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• Actively contribute to the continuous
  adaption of the integrated health, hygiene promotion and nutrition and
  development of concept notes for innovative project outputs and make them
  measurable together with PMER;
• Proactively conduct situation and risk
  analysis, and prepare contingency plans;
• Identify funding and cooperation
  opportunities and develop project proposals accordingy;
• Contribute to the designing of the
  emergency health, hygiene promotion and nutrition strategy for the health
  project and support its implementation.

• To develop a technically sound project
  work plan and activities consistent with the goals and objectives the
  project
• Ensure that the goals and objectives of
  the integrated health, hygiene promotion, psychological support and
  nutrition interventions are met in a timely and effective manner;
• Planning and implementation, including
  budget management and timely quality narrative and financial reporting;
• Identify and train community volunteers
  and integrate in the community and health structure;
• Mobilize communities and organize into
  community action groups to initiate assessments, identification and action
  of community led health promotion and disease prevention activities;
• Enable communities to identify health
  risks and be aware of actions that can promote health and that can prevent
  diseases through CBHFFA method;
• Ensure URCS staff involved in project
  implementation trained in CBHFA, BCC, Gender and Diversity and program
  management cycle;
• Provide appropriate mentorship, capacity
  building and technical support to volunteers;
• In collaboration with health manager
  conduct needs and capacity assessments in target areas and identify new
  program opportunities and support;
• Work in close coordination with other RC
  movement partners and other actors monitor trends throughout the project
  period;
• Support the implementation of a
  comprehensive continuum of addressing public health psychosocial support ,
  hygiene promotion, nutrition and economic support to the target
  beneficiaries;
• Undertake continuous monitoring field
  visits and meetings with relevant actors including project partners in
  assessing trends, patterns and changing needs and consequently advise on
  appropriate strategies;
• Promote and contribute to coordination
  among RC/RC Movement partners active in this domain and other partners;
• Develop and maintain strong working
  relationship and coordination line government departments, relevant
  international and local NGOs/agencies engaged in health, hygiene
  promotion, PSS and nutrition activities in the targeted areas;
• Advocate for quality promotive,
  prevention and response activities/ services and integration of health,
  hygiene promotion, PSS and inclusion in SGBV programming to promote risk
  reduction among the targeted communities;
• Identify community reproductive health
  and family planning needs in project areas;
• Responsible for community disease
  surveillance in the refugee settlements of project implementation;
• Compile Health Sector reports as per
  approved project work plans and budgets;
• Provide timely report on reproductive
  health and family planning related implementation;
• Attend health working group sectoral
  meetings with district and other partners;
• Conduct distribution of reproductive
  health and family planning materials to beneficiaries according to URCS
  guidelines;
• Perform any other duties as may be
  allocated from time to time.

• The ideal candidate for the Uganda Red
  Cross Society (URCS) Public Health Officer job opportunity should
  preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences (Nursing, Public
  health, Health Promotion, Clinical Medicine) Health Systems Management, or
  Social Sciences with training in Public Health from a reputable
  institution.
• Postgraduate qualification in Health
  Sciences (Nursing, Public health, Health Promotion, Clinical Medicine)
  Health Systems Management will be an added advantage.
• Three years’ experience in implementing
  health, reproductive health, hygiene promotion, public health and family
  planning.
• Working experience of disaster risk
  reduction, participatory planning social engagement
• Experience of integrating gender, health
  and HIV/AIDS, hygiene promotion and diversity
• High levels of integrity
• Strong interpersonal and communication
  skills, with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues.
• Positive, respectful attitude and
  collaborative approach to diversity
• Good track record in participation,
  technical training, facilitation and awareness raising activities
• Demonstrated attention to detail;
  ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently as
  well as cooperatively with team members
• Team player, self-motivated and
  proactive on own initiative to set and achieve goals
• Highly motivated, self-starter able to
  lead a process, engage others and create ownership.

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