Maternal and Child Health Specialist - Maternity Cover job at Save the Children

Save the Children

Maternal and Child Health Specialist - Maternity Cover job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 30 June 2022

Hiring Organization: Save the Children

Job Details:

Overview
Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? Do you want to use your expertise to bring about lasting change for children and be a part of an inspiring, dynamic global movement?
The Locum Maternal and Child Health Program's purpose is to facilitate government-led leadership and enhance sustainable multi-sectoral coordination to accelerate gains in nutrition, maternal, new born and child health outcomes.

The role
Key areas of accountability include:
• Strategic technical support
• Technical representation
• Capacity Building
• Quality Improvement
• Evidence and knowledge development and dissemination
• Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation

To be successful for this role you will bring/have the following:
• At least a Bachelor's degree in medicine, nursing or applied health sciences.
• A Master's Degree in Public Health is an added advantage
• At least 3 years' experience in similar related programs or projects with a focus on maternal and child health programming, QA/QI and provision of technical support.
• Must have strong organizational skills and ability to work with diverse teams across the organization
• Excellent skills in program design, reporting, documentation, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in working with external stakeholders with good knowledge of Uganda's health system and structures
• Must be a creative individual with strong sense of vision, commitment and priorities
• Advanced proficiency in computer packages such as Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Excellent analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills.