OVC Case Management Officers (2 positions)

Key duties and responsibilities:

• The case management officer will support high volume facilities to provide psychosocial services in the ART clinic
• Ensuring that case management services delivered address the holistic needs of OVC and caregivers including health, nutrition, education protection, livelihoods, and psycho-social well-being.
• He/she will conduct assessment and evaluation of OVC risks at the facility and refer them to other service providers
• She/he will conduct meetings with clients and facilities
• Assessing clients’ physical and mental wellness, needs, preferences and abilities and using theses to develop tailored care plans
• Listening to clients’ concern and providing counselling
• Recording clients’ progress including referral, home visit and other notable interaction
• Evaluating clients progress periodically and making adjustments as needed to improve outcome
• Supporting roll out updated guidance, standard operating procedures and other job-aids at the facility
• Documenting lessons learned and best practices for experience sharing and replication
• Advocate for clients’ health that may receive right care in their situation
• Conduct referral network activities
• Perform duties and other tasks assigned

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, or any other related social sciences study
• A minimum of 3 years working experience in OVC or similar programming
• Having worked with a similar USAID supported project is an added

Key duties and responsibilities

• Oversee assessment for beneficiary household to identify specific need for program support
• Supporting functionality of OVC coordination structures at district and sub county level
• Leading capacity building initiative among OVC service providers at district and lower levels
• Support implementation of curricula based initiatives aimed at empowering OVC with life skills and knowledge to prevent HIV and descent livelihood
• Building systems to ensure effective referral and linkage for OVCs to community structures
• Ensuring access to quality legal and protective services among victims of child abuse and survivors of GBV
• Supporting OVC case management and beneficiary assessment to track progress towards graduation
• Documenting and reporting family and children success stories based on program intervention
• Carrying out monthly data collection, analysis and reporting on OVC activities in the supported districts.
• Participating in the Development and implementation district activity schedules or work plans in coordination with the program technical staff
• With support of the Finance Officer, overseeing the management of finances and administrations at the district level including planning, authorization of expenses and reporting according to the organization
• Perform duties and other tasks assigned

Job Requirements

• At least Bachelor’s degree in Social work and Social Administration, Development Studies, Community development, social sciences and education
• At least 3 years in OVC programming under PEPFAR fund
• Excellent in computer skills and skills with Microsoft packages
• Team work and willingness to travel hard to reach areas
• Having worked with USAID in the last three years is an added advantage

Submission of application:

Hand deliver your application letter together with relevant academic documents, photocopy of national ID, an updated CV indicating 3 recognized referees, their addresses and functioning telephone contacts. The deadline for the submission of the application is 6^th November 2021

The Applications should be addressed to:

The Diocesan Health Coordinator Masaka Diocese

P.O. Box 14 Masaka-Uganda

Tel: +256 786 814912

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