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Public Health Officer - Kitgum

Kitgum * Full-time
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ADRA Uganda

Health and Medical Total Positions: Location: Kitgum Full-time Salary: Attractive Posted 1 year ago
The officer will ensure technical excellence, strong field presence, and integrated health programming that empowers local actors to deliver sustainable impact. The TOGETHER Project is a six-year, multi-country health initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and ADRA Canada, implemented in Uganda by ADRA Uganda in the districts of Agago, Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader. Running from September 2021 to August 2027, the project focuses on increasing the enjoyment of health-related rights by the most marginalized adolescent girls, women, and children under five (U5), through gender-responsive, inclusive, and respectful health systems. Key project components include: improving access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), strengthening response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), improving nutrition interventions, and promoting community engagement and accountability.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide technical support in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of public health activities throughout the project cycle. • Facilitate participatory trainings for healthcare workers, community health workers (CHWs), and educators on inclusive SRHR, nutrition, SGBV response, STI prevention and treatment. • Support inclusive nutrition counselling tailored to adolescent girls, young mothers, and mothers with special needs. • Train caregivers using the Learning Through Play (LTP) model to strengthen responsive caregiving, improve child nutrition, and promote early childhood development. • Coordinate with health facilities and district health offices in organizing and delivering community-based outreaches, health campaigns, and international health day events. • Participate in district and national technical working groups (e.g., Health, SRHR, Protection) and contribute to relevant Ministry of Health workshops and coordination meetings. • Collaborate closely with ADRA’s WASH Officer, ensuring aligned health and WASH interventions and consistent reporting. • Support the design and use of public health assessment tools, including for SGBV, CBS (Community-Based Surveillance), and SRHR. • Support the implementation of Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) activities such as complaint and feedback mechanisms and community dialogues. • Advocate for the integration of SRHR, psychosocial support (PSS), and inclusion in SGBV programming. • Support disease surveillance and preparedness activities, including coordination of simulations, drills, and contingency planning with districts. • Undertake regular monitoring field visits, stakeholder meetings, and technical supervision across project sites. • Document field activities, success stories, lessons learned, and submit timely narrative and financial reports. • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager for effective project delivery.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• A Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Community Health, Nursing, Nutrition, or a related field. • A Master’s degree in Public Health is a strong added advantage. • Minimum of 3 years’ experience implementing health-related programs, especially in SRHR, nutrition, or SGBV response. • Experience working with district health systems, health facilities, and communities in Northern Uganda is desirable. • Strong skills in participatory training, stakeholder engagement, and community mobilization. • Fluency in English; knowledge of Acholi or other local languages is an added advantage. • Strong report writing, communication, and coordination skills. • Willingness to travel frequently across project districts and work in rural settings. • High level of integrity, cultural sensitivity, and commitment to inclusion, safeguarding, and gender equality.
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