Job Title:   

Organization: Center for Health, Human Rights & Development (CEHURD)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Programme Manager

About US:

Center for Health, Human Rights & Development (CEHURD) is an indigenous, non-profit, research and advocacy organization, whose vision is “To realize social justice in public health systems.” CEHURD works with public, private and civil society organisations to ensure that public health laws are used as principle tools for the promotion and protection of public health of the vulnerable populations in Uganda.

Job Summary: The Programme Officer – Research, Documentation and Advocacy (RDA) will be responsible for performing the tasks listed below towards supporting the programme. This is a highly engaging position requiring multitasking capabilities and capacities to research, write and engage with evidence.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Supporting the RDA program’s advocacy efforts by assisting with drafting petitions, policy briefs, briefing papers, internal memorandums, and other advocacy documents.
• Using editing skills to assist with fact-checking of reports, petitions, draft publications, and other documents as needed.
• Carrying out legal and policy research and analysis on international law, human rights law, and foreign and comparative law.
• Develop and share program meeting minutes.
• Develop legal analyses of laws and bills in Uganda from a human rights perspective.
• Constantly work in consultation and support of the Program Manager to implement health rights advocacy and documentation projects in line with the overall CEHURD Strategic Plan.
• Actively promote appropriate linkages between CEHURD’s other programs and the health rights advocacy and documentation work.
• Promote a rights based approach in programming work on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights.
• Develop health rights advocacy and documentation work plans and budgets.
• Mapping and keeping data for the partners identified in health rights advocacy.
• Conduct parliamentary advocacy in health including keeping abreast with relevant parliamentary committees for example committee on health and human rights.
• Engaging with health rights related institutions in Uganda including the human rights commission.
• Carry out and engage in all activities involving the Ministry of Health in Uganda particularly the reproductive health thematic areas and the Maternal and Child Health processes.
• Organize and attend all meetings and training by CEHURD and or other relevant partners in advocacy for health.
• Engage in and carry out research in health related fields of particular interest to CEHURD in given periods of time.
• Provide support to proposal development processes in line with the strategic plan of CEHURD
• Coordinate work that is being implemented between the different programs of CEHURD.
• In addition to individual respective tasks, the Programme Officer will be expected:
• Adhere to CEHURD values and to actively promote their application amongst colleagues.
• Undertake tasks in a creative, self-driven and innovative fashion.
• Identify and implement additional tasks/ideas of benefit to the organization.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The ideal candidate for the Programme Officer vacancy must hold a Bachelors’ Degree in Law, Human Rights, Social Science, Political Science, Economics, Public Health or any related qualifications.
• Possession of a Post Graduate qualification in any of the fields above will be an added advantage
• Prior experience in Human Rights and the Right to Health Advocacy is highly desirable.
• At least five years’ experience working on advocacy issues and/or research
• Good analytical skills
• Good leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team skills
• Resource mobilization skills
• Innovative spirit and willingness to use creative thinking.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send an updated Curriculum Vitae, Copies of your academic documents and a cover letter in a sealed envelope, addressed to:

The Executive Director

Center for Health, Human Rights and Development

Plot 833, Old Kiira Road, Ntinda-Kiwatule

P.O. Box 16617, Wandegeya

Kampala – Uganda

Email to: info@cehurd.org

Deadline: 31^st December, 2016 by 5:00pm

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Job Title:   

Organisation: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:  Project Focal Contact Manager

About US:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Responsible Party), Ministry of Water and Environment (Lead Implementing Partner) and other Stakeholders are implementing Inclusive Green Growth for Poverty Reduction Programme, 2016 to 2020.

Job Summary: The Project Finance and Administration Officer will provide administrative and finance support to the project implementation and Project Focal Contact Manager to ensure effective running of the project management unit. The incumbent is responsible for all administrative (contractual, organizational and logistical) matters under the project and provides necessary assistance to Project Management Unit in the implementation of day-to-day project activities. The jobholder provides all necessary support to the Project Team in the implementation of the project in accordance with the UNDP procedures, including financial-administrative aspects of the Project implementation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Provide support in administrative issues to ensure the effective running of the project management unit;
• Drafting project correspondence and documents;
• Preparing draft job descriptions, vacancy announcements, compiling matrixes in consultation with UNDP Project Team, Implementing Partner and Responsible Parties;
• Under Project Manager’s coordination providing services for performance evaluation review of project personnel.
• Providing administrative and financial consultations to the recipients of funds supporting local initiatives for timely submitting of good quality financial reports, required by UNDP rules and procedures
• Undertake timely preparation of accountabilities with supporting documents on project funds advanced to MGLSD.
• Provide proper accounting to the project by controlling the supporting documents for payments and reviewing financial reports from Local Task Coordinators in Brest and Grodno regions, Grant manager, Ecotourism Advisor, sub-contractors and sub-recipients;
• Prepare and submit payment requests with proper support documentation to UNDP
• Provide necessary financial and logistical support to the PM and project consultants in conducting different project activities.
• Collect and keep files of project documents, expert reports and ensure general circulation of documents;
• Maintain the project’s disbursement ledger and journal;
• Provide financial monitoring and reporting focusing on achievement of the following results:
• Offer financial support to ensure an effective running of the project management unit in compliance with UNDP rules, regulations and policies of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system;
• Provide follow-up on audit recommendations (including GoU Audit recommendations);
• Implement effective internal controls and ensure proper functioning of a client-oriented financial resources management system due to the UNDP and GoU procedures;
• Contribute to preparation of periodic financial reports required by relevant national and/or donor procedures for project, donors, government and other parties involved in implementation and funding of activities clue to the UNDP and GoU procedures;
• Interact with UNDP to request funds transfer, verify financial reports, budget revisions;
• Provide financial monitoring over project commitments and expenditures, and assist the PM in assuring proper project delivery;
• Regularly interact with sub-recipient organizations in facilitation and preparation of the financial reports and other related documentation, directing and consulting of sub-recipients on proper reporting tools;
• Draft documents for comprehensive evaluations in line with relevant UNDP/GoU and national procedures;
• Draft project budget revisions;
• Assist in procurement of services and goods under the project. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold an Honor’s Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Social Science, Social Work and Social Administration Development Studies BBA and B Com (Management)
• Post-graduate Qualification in Project Planning, Business Administration or Finance is an added advantage
• A minimum of four years of relevant Project Planning and Management experience;
• Excellent finance and budgeting skills;
• Working knowledge of UNDP rules and regulations is an advantage;
• Self-development, initiative-taking;
• Acts as a team player and facilitating team work;
• Outstanding analytical, organizational and administrative skills;
• Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure;
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to monitor and take corrective action to ensure adherence to organizational values, norms and principles.

How to Apply: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send hand deliver their applications to:

The Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Developments,

Plot 2, Simbamanyo House, George Street,

P.O. Box 7136, Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 30^th December 2016 by 11:00 am

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