9 Fresher A’ Level DREAMS Liaisons Officer Job Opportunities – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Job: DREAMS Liaisons Officer (9 Fresher Jobs)

Organization: Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Duty Station: Rakai, Kyotera, Masaka, Bukomansimbi, Gomba, Kalangala, Lwengo, Sembabule, and Lyantonde, Uganda

Reports to: OVC/DREAMS District officers

About US:

The Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) was established in 1987 as a collaboration between researchers at Makerere, Columbia and John Hopkins Universities, the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institutes of Allergy & Infectious diseases and the International Centre for Excellence Research (ICER). This was as a result of the first identification of clinical AIDS in Rakai district Uganda in 1982 by Drs. Sewankambo and Serwadda. The initiation of the Program, then known as Rakai Project led to a series of clinical studies characterizing the disease and its epidemiology; and also brought the partnership with other colleagues including Professor Maria Wawer and Prof Ronald Gray.

Job Summary:  The DREAMS Liaisons Officer’s main role responsibility will be to engage AGYWs in their district, identify HIV pre-disposing factors unique to AGYWs in the district and bring these to the attention of the district DREAMS IP technical teams, highlighting and provide guidance on possible implementation modalities as may be proposed by the AGYWs. The DREAMS Liaisons Officer will further participate in advocacy engagements, working with communities to protect AGYWs and further promote DREAMS programming to other implementors and local government authorities for possible action.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promote DREAMS programming as a prototype positive youth development program at the district and any other forum deemed necessary.
• To generate public attention about the DREAMS program and factors that affect adolescent girls in the community predisposing them to HIV infection and many other risks including gender-based violence.
• Conduct uplifting dialogue meetings and workshops within the communities, conduct debates and speak in public events and media campaigns to increase buy in to the DREAMS program and support communities to protect AGYW.
• Participate in service quality assessment of DREAMS services provided to AGYW.
• Participate in the district DREAMS Coordination meetings to represent the voices of AGYW and young people.
• Participate in technical meetings with the IP to support decision making on priorities of the DREAMS program.
• Work with the community to identify and link at risk peers to DREAMS services available at the facilities and community including safe spaces.
• Work with DREAMS program recipients to provide testimonies of positive living and the impact of DREAMS program.
• To be the public face in existing structures such as girls’ clubs, safe spaces in the community as well as in educational and communication materials.
• Participate in monitoring and supervision of the DREAMS program implementation for the different technical areas in the district.
• Any other duties assigned in line with your role.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold an A’ level certificate
• Possess good reading and writing skills. A professional qualification such as a certificate or a diploma is an added advantage.
• Must be a beneficiary and or engaged in the DREAMS program for at least one year
• Experience in activism, community mobilization & youth empowerment
• Experience in working with or counselling adolescents is an added advantage.
• Applicant must be available to work full time.
• Applicant must be able to read & write in both English and local language of the DREAMS district.
• Must be aged 18-24 years.
• Ability to ride a motorcycle is an added advantage.
• Applicant Must be a resident of the above district or nearby areas.
• Attach a photocopy of an original National ID.
• An LC I Recommendation Letter from the area of your residence

How to Apply:

All interested Candidates possessing the above attributes can email their applications including a cover letter, latest Copy of CV, copies of academic qualifications/certificates (in one document (Word/PDF)) addressed to the HR Manager to jobs@rhsp.org or HAND DELIVER your applications at RHSP Kyotera cluster office Kalisizo, Mpigi cluster office in Mpigi- Kayabwe, Sembabule cluster office in Sembabule next to Centenary Bank or Kalangala cluster office in Buligo Kalangala Town council. Please clearly indicate district & health facility of interest in your cover letter.

Deadline: Wednesday 31st March 2021 by 5:00pm

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Rakai Health Sciences Program. Any form of lobbying and canvassing will lead to disqualification.