Organisation: World Vision
Project: USAID funded HIV/AIDS / Health Project
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Party
About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
About USAID Project:
The anticipated USAID project aims at expanding HIV/AIDS workplace programs for uniformed personnel and their families. The project will contribute to reduction of HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence by increasing availability, access, and uptake of quality HIV/AIDS services and increasing adoption of positive health seeking behaviours through intensified and strengthened health communication among the uniformed personnel.
Job Summary: The Deputy Chief-of-Party/Technical Director will provide technical and program oversight and direction in the areas of HIV prevention, care, treatment and support, HIV/TB integration, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision, Family Planning, and Nutrition in Uganda. The primary responsibilities include providing leadership and technical guidance in the development and implementation of clinical activities, coordination of technical teams, and collaboration with District Health officials to strengthen technical capacity for health service delivery. The DCOP/TD will support the Chief of Party and coordinate with other World Vision Technical Advisors in decisions related to technical leadership, utilizing and contributing to cross-cutting approaches and quality improvement. This position will ensure the technical and methodological soundness of activities and, in collaboration with the project team and partners, support the design of service delivery strategies, based on sound and current scientific evidence. The DCOP/Technical Director will assist the COP in setting and pursuing a results-oriented program strategy in consultation with USAID/Uganda, other partners, and stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offering technical oversight, strategic direction and ensure appropriate support for the implementation of program activities;
- Offer technical management and lead the HIV/TB interventions implemented by the program
- Provide quality improvement oversight on all biomedical interventions implemented by the program
- Provide supervision, training and evaluate performance of technical Specialists
- Send timely accurate and professional programme reports that meet donor requirements to management
- Work closely with ministry officials; coordinate and collaborate with top-management officials of MoH and other line ministries and other agencies related to the program
- Discuss plans and strategies with different stakeholders to ensure proper understanding of the projects concepts, timeline and reporting
- Coordinate and monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the work of short-term consultants as required
- Work with other specialists to develop documentation processes and capabilities to ensure documentation and dissemination of project results/activities and best practices
- Manage technical contributions of sub-grantees, including providing scopes of work and evaluating their performance
- Deputize the COP including representation of the COP/Project at different fora and meetings as delegated
- Perform additional responsibilities and assignments, including administrative and planning functions
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must have seven or more years’ experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
- The applicant must hold a MD, MBCHB with Master’s level education in the area of public health, health systems management or health economics. PhD in related disciplines would be an added advantage;
- Demonstrated leadership in management skills and ability to lead large, complex health projects and motivate multidisciplinary and cultural teams
- Possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with district-local governments
- Past exposure and experience developing and communicating a project vision, aligning key stakeholders around the vision, and assuring the vision is translated into an efficiently implemented program;
- Prior experience in agenda setting, coordination, obtaining support for project design and carrying-out project implementation;
- Skills in at least two or more of the following technical areas: Strengthening HIV Service Delivery Programs, Training, pre-service Education, Performance and Quality Improvement, Monitoring and Evaluation for HIV programs.
- Possess the ability to liaise with Senior MOH Officials and Dignitaries, Executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-Profit Business Community, and Senior members of the Donor Community;
- Demonstrated in-depth understanding of Ugandan healthcare system, particularly the public health system, experience living and working in Uganda preferred
- Past experience as a COP or DCOP or Technical Director in a large USAID or CDC- funded project preferred.
- A proven, successful record of achieving results, preferably in a difficult working environment;
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across technical disciplines;
- Communicate effectively in English orally and in writing
- Excellent computer and organizational skills.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to World Vision should send their applications and complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to [email protected]. Please address your application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title of the job you are applying for.
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. However, only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 25th July 2014
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