Organisation: Ministry of
Health
Health
Project Name: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria (GFATM)
Malaria (GFATM)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Commissioner
Health Services (Planning)
Health Services (Planning)
About US:
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) is an
International Partnership that provides grants to lower income countries with
high HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis disease burden. The Fund also supports
health service delivery through grants that are dedicated to health and
community systems strengthening. These resources are additional to and not a
replacement for financing to the health sector from recipient Governments.
Recipient Countries are required to demonstrate transparency, traceability,
attribution and efficient accountability of the resources.
International Partnership that provides grants to lower income countries with
high HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis disease burden. The Fund also supports
health service delivery through grants that are dedicated to health and
community systems strengthening. These resources are additional to and not a
replacement for financing to the health sector from recipient Governments.
Recipient Countries are required to demonstrate transparency, traceability,
attribution and efficient accountability of the resources.
Job Summary: The Health
Support Systems Grant Coordinator (HSS Grant) will support the implementation
of the HSS Grant at national and sub-national levels taking care to maximize
the gains from the previous Global Fund investments and provide support to
critical areas that have high impact on the overall national health system.
He/she will support strengthening of sub-national planning/coordination and the
sustenance of the gains from Global Fund grants and other non-Global Fund
support.
Support Systems Grant Coordinator (HSS Grant) will support the implementation
of the HSS Grant at national and sub-national levels taking care to maximize
the gains from the previous Global Fund investments and provide support to
critical areas that have high impact on the overall national health system.
He/she will support strengthening of sub-national planning/coordination and the
sustenance of the gains from Global Fund grants and other non-Global Fund
support.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The jobholder will document the existing
and any future Sub-Recipients (SRs) of the HSS Grant as well as all its
key stakeholders. - Organize grant implementation review
meetings where the SRs provide updates to the key Stakeholders. Key
stakeholders including MOH senior and Top Management, UAC, warehouses,
Regional teams, DHOs, regional referral hospitals and Implementing
Partners, among others. - Maintain a communication link between all
HSS grant sub-national implementers (liaison officer) and the FCU of the
Ministry of Health - Work closely with the HSS M&E
Specialist, regularly compile the Progress Updates reports for submission
to the Global Fund - Organize field visits to monitor
implementation of grant activities and promptly compile field reports and
ensure that SRs adhere to the Ministry of Health guidelines and grant
conditions - Identify and document capacity development
needs for the HSS Grant SRs especially for staff involved in programmatic
and financial reporting and advise the Commissioner Health Services
-Planning on appropriate action - Prepare briefs for the Commissioner
Planning to brief the Ministry of Health leadership, the Principal
Recipient (PR) and Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), - Work in liaison with the Regional
Performance Monitoring Teams (RPMTs) and Ministry of Health staff to
support planning, capacity building, reporting and performance monitoring
of the grant, across all levels of the decentralized response - Compile action plans for addressing grant
management actions as will be issued from the Global Fund Secretariat and
devise means for monitoring their implementation - Work closely with the Finance resource
persons to follow-up financial reports from implementers be it individuals
or organizations - Ensure that all cross-cutting health
systems strengthening activities are effectively planned and executed with
the relevant stakeholders. - Represent the Commissioner Planning in key
operational HSS meetings and other fora, - Perform any other duty as may be assigned
by the supervisor from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Global Fund
Health Support Systems Grant Coordinator (HSS Grant) job opportunity must
hold a first degree in health related or social sciences discipline with a
degree in Public Health or equivalent. - Possession of a post graduate
qualification in Project management shall be an added advantage. - At least five years’ relevant experience
in management of health programs in Uganda. - Significant experience in facilitating and
training of health service provider - Excellent oral and written communication
skills particularly report writing skills - Ability to work closely in a team
environment - Highly adaptable and able to work in
stressful conditions - Self-motivated but with the ability to
make good use of the experience and efforts of others - Computer literacy skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box
7272, Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya, Kampala and hand delivered to the open
Registry Room No. A103. Ministry of Health Headquarters between 8.00 am – 5.00
pm working days). The complete
applicants should include the following;
applications addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box
7272, Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya, Kampala and hand delivered to the open
Registry Room No. A103. Ministry of Health Headquarters between 8.00 am – 5.00
pm working days). The complete
applicants should include the following;
- Detailed curriculum vitae,
- Photocopies of Professional registration
certificates and valid practicing licences where applicable. - Copy of National Identity Card.
NB:
- All applications should bear the title of
the post being applied for. - Applicants should include their telephone
and email contacts on their application forms. - Applicants subsequently shortlisted for
oral interviews shall be required to present Originals of their Academic
Transcripts and Certificates and National Identity Cards at the time of
sitting the Oral Interviews. - Applicants who will not have heard from
the Ministry within a period of one month after completion of the
recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves
unsuccessful.
Deadline: Friday, 28th
April 2017
April 2017
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