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USAID PHS Program Careers – Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead
Job Title: Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead
Organisation:
USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program
USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Chief
of Party
of Party
About USAID Project:
The USAID-funded USAID/Uganda
Private Health Support Program is USAID’s flagship private sector health
program in Uganda, and will contribute to establishing a more viable and
cost-effective private sector option for health services in Uganda. The
Objectives of the program are:
Private Health Support Program is USAID’s flagship private sector health
program in Uganda, and will contribute to establishing a more viable and
cost-effective private sector option for health services in Uganda. The
Objectives of the program are:
- Expanded
availability of health services by private service providers; - Increased
affordability of private health services and products; and - Improved
quality of private health sector facilities and services.
Job Summary: The Service
Delivery Capacity Team Lead will manage the Service Delivery Capacity Team,
that is responsible for meeting objectives related to clinical training,
quality of services, and accreditation, under the USAID/Uganda Private Health
Support Program Objectives 1 (Expanded availability of health services by
private providers) and 3 (Improved quality of private health sector facilities
and services). The Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead will serve as the program
point of contact for health systems strengthening where s/he will provide high
quality technical advice and leadership in health services delivery for the
private health sector.
Delivery Capacity Team Lead will manage the Service Delivery Capacity Team,
that is responsible for meeting objectives related to clinical training,
quality of services, and accreditation, under the USAID/Uganda Private Health
Support Program Objectives 1 (Expanded availability of health services by
private providers) and 3 (Improved quality of private health sector facilities
and services). The Service Delivery Capacity Team Lead will serve as the program
point of contact for health systems strengthening where s/he will provide high
quality technical advice and leadership in health services delivery for the
private health sector.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Steer
and coordinate efforts to strengthen program partner sites (high volume
sites) to offer comprehensive integrated services - Guide
the collaboration across program technical teams to identify, analyze,
formulate, and implement activities to strengthen key systems (logistics,
clinical capacity, Continuous Quality Improvement, information systems)
that support delivery of high quality health services in the private
sector. - Leads
activities to mainstream the adoption of quality standards in the private
health sector - Manages
all clinical support and training activities to achieve program
objectives, in close collaboration with Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) - Manages
USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program accreditation activities in
the private health sector in coordination with USAID/Uganda, the Ministry
of Health and district governments - Work
in liaison with the Grants and Subcontracts Management and Monitoring and
Evaluation teams as required - Works
closely with Insight Health Advisors staff to build the capacity of
regulatory institutions (councils) to oversee private providers. - Works
closely with Business Strengthening Team and Banyan Global staff to
achieve integration between the clinical and business strengthening
objectives under PHS Program Component 1 - Works
closely and coordinates with Short Term Technical Assistance advisors on
developing appropriate accreditation systems/schemes - Rolls
out an HMIS system and tools as well as a Continuous Medical Education
program, to be developed/adapted by IDI - Offer
technical direction to the PHPs in identifying evidence based approaches
that are contextually appropriate to improve performance and retention of
the health work force in the private sector - Devise
high quality operational research activities in key health themes within
USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program that lead to understanding of
health systems in the private sector - Significantly
contributes to briefings, reports and presentations for USAID/Uganda,
Ministry of Health officials and program partners and other private sector
stakeholders - Manages
junior and direct reports, including seconded staff from IDI, to a high
level of personal and professional performance to ensure that they are in compliance
with their contracts - Perform
other duties within the scope of the roles and responsibilities of the
position as directed by the DCOP
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should hold a Graduate degree in Medicine, public health
or related clinical field - At
least five years of directly relevant work experience in health programs
management, including health systems strengthening management - Additional
qualifications in institutional capacity building areas (training, quality
improvement, systems strengthening) is desired - Past
experience working with private health sector facilities in Uganda - Prior
experience in Technical Advisor roles for health systems/ services
improvement - Possess
the ability to carry out facility specific assessments and draw plans for
systems improvement interventions’ success - Excellent
analytical and report writing skills - Willingness
to travel extensively within the Program’s partner districts in Uganda
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are strongly encouraged to deliver their hard copy
applications to: USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program, Plot 6B,Nakasero
Hill Road, Kampala, Uganda or send via E-mail to: Hellen.Karuhanga@ugandaphs.org
interested candidates are strongly encouraged to deliver their hard copy
applications to: USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program, Plot 6B,Nakasero
Hill Road, Kampala, Uganda or send via E-mail to: Hellen.Karuhanga@ugandaphs.org
Deadline: Friday, 5th December, 2014 by 5:00pm.
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