Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation Program Officer Jobs in Uganda

Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation Program Officer Jobs in Uganda

The Program Officer will lead the planning and implementation of the integrated health program activities in the districts of support.

She/he will coordinate with a team of Technical Advisors to ensure that all technical guidance is incorporated into the district work plans to increase the availability, accessibility, and quality of integrated health services including HIV prevention, care, and treatment, TB, maternal, neonatal and child health, family planning, and other primary care services.

She/he will work closely with the District Health Department to adequately plan, timely implement and effectively monitor the execution of the project activities while ensuring adherence to available MOH set standards; and incorporating lessons learnt over time to improve systems and process for enhanced service delivery.

Responsibilities

Provides technical guidance and lead the implementation process of the integrated health program in the supported districts assigned.

Improves the quality of and access to MNCH, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and Nutrition services in project-supported sites by adopting and institutionalizing quality improvement and Site Improvement and Systems Monitoring (SIMS) approaches

Assists in setting up and running special clinical services and track progress at individual sites through site visits and district reports, in collaboration with MOH and the EGPAF program team.

Coordinates and participates in capacity building of district and site teams through organizing and conducting mentoring and coaching; CMEs and occasionally formal trainings.

Provides technical guidance to the district teams for annual and quarterly work plan development.

Manages project finances and other resources related to implementation of activities in the assigned district in line with the Foundation finance guidelines.

Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual programmatic district performance reports and their submission in stipulated deadlines.

Strengthens the quality of health services and data through supportive supervision and monitoring visit to the supported health facilities.

Participate in process of data auditing and verification to assure internal consistency and validity of project activity monitoring data reported by all districts, through quarterly data verification and auditing visits.

Facilitate the interpretation and use of M&E data, through the quarterly district level and facility level review meetings between the project, the district health team and health care workers; guide the identification of performance gaps and development of remedial actions.

Assists in identifying, documenting, disseminating and scaling up best practices in Malaria, MNCH, Family Planning, Nutrition, HIV prevention, PMTCT and C&T

Coordinates with the district health departmental leadership and other relevant implementing partners in the districts of support to ensure smooth implementation of project activities.

Requirements

5 years of professional experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention, care & treatment, MNCH, Family Planning, Nutrition and malaria programs.

Hands-on knowledge and skills in designing, planning, implementing and monitoring Malaria, MNCH, PMTCT, clinical care and Pediatric care programs

Good understanding of the quality improvement framework of MOH and quality improvement principles

Good knowledge of the decentralized health system and community structures

Practical experience in managing ART and MNCH services at district levels.

Sound understanding of current issues and developments in the field of Malaria, MNCH and HIV/AIDS

Strong skills in teamwork and networking.

Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.

How to Apply

The Senior Human Resources Manager Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Plot 15, Kitante Close
P.O. Box 21127
Kampala, Uganda

Applications should be sent to: UgandaRecru itment@nedaids.erg by 15th March, 2019 at 5pm.

Qualifying female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and invited for a written test.

For more information and job application details, see; Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation Program Officer Jobs in Uganda

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