Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 09, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Role Overview
The Community Health Program Officer is responsible for coordinating high level meetings, writing concept notes for external stakeholders, preparing monthly reports, and writing proposals for fundable projects/research that promote community health in Uganda.

Responsibilities
Strategic learning, monitoring & evaluation
• Explore and document best practices to promote community health in line with existing standards
• Explore and document community health interventions for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of community health interventions in various health programs
• Prepare monthly and other regular reports of community health activities in line with departmental guidelines

Stakeholder engagement, knowledge management
• Map all partners working on community health in Uganda
• Network with various stakeholders (public and private) to promote community health at the policy and implementation levels
• Support the coordination of stakeholder meetings with implementing partners, MOH staff, and other key partners

Research
• Develop fundable research proposals for community health programs and activities
• Develop proposals to study community health interventions in the prevention and control of NCDs

Skills and Experience
Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications*
• Experience facilitating workshops, training, or health education sessions within communities*
• Experience drafting external-facing documents, including concept notes, reports, articles, and/or correspondence*
• Prior experience conducting research, including a literature review and report writing*
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a team environment, but with self-sufficiency and self-motivation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to multitask with flexibility and prioritize across multiple activities
• Good analytical and decision-making skills
• Ability to collaborate and coordinate with high-level multiple partners
• Willingness to travel to remote areas
• Experience planning and organizing conferences and/or high-level meetings
• Experience with partnership management, especially acting as the lead point of contact for high-level stakeholders like donors or government officials
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to ensure internal and external collaborators achieve a time-bound goal or project

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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