Project Manager, Health Systems Advocacy for Africa Employment Opportunity - AMREF Health Africa

Organisation: AMREF Health Africa

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Program Manager, RNMCH

AMREF

Health Africa is an international African organization founded in Kenya in 1957.

Our Headquarters are in Nairobi with major programmes in Ethiopia, Kenya, South

Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and two regional nubs in Southern and Western

Africa based in South Africa and Senegal Respectively. Working with and through

African communities, health systems and governments, Amref Health Africa aims

to close the gap that prevents people from accessing their basic right to

health. Amref Health Africa is committed to improving the health of people in

Africa by partnering with and empowering communities. Our Vision is Lasting

Health Change in Africa.

Job Summary: The Project Manager, Health Systems Advocacy for

Africa will be responsible for the overall administrative and technical

implementation of the project. The Project Manager will provide managerial and

technical leadership in the implementation of the project to ensure it achieves

clear and tangible advocacy outcomes and results that can easily be attributed

to the project interventions in line with the project overall objectives. The

Project Manager will develop and execute key strategies to strengthen advocacy

initiative to promote technical visibility of the project and contribute to

influencing, improvement and development of respective national and district

level government policy as well as advocate for improvement of HRH and

commodities for SRH. The incumbent will also be responsible for supporting the

development, coordination and implementation of Amref Health Africa in Uganda

Country advocacy strategy in line with the Global advocacy strategy and the new

business plan.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Oversee and manage the advocacy function of
  
  the Organization, including building capacity in, implementing and
  
  evaluating advocacy and policy actions in Uganda and Globally in regard to
  
  Health Care and specifically in the area of human resource for health and
  
  commodities for sexual & reproductive health and rights.


• The incumbent will actively engage with duty
  
  bearers and claim holders on policy change, resource mobilization and
  
  allocation, budget tracking and accountability of funds in regard to HRH
  
  and Commodities for Sexual and Reproductive Health issues.


• Work in liaison with the Program Manager to
  
  develop and maintain partnerships, collaborations and networks in relation
  
  to SRHR advocacy


• Take lead in the preparation of work plans,
  
  budgets, M&E plans and performance frameworks for the project.


• In charge of the preparation of monthly,
  
  quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports relating to the project as per donor
  
  requirements as well as for internal purposes.


• Lead and guide the designing and
  
  implementation of media strategy for the project


• Keenly track and regularly present advocacy
  
  and research areas regarding health care in Uganda but specifically Human
  
  Resource and Health Supplies.


• Lead in research and draft briefings,
  
  policies and model legislation on issues that impact the HRH and SRH,
  
  documentation and share results for advocacy in order to influence
  
  relevant policies and practices.


• Provide advocacy capacity building,
  
  mentorship and support to relevant Amref Health Africa in Uganda
  
  management and staff, and to its stakeholders


• Represent the Organization at International,
  
  National and sub-national fora as assigned


• Prepare and timely disseminate presentation
  
  on policies that are relevantto SRHR advocacy with major focus on HRH and
  
  Commodities for SRHR


• Offer timely support to officers and project
  
  staff to document, report and share project best practices in policy and
  
  practice influencing.


• Serve as the primary custodian and contact
  
  person for government health policies, briefs, extracts, amendments that
  
  are generally relevant to Amref Health Africa’s work in Uganda


• Establish and maintain a result based system
  
  for monitoring and evaluating advocacy work for Uganda Country programme
  
  with major focus on HRH and Commodities for SRH


• Work closely with the Deputy Country Director
  
  and Programme managers at Country office to support the business
  
  development function for Amref Health Africa in Uganda


• Perform any other duties assigned by the
  
  supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The Amref Project Manager, Health Systems
  
  Advocacy for Africa should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Health related
  
  field or Social Sciences with a Masters’ degree in Public Health, Health
  
  Systems Research and Management, Development Studies


• Possession of a post-graduate qualification
  
  and training in health advocacy, information science, health advocacy
  
  monitoring and evaluation, Media management, project planning and
  
  management is added advantage.


• At least five years of professional work
  
  experience at the national and international levels with progressively
  
  increasing responsibilities in health advocacy with bias in SRHR.
  
  (Essential)


• Previous work experience in developing
  
  proposals for large institutional donors and funding bodies (Essential)


• Excellent track record of success in
  
  implementing successfully health advocacy projects (Essential)


• Previous exposure and experience in
  
  communication and relevant scientific journals publications preferably on
  
  Maternal and Child health or SRH


• Experience in health policy analysis,
  
  development, review and implementation


• Working knowledge and experience of the
  
  operations of ministry of health in Uganda


• Excellent written and verbal communication
  
  skills, including well developed proposal and report writing skills
  
  (Essential)


• Proficient analytical and research skills
  
  (Essential)


• Highly developed and effective negotiation
  
  and partnerships management skills (Desired)


• Demonstrated initiative & creativity


• Experience and familiarity with donor requirements


• Good project management skills


• Good computer skills


• Ability to document and package salient
  
  project issues for side sharing


• Ability to establish linkages and network
  
  with relevant stakeholders


• Good reporting and social media skills


• Strong team orientation


• Willingness to travel frequently out of the
  
  workstation.


• Willing to support other related project
  
  advocacy initiatives.

All

candidates are encouraged to send an updated CV including three professional

referees and cover letter addressed to the Human Resources Manager, Amref

Health Africa in Uganda via E-mail to: jobs.amrefuganda@amref.org. Emails

should not exceed 2MB.