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Job Title:   VMMC Health Education Officer (2 Jobs)

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

Duty Station: Hoima and Kakumiro, Uganda

Reports to: Public Health Specialist

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 VMMC Health Education Officer is responsible for community sensitization and conducting VMMC related trainings.  They are responsible for assessing the clinical problems of clients and carry out circumcisions. The jobholder will also provide technical camp leadership in the areas of VMMC service provision, quality assurance, and quality improvement for better clinical outcomes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with district VMMC teams and the follow up nurse and CO (TBD) at static sites to fast track VMMC activities.
• Support the district and community structures to sensitize communities.
• Support district VMMC counsellors (at your static sites) to provide appropriate health education, counselling and VMMC /HIV Prevention messaging
• Provide appropriate IEC materials and messages for VMMC counsellors and clients.
• Support the district and community structures to mobilize eligible clients with particular focus on the priority age group (15-29 years) for VMMC.
• Support district VMMC counsellors in counselling clients before the VMMC procedures.
• Identify training needs of district staff and coordinate VMMC related trainings with the capacity building team.
• Support timely follow up of clients following VMMC as per standards.
• Support the site VMMC Teams, follow up staff and community structures to track clients who miss appointments and report adverse events.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or equivalent.
• Must be registered with the Allied Health professionals’ Council
• Three years’ experience in providing VMMC services

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Note:

• Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
• You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 14th January, 2024

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