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Job Title:    Family Planning Intern (19
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Organisation: John
Snow, Inc. (JSI)

Duty Station:  Uganda

About US:

John Snow, Inc.
(JSI) is a leader in the field of international public health, is currently
recruiting for Data Clerks for the Regional Health Integration to Enhance
Services-North, Lango (RHITES-N, Lango) Project, funded by the USAID. RHITES-N,
Lango will improve the use of integrated health services in Northern Uganda’s
Lango region and strengthen the health system to sustain gains made by earlier
projects. RHITES-N, Lango will contribute to improving key population-based
national health indicators; build the capacity of the Ugandan government to carry
out a sustainable and locally-driven response to the HIV epidemic, while also
improving TB, malaria, nutrition, MNCH+A, and WASH outcomes. JSI will work with
Ugandan stakeholders to design and implement health system strengthening
strategies to scale up high- impact, evidence-based interventions at the
national, sub-regional, district, and community levels. Interventions will
include VMMG, virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
antiretroviral therapy, and condom education and distribution. JSI will focus
where the greatest impact can be realized, with a priority on hard-to-reach and
high-HIV-prevalence locations. RHITES-N, Lango is a five-year contract which
Started in February 2018 and will end February 2023. The JSI team includes
Amref Health Africa, Africa CUAMM, Another Option, and Medical Concierge Group.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Participate
in capacity building activities within the RHITES-N, Lango project to improve
FP indicators. He/she will work with the MNH officer and district teams to
conduct regular coaching and mentorship, training and joint supportive
supervision at district and health facility level to improve FP indicators.

·       
Collaboratively
work with the MNH officer, district teams and CSOs to support implementation of
Community-based Family planning services.

·       
Support
health facilities to identify and solve the documentation gaps in the FP
registers and other relevant registers as per the MoH guidelines.

·       
Participate
in monthly data collection, data compilation and reporting on the
implementation of FP activities and utilize the data to take corrective
actions.

·       
Monitor
Community Family planning commodity status and quantification.

·       
Participate
in writing monthly reports, and other program-related documents/success story
in a timely manner.

·       
Monitor
FP stock status at health facilities and quantification.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
required qualification will be new graduate with certificate in midwifery,
Diploma an added advantage.

·       
Basic
computer knowledge especially word and excel will be an advantage as this will
allow the interns to quickly learn data analysis and use of information for
action.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their application letters and updated CV to the Internship
Coordinator USAID RHITES-N Lango, with the subject – “Applications
USAID-RHITES-N L Internship Position batch 4 round 2 February 2021”.
Application should be submitted in hard copy and must contain only 2 documents
within 1 envelope (Application letter and your CV) and hand delivered to the
USAID RHITES-N Lango Offices directly in Citadel Towers, 2nd floor of the
building with security officer at office entrance. Mark on the envelop the
Internship position applied for with either Internship-Clinical Officer
February 2021 or Internship- Laboratory Assistant Etc.

NB: Those who have
already benefitted from the RHITES NORTH LANGO internship program should not
apply

Deadline: 22^nd February 2021

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