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• Support the districts to roll-out the
  facility -community framework for HIV integrated service delivery.
• Render support to the district health and
  community development officers to oversee the planning, coordination,
  monitoring, supervision and implementation of integrated HIV service
  delivery into all community based services.
• Support districts to develop/review
  strategic plans, work plans and budgets and integrate the
  facility-community mobilization and linkages component into the plans.
• Support the dissemination and utilization
  of the required community data collection and reporting tools on HIV
  service delivery into the communities, such as community registers.
• Offer technical assistance (mentorships
  and coaching) to ensure the District, facilities and the CBOs collaborate
  to offer community based services.
• Provide technical support during the joint
  DACs/DOVCCs and SACs/SOVCCs meetings to strengthen coordination of
  community activities.
• Support the collaboration between the
  Government communities structures such as village health teams (VHTs) and
  the CBOs.
• Provide support for the quarterly stake
  holders’ (CSO and HF in-charge) meetings to strengthen linkages (case
  conferencing and coordination)

• The ideal candidate for the Makerere
  University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) Prevention Advisor should preferably
  hold a Bachelor’s degree in
  Social Sciences, Community Development, Community Health or Nursing.
• Possession
  of a post graduate qualification in Public Health, Sociology or
  Community Health would be an added advantage
• A
  minimum of three years’ experience of community work particularly, working
  with local governments; and ability to engage DHTs and lower level
  community structures.
• Previous experience in building capacity at individual and
  organizational levels; with practical training of health workers and/ or
  community based workers.
• Good
  knowledge of the decentralized health system and the corresponding
  community structures.
• Ability
  to coordinate activities of various stakeholders at district and or sub
  national level.
• Ability
  to develop training materials and conduct training programs.
• Excellent
  written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability
  and willingness to travel widely and frequently within the
  supported districts
• Ability
  to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with
  MoH, District Teams, CSOs, other key actors.
• Good
  networking skills

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