Program Officer Job Vacancy at JSI International in Mbarara Uganda

Job Title: Program  Officer

JSI  International  is recruiting  qualified candidates  for the vacant position  mentioned above .

Eligibility  Criteria

Familiarity  /understanding  of the  Ugandan context  , the nutrition  situation  in Uganda,  key stakeholders  , the  Sun  Uganda  platform  , donor nutrition and  agriculture  related  priorities  and  other  relevant  nutrition  programming .

Understanding  of the  interface  between nutrition  , health  , agriculture , food  security , livelihoods/economic development  , gender  and  resilience .

Ability  to  monitor and  coordinate  implementation  plans  , targets  , objectives and  indicators .

Requirements

Advanced  university  degree  in   Communication, Social  Sciences  , Behavioral Sciences  , Public  Health , Nutrition  or other  related  field . A  Masters degree  in  Health  Communication is  an  added advantage .

A minimum of 5  years  experience  working  in health-related  communication , and/or  Social  and
 Behaviour  change  Communications,  and/or  social /community  mobilization

Excellent  coordination  skills  , negotiation  skills  and oral  and written  communication  skills

Must be  highly  organized  with  the ability  to  multi-task;
Ugandan nationals  are strongly  preferred

How to apply
Applicants  should  be addressed  and  delivered  to the  addresses  below;
The  Country  Manager
Spring  Uganda
JSI Research  and Training Institute
Block  01 Plot 295,  Kaciika  , Kacence
Mbarara  Uganda
Deadline: 13 /09 /2013