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• Responsible
  for ensuring quality of health programs in Kambuga
• Ensure
  adherence to donor guidelines and to national/international standards
• Technically
  support clinical health staff in health assessment design and planning,
  and the ongoing implementation and monitoring of NAF’s current and
  upcoming health projects
• Offer
  technical program support and training to NAF health staff
• Ensure
  stronger integration and better links across the various program sectors
  through enhanced organization, coordination, and supervision
• Organize
  regular meetings with health staff to identify problems and challenges in
  programming and implementation and to identify areas in need of additional
  support/training
• Develop
  overall integrated health program strategies for the two locations (Nyaka
  and Kutamba) and design technically sound work plans and timelines to
  achieve overall health sector objectives and indicators
• Integrate
  best practices on comprehensive health programs into technical trainings
  for health staff

• Ensure
  program planning, design, management, monitoring, evaluation, and
  phase-out plans are in keeping with NAF and international standards and
  practices
• Train
  and support health staff in identifying problems and appropriate responses
  for their resolutions (including training in computer and
  administration/management skills)
• Work
  closely with the medical doctor as well as NAF head office technical
  health staff on technical and programmatic issues, plans, implementation,
  and development of ideas
• Develop
  systems for the technical support of health staff, including capacity
  building and other activities with national and local partners
• Organize
  and manage clinic staff and ensure effective supervision including staff
  training and capacity building that is needed to maintain high quality
  programs and services
• Actively
  contribute to staff retention by contributing to the development of field
  staff through training and mentoring and assisting with professional
  advancement
• Identify
  the needs of international and national staff and support them to attend
  workshops and trainings, including distance learning opportunities
• Responsible
  for developing standard job descriptions for international and national
  health staff positions and conducting health employee orientations
• Support
  in implementing the partnership approach, strengthening linkages and
  relationships with national, local, and international partners to ensure
  effective program implementation

• The
  applicant should have graduate degree related to Public Health or Social
  Work, or related field
• At
  least three to five years of progressive field experience in developing
  countries in health program design and implementation, with a focus on
  field-based technical training, preferably with an international NGO in
  Africa
• Proven
  experience working in very remote settings
• Demonstrated
  technical knowledge of primary health care delivery context
• Strong
  understanding of monitoring and evaluation processes
• Possess
  the ability to produce analytical and well-presented project reports and
  funding proposals
• Capacity
  to communicate and maintain tactful relations with relevant local
  authorities, donors, and other implementing partners
• Strong
  participatory leadership and team-building skills, and ability to motivate
  staff
• Excellent
  oral and written communications skills, especially negotiating skills
• Computer
  literacy skills i.e. proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel,
  PowerPoint required; Access a plus
• Working
  knowledge and understanding of political and social environment in Uganda
  preferred
• Capacity
  to multitask; flexible and capable of working under pressure and tight
  deadlines
• Possess
  the ability to live and work in very remote environment with limited
  resources

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