NGO Jobs – Senior Quality Improvement Advisor – Institutionalization at University Research Co., LLC (URC

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Duty Station:     Kampala,
Uganda
About University
Research Co., LLC (URC): 
URC is a global company
dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health
education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services
(CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
The URC Quality &
Performance Institute (QPI) is a division of URC which serves as an organizing
force to bring together best practices, staff experience, partnerships, and
documentation on improving health care at URC. The USAID Applying
Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project is URC’s
flagship project in quality improvement.
Job
Summary:  The job holder will provide technical and other
support at policy level, leading to institutionalization of quality improvement
in the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social
Development (MoGLSD).
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Enable
    and steer the national level drive to:
  • Build Quality Improvement (QI)
    competencies of senior MoH and MoGLSD officials
  • Ensure QI approach is embedded into
    all activities across all departments in the MoH and Orphans and
    Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the MoGLSD.
  • Integrate QI into policies,
    guidelines and other government guiding documents in the MoH and MoGLSD
  • Advocate for Quality Improvement
    (QI) in meetings and other activities at the highest levels in the MoH and
    MoGLSD
  • Prioritize QI activities in the MoH
    and MoGLSD, including allocation of time and finances to QI activities
Qualification, Skills
& Experience: 
  • Advanced degree in public health and
    / or social sciences
  • Five or more years’ experience in a
    senior government position
  • Experience in Quality Improvement approaches.
  • Proficient in relevant computer
    applications and databases.
  • Strong analytical, oral and written
    communication skills.
  • Excellent past performance
    references (contacts should be provided at time of application).
How to apply:
All qualified applicants must submit all  relevant documents to
URC/ASSIST office by close  of business day  in Apirl.
Please  send a cover letter , CV  Photocopies of  your
certificates and testimonials  as well as  names
 and contact information  for three  professional references
 to the following  address;
The Human  Resource  Officer
University Research  Co. , LLC –ASSIST  Project
Plot  40,  Ntanda  II  Road  , Naguru,
P. O. Box 28745, Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 26th April 2013

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