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Health Access Connect Family Planning Field Officer Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Health Access Connect Family Planning Field Officer Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Health Access Connect Uganda looking for “Family Planning Field Officer”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before August 24, 2023.

Kevin Gibbons and Carolyne Ariokot started Health Access Connect based on the need for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other health services that they witnessed in fishing villages on Lake Victoria. Many people fail to get healthcare because it’s too expensive and difficult to travel to the nearest facilities. HAC established the Medicycles program to bring healthcare workers and their medicines to the remote areas on a monthly basis.

Health Access Connect Family Planning Field Officer Jobs 2023

The Health Access Connect has published a job vacancy announcement on August 18, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Family Planning Field Officer to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter Health Access Connect
Position Family Planning Field Officer
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Three years
Application Deadline August 24, 2023

Health Access Connect Job Vacancy 2023

Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • In close collaboration with the family planning Coordinator and trainer, the field officer will develop a monthly, quarterly and annual plan for effective and efficient implementation of the project.
  • Lead in the identification of Village Health Teams that will create demand for Family planning services.
  • Coordinate the training programs of the Village Health Teams in the enhancement of skills and its application for increased use of quality Family Planning Services by the targeted population.
  • Work closely with the Partner Health Facilities and Village Health Teams to conduct Family Planning outreaches for increased access to family planning services to the targeted populations in hard to reach areas of the targeted geographies.
  • Supervise the Village Health Teams to ensure they are providing education on the benefit of Family planning methods mix; counseling potential clients about side effects of family planning, management of referral by making a follow up to ensure that the referred clients received FP services at the targeted outreaches and facilities, conducting post FP service counselling to ensure retention of clients on a specific methods or switching to an appropriate method of one’s choice.
  • Work closely with the Partner health facilities and Village Health Teams to conduct outreaches targeting populations that are residing in hard to reach locations.
  • Work closely with the Partner facilities and Village Health Team to minimize discontinuity of the Family Planning methods through effective counseling and targeted follow up of clients.
  • Supervise the Health Facilities to ensure they are fully stocked with the family planning method mix and that the facilities have the required equipment and commodities for carrying out insertions and removal of Long Acting Reversible Methods (LARM).
  • Work closely with partner facilities and VHTs to organize and implement Family Planning outreaches in their catchment area.
  • With the technical guidance of the M&E Officer, document best practices, lessons learnt and emerging issues including side effects, client satisfaction, and discontinuation.
  • Provide support to the M&E Officer by ensuring that service data from VHTs and Service providers at the Partner Health facilities is collected for entry into the M&E database.
  • Write reports for the approval of the Project Coordinator and thereafter onward consolidation of the monthly, quarterly, Semi Annual and Annual project reports by the Program Manager and Executive Director.

Position in Organization:

  • Position: Family Planning Field Officer
  • Number of positions: One
  • Duty Station: Kalangala district with regular travel to Masaka district
  • Reports to: Family Planning Coordinator and Trainer
  • Organization: Health Access Connect, https://healthaccessconnect.org
  • Application Deadline: August 24, 2023

Qualification:

  • The ideal candidate must hold a Diploma in Nursing, Midwifery or Clinical medicine.
  • At least three (3) years working experience in the mobilization of targeted groups for increased use of health related services including Family Planning
  • Possess excellent skills and experience in report writing and participatory planning
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Luganda
  • Experience in strengthening community structures to effectively engage in development with specific focus to building the capacities of VHTs.
  • Partner engagement and collaboration for effective use of the available resources within the district set up
  • Planning skills resulting into the developments of work plans that are implemented on a timely manner
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written including report writing
  • Self-driven individual that works under minimum supervision; meeting timelines in regard to planning, submission of reporting (narrative and financial)
  • A team player with the zeal of working in close collaboration with other project members to deliver quality outputs and results

Preferred

  • Experience in Reproductive Health and Training in Family Planning is of added advantage
  • Demonstrable training skills spanning from assessment of training needs, facilitating community training events as well as evaluation of the outcome of the investment in training particularly of the community groups including Village Health Teams
  • Experience in the use of software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Kobo Toolbox
  • Possession of a valid practicing license
  • Flexibility with different modes of transport including water transport.

How to Apply Health Access Connect Family Planning Field Officer Jobs 2023

Applications should be submitted on the Family Planning Field Officer application page by Thursday 24th, August 2023 or send it to jobs@healthaccessconnect.org

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