District Technical Coordinator/ Cluster Manager USAID RHITES-N Project Jobs – University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Duty Station: 
Uganda
Reports to: Technical
Director
About US:
University Research
Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health
care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit
affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45
countries, including the United States.
About USAID RHITES-N Project:
With the RHITES-N
Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern
Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s
(GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s
post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on
USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of
high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to
respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region,
leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.
Job Summary:   The District
Technical Coordinator/ Cluster Manager will be responsible for one cluster of
districts and the interdisciplinary staff assigned to work on that cluster
team. He/she will lead the planning, management and coordination of all cluster
team staff in the technical, logistics and administrative functions in the
target Cluster of Districts to ensure improvement in access and availability of
quality health services, health systems strengthened, and the population of
Acholi region adapt healthy behaviors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • 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.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • 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.
Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite
period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.



How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the URC should upload
their updated CVs / résumés and cover letters at the link below. Also, please
complete your application form and attach a completed USAID Form 1420
Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet as well, download it
here
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