Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Manager Job Vacancy - Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA)

Organisation: Makerere University School of Public

Health

Project Name: Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa

(CTCA)

Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Duty Station: 

Kampala, Uganda

Makerere University School of Public

Health’s Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) was established in 2011 by

the World Health Organization (WHO) to support governments in African countries

to develop tobacco control policy and legislation as well as build and sustain

institutional capacity for tobacco control. This is done through offering

technical, institutional and cross sector support for tobacco control at

national and regional levels.

The Centre which is in its 2nd phase

funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the African Capacity

Building Foundation envisions four outcomes including;

Adoption and implementing policies for

farmers transitioning from tobacco farming to alternatives,

·        
Increased

adoption of policies and laws compliant with FCTC

·        
Increased

implementation/enforcement officers of policies and laws compliant with FCTC

·        
Development

and implementation of national tobacco control programs.

Job Summary:  The Manager will be responsible for the day-

to-day operations of the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa and for the

implementation of the Centre’s Business Plan, Strategic Plan, and Performance

Management Plan.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The

applicant must be a Medical Doctor (MBChB) who holds a Master’s degree in

Public Health or a related field

·        
Working

knowledge of WHO-FCTC and other tobacco control initiatives is an added

advantage

·        
At

least ten years’ experience implementing and providing technical assistance on

various public health programs

·        
Prior

exposure and experience working with the Governments is required.

All candidates are strongly encouraged to

send an application letter, updated CVs with contacts of three professional referees

and copies of academic documents by email to: 

Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health, dean@musph.ac.ug and

copy ctca@ctcafrica.org.

NB:

Please send as one document in PDF

Deadline: 22^nd January, 2016 by

1700 hrs.