Job Title: Executive Director
Organization:
Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF)
Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF)
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
US:
US:
Uganda
Healthcare Federation (UHF) is an ‘association of associations’ umbrella
organization representing the interests of the private health sector in Uganda.
UHF was formed in 2010 from the need to have a body which unites and represents
all players in the private health sector.
Healthcare Federation (UHF) is an ‘association of associations’ umbrella
organization representing the interests of the private health sector in Uganda.
UHF was formed in 2010 from the need to have a body which unites and represents
all players in the private health sector.
Job
Summary: The Executive Director will be responsible for the
implementation of UHF’s current strategic goals and objectives, and be leading
in the strategy development; provide vision, direction and leadership toward
the achievement of UHF’s annual goals and objectives.
Summary: The Executive Director will be responsible for the
implementation of UHF’s current strategic goals and objectives, and be leading
in the strategy development; provide vision, direction and leadership toward
the achievement of UHF’s annual goals and objectives.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. The incumbent will provide board
administration and support; Support operations and
administration of the Board by advising and reporting to the Board and
interfacing between the Board and staff
administration and support; Support operations and
administration of the Board by advising and reporting to the Board and
interfacing between the Board and staff
2. Programme planning, development
and delivery:
and delivery:
·
Implement and further develop the
current programmes;
Implement and further develop the
current programmes;
·
Design, deliver, and market new
programmes that fit within UHF’s strategy and to oversee those programmes
Design, deliver, and market new
programmes that fit within UHF’s strategy and to oversee those programmes
3. Resource mobilization and
marketing:
marketing:
·
Responsible for developing and
sustaining a diverse funding base to ensure that adequate funds are available
for UHF to carry out its work; This includes identifying resource requirements,
researching funding sources, developing strategies to approach funders,
submitting proposals:
Responsible for developing and
sustaining a diverse funding base to ensure that adequate funds are available
for UHF to carry out its work; This includes identifying resource requirements,
researching funding sources, developing strategies to approach funders,
submitting proposals:
4. Financial, tax, risk and
facilities management:
facilities management:
·
Develop and maintain sound financial
practices;
Develop and maintain sound financial
practices;
·
Prepare and monitor the annual
budget for UHF;
Prepare and monitor the annual
budget for UHF;
·
Oversee the organization’s resources
within those budget guidelines;
Oversee the organization’s resources
within those budget guidelines;
·
Manage the preparation and execution
of the annual financial audit with external auditors.
Manage the preparation and execution
of the annual financial audit with external auditors.
5. Human resource management:
·
Oversee the human resources of UHF
according to authorized personnel policies and procedures;
Oversee the human resources of UHF
according to authorized personnel policies and procedures;
·
Recruitment, hiring, staffing, and
supervision of all staff;
Recruitment, hiring, staffing, and
supervision of all staff;
·
Ensure that regular performance
evaluations of all staff;
Ensure that regular performance
evaluations of all staff;
·
Annual review and update of the
Staff Manual and internal policies and regulations.
Annual review and update of the
Staff Manual and internal policies and regulations.
6. Community, public relations and
stakeholder management:
stakeholder management:
·
Assures that the organization’s mission,
programmes and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image
to relevant stakeholders and the community;
Assures that the organization’s mission,
programmes and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image
to relevant stakeholders and the community;
·
Steer and improve stakeholder
engagement and management; Build strong coalitions with relevant organizations.
Steer and improve stakeholder
engagement and management; Build strong coalitions with relevant organizations.
7. Monitoring. Evaluation and
Learning:
Learning:
·
Ensure sound implementation and
adherence to the internal programme and financial monitoring, evaluation and
learning activities by all staff;
Ensure sound implementation and
adherence to the internal programme and financial monitoring, evaluation and
learning activities by all staff;
·
Develop and implement impact
evaluations of all programme activities to determine if they meet set goals and
objectives.
Develop and implement impact
evaluations of all programme activities to determine if they meet set goals and
objectives.
8. General responsibilities;
·
Maintain a working knowledge of
significant developments and trends in UHF’s fields of work;
Maintain a working knowledge of
significant developments and trends in UHF’s fields of work;
·
Maintain official records and
documents, and ensure compliance with partner regulations.
Maintain official records and
documents, and ensure compliance with partner regulations.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business, Administration or Management; Social Science; Development
Studies or relevant field; Master’s Degree is an added advantage;
The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business, Administration or Management; Social Science; Development
Studies or relevant field; Master’s Degree is an added advantage;
·
At least five years NGO experience
of which experience in senior management position an advantage;
At least five years NGO experience
of which experience in senior management position an advantage;
·
Excellent understanding of the
private health sector
Excellent understanding of the
private health sector
·
Strong management, supervisory and
leadership skills for strategizing and coalition building; Demonstrates
effectiveness and lead experience in fund development;
Strong management, supervisory and
leadership skills for strategizing and coalition building; Demonstrates
effectiveness and lead experience in fund development;
·
Possess the ability to identify,
steward and solicit individual donors;
Possess the ability to identify,
steward and solicit individual donors;
·
Demonstrates a strong network within
the NGO and donor sector and Government of Uganda;
Demonstrates a strong network within
the NGO and donor sector and Government of Uganda;
·
Past experience in working with and
developing an effective Board of Trustees;
Past experience in working with and
developing an effective Board of Trustees;
·
Computer literate;
Computer literate;
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Possess a valid driver’s license.
Possess a valid driver’s license.
·
Excellent verbal and written
communication skills
Excellent verbal and written
communication skills
·
Visionary, trustworthy, diplomatic,
understanding and innovative with high energy level;
Visionary, trustworthy, diplomatic,
understanding and innovative with high energy level;
·
Self-driven, proactive professional;
Self-driven, proactive professional;
·
Multi-cultural sensitivity;
Multi-cultural sensitivity;
·
Good and open communicator who is a
critical thinker and has a strong personality;
Good and open communicator who is a
critical thinker and has a strong personality;
·
Impeccable level of integrity
Impeccable level of integrity
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All
qualified candidates should send their detailed applications and up to date CVs
(less than 6 pages) including daytime telephone numbers by email to
[email protected]. Applications should include three contactable
referees (with day time telephone numbers) all of whom should have supervised
you, taught you or known you, through work. Only successfully candidates will
be contacted.
qualified candidates should send their detailed applications and up to date CVs
(less than 6 pages) including daytime telephone numbers by email to
[email protected]. Applications should include three contactable
referees (with day time telephone numbers) all of whom should have supervised
you, taught you or known you, through work. Only successfully candidates will
be contacted.
Deadline:
27th March, 2015
27th March, 2015
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