Program Specialist - Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP),Career Opportunity in Uganda, Jobs in Uganda,
Peace Corps (PC) is an agency of the United States Government, which sends American volunteer development workers to assist in capacity building and technical assistance activities in over 70 countries worldwide. Peace Corps Uganda invites applicants for the position listed above, which is based in Kampala, Uganda and may require travel to other parts of Uganda. See to http://uganda.peacecorps.gov for more details about Peace Corps Uganda. For more details about this job, please refer to the website (http://uganda.peacecorps.gov/content/jobs-peace-corps)The Global Health Service Partnership Program (GHSP) was launched as a partnership between Peace Corps, Seed Global Health and PEPFAR in 2012. The purpose of the program is to help support training of nurses and doctors where they are most needed globally by placing American specialists as Peace Corps Response Volunteer faculty at institutions in these countries. GHSP is part of the Peace Corps Uganda health portfolio and complements the work of the Peace Corps Community Health Volunteers aimed at to improving the healthy behaviors and status of Ugandans living in rural areas through grass root work The Ministries of Health and education and sports are key partners.To enhance on the quality of Volunteer support and lay a foundation for potential expansion, Peace Corps Uganda is seeking candidates to fill the position of program specialist – GHSP. The GHSP program specialist will offer technical and administrative support to the GHSP program manager and be the point of contact (“champion”) for assigned Public Health Volunteers.The purpose of this position is to provide programmatic and administrative support to the GHSP and Health project teams to enhance their ability to provide effective, timely support to the respective Volunteers. The GHSP Program specialist will work as part of the programming team under the overall leadership of the Director of Programming and Training (DPT) and in close collaboration with the Health Program team to offer holistic support to GHSP Volunteers, spouses and Community Health Volunteers to help them successfully accomplish their tasks in Uganda. The GHSP program specialist will be responsible for Support assigned Volunteers as their champion throughout their cycle from recruitment to close of service as their “champion” including but not limited to;· Identify potential sites for GHSP Volunteer spouses and Health Volunteers, develop the scope of work for their assignment, and assess the suitability of their prospective housing situation to ensure that it meets the required safety standards, has access to basic amenities and all the required paper work and payments have been completed by the hosting organization.· Prepare the necessary paper work including a memorandum of understanding with the partner organization and furnish the admin unit with all the necessary information requires to process the Volunteer’s benefits before arrival.· Follow up on sites for GHSP Volunteers to ensure all the necessary conditions have been met prior to arrival.· Work closely with other Peace Corps staff and partners to explore strategic ways of utilizing GHSP spouses’ skills to attain synergy with existing sectors and cross sectoral initiatives.· Will be the primary point of contact for GHSP Spouses and assigned public health Volunteers for all their programmatic, technical and welfare needs including but not limited to;· Prepare pre departure materials for Volunteers and share them with Peace Corps Headquarters as part of pre departure support for invitees· Seeking out peer support and professional networks in country and linking the assigned Volunteers as appropriate for work related networking.· Serving as the primary liaison between PC Uganda, the Volunteer site and the Volunteers for all work related interactions· Providing ongoing technical backstopping to ensure the Volunteers’ activities are aligned with Peace Corps Uganda’s respective sector frame works· Ensuring timely submission of the Volunteer reporting forms and providing timely feedback to Volunteers on performance· Updating partners, PC management, administrative staff and site of any changes in Volunteer service status in a timely manner ensuring continuity of work and timely processing of any required documentation· Serve as primary back up for GHSP PM on all GHSP programmatic activities· Participate in PEPFAR technical working groups as assigned· Write and share success stories of assigned Volunteers in a timely periodic manner through the various for available for dissemination of Volunteer successes.· Manage the filing and documentation of GHSP site files· Ensure timely processing of Vacation requests, travel reimbursements for Volunteers· Draw itineraries and make necessary reservations for state side facilitators from Peace Corps Head Quarters and Seed Global health for site visits, in-service and close of service trainings. In close collaboration with the training team the GHSP program specialist will support the training cycle for assigned Volunteers including training design and evaluation, training needs assessment, liaison with facilitators, lesson planning, scheduling, delivery and all assigned logistics for pre-service training, in service training, mid service training, close of service training and any other trainings as necessary to help Volunteers accomplish their assignment. Prepare budget projections for Volunteer training activities from time to time as requested by the GHSP PM, training manager or their designee· Serve as a periodic duty officer attending to emergency Volunteer calls after working hours and over the weekends· Ensure all assigned Volunteers submit their emergency site locator forms and have up-to-date whereabouts information in the Volunteer database.· Ensure all assigned Volunteers access up dated information for emergency action response including but not limited to travel alerts and warden information. d. Any other duties as may be assigned from time to timeAcademic Requirements: Bachelors level training in Nursing and/or other health related training with strong experience in nursing education and regulation.At least 2 years professional experience preferably in a fast paced cross cultural setting providing technical support or direct leadership to individuals on a long term basis through mentorship, liaison and/or coaching.Experience in HIV, Malaria, WASH or Nutrition programming, health promotion or medical/nursing education will be an added advantage· Self-driven and proactively taking initiative· Innovation and marketing of new approaches Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning, Valuing diversity Managing Relationships: Working in teams, Communicating information and ideas, Conflict and self-management Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Strategic and analytical thinking, Results orientation/Commitment to excellence, Appropriate and transparent decision makingAbility to travel for days/weeks and work extra hours within and outside the duty station Proficiency in current office software applications especially word processing, spread sheet management and presentation software. Supervision Received: Supervised by the Director of Programming and Training with daily direction provided by the GHSP Program manager. For new, difficult, or unusual tasks, supervisors give directions on objectives and suggested procedures. The GHSP Program specialist is expected to take the initiative to meet established deadlines, and document and communicate procedures to the concerned offices.3) instructions provided by the Director of Programming and training and the Country Director. Exercise of Judgment: Broad exercise of judgment within the confines of job responsibilities. Limits of Authority: The GHSP Program Specialist is expected to research, discuss, and suggest solutions within the confines of the job responsibilities. Nature, Level and Purpose of Contacts: Works closely with GHSP Program manager, Heath Team, MRE specialists, the Director of Programming and Training, Training Manager, Peace Corps Trainees and Volunteers. Communicates at all levels as required by the job responsibilities Oversight Exercised: PEPFAR Coordinator and Health Program Manager.Only Electronic Submissions will be accepted.Please submit a Word formatted letter of interest, resume, names and contact information for three references to applications@ug.peacecorps.govClearly indicate only the position applied for on the subject line of the cover email: For example “Program Specialist GHSP”. Submitted documents become the property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned.You will be contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified. If called for an interview, you will be expected to bring a reference letter from your area Local Council (LC1) as well as your academic credentials.
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