Uganda: Chief of Party

Chief of Party

Hours: Full-Time, Exempt

Location: Kampala, Uganda; Travel within Uganda and International Locations

Salary: Commensurate with required experience and qualifications

Reports to: Senior Vice President – Quality and Performance Institute (QPI) Division

Position Level: Management

University Research Co., LLC (URC)

URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.

Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems. Internationally, we expand access to and improve the quality of services addressing maternal, newborn, and child health; infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; food and nutrition; and vulnerable children and families. In the US, we focus on improving communication related to issues like substance abuse, with a particular focus on reaching underserved populations.

URC’s mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based solutions to health and social challenges worldwide. Please join us in carrying out our mission (http://www.urc-chs.com/).

Division & Project Overview:

The Quality and Performance Institute (QPI) is a division of URC that has implemented quality improvement and operations research programs in health care since 1981 and continues to be at the cutting edge of health care improvement work in countries around the world.
The USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project is QPI’s leading project that is dedicated to improving health, population and nutrition services through technical support to service delivery institutions, country Ministries of Health, USAID country missions, and cooperating agencies. The project carries on the work of the USAID Health Care Improvement Project (http://www.hciproject.org) and is focused on building the capacity of host country providers and managers to apply modern quality improvement methods, make essential services accessible to all who need them, and ensure that care is delivered in compliance with standards and client needs, for every client, every time.
An important global objective of the ASSIST Project is knowledge management: to facilitate documentation and sharing of evidence for improvement of specific care processes, based on the work of individual QI teams, large-scale improvement efforts, and/or research, and to make this information readily available through Web technology

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Chief of Party – ASSIST Uganda will play the leadership role and provide management responsibilities for the development and implementation of a project at a country level. The primary duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Provide overall technical and administrative leadership to the project implementation team, including development of strategies, budgets, work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, reporting.

· Interact with USAID Mission as a major funding source in accordance with obligations defined by a cooperative agreement or a contact, and provide regular updates to ensure their timely awareness of progress or issues as they arise.

· Represent project (or organization) in-country and coordinate efforts with Ministry of Health, policy makers, and senior health experts, USAID implementing partners, WHO, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure successful project implementation, dissemination and institutionalization of results.

· Provide supervision to the project full time personnel, consultants, and subcontractors.

· Ensure efficient function in administrative and financial procedures, and adequate internal controls processes.

· Participate in opportunities for business development.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Experience & Qualifications

· Public health professional with an advanced degree (MD, MPH, PhD or DrPH) or equivalent combination of training and experience.

· At least ten (10) years of a track record showing progressive experience in technical and management leadership of host country professional and non-professional personnel.

· Demonstrated ability to cooperate with host country governments and international partners in implementing multi-intervention health development projects.

· Successful work with USAID-funded health programs.

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with a culturally and linguistically diverse staff, consultants and counterparts.

· Strong oral and written communication skills, including substantial presentation experience to high-level audiences (policymakers, program managers, donors), as well as experience in facilitation and small group process.

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

To Apply:

For immediate consideration, please visit URC’s Career Opportunities page at www.urc-chs.com/careers.

You must upload your CV/Résumé and your Cover Letter where indicated.Also, please complete your application form and attach a completedUSAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet as well.

Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be contacted. No phone calls please. However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise. Thank you very much for your interest.

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