Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 29 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Baptist Union of Uganda (BUU) a faith based organization that brings together all Baptist Churches in Uganda has a strong partnership with Compassion International- Uganda in child ministry through sponsorship and home based care. BUU seeks to recruit competent persons to fill the position.

Position: Child Development Officer- Health
Vacancies: 2
Station: Jamure Baptist Church Koboko and Palorinya Baptist Church Obongi

Core Duties & Responsibilities
• Serves as an advocate for children and their caregivers who live in poverty and are not able to speak out for themselves.
• Implements the day-to-day running of the project health activities for the achievement of physical development outcomes.
• Initiates generation of the annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with emphasis on prevention of diseases among the beneficiaries.
• Coordinates health screening for project children and Child Survival Program mothers.
• Coordinates medical care and distribution of provisions to the identified beneficiaries such as children and caregivers.
• Ensures proper documentation and record keeping of all health related issues for the beneficiaries with utmost
• Responsible for the physical, cognitive and economic development of the sponsored children.
• Plans and coordinates health related trainings, information, education and communication (IEC) to the project management, caregivers and children.
• Acts as consultant on all health issues that affect children and the community by using his or her experience and expertise to challenge, motivate, sensitize and equip the church on ways of preventing diseases, immunization of children, celebration of health days as well as dealing with epidemics.
• Current project staff serving as CDO's are encouraged to apply for the Project Director position through their overseers.

Requirement
• Must be a mature born again Christian with a sound testimony.
• Must have a professional background in any of the following: nursing, primary healthcare, community health, clinical medicine, social work administration.
• Minimum qualification will be a diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have good interpersonal skills.
• Experience and current knowledge of HIV/AIDS intervention will be an added Advantage.
• Formal training in counselling and child development will be an added advantage.
• Must have computer skills.
• Good written communication skills and strong verbal communication skills.
• Age: 22-35.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Please post your handwritten application together with a current copy of your curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic documents & National ID, three referees and a recommendation letter from your local church signed by your Pastor/Priest to the address below. You can also hand deliver to Baptist Inion of Uganda Office or email as one complete attached file to baptistunionbuu@gmail.com 

The National ICP coordinator
Baptist Union of Uganda, P.O. BOX 7508 KAMPALA - WANDEGEYA.
Deadline for applications is Friday, March 08 2024 before 5:00PM.

We appreciate all of you for your interest to serve with us but we wish to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further engagements. Address any arising question to Richard at 0775-338383/0756-940312

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