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• Provision of leadership and strategic direction
  to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of integrated health
  program and to achieve rapid and sustained project goals, objectives and
  targets
• Ensure that the USAID grant is technically
  sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of Uganda, its people
  and donors
• Ensure compliance with the program agreement
  results and the oversight of program activities to achieve the stated
  objectives
• Develop and maintain strong working
  relationships and alliances with USAID, the Ugandan Ministry of Health as
  well as other USG implementing partners, private sector partners and other
  key stakeholders in Uganda to maximize resources and avoid duplication of
  effort
• Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present
  progress, achievements and lessons learned to key Ugandan stakeholders
  including USAID and implementing partners in public and professional
  circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Offer technical leadership and guidance in the
  design, analysis, and synthesis of interventions
• Ensure the quality and sustainability of
  interventions particularly in the areas of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria,
  nutrition, family planning, and maternal, neonatal and child health care
  and capacity building
• Guide Ugandan counterparts on technical issues
  and participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts
  and partner institutions
• Take lead in the annual work planning process
  in close collaboration with USAID, Ugandan Ministry of Health, project
  team and project partners
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of
  highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and
  sustainable results
• Provide guidance, in collaboration with key
  staff specialists, to subcontractors and subgrantees and coordinate
  activities with other agencies
• Write and/or review technical components of
  materials and publications related to integrated health and its
  development
• Ensure resources for program implementation are
  available
• Work with finance and project staff to develop
  and track project budgets
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
  staff to develop M&E frameworks and effectively track data/results
• Work collaboratively with Jhpiego home office
  staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation
• Ensure compliance with USAID operational
  policies and regulations

• The Chief of Party must possess a master’s
  degree in public health, health administration, international health or a
  related field; MD preferred.
• At least ten years’ project management
  experience (of which at least half is in a senior management position) in
  large, multi-year international health sector development programs
  (approximately $10M per year) that have implemented successful activities
  in areas such as HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, nutrition, family planning, and
  maternal, neonatal and child health care
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability
  to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with
  USAID missions, host-country counterparts and representatives from other
  key stakeholders such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and other donors.
• Comprehensive knowledge of USAID programs,
  regulations, compliance and reporting; ten years as a senior manager on
  USAID programs
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic
  thinking, organizational, team-building and representational skills.
• Management, training or clinical background in
  HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, nutrition, family planning, and maternal, neonatal
  and child health care
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying
  best practices and adapting them to project realities
• Previous experience working in Uganda, with
  intimate understanding of local health system and HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria,
  nutrition, family planning, and maternal, neonatal and child health care
  gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agencies
• Ability to work in a complex environment with
  multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Excellent oral and written communications
  skills
• Ability to travel nationally
• Ugandan nationals strongly encouraged to apply

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