4 Community Coordinator USAID Project Job Placements – University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Job Title: Community Coordinators (4 Job Placements)
Organisation: University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID’s RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Social Behavior Change Advisor
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About USAID RHITES-N Project:
With the RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region, leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.
Job Summary: The Community Coordinator will oversee the implementation of SBC activities at community level, including implementing and monitoring the execution of RHITES North Acholi communication strategies for respective priority areas. S/he will play a leading role in the development of SBC intervention strategies and frameworks.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee concept testing and pre-testing of all communication materials that are developed.
- Oversee targeted dissemination of SBCC messages and campaign materials at community levels
- Develop success stories and lessons learnt during implementation of the communication activities, and ensure that regular publications (case studies, project updates, newsletters, etc.) are printed, and updated in a timely and consistent manner.
- Document project case studies, lessons learnt, best practices in SBC and contribute to the knowledge based through participation in scientific forums and technical networks.
- Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports on the project’s communication activities for project monitoring and evaluation.
- Oversee the coordinated development of SBC materials and SBC strategies aimed at promoting behaviours related to the seven health priority areas of HIV; Tuberculosis; Malaria; Maternal New born and Child Health; Nutrition; Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Water Sanitation and Hygiene
- Gathering and analysing SBC related data that will provide insights to enrich SBC implementation in respective districts
- Provide authoritative interpretation of complex SBC challenges at community level and developing innovative solutions
- Organizing community engagement activities to increase learning and adoption of healthy behaviours.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with RHITES N Acholi project as well as other stakeholders including District officials, Media, NGOs, Community actors to ensure achievement of project targets.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Community Coordinator USAID Project job must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Mass Communication, social sciences, Public Health, or other related degree; post graduate training in strategic communication will be an added advantage.
- Ability to demonstrate specific hands-on knowledge and skills in planning, designing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting of SBCC programs especially in prevention activities, with an understanding of social cultural and economic issues related to health.
- Capable of delivering on set targets, with networking capabilities and able to manage competing priorities.
- Four years of relevant experience working in public health communication programming for development/humanitarian projects/programs in a donor environment, in managing social behavior change communication campaigns, and in monitoring public health communication-related projects of similar scope in a social marketing field. Experience working with USAID programs will be an added advantage.
- Experience in working with national and community SBCC intervention programs; Specific hands-on knowledge and skills in planning, designing, implementing and monitoring SBCC programs especially in prevention approaches is mandatory.
- Demonstrated handling of BCC interventions and hands-on experience in driving targeted SBCC campaigns, and in communication stakeholder management, digital marketing tools, and social media is essential.
- Demonstrable results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this experience.
- Knowledge of public health service delivery, community outreaches and social marketing, and experience in working with community health-intervention programs and in dissemination of information through different communication channels.
- A motivated, focused, disciplined professional with excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and result-oriented skills.
- Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tactful, ability to plan, organize and measure outcomes of interventions.
- Exemplary and honest, with a high level of energy and integrity, and able to work under minimum supervision.
- Flexible, innovative, with good record keeping, communication, presentation, report-writing, and interpersonal skills.
- Team player with the ability to make positive contributions.
- Ability to speak Acholi is an added advantage.
Please Note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the URC should upload their updated CVs / résumés and cover letters at the link below. Also, please complete your application form and attach a completed USAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet as well, download it here.
Deadline: 9th July 2018 by 5:00 pm
: List of Current Job Vacancies / Opportunities in Uganda