Project Coordinator – EJAF Project NGO Career Jobs – Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU)
Job Title: Project Coordinator – EJAF Project
Organisation: Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About CHAU:
Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU), formerly the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Uganda, is a national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which was registered in 2010. It works in partnership with other Community based Organizations (CBOs)/ local NGOs to support community action on integrated Sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Its mission is to drive the national civil society response to health and HIV/SRH challenges by leading strong community action. CHAU’s work focuses on Most at Risk populations or key populations: who are usually vulnerable and may not have access to services and information. CHAU has a strategic partnership with the International HIV/AIDS Alliance – a UK-based International NGO.
Job Summary: The Project Coordinator – EJAF Project will provide overall leadership of CHAU programs with special reference to deep engagement program and ensuring that the program meets overall program goal and objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate all implementing partners, stakeholders to mobilize, deliver and increase uptake of integrated SRHR services.
- Coordination of consortium activities, meetings and follow up emerging issues or actions
- Working together with the BCC specialist ensures that IPs sensitize the target populations, community leaders and groups in order to foster positive attitudes on SRHR services.
- Work closely with IHAA in all aspects of project management and donor reporting
- Tasked with preparing regular reports and other briefs to donors, partners and other stakeholders on project implementation activities as delivered by the implementing partners
- Ensure regular budget tracking of the overall project ensuring that management is furnished with regular burn rates
- Support CHAU resource mobilization drive through identification of fundable programs including development of concepts
- Working with the capacity building specialist, and other CHAU functions, to ensure that the different capacity needs of IPs are strengthened
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social Work and Social Administration, or Social Sciences.
- Three years of experience in a similar or relevant position.
- Competency and skills in coordination, project management, SRHR and gender issues.
- Knowledge on SRHR and HIV issues including policy, laws and guidelines available
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, including report writing.
- Demonstrated ability to develop effective, collaborative partnerships with other organizations.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates for the above post should submit applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, name and address of three referees and a day time contact telephone number to the International HIV/AIDS Alliance offices addressed to: The Executive Director, Community Health Alliance, Plot 19, Kawalya Kaggwa Close, Kololo P. O. Box 40333, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: info@chau.co.ug
NB: Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 5th March 2018
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