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With the RHITES-N Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region, leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.

The Community Specialist will provide technical and program oversight in the areas of strengthening community health services in the integrated family health project activities including identifying and working with community resources persons, community leaders, CBOs, CSOs, and other community groups. He/she will collaborate with other members of the RHITES-N, Acholi team, health facility staff, IPs, community resource persons and community leaders to design, plan and implement effective community activities and reporting/sharing of community information/learnings to be put to scale. In collaboration with community resource persons and community leaders, she/he will spearhead the formation and functionality of community peer groups that will contribute to increased demand, uptake, and utilization of the integrated health services in the districts of support. She/he will provide technical guidance in the development and implementation of activities that create demand and utilization of health services between and within communities and health facilities.

Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.