Job Title: District Education and Health Coordinators (DEHCs) (2 positions available)
Job Description
District Education and Health Coordinators (DEHCs) (2 positions) will facilitate the transfer of knowledge, and ensure smooth implementation of logistics and funding flows without interruptions.
DEHCs will assist with the central and local governments in improving and coordinating the implementation of project activities aimed at improvement of literacy in early grades and HIV/AIDS education in primary and post-primary schools.
DEHCs will provide support to the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and impact assessment efforts.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, public health, or related field with 6 years of increasingly responsible experience in coordinating projects in the education/health/social sector;
Fully competent in information systems skills, particularly in publications software;
Strong planning, community mobilization and inter-cultural communication skills required;
Experience working on a USAID-funded or other donor project pertaining to technical and organization capacity development.
Preferred: Experience working with district local governments.
How to Apply
All positions are expected to be based in Kampala, Uganda and require fluency in English and excellent interpersonal, communication and team work skills. Please email cover letter and CV to ugandaliteracy@rti.org by July 13, 2012. Applicants must include the POSITION TITLE in the subject line of their email. To learn more about RTI and our work in international development, please visit www.rti.org/idg. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. RTI is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
