Fresher Assistant Community Educator Non-profit Job Opportunities – Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Job Title: Assistant Community Educator
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Report to: Community Educator
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor -Uganda) is a private not for profit NGO that provides: HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention services; maternal child health services; Health Professional training and Clinical Research.
Job Summary: The Assistant Community Educator will be responsible for assisting the Community Educator to nurture community partnerships and community based study activities in HIV prevention studies focusing on women at high risk of HIV. Work in collaboration with other study team members to support Baylor-Uganda cross-cutting community partnerships as well as to optimize community engagement throughout the research cycle.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Map and engage community based stakeholders and service providers relevant to the proposed study populations
- Support community engagement throughout the study cycle
- Manage the peers working on the study
- Plan and develop strategies for retention of study participants
- Support community based study preparation activities such as contacting various stakeholders, laying ground work for study recruitment, community sensitizations/ mobilizations, and dissemination of study findings
- Lead community-based sensitization and screening activities
- Build strong relationships with media representatives, liaise with and respond to enquiries from media, civil society and key stakeholders
Plan, develop and implement local dissemination strategies - Actively participate in other cross-cutting activities to support community engagement across the research cycle at Baylor-Uganda together with community team.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Baylor Uganda Assistant Community Educator job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, Social Sciences & Community Development or any relevant degree
- Two years of experience working with Key Populations Communities, Experience in recruiting for HIV prevention Studies & adolescent girls/women at risk of HIV
- Ability and willingness to work in the field
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications to the address below including a detailed CV demonstrating possession of the job requirements, current position, names and addresses of three referees i.e. email and phone addresses, copies of professional/academic documents, email address, and day time telephone contact. The applicant must have at most a credit 6 in Math and English.
Send applications via E-mail to: applications@baylor-Uganda.org.
The Human Resources Manager,
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda,
Block 5 Mulago Hospital,
P.O. Box 72052, Clock Tower, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 17th January 2018
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