Uganda: International Technical Assistance Public Health - 2015

Location: Kampala – The candidate will reside in Kampala and its main field of activity will be within the Ministry of Health (70%) and field visits at District Health Office level, in hospitals and Health Sub-Districts (30%) in the regions of intervention. Ten days field presence every 2 months.

Duration of the contract: 36 months

Probable starting date: as soon as possible

Monthly salary package: between 5,624.06 euro and7,959.57 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary is calculated, depending on the composition of the family and the number of years of relevant experience.

Function:

Responsible for the functional coordination between PNFP and ICB II project
Support coordination with all stakeholders inside and outside the MoH
Steer the international Administrative and Financial Expert
Coordinate the work between all National Technical Assistant working in PNFP and ICB-II
Participate to joint planning
Support the MoH in its efforts to coordinate capitalisation of experiences and policy recommendation exercises
Responsible for the co-management procedures in the ICB II project
Co-responsible for the planning and budgeting of activities
Co-responsible for the guiding of NTA
Actively assist in capacity building of project and national MoH staff
Conceive and organise action-research initiatives
Co-responsible in the development of a M & E system, based on the establishment of a baseline for each explicit topic of interest of the project
Support the MoH in capitalising experiences generated at the operational level and translate them in a national policy
Organise activities to improve the quality of care and the organisational quality
Organise formal evaluation conversations with the ITA of the PNFP project and the iAFE

Profile

Qualifications

Degree in Medicine
Master Degree in Public Health or equivalent diploma (candidate will have to provide course content)·
Experience
At least 8 years in the field of public health and health service organisation of which at least 3 years in development countries.
Experience in institutional support and work at a ministry’s level.
Experience in effective management of health care facilities (Health district management).
Previous experience of coordination and leadership in a similar context
Experience in dealing with crosscutting issues (gender, SRHR, HIV)
Experience in action-research and capitalisation exercises are advantages
Knowledge on complexity concepts and management in complex environments are advantages
Knowledge on RBF and health insurance are advantages·

Other

Leadership and coaching skills (listening, consensus building, take difficult decisions)
Good knowledge of computer tools.
Able to initiate new ideas, discuss and question them.
Willingness to learn new concepts and a scientific curiosity
Combine analytical skills with good interpersonal skills.
Good communication skills (negotiation, moderation, representation, presentation of results).
Excellent in oral and writing skills in English.

How to apply:

Please apply no later than 26^th of August, through our website www.btcctb.org. Use our Standard CV and a letter of motivation to apply. You can find the model of our Standard CV on the Jobs page of our website. If you have any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at +32 (0)2/505 18 65.