Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of the position:
To implement field level health, Nutrition and WASH technical programme activities and relevant sponsorship performance in line with targets and partnership standards in a manner that contributes to sustained and improved child wellbeing.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
• Quality Planning, Implementation and reporting of Project interventions in line with approved designs and AOPs/ DIPs.
• Support project scheduled assessments, evaluations, monitoring and designs.
• Facilitate and participate in the development of project design documents i.e. AP Area Operation Plans/ Detailed Implementation Plans
• Gather and analyze community perspectives, and prepare annual work plans and cash flows.
• Generate ideas for concept papers and proposal development for non-sponsorship fundraising.
• Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora
• Facilitate and Monitor implementation of planned activities and progress achieved by the project in the Cluster.
• Organize community project and resource mobilization for planned activities
• Intentional planning and budgeting for RCs
• Coordinate with AP team to ensure all RCs with medical complications are appropriately supported to access medical care
• Integrate cross-cutting themes that include gender, RC inclusion, disability, DRR, CP, Youth RCs and advocacy
• Conduct Health camps to ensure good health and prevent Registered Children (RC) deaths.
• Monitor and track budget implementation on a monthly and quarterly basis to avoid over and under expenditure at the end of the financial year.
• Conduct community TP reflection/Review meetings and track the implementation of agreed key action points.

Evidence of participation in scheduled assessments
• Quality AOP/DIP and budgets are developed and aligned to strategy
• TP plans and budgets that are approved in line with national process and scoring 70% and above on national review committee final results
• Evidence of community issues shared with TPOs to inform concept/proposal development
• Evidence and functionality of sector promoters and HH cluster members
• Evidence of exit strategy reviewed from time to time
• Evidence of cross cutting issues streamlined, implemented and reported on

Reduction in RC deaths
• Budget utilization within the expected variance at the end of the financial year.
• Mobilization of Households, local organizations, local government, and Private sector for effective project implementation.
• Innovatively support communities including Registered Children’s (RC) households to participate in Health, nutrition and WASH interventions
• Intentionally ensure participation of RC households in TP interventions and share evidence on a monthly basis.
• Mobilize Households into household clusters and other institutions for integrated programs and effective program delivery
• Sensitize Communities to own project interventions through shared-roles for attainment of sustainability.
• Develop and implement a sustainability plan together with key stakeholders
• Strengthen government institutions and technical staff in planning and implementation of project plans.
• Mobilize grass root organizations, Faith Communities and other civil society organizations to ending violence against children
• Participate/represent world Vision Uganda in the sector review meetings both at community, sub county and district level
• Compile health, nutrition and WASH issue reports and position papers for sharing with relevant stakeholders at sub county and district level.

Functional HH clusters in line with health, nutrition and WASH standards
• RC data is available for programing decision making.
• Evidence of RC/RC household participation shared on monthly basis in the MMR,
• Evidence of community contributions for sustaining program interventions.
• Evidence of implementation and review of sustainability plan
• Evidence of integration of project activities into health facility, sub-county and district plans and budgets
• Evidence or reduced violence against children
• WVU well represented at facility sub county and district levels
• Local level Health, nutrition and WASH advocacy issues raised by the community and presented to duty bearers for action in real time

Coordination and capacity building
• Provide technical guidance in needs assessment and facilitate capacity building for community structures (nutrition care groups, VHTs, COVas, health sector promoters etc) and/or partners in accordance with developed capacity building plans/strategies.
• Follow-up and support trained Care groups, VHTs, HUMCs, water user committees and other community structures to ensure functionality
• Develop and update database of trained stakeholders’/ community structures periodically
• Ensure application of standard monitoring and evaluation tools in project implementation.
• Organize community learning and reflection forums involving local government, CSOs, FBOs, NGOs, private sectors and other relevant technical personnel and ensure actions developed are implemented and reported on.
• Provide on-site and technical hands on support to health workers and partners for effective service delivery.
• Coordinate and engage with partners/relevant stakeholders and local authorities in building relationships and consensus on project interventions.
• Support local government in formulation and implementation of ordinances and bye-laws to improve health nutrition and WASH situations.
• Organize community dialogues /barazas/ gatherings /engagements between partners, local government, communities and children

Evidence of capacity building plans developed and implemented
• Community structures followed, mentored and functional
• Evidence of technical models databases updated and available for programming decisions.
• Core project models are implemented with fidelity
• Evidence of issues generated and addressed
• Quality service delivery impacting on child wellbeing
• Key issues and challenges during program implementation identified and real time solutions provided.

Functional strategic partnerships and advocacy at local level.
• Map relevant partners and strengthen local level strategic partnerships with local government, cultural bodies, faith based institutions, other NGOs and private sector in support of child well- being.
• Follow up and monitor implementation of commitments in the signed MOUs/Agreements with partners
• Strengthen Health, nutrition and WASH interventions in household clusters
• Include children in decision making during projects/programme designs, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Represent World Vision at project stakeholder meetings at the household cluster, community, sub-county, district level
• Support implementation of National campaigns “It Takes a World” to address child well -being issues.
• Support Monthly /Quarterly update of CVA database
• Functional strategic partnerships spearing child well being
• Evidence of MoUs/Agreements commitments implemented
• Good relationships with health facilities
• Evidence of TP interventions, strengthened household clusters and improved child-well being
• Evidence of Children spear-heading development agenda/Improved child-well being

Strengthen Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Documentation and Reporting
• Ensure TP results are measured by outcomes/output indicators
• Ensure Semi-annual and annual TP reporting captures adequately impact of child well-being
• Ensure creation of TP specific centres of excellence
• Provide technical guidance in conducting planned project research, and ensure quality documentation of outcomes/best practices for sharing at the project/district and national levels.
• Monitor progress of project interventions against plans within the Cluster.
• Organize community review, reflection and learning forum for project with staff and partners
• Participate in performance review meetings at district, sub county and health facility level
• Documentation of best practices and success stories and abstracts.
• Creation and update of project data bases
• Participate in development of Information, Education, and Communication (I.E.C) materials for projects
• Ensure quality and timely documentation and sharing of core project models progress
• Produce timely and quality monthly, bi-annual and annual reports.
• Conduct RC death audits and case management and report on their health on a monthly basis

Evidence of validated output/outcome data
• Atleast five (5) functional centres of excellence
• Evidence of quality documented reports/best- practices/success stories.
• Evidence of key issues discussed and resolved/reports
• Evidence of user-friendly IEC materials
• RC death audit reports
• Activity reports for VHTs, CVAs, HUMCs, and CHATs available for reference and program accountability.
• Compliance to performance standards and management.
• Integrate/Collaborate with other sector project officers/APC/Cluster Meal officers/SOOs for efficient programme delivery
• Ensure pro-active and strategic engagements with different structures at community, sub-county and district level for quality delivery of project models
• Project financial and asset resources are managed and used in line with policy guidelines.
• Provide accurate and timely variances explanations on project over and under expenditures
• Evidence of collaboration/integration in quality service delivery
• Value for money and budget utilization with acceptable threshold of +/- 10%
• Activity budget tracking in place and up to date

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in community/clinical medicine, human nutrition and dietetics, public health, environmental health
• Minimum of 1 year’s relevant experience
• Computer literate (Ms Word, Excel and Power point)
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Community Mobilization and engagement skills
• Report writing skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
• Ability to ride a motorcycle is a must
• Computer literate
• Writing and reporting skills
• Workable knowledge and understanding in the project management cycle
• Networking and influencing skills
• Community mobilization and engagement skills
• Willing to stay in rural setting within sub county of operation
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.




Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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