Team Leadership and Project Coordinator, Career opportunity in Uganda, at USAID/Uganda - 2015

1) expanded availability of health services by private service providers;

2) increased affordability of private health services and products; and

3) improved quality of private health sector facilities and services.

Title: Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead

Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party

The Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead will directly oversee the Service Delivery Capacity Team, that is responsible for meeting objectives related to clinical training, quality of services, and accreditation, under the USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program Objectives 1 (Expanded availability of health services by private providers) and 3 (Improved quality of private health sector facilities and services). The Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead will serve as the program point of contact for health systems strengthening where s/he will provide high quality technical advice and leadership in health services delivery for the private health sector.

Job Description

1. Lead and coordinate efforts to strengthen program partner sites (high volume sites) to offer comprehensive integrated services

2. Lead collaboration across program technical teams to identify, analyze, formulate, and implement activities to strengthen key systems (logistics, clinical capacity, Continuous Quality Improvement, information systems) that

support delivery of high quality health services in the private sector.

3. Leads activities to mainstream the adoption of quality standards in the private health sector

4. Oversees all clinical support and training activities to achieve program objectives, in close collaboration with Infectious Disease Institute (IDI)

5. Oversees USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program accreditation activities in the private health sector in coordination with USAID/Uganda, the Ministry of Health and district governments

6. Work closely with the Grants and Subcontracts Management and Monitoring and Evaluation teams as required

7. Works closely with Insight Health Advisors staff to build the capacity of regulatory institutions (councils) to oversee private providers.

8. Works closely with Business Strengthening Team and Banyan Global staff to achieve integration between the clinical and business strengthening objectives under PHS Program Component 1

9. Works closely and coordinates with Short Term Technical Assistance advisors on developing appropriate accreditation systems/schemes

10. Rolls out an HMIS system and tools as well as a Continuous Medical Education program, to be developed/adapted by IDI

11. Provide technical guidance to the PHPs in identifying evidence based approaches that are contextually appropriate to improve performance and retention of the health work force in the private sector

12. Devise high quality operational research activities in key health themes within USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program that lead to understanding of health systems in the private sector

13. Contributes to briefings, reports and presentations for USAID/Uganda, Ministry of Health officials and program partners and other private sector stakeholders

14. Manages junior and direct reports, including seconded staff from IDI, to a high level of personal and professional performance to ensure that they are in compliance with their contracts

15. Perform other duties within the scope of the roles and responsibilities of the position as directed by the DCOP

Required Qualifications, Skills and Attributes:

• Graduate degree in Medicine, public health or related clinical field

• A minimum of 5 years of directly relevant work experience in health programs management, including health systems strengthening management

• Additional qualifications in institutional capacity building areas (training, quality improvement, systems strengthening) is desired

• Experience working with private health sector facilities in Uganda

• Experience in Technical Advisor roles for health systems/ services improvement

• Ability to carry out facility specific assessments and draw plans for systems improvement interventions’ success

• Strong analytical and report writing skills

• Willingness to travel extensively within the Program’s partner districts in Uganda

Title: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Coordinator

Reports to: Quality and Accreditation Associate (QAA)

The successful candidate will be a member of the health service delivery team, responsible for the safe male medical circumcision program in the private sector supported health facilities in Uganda. The VMMC Coordinator will serve to provide technical support for achievement of project outcomes related to promoting prevention of HIV through safe medical male circumcision.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Under the guidance of the QAA Team Lead, participate in designing, implementation and monitoring of VMMC activities in the private sector in line with MoH strategies

2. Coordinate VMMC activities, including capacity building for Private Health Providers (PHP) clinical teams in VMMC

3. Ensure that circumcisions are carried out safely in accordance with acceptable national / international standards and that thorough documentation is done

4. Responsible for HIV testing in VMMC and beyond

5. Ensure consistent availability of VMMC commodities to partner facilities

6. Coordinate technical support supervision and quality assurance of VMMC activities for all VMMC service facilities including quarterly CQI and Data Quality Assessments (DQAs)

7. Contribute to program periodic (monthly, quarterly, semi- annual and annual) reports by consolidating district VMMC coverage reports.

8. Participate in technical review and planning meetings with program stakeholders especially in regard to HIV prevention, care and treatment programs

Required Qualifications, Skills and Attributes:

• Degree in any Health sciences field or related

• Formal training in SMC service delivery from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.

• Training and experience in comprehensive HIV/AIDS services and atleast 3 years of professional experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention, care & treatment programs, and especially implementation of VMMC

• At least 3 years’ experience in mid- level management of a national VMMC program in a resource constrained environment

• Practical experience in working with private sector health facilities in Uganda

• Experience with USG funded programs

• Strong teamwork and team-building skills

• Ability to work under pressure and under minimal supervision

• Willingness to travel extensively in Uganda

Mode of application:

Hard copies should be delivered USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program located at Plot 6B,Nakasero Hill Road, and soft copies to:

Hellen.Karuhanga@ugandaphs.org

by Friday December 5, 2014, 5:00pm.