Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: UGX 11,474,474
UGX (gross annual)
About Us:
Restless
Development is the leading, youth-led development agency. We have been
supporting youth programming in Uganda for over 15 years and are currently
implementing an ambitious, five year national strategy (2010-2015). Our
programming is focused on three key areas of young people’s lives: livelihoods
and employment; sexual and reproductive health; and civic participation. Find
out more here: www.restlessdevelopment.org.

Job Summary:  The Programme Officer to support an exciting new
programme which aims to support youth to make more informed decisions about
their sexual and reproductive health. The Programme Officer will support the
design, delivery and review of a youth-led advocacy strategy focused on
comprehensive sexual health education (CSE). The Programme Officer will also
support the Programme Coordinator to lead training and mentoring for CSOs
committed to integrating CSE into their programmes.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
1. Establish and
support a network of youth advocates 50%
  • Design and development of training curriculum
    on youth-led advocacy
  • Recruitment and
    training of a team of young people to lead advocacy on CSE at local and
    national levels
  • Co-development of an
    advocacy strategy with youth advocates
  • Design and development of mentoring and other
    capacity development initiatives to support youth with their advocacy
    initiatives
  • Support youth to engage
    in national and sub-national advocacy
2. Support training and mentoring for CSOs 15%
  • Support
    design and development of training curriculum for CSOs
  • Support
    recruitment and training of a team of young people to lead training and
    other capacity development support to targeted CSOs
  • Support
    regular monitoring visits to assess progress
  • Document
    and disseminate learning and best practice
3. Administration and Logistics
15%
  • Lead
    on logistical arrangements for programme activities, including
    coordinating venues and transport for workshops/trainings etc.
  • Lead
    on administrative support for all programme activities, including
    coordinating materials and maintaining appropriate records
4. Financial Management 15%
  • Ensure
    effective budget management in accordance with organisational financial
    procedure and donor requirements
  • Support
    development of donor budgets and programme expenditures reports
  • Support
    development of annual programme budgets and quarterly reforecasts
  • Ensure
    that value for money is obtained in all purchases
5. Other 5%: Perform other duties as required, including occasional work on weekends
for which time off in lieu can be taken
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
  • The
    candidate should have prior working experience supporting youth advocacy
    initiatives
  • Experience
    implementing youth sexual reproductive health programmes
  • Experience
    managing and reporting against programme budgets
  • Experience
    managing activity budgets
  • A
    sound understanding of contemporary development issues particularly those
    related to youth sexual reproductive health and youth participation
  • Sound organisational
    skills and a methodological approach to programme management
  • Strong interpersonal
    and communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Excellent facilitation
    skills, including working with youth
  • Fluency in written and
    spoken English essential
  • Good IT skills   
How to Apply: 
Please
send a completed application form
to farai@restlessdevelopment.org and please review job details http://www.restlessdevelopment.org/uganda-work-with-us .

Please note we DO NOT accept CVs, resumes or covering letters

Deadline: 24th November
2013
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