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• Oversee an interdisciplinary cluster
  team assigned to provide overall technical and managerial leadership for
  all service delivery activities within the district cluster to ensure the
  delivery of high clinical services.
• Manage district engagement processes and
  capacity building interventions including training and mentorship in
  liaison with the DTCs within the Cluster.
• Serve as key liaison between the RHITES-
  North Acholi Activity and the district leadership, including the health
  officer, DHMTs, health facilities and other implementing partners in the
  target districts to achieve Project’s deliverables.
• Manage the implementation of
  RHITES-North Acholi Activity policies, work plans, MOUs, including
  dissemination, distribution and customization in of the same within the
  cluster in collaboration with the district management and the
  stakeholders.
• Oversee and assist with the development
  of monthly cluster team work plans that will set out the activities to be
  undertaken by cluster team members each month.
• Identify obstacles and risks related to
  implementation of services in a timely manner, suggest appropriate
  adjustments and regularly communicate with project leadership.
• Lead the Cluster service delivery team
  to develop strategies to support district and health facilities in
  delivering high quality clinical services
• Lead the coordination efforts within the
  districts and clusters to facilitate/strengthen focus area technical
  working groups, district and inter-district planning for inter –district
  stakeholders’ forums and inter – district technical working groups that
  incorporate health system strengthening activities.
• Support the design and implementation of
  strategies for community activities that increase uptake of services in
  target communities.
• Enhance linkages and referrals between
  the community and the facility to ensure a continuum of care for
  HIV-positive individuals, pregnant women, youth, and adolescents.
• Support the design of strategies to
  increase uptake, improve adherence, and follow-up of patients receiving
  HIV treatment services.
• Coordinate among key stakeholders, other
  implementing partners and GOU institutions and representatives at the
  county level.
• Work with district leadership to
  strengthen performance management, including supervision to track
  contribution of health system strengthening interventions to service
  delivery outcomes at the health facility level.
• In liaison with district leadership,
  strengthen the functions and management of health system strengthening
  such as recruitment, deployment, and retention, human resources for
  health, infrastructure and commodities for improved service delivery.
• Develop technical capacity and transfer
  of technical expertise, clinical services to the DHMT and facility staff
  to enhance quality of services.
• Participate in district level planning,
  development, and M&E activities related to health system
  strengthening.
• Participate in district level quality
  assessments and mentor the DHMT to implement agreed action plans to
  improve service quality.
• Submit monthly Cluster activity plans
  and progress reports based on the provided template.
• Synthesize and disseminate lessons
  learned and best practices through reports, working group meetings, and
  workshops.
• Monitor progress and provide implementation
  status updates to the project team and contribute towards reporting
  including but not limited to monthly (activity plans and progress
  reports), quarterly, and annual reports.

• The applicant for the USAID Project District
  Technical Coordinator/ Cluster Manager job must hold a Bachelor’s degree
  in MBChB, master’s degree in Public Health is an added advantage
• Five years of experience of relevant
  professional experience managing and implementing HIV, Family health and
  health system service delivery programs.
• Three (3) years demonstrated experience
  in managing and supervising a team and project design.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively
  with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local
  community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at
  the sub-national level.
• Knowledge and experience of Quality
  Improvement methodologies
• Familiarity with USAID funded programs
  -working directly or as an implementing partner at national, regional or
  district levels.
• Excellent written and oral communication
  and interpersonal skills
• High integrity
• Team player and strong leadership and
  management skills
• Computer literacy and familiarity with
  standard office computer applications
• Ability to work under pressure and meet
  deadlines.

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