Target Malaria Community Engagement Officer Jobs in Uganda
Job Summary
Target Malaria Uganda is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to join a team Stakeholder engagement is one of the three pilars of this project together with regulatory affairs and scientific research. This position will be responsible for planning, coordinating, organising controling and budgeting for various stakeholder engagement activities. The Community engagement officer will be responsible for formulation field work tools, procedures and policies for stakeholder engagement technologies to modify mosquitoes and reduce transmissions required
Roles and responsible
• This role will facilitate dialogue between the stakeholders and the project, promotion of trust and confidence between the communities and the project in following aspect
• Ensure adequate information is disseminated to community level stakeholders on project activite (whether current or future
• Ensure appropriate consultation of community stakeholders before the implementation of actives, and feedback concerns and suggestion to the project for consideration
• Map project stakeholders and ensure that the community level dialogues inclusive
• Plan, coordinate, organise, document and report on various stakeholder engagement activities Provide support function to felid entomology team through providing adequate information to stakeholders, seeking consent and acceptance agreement for project work from individuals and community leadership representatives
• Develop, consult, and maintain positive working ship between the team and various stakeholders, provide feedback to both the project and stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of the grievance mechanical community level
• Participate to the consortium activities related to stakeholder engagement
• Take part in the risk management of this project for issues related to stakeholders acceptance of the project
Reporting activities
• Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the engagement and stakeholders acceptance level for the project
• Provide activity report and support the update of tools slowing follow-up and reporting on engagement
activities at community level
• Report regularly to the Stakeholder Engagement Manager
• As such, the Community Engagement Officer is responsible for successful implementation of engagement activities, seeking consent and to: acceptance for the project at fields
Strategy activities
• Participate in the formulation and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategy community level in Uganda
• Participate in the formulation of tools, procedures and policies for stakeholder engagement and documentation of activities
Essential Requirements
To be successful in this role you must possess the following
• Postgraduate qualification in Social Sciences (or similar), or an equivalent combination of relevant knowledge, extensive training andior experience in planning organising and implementing stakeholder engagement releges
• Excelent communication, influencing and interpersonal with a positive and supportive
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders in local Ability to work collaboratively and productively in n, with colleagues, extem constants, and Ability and willingness to travel to field sites within Uganda
How to Apply
All applications must be in English and include a Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter explaining why this position is attractive and why your profile fits, and three references
Interested candidates should submit their applications in a sealed envelope marked: Community Engagement Officer- Target Malaria”
The Director
Uganda Virus Research Institute PO Box 49 Entebbe Uganda Email to targetmalaria@urgoug OR: hand-deliver to his office at Pot 51-59, Nakiogo
Road, Entebbe
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