JOB TITLE: Programme Assistant, Community Empowerment

PROGRAM: Community Empowerment

DUTY STATION: Mbarara District

SUPERVISOR: Programme Manager, Community Empowerment

JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for carrying out the Community Empowerment Activities of HEPS Uganda. This includes but is not limited to the following: mobilizing, preparing and carrying out empowerment trainings and assist in improving and maintenance of required materials and follow up of community actions, writing and dissemination of programme/project outcomes, maintaining key contacts with HEPS stakeholders in the target areas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Contribute to development and improvement of IEC materials for the programme
• Responsible for implementation of community empowerment trainings and follow-ups.
• Carry out monitoring activities of planned projects in area of operation
• Implementation of HEPS strategies for observance of health rights and redress.
• Inform relevant stakeholders in target area about results
• Contribute to publicity for community empowerment activities and outcomes in area of operation
• Constant communication with all HEPS health networks and stakeholders
• Contribute to production of monthly, quarterly and annual work-plans and reports
• Contribute to other HEPS programs, projects and working groups
• Responsible for functionality of HEPS regional/district office where applicable

Specific tasks

• Assist in evaluating, improving and maintenance of the materials and the script after each CE training
• Assist in physical and digital filling of all the used materials in each training
• Assist in preparing letters, phone calls and e-mails to inform and mobilize the audience and the place before CE training
• Assist in preparing materials for the training
• Assist in writing and dissemination of the report after the training
• Assist in writing an evaluation report after the training
• Assist in preparation and dissemination of appreciating letters, phone calls and emails
• Assist in collecting articles about the CE training for the media
• Assist in delivering accurate and updated content about outreach programmes for the health network (community leaders, schoolteachers and opinion leaders etc) and for the website of HEPS-Uganda
• Write articles for the quarterly newsletter and the weekly news brief
• Assist in delivering content on statistics and monitoring reports for donors
• Assist in preparing analytical reports about health trends in communities where HEPS is operating
• Contribute to the HEPS activities and its programs, projects and working groups
• Contribute to fundraising and proposals writing
• Any other duties as assigned by the Programme Manager - CE or the Executive Director or any other assigned officer of HEPS Uganda

DELIVERABLES:
1. HEPS Community Empowerment methodologies/approaches implemented and results reported
2. Articles/content for Community Empowerment publications/reports written
3. Successful implementation of HEPS Community Empowerment projects.
4. Communities mobilized and empowered and their contacts maintained
5. HEPS networks and stakeholders in target area constantly updated on community health rights issues
6. Community health rights issues brought to the attention of policy makers and get redress
7. Functioning HEPS regional/district offices

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
a) Education: A diploma or university degree in relevant study like development studies, social science, social work & social administration, public management & mass communication, education, community psychology ,or any other relevant field.
b) Knowledge and Skills: Training skills, Facilitation skills, Computer skills, Communication skills, Project management skills, Interpersonal skills, Team work, Writing skills, Participatory methodology approach
c) Experience: At least 2 years in community mobilization preferably with a health and/or human rights not-for-profit organization.

d) Behavioral Competencies: Interested in community empowerment, human rights and social justice. Pro-active: capacity to work in a self-driven manner, Co-operative: collaborate with others in a team setting

e) Languages: Fluent in English, Runyakitara

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