Climate Resilience Officer- Health
Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
Save the Children International
Category: NGO
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Location: Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Salary: Attractive
Posted 11 months ago
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Technical Leadership and Integration.
• Guide the design and implementation of climate-sensitive health interventions at community and facility levels.
• Support alignment of project interventions with national health, climate, and resilience policies.
• Capacity Strengthening.
• Train and mentor health workers, Village Health Teams (VHTs), peer educators, and DRR committees on climate-health linkages and anticipatory action.
• Strengthen the capacity of health facilities to prepare for and respond to climate-sensitive diseases and emergencies.
• Community Engagement and Service Delivery.
• Lead health risk communication campaigns on climate-sensitive diseases.
• Promote gender equality and inclusion by addressing barriers that limit access to health during climate events.
• Partnerships, Coordination, and Advocacy.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with district health teams, local government, ministries, civil society, and private sector actors.
• Represent the project in technical working groups, district coordination meetings, and advocacy forums on health, and climate adaptation.
• Contribute to advocacy efforts for climate-sensitive health planning at district and national level.
• Work with stakeholders to develop and validate relevant materials related Health and Climate Change.
• Monitoring, Learning, and Reporting.
• Support data collection, analysis, and reporting on health, and climate adaptation indicators.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned, case studies, and best practices for internal learning and external visibility.
• To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• At least a degree in public health, Environmental Health, Medicine, Nursing, or a related field.
• A master’s degree is an added advantage.
• At least 3–5 years of experience in health programming, with demonstrated expertise in climate and health adaptation.
• Experience working with communities, youth, and vulnerable populations in humanitarian, resilience, or development contexts.
• Strong understanding of climate change impacts on health systems in Uganda.
• Experience with capacity building, participatory approaches, and multi-sectoral collaboration (government, private sector, civil society).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and report writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural, multidisciplinary teams, with strong coordination and partnership skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Application closes on September 25, 2025 midnight Uganda time.
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Deadline: Expired
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