Organisation: Ministry of
Health
Funding Source: Global Fund
Reports to: Team Leader
Duty Station: Moroto (Karamoja), Lira (North South), Masaka (Southern), Uganda
The Government
of the Republic of Uganda under the Ministry of Health has received funding
from the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to support
among other things recruitment of key staff to assist in improvement of the
Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) grant performance. The goals of the Health
Systems Strengthening grant are to:
·
Strengthen the Procurement and Supply Management
(PSM) system
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Support improvements in the Management Information
Systems and Monitoring and
·
Support community involvement in the delivery of
health services
Additionally,
the National TB and Leprosy Program (NTLP) is under the department of the
National Disease Control (NDC) in the Ministry of Health. NTLP’s overall
functions are to establish country wide quality diagnosis and treatment
services for TB and Leprosy and to coordinate the implementation of TB and
Leprosy control activities. Under the National Program is a National TB
Reference Laboratory whose functions are; to provide technical guidance to all
TB diagnostic facilities and standardization of Laboratory TB and Leprosy provide
technical supervision and training of laboratory staff on TB and Leprosy
Diagnosis Techniques, Confirmation of drug resistant TB and provide follow up
culture and drug susceptible tests as a national referral facility. It also
supports coordinated drug resistant TB surveillance and technical support roll
out of new laboratory technologies and support their uptake and utilization. It
also carries out operational research activities.
Job Summary: The Reproductive Health Focal Person will
carry out regular site support supervision visits to individual health units
located within the region to provide training and ongoing mentoring of core
program staff on reproductive health, MCH and program management skills.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Carry out rapid assessments at health facility, to
identity gaps that require capacity building through training or hands-on
skills building, supervision, supply of medicines or health supplies and
equipping.
·
Regularly mobilize the required support identified;
(RH training or hands-on skills building,
·
RH supervision, RH medicines or RH health supplies
and RH equipment) targeting the health facilities in need.
·
Technically support MoH in organizing for the
training or hands-on skills building in target districts/ health facilities.
·
Support the District authority (DHT and CAO) and the
RH division of MoH to monitor progress in fulfilling set goals/targets in
implementation of RH activities in the districts. For the districts that will
be indicating lack of progress in attainment of set targets for specific RH
indicators, the RH Resource Persons will be responsible for notifying RH
Division of MoH so that the required interventions are put in place to
accelerate implementation, including carrying out outreaches, or community
mobilization and sensitization, or social marketing or even mobilization of the
required human resource.
·
The incumbent will also support poorly performing
districts in ensuring that they quickly access relevant Reproductive Health
equipment, medicines, and related health supplies including Family Planning
equipment and supplies.
·
Support districts and health units in identifying
training needs and mobilizing teams to support the needy districts and health
units in accessing critical trainings/ mentorships in the area of Leadership,
Governance and Planning
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Responsible for improvement of timeliness and
completeness of reporting on RH-related outputs from health facilities
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Perform any other duties as assigned by team leader
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
·
The ideal candidates should hold an MBChB, Bachelors
of Nursing, or Bachelors Population Health from a reputable university. Post
graduate degree in Population Studies, Demography or Obstetrics and Gynecology
is an added advantage.
·
A minimum of three years of postgraduate working
experience in a field related to reproductive health (Maternal and child
health) or public health is required.
·
Prior work experience in implementation of a
Reproductive Health program and experience working in a rural health facility
are of an added advantage.
·
Computer literacy skills and knowledge is a MUST.
·
Competences in management, team building skills,
knowledge of policies and guidelines that impact on Reproductive Health are
preferred.
·
The incumbent must have an in-depth understanding of
the Sexual and Reproductive Health (Maternal health and Family Planning) as
well as adolescent health programming.
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications
addressed to the Permanent Secretary, MOH to the address below;
Plot 6 Lourdel
Road, Room D213, Block D, 2nd Floor.
Deadline: 11th September 2015.
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