Programs Officer – Health
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | February 11, 2025 |
Category |
Management
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | UGX |
Description
Job Summary
To maintain compliance with set service standards, rules (regulations), and procedures and to offer technical guidanceon the Music for Health Inclusion project.
- Minimum Qualification : Bachelors
- Experience Level : Mid level
- Experience Length : 3 years
Job Description/Requirements
Job Category: Programmes and Administration
Department/Group: Administration
Job Code: PO-Health
Location: Yumbe Field Office - LUCM
Travel: YES
Position Type: Full Time
Reportees: None
Reports To: Project Manager - LUCM
Stakeholder relationships
Internal:
- Admin Team
- Operations Team
- Teaching Team
External:
- Beneficiaries
- Partners etc.
Job Purpose:
To maintain compliance with set service standards, rules (regulations), and procedures and to offer technical guidance on the Music for Health Inclusion project.
Key Result Areas Roles and responsibilities
1. Planning & Budgeting
- Develop and periodically review the monthly and quarterly operational plans and budgets for effective implementation;
- Develop and implement annual work plans and strategic plans of the project;
- Prepare budgets and submit them for approval as regards to the project;
2. Partnerships &Resource mobilisation
- Identify and establish key partners;
- Maintains partner relationships and advises management on exists;
- Initiate, develop and nurture cordial relations with relevant government agencies both at District and sub-county levels, partners, vendors, neighbours, community leaders and the wider stakeholder fraternity;
- Represent the organization at relevant events and forums to ensure BfA is acknowledged as a legitimate partner/actor;
- Support in the presentation of specific reports for updating donors and sponsors;
- Update the Project manager on any new data trends that could be useful in telling a fundraising story;
3. Program management
- Vet and verify all Healthcare Ambassadors and other programme beneficiaries;
- Vet and Verify vendors, suppliers and service providers and ensure that items especially those issued to beneficiaries meet the quality and safety thresholds;
- Ensure safe use of equipment;
- Contribute to the design of the interventions and development of tools with adequate consultation and participation of staff and other key stakeholders at all stages of implementation of the project;
- Research and design Training Kits for the Healthcare Ambassadors programmes and ensure that they include the three elements of the project that is; Mental Health, Menstrual Hygiene and Hand Washing;
- Attend the weekly departmental meetings to update the team on operations
4. Performance Management
- Ensure efficient utilization and timely accountability of funds and other resources allocated for the project activities by company policies;
- Maintain a system for capturing, documenting, and disseminating experiences, achievements, lessons learnt and best practices to stakeholders while maintaining records for accountability purposes;
- Identify and participate in operational research related to the project;
- Ensure Healthcare Ambassadors clubs and related activities are taking place as per schedule. While coordinating activities of the clubs, the PO must ensure age sensitivity to the information disseminated;
5. Monitoring & Evaluation
- Ensure all M&E materials needed for the project are available for timely use;
- Supervise regular data collection and ensure the quality of the data through random verifications and validations;
- Support coordination of surveys, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews and other periodic programme and project evaluations;
6. Learning & Development
- Assist co-workers in understanding and implementing activities of the project;
- Research and find affordable online or local learning opportunities and networks to build the capacity of the beneficiaries;
- Plan for and conduct training for beneficiaries and other community members engaged in the project;
- Support in the collection or compilation of success stories, good practices, and case studies;
- Review the project M&E data and advise the team on implementation lessons and best practices.;
- Share and disseminate knowledge and experience to improve the programme;
7. Compliance & Reporting
- To always adhere to the organization’s code of conduct and exhibit professionalism;
- Be responsible for ensuring compliance with local, district and national requirements, both legal and relational about the project;
- Prepare and submit quality and timely reports to stakeholders as per programme requirements and the monitoring & evaluation plan.
- Submit periodic reports as per requirements/projects; Perform any other duties as may be assigned by Management from time to time.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- % of internal controls in place and implemented in administration
- % of needs-based plan funded
- Timely preparation of reports
- % of work plan vs Actual
- % of implemented evaluation recommendations
- Quality of partnerships/ stakeholder relations
Experience & Qualification:
- At least three (3) years of relevant work experience
- A bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field from a recognized University/ Institution
Job Personal Specifications and Desired Competencies:
- Excellent analysis and communication skills;
- Ability to collaborate with a multi-department team;
- Computer literacy;
- Interpersonal and Communication skills;
- Willingness to learn;
- Ability to adapt to changes;
- Human relations skills;