Plan International  recruits a Health Officer Its My Body SBF

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

PROFILE

ROLE PURPOSE

The IT’S MY BODY ‘project aims to prevent and respond to conflict related sexual violence through improving access to quality Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) information and services, and ensuring a protective environment for children, adolescents and young people (0-24 years) by preventing and responding to violence and abuse. The project will be implemented in the Bidi Bidi settlement in Yumbe district, focusing on refugee and host community populations affected by the conflict in South Sudan.

The Health officer is directly responsible for day-to-day planning and implementation of the SRHR component of this project. S/He is accountable to the Project Coordinator ‘IT’S MY BODY ‘project who is responsible for the delivery of the overall project results in line with project proposal, PIU West Nile emergency response strategy and SBF requirements.

Dimensions of the Role

• He/she is responsible for the delivery of the Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) and Livelihood component of this project.
• He/she supports the project Coordinator in strengthening equitable access to and utilization of integrated quality health services for refugees and host communities across all the phases of displacement.

Accountabilities

Working in Close consultation and with supervision from the Project coordinator, the Health Officer  performs the following roles.

• Support in developing and implementing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project work plans, project activities and budgets.
• Prepare and submit to project Coordinator, high quality activity, weekly, quarterly and annual narrative reports for all completed activities.
• Coordinate effectively with project staff including the Child Protection Officer, SRHR Graduate Intern, Case Management Worker and other staffs to leverage efforts, build synergy, team work and deliver high quality project results
• Support tracking, monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting of project outputs, outcomes, impact or results and changes in close collaboration with Project Coordinator.
• Support effective project budget utilization, management and monitoring for activities directly implemented by Plan staff and partners.
• Support timely accountability for funds used to implement project in line with Plan international accounting policies and procedures and donor requirements.
• Assist in effective management of project resources including procurements in accordance with Plan International Uganda policies and guidelines and in accordance with grant conditions.
• Support with representation in SRHR  working group meeting meetings with UNHCR other stakeholders at settlement and district level in close consultation with the Project Coordinator.
• Assist with project risk management in the implementation of the project to minimise their occurrence and possible effects on the project in line with Plan International Risk Management policy and project risk mitigation measures
• Ensure compliance with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and guidelines in all project activities

• Mobilize target community members, children, families and key stakeholders at settlement level and host communities, sub county and district level to participate in GFFO project activities
• Support the Project Coordinator  in developing Concept papers/ proposals for funding opportunities.
• Performs additional duties as per the request of the Project Coordinator

Key relationships

Internally: This position reports to the project Coordinator, SBF- ‘IT’S MY BODY’

The Health Officer shall work in close consultation and coordination with Project coordinator. S/he is a key member of the Health Thematic area supported by National Program Manager -Health based at Country office.

Externally: 

The Health Officer shall work in close collaboration with Health stakeholders at district and sub-district levels, community levels including Refugee Settlements. He/she will specifically maintain regular day-to-day working relationships with community based Health structures established under this project, maintain coordination and collaboration with all Health stakeholders at district, sub county settlement and community level.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Knowledge / Expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Science Social Work, Development Studies, Social Sciences, demography or population studies or any relevant field with wide demonstrated relevant experience in implementing SRHR.

• Demonstrated skills and experience in promoting adolescent/youth programming
• Experience and skills in the use of participatory approaches and rights-based programming.

• At least 3 years professional experience in ASRH, life skills and adolescent programming in humanitarian context.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience in networking with other development partners in the field.

Skills:

• Good communication skills (written & oral) in English and local language where assigned
• Excellent skills in documentation and report writing
• Excellent budget management skills
• Strong skills in teamwork and networking
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills in multi-cultural contexts
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs including MS Excel, MS Word and MS Power Point.

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

1. Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
2. Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
3. Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
4. Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
5. Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

1. Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
2. Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
3. Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
4. Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

1. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
2. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
3. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
4. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

5. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
6. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
7. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
8. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Physical Environment

The Health Officer will be based in Yumbe district

Level of contact with children

High level: Frequent interaction with children

As a Child Centred Development organisation, Plan International Uganda strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organisation further has a Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy that every staff is required to sign. As a result, this position comes with additional responsibilities for safeguarding children and young people:

Additional Responsibilities:

Children and Young people safeguarding Policy Responsibilities (mandatory for all staff)

• Adhere to the children and young people safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct
• Desist from all forms of child abuses including sexual, emotional, physical and or neglect.
• Desist from behaviour that paces children at risk of harm, exploitation or abuse
• Responsible for implementation of the children and young people safeguarding policy standards and Code of Conduct as they apply to area of responsibility.
• Ensure that all Plan International partners, visitors and associates in his/her area of responsibility are provided with, are made aware off and have signed and returned a copy of the children and young people safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct.
• Inform the partners, visitors and associates that they must comply with the policy in all contacts and communications with children during their visit.
• Report all child safeguarding concerns that have come to his or her knowledge within 12 hours using the approved reporting and responding procedures.

Location: Yumbe

Type of Role:  Fixed term 1 year

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: 28th August 2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. 

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.