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• Mentor and build the capacity of RMNCH
  Officers to enable them have the required technical competence to
  implement RMNCH activities and strategies.
• Align implementation of the project’s
  RMNCH targets, work plans to National Strategy
• Translate emerging best practices in
  maternal, new-born and child health into effective action
• Assist with conducting technical and
  service delivery assessments (SIMS, capacity assessments, etc.) to
  determine strengths and weaknesses in implementation of RMNCH programs
• Lead on the development/adaptation
  relevant guidelines, job aides, checklists, SOPs and other tools in line
  with national standards

• Routinely track performance in line with
  project targets for effective and timely achievement of project goals
• Coordinate with the M&E Manager to
  establish a system for effective monitoring, evaluation, analysis, and
  reporting on implementation of HSS interventions under the project
• Identifying obstacles and risks to effective
  implementation of project interventions and achievement of results in a
  timely manner and suggest appropriate corrective action
• Generate performance reports and
  participate in project performance review activities
• Provide technical leadership to the RMNCH
  team ensuring effective staff supervision, performance management, and
  development
• Carry out periodic audits of the technical
  area to review strategy execution, Risk management and value for money
• Undertake impact reporting in technical
  area for documentation of best practices and advocacy

• The incumbent will align all RMNCH project
  CQI activities to the national strategy
• Facilitate the collection of performance
  data, identify opportunities for improvement, and presents findings to the
  organization
• Facilitate strategic and tactical planning
  for the quality improvement program, including needs assessments,
  evaluations, root cause analysis and interventions.
• Lead, facilitate, and advise training site
  quality improvement teams.
• Support the health facilities and other
  points of service to develop CQI components, processes and SOPs on the
  RMNCH intervention.
• Convene and conduct quality improvement
  performance review meetings, and other fora needed to achieve the project
  objectives
• Provide support in the design and
  oversight of learning sessions to facilitate the scale up of improvements

• Conducting training needs assessments
  related to RMNCH at the client, project, and implementing partner levels;
• Utilize information from the needs
  assessments, routine project monitoring and other identified sources of
  information to provide training and mentorship to the supported
  facilities, project team and the other implementing partners.
• Ensure that assigned project staff have the
  required technical competence to implement project activities and
  strategies in RMNCH.
• Work with HUMAN Resource, Regional
  Managers and other departmental heads to organize and conduct staff
  training as per identified capacity building needs.

• Actively participate in National/regional
  policy formulation and review by representing MUg at TWGs and other
  stakeholder engagements
• Create and strengthen partnerships with
  relevant stakeholders for effective  
  programme implementation

• Participating in research concepts
  development and writing of research grants for RMNCH interventions.
• Take lead in the publication of scientific
  peer reviewed papers, abstracts, policy briefs and articles to disseminate
  lessons learnt from the RMNCH program and interventions.
• Facilitate the translation of research
  findings to program implementation.
• Supporting Mildmay Uganda research Ethics
  Committee by reviewing proposal in the RMNCH technical area.

• The ideal candidate for this vacancy must
  hold a Bachelors/ Diploma in Nursing / Midwifery with a post Graduate
  qualification in Public Health or Management Sciences
• The applicant must be registered with the
  relevant professional body/council
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in
  RMNCH interventions.
• Possession of a post graduate training in
  project management is added advantage
• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  eMTCT, family planning, nutrition and other Reproductive, Maternal
  New-born and Child Health interventions.
• At least two years’ experience in
  implementing eMTCT, family planning and other RMNCH related project work
• Knowledge of Ministry of Health
  systems/district health service delivery
• Previous experience in implementation of
  Health Systems Strengthening interventions.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in
  Reproductive, Maternal New-born and Child Health.
• Technical proficiency in design,
  implementation, and M&E for similar projects/programs
• Dynamic systems thinking, high taste for
  innovation, and continuous quality improvement
• Strong leadership, analytical and
  organizational skills.

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