4 Program Assistant Jobs – Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)
Job Title: Program Assistants (4 Job Fresher Jobs)
Organization: Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager
About US:
The Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB), a leading Christian organization coordinating 302 Member Health facilities all over Uganda, is inviting applications for the following positions from suitably qualified individuals to work as part of a professional and self-driven team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with the Project manager to initiate and coordinate the planning of the specified project activities in liaison with other sectors within the project, and also ensure optimum utilization of project resources at minimum cost
- Collect, tabulate and analyze on a regular basis field data on project activities carried out, and undertake impact assessment using participatory approach for all beneficiaries to determine the relevance and impact of the project assistance
- Build the capacity of field teams including health workers, VHTs and lead caregivers through refresher and mentorship trainings in maternal, young child and adolescent nutrition as well as family planning
- Supervising all nutrition and family planning related activities and interventions and family planning in collaboration with UPMB
- Ensures establishment of kitchen gardens for vulnerable households and follow up of malnutrition cases. ensures a functional referral system is in place
- Assist the project manager to prepare periodical work plans, report on sector activities and ensure that the Project’s objectives/outputs are achieved according to the work plans and within the contracted project period according to donor guidelines.
- Perform any other official duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must be a licensed Midwife/ Nurse with their relevant professional bodies.
- Public Health Qualification will be added advantage
- Three years of previous experience in family planning or nutrition
- Flexible schedule;
- Candidates should be people of good reputation and are willing to uphold the ethics and values of UPMB
- A high degree of integrity,
- Good analytical skills with a very good eye for details
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Self-organized and assertive characteristics
- Excellent command of the English language.
- Fluency in the local language will be an added advantage
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their updated CVs and copies of their academic certificates with e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and two references should be addressed to: The Executive Director Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, P.O. Box 4127 Kampala, Uganda
Email: upmbadmin@upmb.co.ug
Deadline: 17th February 2020