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• Policy formulation and policy dialogue
  with health development partners
• Resource mobilization and budgeting
• Strategic planning
• Development and enforcement of regulations
• Advising other ministries on health
  matters
• Setting standards and quality assurance
• Capacity development and technical support
• Provision of nationally coordinated
  services such as epidemic control
• Coordination of health research
• Monitoring and evaluation of the overall
  sector performance.

• Working with the MoH team, the
  Noncommunicable Diseases Program Officer will:
• Review and update the existing
  noncommunicable disease policy and strategic plan in alignment with the
  noncommunicable diseases global and national agenda
• Review and finalize existing
  noncommunicable disease guidelines in alignment with current global
  guidelines
• Network with various stakeholders (public
  and private) to promote the noncommunicable disease agenda at all levels
  while implementing various noncommunicable disease program activities
• Liaise with the Health Promotion Division
  in implementing noncommunicable disease health promotion activities
• Organize and participate in meetings,
  workshops and other noncommunicable disease events
• Proactively identify funding opportunities
  for noncommunicable diseases in Uganda
• Develop fundable research proposals for
  various noncommunicable disease program activities
• Develop operational work plans and budgets
  in line with approved noncommunicable disease activities and budget lines
• Prepare and ensure adherence to six-month
  work plans for agreed noncommunicable disease activities
• Spearhead noncommunicable disease research
  including proposal writing, data analysis, publication, and dissemination
• Develop a database for all existing
  noncommunicable disease research in Uganda, both published and unpublished
• Monitor and evaluate noncommunicable
  disease activities and interventions in various health programs
• Prepare activity reports and participate
  in making semi-annual progress reports
• Actively participate in the development of
  appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools for various noncommunicable
  disease activities
• Periodically compile, analyze, and report
  HMIS/DHIS data on noncommunicable diseases
• Participate in noncommunicable disease
  training of health care workers and regular revision of the training
  curriculum
• Review and update noncommunicable disease
  Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials targeting
  different population groups and settings

• The ideal candidate for the Global Health
  Corps Noncommunicable Diseases Program Officer career placement should
  hold a Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in creating project work plans,
  budgets, and summary documents
• Excellent writing skills, able to
  translate technical information into accessible language for diverse
  audiences
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other
  relevant computer applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, STATA)
• Knowledge of at least one local Ugandan
  language
• Experience with planning
  meetings/workshops/events, including shaping the agenda and coordinating
  logistics
• Database experience
• Experience assessing and reporting on
  program/project impact
• Experience drafting grant proposals for
  research projects or programs
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders
  to ensure a project stays on time and on budget
• A strong interest in noncommunicable
  disease issues locally, nationally, regionally, and globally, including an
  understanding of their linkage to development and poverty
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
  including the ability to manage multi-stakeholder processes
• Strong organizational and leadership
  skills
• Good analytical and decision making skills
• Ability to take initiative; innovative,
  hardworking, and results-oriented
• Ability to work under pressure;
  conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines,
  and achieving results
• Ability to work well in team settings, but
  with self-sufficiency and self-motivation
• Ability to multi-task with flexibility and
  demonstrated priority-setting ability

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