Job Title: Health Systems Strengthening Director
Organisational Background:
The goal of USAID Uganda’s five-year (2012-2017) Northern Uganda – Health Integration to Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project led by Plan International is to increase the availability and demand for essential health services in 15 project districts while strengthening and improving the overall quality of Northern Uganda’s health system. IntraHealth is a subcontractor to Plan International on the NU-HITES project providing technical assistance in Systems Strengthening and Quality and Performance Improvement. This position will be located at the NU-HITES project office in Gulu.
The goal of USAID Uganda’s five-year (2012-2017) Northern Uganda – Health Integration to Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project led by Plan International is to increase the availability and demand for essential health services in 15 project districts while strengthening and improving the overall quality of Northern Uganda’s health system. IntraHealth is a subcontractor to Plan International on the NU-HITES project providing technical assistance in Systems Strengthening and Quality and Performance Improvement. This position will be located at the NU-HITES project office in Gulu.
Duties & Responsibilities
· Will provide technical leadership and expertise to the project on HSS, and provide input into the development of project-wide strategies and workplans that address the HSS issues prioritized by the Government of Uganda (GOU) and key stakeholders in Northern Uganda.
· The HSS Director will provide guidance on strategies for improving leadership and management (at the facility and community levels) and for improving performance management in order to optimize performance of health workers supported by an effective referral system.
· In addition to providing guidance in recruitment and retention of health facility staff, the HSS Director will provide expertise in establishing and maintaining Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) for the project and identify promising HSS initiatives for low resource settings in order to support their successful replication and scale-up.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
· Advanced degree in public health, a clinical discipline, or a social sciences field related to human resources for health (e.g., management, public policy)
· Strong knowledge and experience in applying state-of-the-art interventions designed to address HSS challenges in developing countries.
· Familiarity and experience working with the Uganda health care system, the Ministry of Health, and other development organizations in Uganda is a plus.
· Minimum of five years’ experience implementing or managing HSS projects in/for developing countries, including involvement in several of the following areas:
· National HRH assessment; workforce policy and planning; human resource development and management; development and deployment of human resource information systems; leadership development; workforce projections and costing; performance improvement; delivering or evaluating education for health professionals; pharmaceutical logistics; and managing health-workforce programs at the national or international level
· Experience with HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, MNCH, FP and nutrition initiatives highly desirable.
· Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, and management skills and ability to manage and provide technical guidance to complex multi-site activities.
· Experience working with a variety of sectors (e.g., public, NGO, private for-profit) preferred.
· Experience advocating for and overseeing HSS intervention replication and scale-up.
· Ability to achieve results in a timely manner and within a specified budget.
· Experience working on USAID-funded projects highly desirable
· Clear commitment to and record of achievement in building the capacity of local partners.
· Fluency in English, including excellent English written and oral presentation skills; proficiency in Luo highly desirable.
How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant post in the Uganda NU-HITES project. Applications should be addressed to the Human Resource and Administration Officer and should be submitted to:
IntraHealth International Uganda Capacity Program offices
Plot 20B, Kawalya Kaggwa Close Kololo (near Kololo Hospital)
or sent by email to [email protected]
Plot 20B, Kawalya Kaggwa Close Kololo (near Kololo Hospital)
or sent by email to [email protected]
Applications-should include the title of the post being applied for and applicants should attach photocopies of their certificates and testimonials to their application. IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Deadline: 27th September, 2012
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