Health -Medicine Jobs at Windle International Uganda (WIU) and other Companies

JOB DETAILS:
Windle International Uganda (WIU) formerly Windle Trust Uganda is a registered INGO whose mission is to promote peace and development in communities through provision and coordination of Education and training for Refugees and people affected by conflict.
With funding from the COH (Convoy of Hope), WIU is implementing the School Feeding Project targeting children in Early Childhood Development (ECD) classes with the aim of increasing learning and attendance at ECD Centers. The project is also enhancing nutrition and child health and decreasing
morbidity for the ECD learners.
The project is being implemented in Palorinya, Imvepi and Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements across The
West Nile Region of Uganda. WIU therefore seeks to recruit a suitably qualified person to support the project in the following position:
Position Title: Nutritionist
Reports To: The Regional Program Coordinator
Duty Station: Palorinya Field Office

Job Purpose:
This position is responsible for assessing, planning and implementing the School Feeding program to enhance the impact of food and nutrition on the health of the learners.
He/She will assess the nutritional value of the food provided and its impact on the beneficiaries’ general health. This will involve the collection and analysis of related data as well as community engagements to sensitize communities about nutrition.
B. Responsibilities:
• Conduct periodic monitoring of the children feeding initiative in all target primary schools
• File quarterly data sheet with beneficiary weights and measurements for submission to the donor.
• Compile and assess data relating to health and nutritional status of learners based on nutritional values of food served or consumed
• Plan and conduct nutrition assessments, intervention programmes, and education and training to improve nutritional levels and communities generally
• Requisition food items and other project equipment periodically to ensure the smooth running of the project
• Work with Field teams to ensure that stored foods are safe and free from contamination and theft and that the store is clean at all times
• Coordinate with health partners and facilities to provide learners with nutrition supplements and deworming services
• Develop and evaluate food and nutrition products to meet nutritional requirements
• Support the supervise the preparation and serving of meals, and monitor food intake and quality by the learners.
• Develop Guidelines and procedures for the Schools’ implementation of the project
• Participate in project planning, including developing work plans, submitting funds requests, procurement of project supplies and equipment and development of activity budgets.
• Prepare periodic reports (weekly and quarterly): update indicators, achievements, activities and results according to the project log frame.
• Provide input and support on the development of learning documents including learning reviews, success stories, stories of change.
• Participate in community sensitization and stakeholder meetings to explain project objectives and keep them appraised of project(s) activities being implemented in the target area.
• C. Essential competencies
• S/he must possess a Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Human Nutrition or Dietetics studies from a recognized institution.
• Must have at least 2 years of related experience with field work in a health and nutrition implementation project implementation (provide adequate details in resume)

Knowledge and Skills:
• Concern for Quality and Standards
• Communication
• Ethics and Integrity
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand complex issues and translate them into simple, workable actions and plans
• Excellent report-writing and data interpretation skills
• Must be result-oriented
• Intercultural and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work under strict deadlines: high caliber time management competency
• Ability to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through
• Ability to work creatively, effectively and in an innovative manner

JOB DETAILS:

Salary Scale: U4 Med-2
Reports to: Senior Anaesthetic Officer
Directly supervise: Assistant Anaesthetic Officer

Job Purpose: To conduct advanced anaesthetic services

Key duties and responsibilities
• Providing safe, quality, emergency, anaesthetic and critical care services to patients
• Providing safe patient care during both intra and inter-hospital transfers
• Evaluating and referring patients for specialized anaesthetic and critical care services
• Assisting the Senior Anaesthetic Officer to establish basic emergency and critical care services to patients.
• Conduction referrals for specialized anaesthesia and critical care services.
• Participating in research activities and health data management.
• Participating in continuing Professional Development Programs.
• Managing performance of staff.
• Participating in disaster management activities.
• Enforcing professional ethics and service codes of conduct.
• Managing information and records I anaesthesia and critical care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
• A Bachelor of Science in Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia and Critical Care or it’s equivalent from a recognized University/Institution.
• Registered and gazetted by AHPC, with a valid practicing license.

Experience
No previous working experience is required.

Competencies
Technical Competences
Planning, Organizing and coordinating
• Adjusts plan appropriately and takes initiative to follow through rather than wait for problems.
• Anticipates problems, takes advantage of opportunities and effectively deals with them.

Coaching and Mentoring
• Provides routine exchange of knowledge with others to help them carryout assignments.
• Gives detailed instructions and/or on the-job demonstration.
• Listens for appropriate responses and provides encouragement and support for action.
• Reinforces behavior that produces positive inputs.

Time Management
• Plans daily, weekly, quarterly, monthly and annually.
• Maintains an organized work environment with easy access to necessary resources and files and with minimal clutter
• Uses an effective personal planning and scheduling tool.
• Maintains an organized filling system.
• Takes specific steps to evaluate how time is used and to eliminate time wastage.

Managing Employee Performance
• Is familiar with present performance management system within the organization and follows guidelines and standards for formal performance planning and review.
• Understands the organization’s goals and objectives.

Behavioral competencies
Concerns for Quality and Standards
• Endeavors to have clear information that relates to roles, performance expectations and tasks and accountability.
• Maintains current and thorough records.
• Acts to improve performance and to ensure success.
• Monitors progress against key criteria.

Results orientation
• Aware of the mission, goals, strategic objectives and key outputs of the organization and own department.
• Able to link the objectives and outputs of the department to his/her own job.
• Able to prioritize work and makes decisions that are aligned with established objectives.
• Strives to improve results.

Ethics and Integrity
• Does not require external monitoring to observe ethical standards but rather monitors own actions for consistency with accepted values and standards
• Openly advocates for observance of ethical values and principles to others.