Organization: John Snow, Inc (JSI)
Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a leader in improving the health of individuals and communities by providing high-quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs worldwide. JSI has implemented projects in 100 countries, and currently operates from eight U.S. and 81 international offices for the past 30 years. The JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. ID a leading public health research and consulting organization.
About USAID RHITES-N Project:
RHITES-N, Lango will contribute to improving key population- based national health indicators; build the capacity of the Ugandan government to carry out a sustainable and locally- driven response to the HIV epidemic, while also improving TB, malaria, nutrition, MNCH+A, and WASH outcomes. JSI will work with Ugandan stakeholders to design and implement health system strengthening strategies to scale up high-impact, evidence-based interventions at the national, sub-regional, district, and community levels. Interventions will include VMMC, virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, antiretroviral therapy, and condom education and distribution. JSI will focus where the greatest impact can be realized, with a priority on hard-to-reach and high-HIV-prevalence locations.
Job Summary: The Community and Youth Mobilization Advisor is primarily responsible for organizing, coordinating, monitoring and in some cases leading activities that contribute to target audiences adapt appropriate health behaviors related to HIV and AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Malaria, TB, Family Planning, and Nutrition. S/ he will facilitate exchanges of good practice between communities and districts, liaise with District Health Office, Civil Society Organizations, Non-governmental Organizations, partners, and community stakeholders in the public and private sectors. The Advisor will regularly report on progress with the community and youth mobilization work to the Department of Health at district, community and to RHITES-N Lango Project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their updated cover letters and updated CVs to ug-rhites-n@ug.jsi.com
Deadline: 30th April 2018
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