Quality Improvement Officer GHC Internship Jobs – IntraHealth International

Organisation: Global
Health Corps (GHC)
Placement Organisation: IntraHealth International
Duty Station: Mbale,
Uganda
Eligible Citizenship: Ugandan
Salary: Monthly
Stipend
Position Code: G05-Nat
About GHC:
Global Health Corps
pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require new
thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the
tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their
ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We
currently place fellows in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United State
 innova s, and Zambia.
About US:
For over 30 years,
in nearly 100 countries, IntraHealth International has empowered health workers
to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to
health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening
health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships.
About USAID Project:
IntraHealth has been
working in Uganda for over 25 years. The current project, the USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (USAID RHITES-E) is a
USAID funded activity to support the Government of Uganda (GOU) and key
stakeholders to increase availability and utilization of high quality health
services in 23 districts in Eastern Uganda and 2 in Karamoja sub-region by
strengthening health systems and improving the quality of, access to, and
demand for health services with attention to equity and underserved
populations.
Job Summary:  The Quality Improvement Officer will work
closely with the technical team on IntraHealth’s USAID project as well as
district health teams to design, implement, document and report Quality
Improvement (QI) activities, as per the National QI Framework and Strategic
Plan. S/he will also work with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and relevant
stakeholders to improve the quality of health care services in target
districts.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Identify and address QI capacity building needs for the District
    Quality Improvement teams, health sub-Districts (HSD), and Facility and
    Work improvement teams to promote the application of the 5S-CQI model for
    improvement across health interventions
  • Support District Quality Improvement Teams to coordinate, facilitate
    and track monthly facility performance review and quality improvement
    activities, in close collaboration with the respective District Programme
    Officers
  • Support the District Quality Improvement Committees to conduct
    quarterly integrated QI coaching and mentorship activities for the health
    facilities in the respective clusters based on performance data
  • Coordinate targeted QI coaching activities for health facility teams
    to design, implement, monitor, document and report QI activities
  • Support and facilitate the District QI committee meetings and
    implementation of the District QI plans
  • Facilitate QI teams to establish and maintain QI databases at the
    different levels of QI implementation including facility, HSD, District
    and Regional levels
  • Provide support for reporting of QI activities and results across
    all levels in accordance with the Health Sector QI framework and strategic
    plan
  • Contribute to the development, implementation and tracking of
    annual, quarterly and monthly QI activity plans
  • Contribute to documentation and dissemination of QI related
    activities, progresses, successes, lessons learned and best practices
  • Support districts to plan and conduct Health Facility quality of
    care assessment activities, client satisfaction surveys using MOH tools
    and continuously utilize the findings for improvement

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Global Health Corps Quality Improvement
    Officer career placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree*
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in medicine, midwifery,
    nursing, social sciences, public health, or related field
  • Two years of relevant experience*
  • Experience improving processes or outcomes, ideally through Quality
    Improvement approaches and in support of facility-based Quality
    Improvement teams*
  • Ability to translate findings or technical concepts into accessible
    messages via trainings/workshops or written materials, which will serve to
    transfer knowledge and skills to IntraHealth’s front-line service
    providers*
  • Proven ability to conceptualize, innovate and execute ideas*
  • Experience working with or in a government institution or NGO,
    especially in an integrated health programming context
  • Experience with partnership/relationship management, with proven
    ability to coordinate activities of different stakeholders, especially at
    district and or sub-national level
  • Field experience, especially in HIV and family health services
  • Database management experience
  • Excellent writing skills as evidenced by past reports and other
    materials
  • Possesses IntraHealth core competencies: Innovation, Accountability,
    Service Excellence, Interpersonal Relationships
  • Conceptual thinker with excellent organizational skills, time
    management skills, attention to detail, and self-motivated
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to clearly and concisely
    express ideas and concepts in written and oral form
  • Proficient use of Microsoft office especially Excel
  • Willingness to be based in Mbale and travel within the country
NB: Items indicated
with an asterisk (*) are required
Fellowship Stipend, Benefits, and Logistics:
In addition to the
intensive leadership development and professional growth that the fellowship
offers, the Global Health Corps fellowship includes the following benefits. GHC
arranges several logistical details on fellows’ behalf with the expectation
that fellows will take ownership of their overall experience. Read on below to
learn more about how these items apply to specific placements:
  • Monthly living stipend
  • Award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year
  • Housing
  • Insurance
  • Support in applying for visas and/or work permits, as necessary
  • Travel costs covered to and from placement site, GHC training and
    retreats
  • Professional development funds of up to $600
How to Apply:
All applicants who
desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned
organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at
the web page below.
Deadline: 16th January, 2019 at 11:59pm EST
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