Assistant Coordinator - Health Education Programs job at Aldelia

Program Support and Implementation

• Assist the Coordinator of the Health Education Program in planning and implementing peer education and health club activities across all sixteen partner schools.

• Support the scheduling, preparation, and delivery of weekly, termly, and annual health education sessions and hands-on activities.

• Help facilitate peer education meetings, trainings, health club activities, and small-group discussions.

• Prepare teaching materials, learning aids, and resource kits for health education sessions.

• Assist in supervising peer educators and health club members during school-based activities and outreaches to ensure effective and organized delivery of lessons.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Data Management

• Support the development and administration of pre- and post-evaluations for peer educators, health club members, and selected peer groups.

• Assist in collecting, entering, cleaning, and organizing all monitoring and evaluation data.

• Help analyze basic evaluation results to identify trends, learning gaps, or emerging health concerns.

• Maintain accurate records of attendance, lessons delivered, questions raised, and required follow-up.

Student Guidance and Support

• Provide basic health-related information, guidance, and support to students during and after sessions.

• Support peer educators in responding to student health concerns or discussion points raised during sessions.

• Help identify and report student issues that may indicate unsafe or unhealthy behavior.

• Encourage a supportive, open, and confidential environment where students can ask questions freely.

Safeguarding and Follow-Up

• Assist in observing, documenting, and reporting any safeguarding concerns in accordance with school protocols.

• Ensure urgent health, behavioral, or safety issues are communicated promptly to the Coordinator and relevant school authorities.

• Support communication and follow-up with teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders under the Coordinator’s direction.

Documentation, Reporting, and Administration

• Maintain clear and organized records, including attendance sheets, evaluation forms, logs, and session summaries.

• Support the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for internal and external use.

• Assist in drafting health education messages, communication materials, and documentation for trainings.

• Ensure proper storage of photos, forms, and all activity documentation.

Team Collaboration and Capacity Building

• Work closely with the Coordinator and the health education team to align teaching methods, messages, and program priorities.

• Participate actively in weekly team meetings, sharing updates, challenges, and progress.

• Assist in mentoring, coaching, and demonstrating skills to peer educators and health club members.

• Provide logistical and facilitation support during teacher trainings and stakeholder meetings.

Logistics and School Engagement

• Help coordinate and prepare for visits to partner schools, including materials preparation, schedules, and mobilization of participants.

• Support communication with teachers, headteachers, peer educators, and school health committees.

• Assist with organizing and facilitating events, outreaches, workshops, and community engagement activities.

Additional Responsibilities

• Represent the Health Education Program professionally during school visits, meetings, and external events.

• Assist with office tasks, including printing, filing, communications, and procurement of materials.

• Carry out any other duties assigned by the Coordinator, Directors, or the Management Team in support of program goals.

Primary Role Objectives

1. Strengthen Program Delivery and Support
2. Improve Teaching Materials and Session Preparation
3. Strengthen School Relationships and Communication
4. Implement Core Health Education Activities
5. Develop and Strengthen M&E Systems
6. Support Budget and Resource Management
7. Contribute to Reporting and Documentation
8. Support Training and Capacity Building

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, clinical medicine, Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, Education, Social Sciences, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of experience in health education, youth programs, community health, or school-based outreach.

• Experience delivering or assisting with educational sessions or youth clubs.

• Experience in basic monitoring and evaluation (data collection, entry, and organization).

• Experience working with children or youth in school settings.

• Experience preparing teaching materials or facilitating small groups is an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication skills in English and Runyakitara.

• Ability to deliver or support delivery of health education sessions.

• Good organizational and time management skills.

• Basic data entry, record-keeping, and reporting skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Google Drive, and email/Zoom communication.

• Ability to build positive relationships with schools, students, and partners.

• High integrity, reliability, and accountability.

• Willingness to travel regularly to rural schools.

• Assist the Coordinator of the Health Education Program in planning and implementing peer education and health club activities across all sixteen partner schools.
• Support the scheduling, preparation, and delivery of weekly, termly, and annual health education sessions and hands-on activities.
• Help facilitate peer education meetings, trainings, health club activities, and small-group discussions.
• Prepare teaching materials, learning aids, and resource kits for health education sessions.
• Assist in supervising peer educators and health club members during school-based activities and outreaches to ensure effective and organized delivery of lessons.
• Support the development and administration of pre- and post-evaluations for peer educators, health club members, and selected peer groups.
• Assist in collecting, entering, cleaning, and organizing all monitoring and evaluation data.
• Help analyze basic evaluation results to identify trends, learning gaps, or emerging health concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, lessons delivered, questions raised, and required follow-up.
• Provide basic health-related information, guidance, and support to students during and after sessions.
• Support peer educators in responding to student health concerns or discussion points raised during sessions.
• Help identify and report student issues that may indicate unsafe or unhealthy behavior.
• Encourage a supportive, open, and confidential environment where students can ask questions freely.
• Assist in observing, documenting, and reporting any safeguarding concerns in accordance with school protocols.
• Ensure urgent health, behavioral, or safety issues are communicated promptly to the Coordinator and relevant school authorities.
• Support communication and follow-up with teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders under the Coordinator’s direction.
• Maintain clear and organized records, including attendance sheets, evaluation forms, logs, and session summaries.
• Support the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for internal and external use.
• Assist in drafting health education messages, communication materials, and documentation for trainings.
• Ensure proper storage of photos, forms, and all activity documentation.
• Work closely with the Coordinator and the health education team to align teaching methods, messages, and program priorities.
• Participate actively in weekly team meetings, sharing updates, challenges, and progress.
• Assist in mentoring, coaching, and demonstrating skills to peer educators and health club members.
• Provide logistical and facilitation support during teacher trainings and stakeholder meetings.
• Help coordinate and prepare for visits to partner schools, including materials preparation, schedules, and mobilization of participants.
• Support communication with teachers, headteachers, peer educators, and school health committees.
• Assist with organizing and facilitating events, outreaches, workshops, and community engagement activities.
• Represent the Health Education Program professionally during school visits, meetings, and external events.
• Assist with office tasks, including printing, filing, communications, and procurement of materials.
• Carry out any other duties assigned by the Coordinator, Directors, or the Management Team in support of program goals.

• Strong communication skills in English and Runyakitara.
• Ability to deliver or support delivery of health education sessions.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Basic data entry, record-keeping, and reporting skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Google Drive, and email/Zoom communication.
• Ability to build positive relationships with schools, students, and partners.
• High integrity, reliability, and accountability.
• Willingness to travel regularly to rural schools.

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, clinical medicine, Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, Education, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in health education, youth programs, community health, or school-based outreach.
• Experience delivering or assisting with educational sessions or youth clubs.
• Experience in basic monitoring and evaluation (data collection, entry, and organization).
• Experience working with children or youth in school settings.
• Experience preparing teaching materials or facilitating small groups is an added advantage.