Job Title: District Integrated Health Service Delivery Officer – 5 Positions
Organisation: Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
About Organisation:
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) emerged from the Mulago – Mbarara Teaching Hospitals Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) which was established in November 2004 under the then Makerere University Faculty of Medicine. Over the last 20 years, we have broadened our work beyond the support of provision of comprehensive HIV and TB services to include capacity strengthening for health care workers across Uganda and conduct research to inform policies for HIV/TB and other HIV comorbidities in the country.
Job Summary: The District Integrated Health Service Delivery Officer will provide technical and operational leadership for the implementation, coordination, and monitoring of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Malaria, and Global Health Security (GHS) interventions in the supported district.
The officer will work with District Health Teams (DHTs), health facilities, and community structures to strengthen integrated service delivery, surveillance, and response systems while ensuring alignment with MoH policies, National Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP), and project objectives.
He/she will guide district-level planning, mentorship, and quality improvement to achieve high coverage and quality of essential MNCH, child health, and malaria services, and support the district’s preparedness and response capacity under the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) framework.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical direction and oversight for the implementation of MNH, Child Health, Malaria, and GHS interventions across supported facilities.
- Support the DHT in integrating maternal, newborn, child health, and malaria activities into annual workplans, budgets, and performance reviews.
- Coordinate district-level technical working groups (TWGs) and participate in regional learning and planning meetings.
- Ensure adherence to national policies, service delivery standards, and clinical guidelines for MNCH, Malaria, and surveillance interventions.
- Work with facility teams to improve access, utilization, and quality of integrated MNCH, malaria, and child health services (ANC, safe delivery, postnatal care, immunization, iCCM, IMCI, IPTp, and malaria diagnosis and treatment).
- Promote integration of services across platforms (HIV/TB, RMNCH, nutrition, GHS) for efficiency and continuity of care.
- Support implementation of quality improvement (QI) approaches and ensure functional QI teams across supported facilities.
- Strengthen district and facility capacity for infection prevention and control (IPC), emergency obstetric and newborn care, and maternal/perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR).
- Strengthen district capacity for surveillance, detection, reporting, and response to priority epidemic- prone diseases and public health threats.
- Support functionality of District Task Forces and rapid response teams, and facilitate simulation exercises, after-action reviews, and emergency preparedness planning.
- Coordinate with One Health structures to promote integrated surveillance and community event- based reporting.
- Support community health workers and CHEWs to participate in surveillance, outbreak response, and risk communication.
- Work with the data and M&E teams to strengthen use of HMIS/DHIS2 and ensure timely and accurate reporting.
- Participate in quarterly performance reviews, data review meetings, and support adaptive planning based on evidence.
- Document and disseminate success stories, best practices, and lessons learned in integrated health service delivery.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Environmental Health, or related clinical discipline.
- Master’s degree in public health, Health Systems Management, or Epidemiology is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in MNCH, child health, malaria, or health systems strengthening, preferably under a PEPFAR funded project.
- Sound technical knowledge of MoH MNCH, Malaria, and GHS policies, guidelines, and data systems.
- Demonstrated experience working with DHTs and health facilities on planning, supervision, and performance monitoring.
- Strong analytical, coordination, and mentorship skills.
- Excellent communication, report-writing, and partnership management abilities.
- Proficiency in MS Office and DHIS2 data systems.
- Ability to travel extensively within supported districts.
Note: MJAP is dedicated to inclusion and diversity, evaluating all job applicants solely based on merit, regardless of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, marital status, or disability. As an equal opportunity employer, MJAP does not charge applicants at any stage and is not responsible for losses from fraudulent recruitment activities.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates are invited to apply online at the link below
Deadline: 4th December 2025
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60