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• Improve frontline private providers’ ability
  to assess, treat, and refer childhood illnesses
• Ensure that primary health facilities are
  adequately supplied with essential medicines and diagnostics
• Improve integrated management of severe
  pneumonia and malaria in secondary and tertiary health facilities
• Improve regulatory and financing environment

• Lead development on Malaria, Pneumonia, and
  Diarrhea  program strategies and
  goals with Program Managers, Country Director and Deputy Country Director
  to ensure programs are meeting government priorities;
• Support CD/DCD in the strategic management of
  the office across program and operations including designing and
  implementation of program performance metrics.
• Evolve, develop, and expand this new position
  to be a highly valued and trusted asset in CHAI and Uganda specifically;

• Develop Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea work
  streams with Program Managers, provide guidance in their implementation
  and review major pieces of work prior to dissemination;
• Guide senior country leadership on program
  objectives and work streams implementation;
• Introduce new and creative approaches,
  strategies, and/or concepts to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of
  program management;
• Ensure programs are leveraging expertise,
  relationships and other commonalities across programs within the Cluster
  and across other functional components of the organization;
• Develop major work streams with Program
  Managers and provide guidance in their implementation;
• Attend TWGs and other high level meetings as
  a senior level representative of CHAI

• Build new relationships and strengthen
  existing ones with MOH and partners that would be beneficial to programs;
• Ensure cooperation and support from internal
  and external senior partners;
• Nurture positive and trusted relationships
  with program donors

• Proactively identify and address
  programmatic, performance management, and financial matters;
• Work collaboratively with senior country
  leadership and Program Managers to resolve problems;
• Quickly identify and resolve management
  matters;
• Develop comprehensive solutions to resolve
  problems;
• Proactively seek guidance on CHAI best
  practices;

• Build program, people, and financial
  management capacity of Program Managers;
• Support Program Managers in identifying human
  resources needs and assist in recruiting and staff development;
• Provide in-depth and high-quality technical
  assistance to the government;
• Collaborate with Program Managers on
  Professional Development of team members with a focus on Succession
  Planning;
• Work closely with Program Managers to
  proactively address and resolve performance matters;
• Proactively seek guidance on CHAI people
  management best practices;

• Manage ~ $1.5 million annual budget;
• Keenly track financial obligations and
  expenditures of donor(s) funds
• Manage program planning and execution on
  program initiatives while achieving objectives and meeting budget
  requirements;
• Perform any other responsibilities as
  required

• The ideal candidate should hold a high
  quality degree from a top University; Masters’ degree in Business
  Management, Public Health or Public Administration strongly preferred;
  Bachelor’s degree minimum with exceptional experience
• A minimum of ten years of experience in a
  demanding results driven environment, including at least 5 years of
  successful experience in a leadership role managing a staff and directing
  an division, a large program, or an business unit
• First-hand experience in at least one of the
  following areas: public health program management, pharmaceutical or
  medical device supply chain, business or commercial development, strategy
  consulting;
• High degree of understanding of maternal,
  neonatal or child health issues, strong plus;
• Experience being a tenacious manager, role
  model and team player who demonstrates exceptionally high performance and
  harnesses the same from a diverse, talented and dynamic team;
• Possess exceptional communication and client
  management skills with ability to diplomatically and clearly communicate
  complex ideas with well-developed structure and logic
• Ability to navigate complex government
  processes and favorably influence decision-making in a professional and
  collaborative manner
• Ability to work with humility and not seek
  personal credit for the work or contributions, even where credit is due;
  commitment to ensuring our government partner is the owner of our work
  together
• Ability to manage staff and develop coherent
  programs with substantial ambiguity and changing circumstances
• Ability to lead as a team player, mentor and
  manager, demanding top performance from self and in partnership with the
  entire team
• Highly developed strategic perspective with a
  simultaneous ability to focus on the details
• Well-developed quantitative and analytical
  skills with ability to develop and apply quantitative models including use
  of Excel and other tools to address specific challenges and improve
  working practices with a focus on outcomes
• Ability to create compelling, logical
  presentations, using PowerPoint and other communications media
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and achieve
  maximum impact and efficiency with limited human and financial resources
• Experience conceiving, planning and executing
  programs or projects with verifiable results;
• Strong experience in leading and
  managing  in a fast-paced and
  changing environment, both internally and externally;
• Demonstrated and meaningful achievements
  within the constraints of time and budgets;
• Previous experience in sub-Saharan Africa,
  and specifically professional experience working with Government
  authorities, strong plus;
• English language fluency, both written and
  verbal, required;
• Excellent business-oriented verbal, visual,
  and written communication skills;
• Outstanding analytical skills and insight;
• Ability to navigate complex government
  processes with multiple influencers, and effective at negotiating and
  achieving consensus;
• Proficient with working on highly complex
  problems without extensive structural or operational support;

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