USAID NU-HITES Project Jobs - Program Officer

Organisation: USAID NU-HITES ProjectDuty Station:  Kampala, UgandaThe goal of the Northern Uganda - Health Integration To Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project is to establish improved and sustained health and nutrition status of the northern Uganda population through a district-based integrated package of quality health services. NU-HITES works to support and strengthen public and private sector health systems while at the same time improving integration of HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, MNCH, FP and nutrition services at facility and community levels. The project office is located in Gulu with sub-regional offices in Gulu, Lira and Kitgum.Job Summary: The Program Officer will provide programmatic, administrative and organizational support functions to the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS-related) project deliverables for NU-HITES. S/he reports to the HSS Director on a day-to-day basis. S/he provides implementation support primarily for the NU-HITES Project Objective 2 and collaborates with other IntraHealth NU-HITES and headquarters staff, as well as project staff, to support activities of organizational importance. In addition to working closely with project staff to ensure successful completion of HSS activities, this position will maintain strong and productive collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and liaise with other health care training and support programs to ensure close coordination efforts. An essential function of this position will be to coordinate, organize and lead HRH function including meetings/trainings of district and health facility officials.Key Duties and Responsibilities:  Work in close collaboration with the Director, HSS, develop a workplan of HSS activities and a timeframe for carrying them out.Coordinate and implement HRH activities at district and sub-district levels, per the agreed workplan.Account to the Director of HSS on the delivery of strategic program objectives and regular reporting on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.Offer technical input to the development of project-wide strategies. Work with district officials, private nonprofit entities, and communities to develop strategies, plans, and objectives that will strengthen HRH systems.Work with the HSS Director to implement strategies in improving leadership and management including Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) at the facility level.Work with the HSS Director and districts to implement strategies for improving performance management in order to optimize performance of health workers.Support the HSS Director with other partners to increase private sector involvement in the health system.Work with financial and administrative staff in budgeting, procurement, and logistics in support of HRH activities in the project areaCollect, analyze HR data and write reports on the HRH situation in Northern Uganda.Assist in the scale up of promising HSS initiatives for low resource settings.Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  The USAID Program Officer should hold an Advanced degree in public health, a clinical discipline, or a social sciences field related to human resources for health (e.g., management, public policy).At least five years’ experience implementing or managing HSS projects in/for developing countries, including involvement in several of the following areas: National HRH assessment; workforce policy and planning; human resource development and management; development and deployment of human resource information systems; leadership development; workforce projections and costing; performance improvement; delivering or evaluating education for health professionals; pharmaceutical logistics; and managing health-workforce programs at the national or international level.Strong knowledge of, and experience in applying state-of-the-art interventions designed to address HSS challenges in developing countries.Good familiarity and experience working with the Uganda health care system, the Ministry of Health, and other development organizations in Uganda is a plus.Prior experience with HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, MNCH, FP and nutrition programs highly desirable.Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, and management skills and ability to manage and provide technical guidance to complex multi-site activities.Experience working with a variety of sectors (e.g., public, NGO, private for-profit) preferred.Significant experience advocating for and overseeing HSS intervention replication and scale-up.Possess the ability to achieve results in a timely manner and within a specified budget.Experience working on USAID-funded projects highly desirableExhibit commitment and record of achievement to building the capacity of local partners.Fluency in English, including excellent English written and oral presentation skillsAll suitably qualified who desire to work in the aforementioned capacity in the USAID NU-HITES Project should be addressed to the Human Resource and Administration Officer and should be submitted by email to jobs-uganda@intrahealth.org. All applicants should attach photocopies of their certificates and testimonials to their application. Total file size of attachments should not exceed 2MB. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Deadline: Friday 21st March 2014.For More Ugandan Jobs, Please Visit http://www.theugandanjobline.com   or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline