The Ugandan Jobline

• The incumbent is responsible for advancing
  the PEPFAR’s teams progress towards to sustainable control of the HIV
  epidemic and, ultimately, achieving an AIDS-free generation;
• Ensure that the PEPFAR program fits within
  the strategies and regulations of the partner country government and
  aligns with international policies and recommendations;
• The jobholder will be responsible for
  ensuring accountability, transparency and impact for the U.S. Government
  resources directed to controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in country;
• Communicate U.S. Government policy and
  technical direction to implementing agency leadership;
• Coordinate and facilitate the interagency
  approach to PEPFAR within the U.S. Government;
• Coordinate and facilitate with PEPFAR
  implementing agencies on the restructuring, reorienting and recasting of
  immediate and long range goals, objectives, plans and schedules to meet
  substantial changes in policy, legislation, program authority and/or
  funding, and facilitate discussion with the interagency team regarding
  determinations of projects to be initiated, ended or refocused;
• Develop annual country operational plans (COPs);
• Oversee changes in interagency
  organizational structure;
• Lead the interagency process in-country in
  long range planning in connection with prospective changes in USG funding,
  policies, and programs;
• Provide expert guidance and advice to
  Direct Hire (DH) officers and to Locally Employed (LE) staff who perform
  reporting and analytical work and provide administrative support;
• Establish appropriate controls to ensure
  the integrity—financial, technical, and operational—of all HIV/AIDS
  prevention, treatment, and care programs implemented pursuant to PEPFAR;
• Decide, in coordination with the U.S.
  Embassy leadership and PEPFAR implementing agencies, how best to direct
  the funds allocated to the country for successful program impact, fully
  understanding the current levels of expenditure and pipeline, develop
  budgets, and ensure continued flow of funds necessary to implement the
  program;
• Provide leadership and guidance to other
  U.S. Government interagency leaders in-country who implement and monitor the
  PEPFAR program portfolio;
• Ensure the use of data collection and
  knowledge-based program management in regard to all aspects
  (implementation, technology, costing) of treatment, prevention and care
  strategies;
• Keenly analyze the unique operational
  context of the PEPFAR program in the designated country and coordinate the
  interagency process to establish a vision and strategy for responding to
  this context within the guidelines of the S/GAC policy and U.S. diplomatic
  priorities.

• The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s
  degree or higher in a relevant professional discipline such as Public
  Policy, Public Health, Business Administration or other related subjects.
• The applicants must have a minimum of ten
  years of senior experience managing HIV/AIDS, health, or other development
  programs. Of the ten years, at least eight years must be managing and
  implementing HIV/AIDS programs or working with large complex international
  or domestic programs.
• This position requires a highly qualified
  and experienced individual with exceptional interpersonal and
  communication skills, the ability to foster team work, the capacity for
  strategic thinking, and an understanding of the technical and policy
  requirements to achieve the PEPFAR goals in the Country.
• The incumbent must be familiar with and be
  able to work well in an overseas environment and with a wide range of
  governmental and non-governmental counterparts.
• Ability to work with partner government to
  strengthen capacities to lead the response to the epidemic and other
  health demands;
• Ability to track large amounts of data and
  manage complex interagency planning, reporting, and performance processes;
• Ability to empower PEPFAR team members to
  apply available resources and expertise to addressing the local epidemic;
• Ability to integrate and coordinate
  HIV/AIDS programs with broader global health and development programs to
  maximize impact on health systems;
• Ability to mediate interagency conflicts
  and facilitate decisions on complex technical, programmatic, strategic and
  financial issues;
• Capacity to promote sustainable country
  programs;
• Capacity to expand prevention, care and
  treatment in both concentrated and generalized epidemics;
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork,
  facilitation and negotiation skills;
• Strong managerial skills;
• Strong oral and written communication
  skills;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Strong capacity to multi-task, including
  managing, prioritizing and fulfilling competing demands in real time;
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness;
• Availability and willingness to work
  outside the regular 40-hour workweek when required/necessary;
• Willingness to travel to work sites and
  other offices as/when requested.
• Level IV English ability (fluent) is
  required. Successful applicants must also consistently meet a high
  standard for English, both written (overall structure as well as grammar,
  spelling and punctuation) and spoken (overall structure as well as
  delivery, clarity and succinctness).
• Be a U.S. citizen and available for
  worldwide service.
• Be able to obtain a Top Secret Security
  Clearance.
• Be able to obtain an appropriate Foreign
  Service Medical Clearance.
• Be able to obtain a favorable Suitability
  Review Panel determination.
• Be at least 20 years old and at least 21
  years old to be appointed.

Related Jobs