10 Fresher O’ Level Jobs – Youth Champions – Multi Community Based Development Initiative (MUCOBADI)

Job Title: Youth Champion (10 Fresher O’ Level Job Opportunities)

Organization: Multi Community Based Development Initiative (MUCOBADI)

Duty Station: Jinja, Bugweri, Iganga, Uganda

Reports to: Program Specialist

About US:

Multi Community Based Development Initiative (MUCOBADI) a local NGO founded in 2000 by Community Development Volunteers to bring development, but in particular to support people living with HIV to be productive. MUCOBADI is registered as a Non-Government Organization (S.5914/7569) and is incorporated as a company limited by Guarantee.

About Project:

MUCOBADI is an Implementing Partner of the USAID/Improving Care and Resilience for Children and Youth Activity (USAID/ICARE) in East Central Uganda whose goal is to prevent new HIV infections and reduce vulnerability among OVC and Adolescent Girls and Young Women. The expected results for the project include; Strengthened and sustained identification, retention and viral suppression of children and adolescents with HIV, along with caregivers, Improved health and prospects and reduced risk of violence and HIV for highly vulnerable adolescents and Strengthened prevention and response to violence against children and youth.

Job Summary:   Reporting to the Program Specialist, the Youth Champion will be responsible for Mobilization, Sensitization and formation of new youth clubs and give routine support supervision to the youth clubs and CLHIV to ensure adherence to the better outcomes youth programming principles and standards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct community based viral monitoring and tracking
• Enrolment of New CLHIV into care
• Ensure retention of CLHIV into care
• Conduct home visits to non-suppressing CLHIV
• Conduct health talks to CLHIV households and in family support groups
• Conduct GBV sessions in the community, schools and health facilities
• Mobilize Youths to attend club sessions and other related events.
• Mobilize beneficiaries to participate in intergenerational dialogues and integrated outreaches for GBV, VAC and HIV in the respective communities.
• Identify, manage and refer GBV, VAC & HIV cases.
• Create awareness about GBV, VAC and HIV amongst community members using group based and other platforms.
• Support in the roll out of other economic interventions such as JFFs, alternative skills, among others.
• Support NO Means No intervention and roll out evidence based curriculum such as; SASA, Journeys & Stepping stones) to project beneficiaries.
• Any other Duties assigned by the Supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold an O’ Level certificate
• Ability to ride a bicycle
• Two years of community work experience in an NGO environment
• Should be a resident in the district applied for
• Demonstrated ability to prepare reports
• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action so as not to delay processes
• Should have excellent interpersonal skills

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested persons should send their application letters and CV indicating three referees via email to: hr@mucobadi.org.

Deadline: 19th October 2020 by 5.00pm