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Job Title:   Field Officer (2 Fresher J0b Positions)  

Organisation: Health Access Connect

Duty Station:  Kayunga and Busia, Uganda

Reports to: Field Coordinator

Salary: UGX 900,000 before taxes

About US:

Health Access Connect is a non-profit organization that links Ugandans living in remote areas with healthcare resources. The mission of Health Access Connect is to link remote communities to healthcare.

Job Summary:  The Field Officer will work with HAC staff and partners (majorly Govt. Health Facilities and rural communities) to conduct community organizing activities, expand work to new villages and Districts where need be, collect relevant data, and network with relevant officials.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Field Officer will:

• Make and maintain contacts with health workers, district health officials, and district officials
• Make and maintain contacts with leaders of targeted villages and community groups within those villages
• Organize community groups in villages that do not have community groups with the capacity to manage the project
• Conduct meetings to explain the project and prepare community groups to mobilize and organize mobile clinics/outreaches
• Organize village meetings with health workers when health workers and community groups are ready to start clinics/outreaches
• Report on conditions on the ground to relevant offices.
• Attend fieldwork or training events when requested by the Directors
• Submit field reports and weekly plans, including allowance requested, to the Program Manager at least 48 hours in advance of when response and transport allowance is required. Allowances for future activities cannot be given unless the field reports have been submitted for completed activities.
• Assist the Field Coordinator in compiling monthly reports
• Collect data forms from health centers and field sites when requested
• Attend monthly staff meetings and make presentations about their work.
• Take photographs of HAC work when possible.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Diploma
• Experience or willingness to travel and work in remote, rural locations
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others
• Self-driven and able to work in new, unstructured environments
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Highly organized
• Attention to detail
• Experience in riding a motorcycle with a valid riding permit
• Strong writing skills in English
• Verbal proficiency in at least one or more of the following languages: Luganda, Olusamia, Lugwere, Lusoga, Swahili
• Computer skills: proficiency in Microsoft Word and email and some experience using Excel

Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health or Social Sciences related field
• Experience working in the public health sector, community engagements, and mobilization.
• Experience working with Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)
• Experience using Google Drive products, Kobo, or other project management software

Compensation: This position is designed as a full-time (40 hours/week) position. Compensation is 900,000 shillings per month before taxes. Field travel expenses will be paid for by Health Access Connect.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 4^th May 2022

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