Chemonics Technical Specialists Jobs in Uganda

Chemonics Technical Specialists Jobs in Uganda

Closing date: 09 Oct 2019

Chemonics seeks technical specialists for the anticipated five year, $35 million USAID Social and Behavior Change for Transformation (SBC4T) project in Uganda.

SBC4T aims to promote adoption of behaviors — by individuals, households, and communities — for improved health and development outcomes. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for helping people lead healthy lives around the world.

Senior compliance specialist

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in business administration, public administration, or other relevant field

Certification from an internationally recognized compliance or auditing organization (e.g., Institute of Internal Auditors, International Standards Organization, American Society for Quality, and International Register of Certified Auditors) preferred

Minimum eight years of relevant professional experience, including audit​s, procurement, finance, management, ​or litigation

Skilled in developing and implementing compliance and controls systems in a development context preferred

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills; proven ability to work effectively on teams in multicultural context

Extensive knowledge of U.S. government and USAID regulations required; familiarity with policies and compliance requirements related to international assistance programs

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Information management systems specialist

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, monitoring and evaluation, or related field

Experience with DHIS and other health information systems required; experience with other sector and cross-sector information systems desired

Minimum seven years of experience building effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders to achieve consensus around the design and implementation of a knowledge/information management system to produce real-time data for decision-making required

Demonstrated technical ability to program and pilot a user-friendly information management system the houses social and behavior changed related information across sectors

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning manager

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics research methods, or any behavioral science with relevance to SBC research, monitoring, and evaluation

Minimum five years of experience working in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for large health programs

Qualitative and quantitative analytic skills coupled with proven ability in using visuals such as graphs and charts, maps, and GIS preferred

In-depth understanding of how to design and implement M&E systems for complex donor-funded activities

Proven experience tracking performance against program objectives, reporting on outcomes, and analyzing data to contribute to continual adaptive management

Experience in developing learning and knowledge management curriculum for M&E initiatives for local counterparts preferred

Experience reporting to USAID

Experience working in Uganda required

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning officer

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics research methods, or any behavioral science with relevance to SBC research, monitoring, and evaluation

Minimum three years of experience working in M&E for large health programs

Qualitative and quantitative analytic skills coupled with proven ability in using visuals such as graphs and charts, maps, and GIS preferred

Experience with conducting large data collection exercises at the regional or national level preferred

Experience reporting to USAID preferred

Experience working in Uganda required

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Knowledge management and communications manager

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field

Minimum five years of relevant experience with communications for SBC programs preferred

Proven ability to communicate research findings using varied media, including radio, TV, internet, newspaper, and social media

Experience creating and designing knowledge management resources for U.S. government-funded project preferred

Experience with USAID programs and branding, and knowledge of

global health and development issues preferred

Experience working in Uganda required

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

SBC capacity strengthening director

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in medicine, social sciences, public health, communications, or other relevant field

In-depth experience in SBC and working at the national, district, and subdistrict levels of Uganda

Demonstrated capacity building experience of diverse partners

Excellent skills and experience in collaborative working relationships with senior-level government leadership

Demonstrated experience coordinating between national and subnational levels on strategy and rollout of activities

Experience in working with gender and social inclusion or youth SBC campaigns at the national level preferred

Experience working in Uganda required
Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

SBC coordinator managers

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in health, development, communications, or related fields

Work within existing regional structures to coordinate implementing partners in rolling out and scaling SBC activities that align with local and national technical priorities

Minimum five years of experience developing effective partnerships and working with donor implementing partners and diverse stakeholders rolling out activities at the subnational level; health sector and cross-sectoral activity experience preferred

Supervisory experience preferred

Willingness to travel and be based outside of Kampala

Experience with managing budgets, M&E, and logistics highly preferred

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity


Contracts and grant manager

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, management, or other relevant discipline; master’s degree preferred

Minimum five years of experience managing a multimillion grants portfolio ($2 million minimum), including at least three years of experience managing international donor-funded grants programs

Demonstrated experience managing USAID-funded grants under cooperative agreements or contracts required

Understanding of applicable policies and procedures on financial management, competitive procurement, determination of responsibility, cost share, grants management, and capacity building of local partners required

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Finance and procurement manager

Qualifications:

University degree or certification in accounting, financial management, business administration, economics, or other relevant field

Minimum five years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or program administrative and finance management; supervisory experience on a USAID-funded project highly preferred

Experience working with mobile money applications required

Procurement experience under USAID-funded awards required

Supervisory experience required

Certified membership in ACCA, CPA (U), or CMA preferred

Knowledge of Ugandan taxation laws; experience with withholding and remitting to the Ugandan Revenue Authority and other local governmental ministries or departments required

Experience working with financial accounting software such as Abacus or QuickBooks highly desirable

Experience managing large budgets and with USAID financial reporting preferred

Excellent working capabilities with Microsoft Excel and Word and other software applications

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

Accountant

Qualifications:

University degree or certification in accounting, financial management, auditing, or related field

Minimum five years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or financial analysis

Experience as a USAID-funded project accountant, with procurement experience preferred

Knowledge of Ugandan taxation laws and regulations with experience withholding and remitting to the Ugandan Revenue Authority and other local governmental ministries or departments

Experience working with Abacus, QuickBooks, or other accounting software highly desirable

Excellent working capabilities with Microsoft Excel and Word and other software applications

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Excellent communication and writing skills in English

How to Apply:

Application Instructions:

Please apply through https://ghdrecruit.formstack.com/forms/sbc4tlive. Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

Chemonics Technical Specialists Jobs in Uganda