Plan Uganda has been awarded a grant by the Plan Germany National Office (supported by cooperate XXL
Lutz) to implement a project on Early Childhood Development using Plan’s model of “Community Led
Action for Children (CLAC). The project to be implemented in 15 targeted communities in Kamuli District
aims at combating the detrimental consequences of malnutrition in the early years such as stunting, death
of children (boys and girls), illness and impaired cognition and consequentially enhance the fulfillment of
the health, education, protection and participation rights of young children in the target communities.
The successful candidate will report to the Program Unit Manager (PUM) Kamuli with dotted line to the
Project Manager, Early Childhood Care and Development.

Specific Job Responsibilities:
Facilitate planning, review and feedback sessions with management structures and other stakeholders,
including caregivers, community health worker, volunteers, etc. Organize and participate in ECCD
program /project research, assessments or evaluations undertaken in the operation areas as may be
deemed necessary.

Regularly collect and analyze data to identify, document and disseminate key learning /best practices through photos, video clips, interviews, and most significant change stories from parenting program and ECCD Centers
Share project information to contribute to quality sponsorship communications, such as the Program Area Updates (PAU), Development Education & Communication (DEC) among others.
Ensure the project interventions and activities are closely aligned and contributing to the Plan Uganda country programs, including promoting and supporting integration with Plan’s sponsorship commitments and Child Centered Community Development Standards, child protection, gender among others
Identify and establish a supportive relationship with community volunteers, champions or leaders from within target communities to foster the awareness and sensitization on the importance of ECCD.
Build community capacity through empowerment Village Savings and Loan activities for household Village Savings & Loan Association (VSLA).
Proactively encourage and facilitate the inclusion of the most marginalized households and children within the GS CLAC project and maintain information on sponsored families/children participating in the project
Organize and provide supportive supervision and mentorship, and on-the-job training to trained CHWs/positive deviant volunteers and ECCD caregivers during home visits and PD hearth sessions.
Participate in community and district level forums to ensure visibility of ECCD and its integration into meeting agendas. Use these forums to sensitize key community and district stakeholders on ECCD.
Engage the community in mobilizing and leveraging resources to enhance desirable ECCD outcomes specifically through support and facilitation of community contributions to create a conducive environment to positive ECCD outcomes.
Organize and directly facilitate trainings, on job mentoring sessions and other capacity building initiatives for ECCD caregivers, PD volunteers and other Stakeholders targeted in the program; and
Ensure Plan’s Child Protection Policy and Guidelines are adhered to in project implementation
Academic Background, Experience & Person Specifications:
A degree in Project management, Social Science, Social Work, Education, Nutrition, Public Health or any Health-related discipline.
Post-graduate training in Public Health or Project Management or certificate / diploma in ECCD is of added advantage
Demonstrated 3 year work experience with ability to work in rural community set up in Kamuli District —including community mobilization, demand creation for services, and direct engagement with community members.
General technical knowledge of issues related to maternal and child health and nutrition and ECCD is highly desired.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate trainings and other events.
Knowledge of Child centered pedagogy and child friendly school environment.
Awareness of current issues in the field of development, Education for All (EFA), Nutrition and ECCD.
Use of participatory approaches and rights based programming.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
Able to ride a motorcycle with valid riding permit.
Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills in English. Ability to travel to the field up to 60 percent of the time.
Understanding of the Ministry of Health’s community health service provision in maternal and child health and nutrition, nutritional counseling and health talks, child immunizations, treatment of childhood illnesses, etc.
Excellent budget management and documentation skills (e.g. photography, case studies, reporting writing, filming maintaining data base).
Suitably qualified candidates should submit electronic copies (of not more than 2MB) of letters of
application, together with a CV. Contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and
contact details of three references plus salary history should be included and sent to the undersigned not
later than 16 th July, 2015

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from us by 16th September, 2015.
The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda Email: uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org, indicating the job position in the subject line.