Clinton Health Access Initiative NGO Employment Opportunities in Uganda

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance.


Clinton Health Access Initiative NGO Associate, Maternal and Newborn Health Surveillance Systems Employment Opportunities in Uganda

The Associate will be a focal point responsible for collaboration with the CHAI program team and the Ministry of Health in strengthening assessment, research, and program activities for public health surveillance of community-based maternal and neonatal health and tracking maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths in CHAI program areas.

Responsibilities

  • Design the community maternal and neonatal health surveillance system
  • Provide technical oversight of the community maternal and neonatal health surveillance system
  • Develop training materials and deliver trainings for community health workers and government officials at various levels to understand data capture and use for the surveillance system
  • Create a strategy for and conduct systematic data quality audits
  • Perform data analysis to document changes in health outcomes over time and across geographies
  • Support reporting to donors and partner governments through data analysis and identify gaps and challenges in meeting targets
  • Develop a process for and lead regular program performance reviews using data from the surveillance system
  • Develop tools and strategies to transition the management of the surveillance system to the government
  • Investigate options for and support establishment of technology-based solutions to facilitate electronic reporting
  • Perform any other functions as may be assigned by supervisor

    Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, statistics or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as an analyst, preferably doing monitoring and evaluation work
  • Significant experience working in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System and program monitoring systems
  • Experience with community-based interventions including conducting verbal and social autopsies at community level
  • Experience in collecting, reviewing, analyzing and validating longitudinal data
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Strong project Management skills

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 14th April, 2018

    For more information and job application details, see; Clinton Health Access Initiative NGO Associate, Maternal and Newborn Health Surveillance Systems Employment Opportunities in Uganda




    Clinton Health Access Initiative NGO Senior Associate, Supply Chain and Financing Employment Opportunities in Uganda

    The Senior Associate - Supply Chain and Financing will provide technical support to Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Medical Stores to ensure access to medicines for people affected by HIV and other infectious diseases.

    Responsibilities

  • Support national quantifications efforts, including pipeline planning, commodity gap analyses, and continuous monitoring of the funding for HIV Commodities and associated lab commodities
  • Identify supply chain bottlenecks through comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis, including field research and
    developing contingency mechanisms
  • Provide Ministry of Health Pharmacy Division and National Medical Stores with applied analytics support for decision making, including scenario modeling, cost-benefit analyses, and any other quantitative support required
  • Support the preparation of key reports to the Ministry of Health, National Medical Stores and development partners and other key stakeholders in the health commodities supply chain.
  • Coordinate information sharing and joint supply planning between the 4 major warehouses in Uganda
  • Work with Ministry of Health Pharmacy Division, Warehouses, Implementing Partners and National Drug Authority to introduce and roll out more optimal ARV medicines and technologies
  • Coordinate trainings and Continuous Medical Educations on new/more optimal formulations and updated guidelines
  • Work with Ministry of Health Pharmacy Division and National Medical Stores to improve Logistics coordination amongst lower level facilities, Implementing partners and District Health Teams.
  • Support Uganda AIDS Commission to develop and implement domestic resource mobilization strategies and track resources for the HIV/AIDS response
  • Perform any other duties assigned

    Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a health related field such as Pharmacy, Medicine or Business studies
  • At least 3 years’ experience working in health commodities management, public health, business, management consulting, finance or a related field
  • Advanced proficiency in computer packages such as MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Practical project management experience
  • Experience in complex problem solving and stakeholder relationship management

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 14th April, 2018

    For more information and job application details, see; Clinton Health Access Initiative NGO Senior Associate, Supply Chain and Financing Employment Opportunities in Uganda

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