USAID SUSTAIN Project Careers - Quality Improvement Advisor at University Research Co., LLC (URC) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Project Name: USAID-funded Strengthening Uganda’s

Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) Project

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Chief of Party

University Research Co., LLC (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.

About USAID SUSTAIN Project:

University Research Co., LLC (URC), a

US-based public health organization working in Uganda since 2005, is

implementing the USAID-funded Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS

Nationally (SUSTAIN) project. The project supports delivery of quality HIV prevention,

treatment, care and laboratory services at selected regional referral and

general hospitals.

Job Summary:  The Quality Improvement Advisor will closely

work with the program technical staff and the rest of program implementation

team to support hospital teams to effectively implement, document and report

Quality Improvement activities, as per the National QI Framework and Strategic

Plan.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
In

charge of building capacity for QI coaching at project supported sites by

closely working with the project QI teams to plan for and implement activities

aimed at institutionalizing the use of QI methods to improve service delivery

and client outcomes through training, on-site caching and support supervision.

·        
Technically

support hospital service provider teams in the collection, storage, analysis,

use and reporting of data that is generated from various improvement projects.

·        
Works

closely with communication specialist  to

support hospital QI committees synthesize QI results from various QI projects

and document nuggets for sharing with MOH and other stakeholders.

·        
Support

hospitals to report QI work to MOH Quality Assurance Department at regular   intervals.

·        
Work

in liaison with the project M&E team, and individual project staff in the

management of QI database

·        
Support

the project team members and hospital service provider teams in documenting,

managing and disseminating results of their QI work through various mechanisms,

including but not limited to publications, blogs, Learning sessions and harvest

meetings.

·        
Convene

and conduct quality improvement performance review meetings and other fora

needed to achieve the objectives of MOH Quality Assurance Department

·        
Actively

participate in compilation and submission of periodic performance and progress

reports;

·        
Perform

any other related duties as may be assigned

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The

ideal candidate should preferably hold an MBChB with a master degree in public

health or a related discipline

·        
A

minimum of five years’ experience of working with government healthcare

facilities in the area of quality improvement

·        
Working

knowledge and skills in implementation of QI interventions in the context of

developing countries, and management of QI data and databases.

·        
Past

experience in knowledge management, specifically in the area of public

health/healthcare

·        
Excellent

facilitation and writing skills

All qualified candidates should send

applications including their cover letters, updated curriculum vita (resumes),

copies of academic credentials and contact information for three professional

references by addressed to:

Human Resource & Administration

Coordinator,

University Research Co., LLC – Centre for

Human Services,

Plot 7 Ntinda View Crescent, Naguru

Kampala, UGANDA

E-mail them to: hr-uganda@urc-chs.com

Deadline: 22^nd May 2015 by

12:00 pm