Prevention Technical Officer job at Reach Out Mbuya
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Vacancy title:
Prevention Technical Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Healthcare ]

Jobs at:

Reach Out Mbuya

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, September 29 2023 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 22 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job summary
The role involves coordinating the execution of HIV prevention strategies, including HIV Testing Services (HTS), Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), addressing gender-related aspects, and focusing on key populations and priority populations and includes the responsibility of developing comprehensive guidelines for person-centered HIV patient monitoring in districts where scaling up is a priority. This role also entails supervising the delivery of services for key populations/priority populations and ensuring gender integration within the program.

Responsibilities and duties
• Develop quarterly work plans for implementation of KP/PP and gender services and integration of gender standards into district plans and budgets to address gender inequalities that hinder access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services.
• Develop strategies for integration of human rights standards or principles and gender mainstreaming perspectives in HIV programs.
• Train, coach and mentor DHT, district and CBO staff in efficient Differentiated models of HTS, eMTCT & EID, Gender and coordinate scale up plans in line with existing national policy guidelines.
• Advocate and actively engage men and boys as key stakeholders and agents in promoting male involvement in healthcare, gender equality and ending gender-based violence against women and girls
• Monitor implementation and delivery of quality services are delivered as per set standards.
• Monitor distribution and utilization of associated HIV commodities.
• Monitor the implementation of Quality improvement and innovative differentiated models of HTS, eMTCT/EID and Gender integration at cluster level. Periodically review and monitor performance against set targets, prepare periodic reports and evoke timely corrective action.
• Strengthen collaborative partnerships with Health facilities, Community Based Organizations.
• Carry out operational research on the areas of KP/Gender to guide and provide lessons to improve performance then document best work practices in HFs and promote knowledge sharing through CMEs on areas of KP/Gender new developments.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or related field of medicine from a recognized institution and must be registered with the relevant professional body.
• Practical skills in implementation of HTS, eMTCT, EID, HIV Care and ART and Other prevention programs for key and priority populations.
• 3 Years relevant Experience


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Send a cover letter and CV/resume with 3 professional referees in PDF as one document. Both Cover letter and CV/Resume must not exceed 4 pages. Please send your application to the Human Resources Manager through the email: jobs@reachoutmbuya.org  not later than Friday, 29th September 2023 at 5.00 PM (EAT). with the position applied for as the Email Subject. No need to attach other documents at this level.

Note:
ROM is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse workforce and does not charge a recruitment fee at any stage of the recruitment
Any Form of lobbying or canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Applications beyond the deadline will not be considered.
ROM is committed to the principles of safeguarding at the workplace and does not tolerate any form of abuse, discrimination, or harassment.


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Job Info
Job Category: Health/ Medicine jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 29 September 2023
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 22-09-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 22-09-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 22-09-2067
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