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Job Title:   Community Systems Strengthening Officer   

Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Finance Manager

About US:

Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.

Job Summary:  The Community Systems Strengthening Officer will strengthen community systems at cluster level and ensure integration of OVC programming in particular, work with the district structures to implement programs for teenage mothers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the cluster teams to develop annual and quarterly Cluster work plans and budgets for implementation of community health activities and ensure integration of community-facility framework activities in the health facility sub-grant work plans and budgets, in line with Baylor-Uganda Financial Guidelines and regional Community Plan
• Support the implementation of OVC activities including HIV prevention activities for AGYW
• Work with the district and sub-county structures to Map stakeholders working on teen health (education, health, community), identify teenage mothers and support service provision of adolescent girl-centred approaches
• Identify and continuously update the project team on emerging issues in OVC programming, alignment to national strategic plans and policy directions as well as on compliance to the child protection and child safe guarding policies.
• Ensure timely reporting and submission of all implementation activity reports on key project performance indicators to key stakeholders including the District and supervisors
• In collaboration with the health facilities and CSOs, develop and monitor implementation of strategies to track clients who miss appointments and those who are lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) and strengthen existing patient tracking mechanisms in order to improve retention of clients in HIV/TB care in all facilities.
• Work with the Community M&E Officers to ensure timely tracking and reporting of key performance indicators.
• Work with stakeholders to evaluate the community interventions in line with Baylor Uganda policies.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelors’ degree in Humanities (Development Studies, Community Psychology/Community Development, Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration) and any related discipline from a recognized institution of learning
• Three years of experience working community programs for HIV and TB services with a focus on improving the wellbeing of OVC and HIV prevention among AGYW
• Demonstrated role in strengthening coordination and linkages between clinical and community stakeholders, health and social service workforces; and operationalizing integrated service delivery models
• Broad knowledge and understanding of OVC case management, economic strengthening, sexual and gender-based violence and community strengthening
• Demonstrated working knowledge of PEPFAR Technical Guidance for OVC and Prevention
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified are encouraged to apply online at the link below

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Note:

• You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
• Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts

Deadline: 31^st January 2022

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