Earn 120m as Health and Nutrition Advisor at the Embassy of Ireland in Uganda
Job Title: Health and Nutrition Advisor
Organisation: Embassy of Ireland in Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: €31,959 per annum UGX (120m)
Reports to: Deputy Head of Cooperation
About US:
The Embassy of Ireland in Uganda was opened in 1994, and serves the purpose of advancing relations between Ireland and Uganda and representing Ireland’s values and interests in Uganda. Ireland’s current strategy (2016-2020) for Uganda is guided by our foreign policy, The Global Island, Ireland’s Foreign Policy for a Changing World’, and Ireland’s policy for international development, ‘One World One Future’. The strategy covers the breadth of the Embassy’s work including consular and visa services, cultural promotion, trade and investment promotion, political engagement, and the development cooperation programme, which is closely aligned to the Government of Uganda’s second National Growth and Development Plan.
Job Summary: The Embassy is seeking to recruit a Health and Nutrition Advisor to provide technical advice and manage Irish Aid’s health and nutrition programme in Uganda. The Health and Nutrition Advisor will support Embassy senior management in strategic planning, policy dialogue, and development of partnerships in health and nutrition in Uganda.
The Health and Nutrition Advisor Full time position Based at the Embassy of Ireland in Kampala, with travel within Uganda, particularly Karamoja. Occasional international travel may arise. Contract will be offered on a 12 month fixed term Reporting to Reporting to Deputy Head of Cooperation
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field (public health, behavioural science or other related fields).
- At least five (5) years of specific post qualification experience working in Health and Nutrition with a bi-lateral, multi-lateral organisation, Government or NGO.
- At least five (5) years’ experience in programme/project design, monitoring/evaluation/learning, grant management and strategic planning Relevant experience (at least 3 years) engaging in policy dialogue and advocacy at a similar level to the advertised position.
- An excellent understanding of the national, regional and global health and nutrition context Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, writing and reporting skills including fluent written and verbal English.
- Applicants may be contacted in advance to establish language proficiency and a short written language test may be required;
- The candidate must demonstrate, using work based examples, excellent interpersonal & communications skills, being persuasive, working in a team but also engaging effectively with people in external organisations;
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate a proven capacity for delivering timely results and taking responsibility for quality outcomes;
- Proficient with MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; additional IT applications would be beneficial (e.g. working with datasets); A legal entitlement to live and work in Uganda prior to recruitment
Desirable:
- At least two years working at a senior level with a national or international organisation in Uganda.
- Experience and knowledge of the Karamoja sub-region
- Specific expertise in reproductive, maternal, new-born, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH)
How to Apply:
All candidates should fill this application form, Download Here and send it via e-mail only to Recruitment.Kampala@dfa.ie with the subject line Health and Nutrition Advisor.
Deadline: 2nd September 2022
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