The Ugandan Jobline

• Leadership: Provide overall credible leadership
  to the programme, providing clear vision, and inspiring confidence and
  team spirit among programme staff.
• Quality & Performance:
• Provide targeted technical
  assistance 1 to projects through field visits and other methods to foster
  continuous improvement in quality& both programmatic and financial
  performance (will spend 50% of time in field based technical assistance);
  
• Ensure projects are aligned with and
  contribute to Amref Health Africa In Uganda Business Plan and National
  strategies, policies, operational guidelines, and protocols, as
  applicable;
• Quality assure all operational plans
  for projects to ensure they are realistic;
• Identify underperforming individuals
  and work with HR Manager to ensure they are put on performance
  improvement, plans and supported;
• Conducting periodic and annual
  performance appraisals and provide on-going performance  monitoring and feedback.
• Administrative & Financial Oversight:
• Facilitate time, procurement of
  goods and services for projects;
• Ensure projects being supervised
  submit annual and quarterly procurement plans in accordance with budgets
  and donor/Amref Health Africa In Uganda procurement rules and
  regulations;
• Regularly review operational budgets
  in conjunction with project teams, programme accountant, and the Finance
  Manager to ensure value for money;
• Offer support to project teams in
  reviewing operations financial performance against set targets, and
  implementation of remedial actions;
• Budget monitoring to ensure
  expenditure in line with set budgets and in n accordance with donor and
  Amref Health Africa In Uganda financial rules and regulations;
• Forecast programme growth and review
  of budgets during proposal development.
• Monitoring & Evaluation:
• Provide oversight for all donor reports,
  evaluation reports, and other reports emanating from the programme and
  projects to ensure timeliness and quality
• Provide leadership in quarterly
  programme review meetings aimed at identifying and remedying performance
  gaps, as well as disseminating relevant information e.g. new government
  policies etc.; and In liaison with the M & E unit, provide
  administrative support to projects to develop and implement M & E
  plans; 
• Knowledge Management:
• Provide leadership in the
  documentation of best practice models in the programme, working with
  relevant departments within Amref Health Africa in Uganda;
• Effectively manage dissemination of
  information on relevant government and international policies, and other relevant
  information to staff:
• Create environment for learning
  across projects within the programme, and across programmes e.g. through
  inter-project exchange visits.
• Programme Development:
• Provide leadership in development of
  new project proposals, drawing necessary support from the RABD Unit and
  other units, and fostering team spirit in programme development
• Facilitate integration between
  projects and  programmes.
• Operations Research: Provide leadership in the          identification, development and
  implementation of relevant operations research within the programme RABD
  Unit.
• Policy Advocacy: Provide leadership in identification
  of relevant policy issues in the programme and supporting      policy advocacy action/process, in
  liaison with the RABD Unit.
• Networking & Relations Management:
• Participate in relevant technical
  working groups and committees primarily at national level, provide
  feedback and develop networks needed to support Amref Health Africa in
  Uganda Health Africa in Uganda deliver on planned results;
• Manage internal (with other
  programme managers) and external relations with donors, partners, and
  collaborators that are stakeholders in the programme.
• Coordinate participation of staff in
  programme in relevant technical working groups and platform ensuing that
  participation generates value for Amref Health Africa In Uganda;
• Participate in SMT: Actively participate in the SMT and
  PTC, and adhere to the duties enshrined there in and regularly update SMT
  on challenges requiring SMT and PTC action or decisions. 

• The ideal candidate for the Program Manager,
  Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescents Health RMNCAH
  should preferably hold a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
  degree with master’s degree in Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
  Public Health, or related field.
• The applicant should have a minimum of eight
  (8) years’ experience with demonstrable technical skills in a technical
  advisory role in RMNCAH services.
• Proven ability to build capacity through
  formal and informal training, coaching, mentoring, and ongoing
  professional development in maternal, new born and child health, family
  planning and nutrition.
• Significant experience in managing quality
  improvement interventions and technical/institutional capacity building
  programs primarily through a technical assistance approach.
• Significant exposure and experience in
  leading project activities in implementation and proven ability to advise
  project management motivate and mentor staff at key positions to create a
  positive team environment.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the
  Ugandan health care system, particularly the public health system
  (district health services) and good knowledge of the community support
  structures.
• Excellent oral and written communication,
  presentations and report writing skills in English. Strong skills in word
  processing and Excel spread sheets.
• Critical Skills: Leadership and management skills;
  Project Management; Finance Management; People Management; Proposal Writing/
  Development; Report Writing, editing and reviewing skills; Analytical and
  problem solving skills; Networking and advocacy; Monitoring and
  evaluation; and Research skills.

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