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Job Summary: The Health Specialist (National ICCM Technical Advisor) will be responsible for providing technical support to the respective District Health Teams where iCCM has been established; provide support and guidance to GF in its efforts to scale up iCCM to 33 new districts; strengthen the community HMIS particularly for VHT/iCCM reporting; provide on the job coaching and mentoring of VHT/iCCM focal persons as well as VHT peer supervisors; conduct training needs assessment and training/refresher trainings for health workers, VHT peer supervisors and VHTs; write donor reports and proposals; coordinate and collaborate with the National iCCM task force; and strengthen the supply chain management system for the iCCM commodities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The jobholder will periodically conduct field visits to ascertain end-user monitoring and quality assurance of the iCCM programme in the UNICEF and GF supported districts and identify necessary action for programme adjustments.
Work closely with the respective DHOs and VHT/iCCM focal persons, facilitate quarterly VHT supervision meetings and provide mentorship of VHT Peer Supervisors in UNICEF iCCM supported districts. Support the establishment of strong quality assurance teams at district, HSD, HF and Community levels; and participate in integrated quarterly support supervision with focus on quality assurance of iCCM and integration of the programme into the health care system at all levels in the districts. Provide on the job coaching and mentoring of the respective District Biostatisticians on analysis and presentation on performance of key iCCM indicators; and ensure that quarterly VHT/iCCM reports are submitted to the MoH through DHIS 2 in a timely manner.
Work in close collaboration with the respective DHOs and VHT/iCCM focal persons, coordinate and facilitate iCCM refresher trainings for VHTs and VHT peer supervisors, as well as ICATT trainings for health workers in all iCCM implementing districts.
Periodically coordinate, facilitate and participate in MOH and district specific iCCM programme performance review meetings and provide technical support and guidance to the MOH and district health teams as necessary. Specifically, participate in the quarterly national iCCM stakeholders meetings that are held at the MoH, and also represent UNICEF at other national/international iCCM related fora or meetings.
Offer technical support in the revitalization of the VHT strategy in collaboration with MoH to mitigate and improve performance and motivation of the existing community health structures.
Develop an annual procurement plan for the iCCM commodities required in all the UNICEF supported districts and also make certain that the commodities are ordered (from off shore sources) and distributed through NMS in a timely manner. Support Supply Chain Management of iCCM program at district, health facility and community levels by visiting each district and each health facility and be able to identify bottlenecks and solutions that will ensure proper supply chain management of iCCM commodities provided through UNICEF and NMS. In collaboration with the respective UNICEF Zonal technical Officers, monitor funds disbursed to the districts for iCCM activities, and track the utilization and accountability of these funds.
Technically support the UNICEF iCCM team in developing funding proposals for iCCM programming, mobilization and leveraging of resources as well as writing high quality and timely donor narrative and financial reports.
Work closely with key partners supporting the iCCM programme particularly TASO (GF districts) and IRC (Karamoja region) to ensure that national scale up and implementation is well coordinated and streamlined to avoid duplication and wastage of resources. Provide technical support to partners (CHAI, MSH and Living goods) in their efforts to scale up iCCM delivered through the private sector.
Offer technical support in the roll out of iCCM in the 33 Global Fund supported districts. Such technical support will include coordinating, planning, organizing and teaming up with National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and Child Health Division MOH for capacity building and iCCM implementation and also participate in some of the districts training, monitoring and supervision of the programme.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant for the United Nations UNICEF Health Specialist (National ICCM Technical Advisor) job opportunity should hold an Advanced University Degree in the Medical field / Public Health or related technical field.
At least five years’ experience in iCCM programme management.
Broad knowledge and understanding of work related dynamics at community, district and central levels and ability to work in the field.
Previous experience in Community based health programmes is an added advantage
Personal Competencies:
Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
Core Competencies (Required): Communication; Drive for Result; Working with People
Functional Competencies (Required): Formulating strategies and concepts; Analyzing; Relating and networking; Deciding and Initiating action; Applying technical expertise
NB: UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. UNICEF is a smoke free environment.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan Nationals who wish to join the United Nations UNICEF must send their applications accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, download here, as well as two of the most recent performance evaluation reports.
The Email applications should be sent in this format and so name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.
The applications should be addressed to:
Human Resource Manager,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
P.O. Box 7047, Kampala Uganda
Via Email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org
Deadline: 5th April 2016