International NGO CHAI Careers – Program Officer, IMCI at Clinton Health Access Initiative

 Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
About CHAI: 
The Clinton
Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to
strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding
access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s
solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines
and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to
life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required
for high-quality care and treatment programs.
Since its
establishment in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI has worked on the
demand and supply sides of the market to help more than 2 million HIV+ people
access the medicines needed for treatment—representing nearly half of all
people on HIV treatment in developing countries. Building on this model, CHAI
has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery
systems and to combat malaria and childhood illnesses.
CHAI, in
partnership with the Ministry of Health, seeks to increase access to
appropriate treatment of diarrhea and pneumonia among children under 5 years.
The program has designed an intervention targeting approximately 600 public
healthcare worker and 20 district health officials in 20 high priority
districts, using the IMCI guidelines. CHAI seeks to recruit an exceptionally
motivated individual to coordinate the implementation of this intervention.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Program
Officer IMCI will primarily:
  • Coordinate and monitor the
    implementation of all activities in the 20 districts
  • Lead the engagement process with the
    Districts Health Offices (DHO) and get their buy-in for the proposed
    activities
  • Support and supervise the sub-contractor
    in charge of the training activities. This entails: conducting regular
    field visits and working closely with the sub-contractor to plan all the
    logistical and technical aspects of the training
  • Work closely with the sub-contractor to
    strengthen DHO capacities to conduct supportive supervision to health
    facilities
  • Support the sub-contractor in collecting
    baseline data and continuously monitoring the progress against the
    pre-defined indicators
  • Perform any other program duties as may
    be directed by ECM program
  • Report back to CHAI Essential Child
    Medicines Coordinator every week to provide weekly programmatic updates.
  • Perform any other tasks as requested by
    the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s
    degree from a recognized institution
  • Experience working with district health
    teams
  • Experience coordinating capacity
    building interventions, including on-the-job training, continuous medical
    education and supportive supervision for public sector providers
  • Experience with implementing IMCI
    interventions will be an added advantage
  • Excellent track record of delivering
    quality results.
  • Outstanding project and people
    management skills
  • Excellent verbal and written
    communication skills
  • Demonstrated success in developing good
    relationships with public and private stakeholders in order to drive a
    multi-partner process
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and
    be effective under tight deadlines and in high-pressure situations
  • Computer literacy skills with ability to
    develop and use Powerpoint presentations
                                                                                                            
How to Apply:
If you are
passionate about humanities and desire to join this prestigious health NGO
founded by one of the United States of America’s Former Presidents, Bill
Clinton, please click web link below. The candidate will be expected to provide
at least three different references related to successful relevant work
experience over the last 2 years

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