Co-Head Pro Bono Health

The Co-Head of Pro Bono Health is a strategic and operational leader responsible for co-designing coordinating and strengthening health-focused interventions under Pro Bono Uganda. Working alongside the Head of Pro Bono Health the role ensures that health programs are ethically sound community-driven evidence-based and aligned with national and global health standards.

The Co-Head plays a critical role in translating community health needs into structured impactful programs supporting volunteer teams and strengthening partnerships with health institutions professionals and development actors.

This role balances leadership coordination and accountability ensuring that Pro Bono Health initiatives deliver real measurable impact while upholding dignity inclusion and sustainability.

Tasks

Design & Implementation
Co-lead the design and rollout of Pro Bono Health initiatives (e.g. medical camps SRHR education mental health awareness maternal and child health support).
Support the integration of public health principles safeguarding standards and ethical practice into all activities.
Ensure programs respond to identified community needs and align with Pro Bono Ugandas ImpactNest model.

Coordination & Capacity Building
Support recruitment onboarding and coordination of health volunteers and allied professionals.
Mentor volunteer leads and ensure teams are well-prepared for field implementation.
Promote a culture of professionalism learning and accountability among volunteers.

& Stakeholder Engagement
Support engagement with hospitals clinics NGOs CSOs professional associations and local leaders.
Assist in building partnerships that strengthen service delivery referrals and sustainability.
Represent Pro Bono Health in selected stakeholder meetings and outreach activities.

Learning & Reporting
Support basic Monitoring Evaluation & Learning (MEL) processes for health programs.
Contribute to documentation of lessons learned impact stories and post-activity reports.
Support data-driven improvement of programs.

Safeguarding & Compliance
Uphold safeguarding volunteer ethics and accountability standards.
Support risk assessment and ensure safe implementation of health activities.
Ensure activities align with Ugandas health policies and Pro Bono Ugandas values.

Requirements

1. Background or strong interest in public health nursing medicine psychology social work or community health.
2. Experience in community outreach health education or volunteer coordination.
3. Strong organizational communication and teamwork skills.
4. Ability to work in diverse low-resource community settings.
5. Commitment to ethical people-centred health practice.

Benefits

• Leadership experience in a youth-led multi-district impact organization.
• Exposure to real-world community health programming.
• Opportunity to influence the design of scalable health interventions.
• Professional growth networks and impact documentation for future opportunities

If you are driven by service integrity and a belief in community-led health solutions we would love to hear from you.
Join us in building health interventions that place people dignity and impact at the centre.