US Embassy in Kampala Jobs - Project Management Specialist (Health) Vacancies

US Embassy in Kampala Jobs - Project Management Specialist (Health) Vacancies

Background:

The FH Unit is headed by the Supervisory Project Management Specialist (FH Unit Leader) who is responsible for providing leadership and direction of the unit and in turn reports to the OHH Deputy Director.

The FH Unit focuses on: (1) improved health for children under the age of 5 and women of reproductive age activities to address barriers that prevent women from accessing health services through the promotion of gender equity. (2) poor hygiene and sanitation to ensure USAID integrates water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions
with the larger goals of improved nutrition.

Statement of Duties to be performed

Project Planning and Management

Assesses the Family Health portfolio, the performance of partners, the available budget, the need for additional activities or ending activities, and designs new projects or activities to achieve its strategic objectives.

Participates and gives strategic guidance to design teams at each stage of project design for new activities, including drafting and getting approval for concept papers, writing scopes of work, evaluating applications/proposals, and starting up new projects.

Ensures that IPs abide by their reporting requirements, including quarterly reports, trip reports, accruals, Program Monitoring Plans (PMP), annual reports, and other requirements such as reporting for the OP or other requests. This includes supportive supervision of other project managers in the group; as necessary.

Manages projects as AOR/COR and/or Activity Manager, which includes review and approval of workplans, budgets, quarterly and annual reports, performance monitoring plans, monitoring activities through field visits, and ensuring that financial reporting (accruals/vouchers) are submitted to OFM as required.

Identifies opportunities and strengthens existing opportunities for integration of health with other areas of the Mission, such as Education, HIV/AIDS, Economic Growth, etc.

Provides technical advice and makes recommendations on the need for short-term technical assistance from USAID/Washington central projects and writes the technical components of the scope of work for the consultants.

Works with the Program Office, the Office of Financial Management (OFM), and the Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) to help track health projects/activities, annual funding amounts, field support, MAARDS, and management units.

Monitors the FHT budget; works in collaboration with the designated Financial Analyst to ensure that budgets are up to date; reprogramming is completed; budgetary changes are approved by FHT/TL, and OHH Office Director; OHH teams and Offices receiving OP funds are informed of minimum and maximum budget expectations for Country Operating Plan, Malaria Operating Plan (MOP), and Operational Plan (OP) planning; coordination with other teams for projects with multiple funding sources.

Strategic and technical leadership

Provides senior/high level technical advice to the Mission and the MOH in the areas of child health, maternal, neonatal health, reproductive health, nutrition, family planning and related health systems issues, and will be involved in strategic decision making, budget allocations, and project designs.

Provides technical input into the FH Unit’s strategic planning and reporting as part of the Foreign Assistance Framework Operational Plan and Reporting Process (OP).

Provides strategic direction and technical input to key USAID, governmental and non-governmental partners on their strategies, workplans and monitoring and evaluation as it relates to Maternal, neonatal, and Child Health, Water and Sanitation, Family Planning, Nutrition, and other activities within the FH portfolio.

Provides leadership and acts as FH Unit Leader in the absence of the FH Unit Leader.

Engages, alongside the FH Unit Leader, in Health Donor meetings and Health Policy Advisory Committees to advise, comment and participate in strategic decisions affecting health in Uganda.

Engages in health sector strategic planning with the MOH, other donors and partners, including regular participation in Technical Working Group(s) and related committees, and planning, monitoring, and supervisory visits such as the annual Joint Review Mission and the Area Team Visits.

Supervision and Staff Support

Supervises at a minimum, two technical Cooperating Country National (CCNs) who are AOR/CORs, which
includes developing annual work objectives, mentoring, facilitating professional development, completing ad hoc and annual performance reviews, and providing performance feedback.

Works with the

FH Unit staff to determine training needs, helps identify appropriate training opportunities, and ensures fair participation in training by staff, with approval of the FH Unit Leader.

Undertakes quarterly integrated support supervision with technical and other Mission staff - in OFM, OAA, etc.

Collaborates with the Program Office, OFM, and OAA to coach and mentor FH Unit members, as needed, in effective project and financial management.

Minimum Qualifications Required for This Position

The offer package must be completed and signed (hand or electronic signature) where indicated - and offerors must include in their offers information to demonstrate that they:

Have attained the required education level; and

Meet the experience requirements, etc.

Education:

Master’s in public health, social or behavioral sciences, health, or other related fields is required.

Prior Work Experience:

Minimum of seven (7) years of work experience in health/public health, and/or in health/public health organizations, of which:

At least five (5) years of experience in programming and managing public health programs with donor, international, NGO/CSO and/or GOU organizations.

Language Proficiency:

Minimum of level 4 – fluent in English (written and oral) language. Knowledge of one or more Ugandan local official languages is required.

Job Knowledge:

Detailed and broad knowledge of current technical information and programmatic approaches in maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, infectious diseases and control, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and environmental health, water, and sanitation, and how they affect different populations, geographically, socioeconomically, with other disease burdens (e.g. people living with HIV), internally displaced persons, and otherwise disadvantaged in order to give detailed advice to other decision makers and be involved in key strategic decisions within the Mission and with other donors, and with high levels of the GOU.

Detailed and broad knowledge of Uganda’s political situation, legal and regulatory frameworks, donor relationships and priorities as it relates to health and health systems.

Detailed and broad knowledge of USAID technical and business processes in order to advise senior
management on key issues related to health, and to represent USG to donors and to GOU.

Detailed working knowledge of health systems, health sector strategic planning, health financing, public accounting systems, result based financing , localization, and decentralization.

Clear understanding of how gender and other social cultural norms impacts on health.

Working knowledge of USAID and GOU/MOH monitoring and evaluation systems.

Thorough knowledge of Uganda’s economic, political, social, and cultural characteristics and the history of development assistance.

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within the USG Mission including USAID (Mission and Headquarters), State Department, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, and Peace Corps.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with IPs, private sector partners, nongovernment organizations, other donor partners, and both central and district level Government of Uganda counterparts.

Strong Analytical ability to: a) analyze ongoing public health interventions to assess their efficacy and efficiency; and b) obtain, analyze, and evaluate data and prepare precise and accurate reports for other decisionmakers.

Multitask and exercise sound judgment and decision-making in a very fast paced, dynamic environment.

Independently and effectively plan, organize, manage, and evaluate important, responsible, and complex projects for individual and teamwork.

Identify significant economic, political, and social trends in the host country and assess their important and impact on USAID development assistance objectives and programs.

Draft factual and interpretive reports covering complex subject-matter.

How to Apply

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