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• The Project Officer will be responsible for ensuring smooth
  implementation of daily project activities in line with addressing needs
  related to management of Meningitis and Sepsis and to ensure that the
  goals and objectives of the project are met.
• The Project Officer will assist in adapting and promoting relevant
  awareness and training materials for addressing Meningitis and Sepsis
  within the project field activities targeting relevant households
• He/she will provide supervision to all trained Community Health
  Workers, Village Health Volunteers & Health Workers, with an emphasis
  to ensuring the targeted households access required interventions related
  to management and addressing health concerns of Meningitis and Sepsis.
• The Project Officer will ensure effective mobilization of the
  relevant project stakeholders, including primary beneficiaries to
  participate in all planned project strategic engagements at both district
  and health facility levels respectively.
• Develop partnerships with other community-based mobilization groups,
  health care providers, community health facilities, and other organized
  groups in the community to orient them on the Project goals &
  objectives and to solicit their involvement/participation in project
  awareness activities for sustainability purposes.
• Together with the MEAL Manager, ensure spot checks are undertaken
  regularly and corrective actions undertaken where necessary in ensuring
  the achievement of project objectives and goals are maintained.
• Support the development and implementation of an accountability
  mechanism for all project teams including CHWs, Village Health Volunteers,
  Health Workers in data collection, analysis and reporting to guide in
  decision making.
• Support in facilitating dissemination of communication findings, and
  ensure sharing of experiences, lessons learned, best practices, challenges
  and innovative implementation approaches to stakeholders such as the Local
  government leaders, Project staff, and other relevant partners as well as
  amongst the primary beneficiaries.
• The Project Officer will ensure submission of timely and quality
  field activity reports  to the
  Project Coordinator on a Weekly basis in order to have a monthly report
  early documented for sharing with other relevant stakeholders.
• The Project Officer will ensure positive visibility of the donor and
  other partners          such as
  Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and ACODEV in the district for
  purposes of lasting engagement with district and support to all project
  activities being delivered.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the organization.

• The applicant must hold a University Degree in Health or Social
  Sciences
• Three years of experience working in communities with good knowledge
  of public      health system and
  structures.
• Understanding the social determinants of health and community
  dynamics.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent understanding of the ACHOLI Language is an added
  Advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Works under minimum supervision.
• Meeting strict deadlines.
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to drive change and innovation.
• Ready and willing to learn and develop as an individual.

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