About Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa is an international African organization founded in Kenya in 1957. Our Headquarters are in Nairobi with major programmes in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and two regional hubs in Southern and Western Africa based in South Africa and Senegal Respectively. Working with and through African communities, health systems and governments, Amref Health Africa aims to close the gap that prevents people from accessing their basic right to health. Amref Health Africa is committed to improving the health of people in Africa by partnering with and empowering communities. Our Vision is Lasting *Health Change in Africa.** Amref Health Africa is seeking to hire qualified persons to fill the following Contingent position.
Project Background:
The CDC-funded project Accelerating Epidemic Control in Fort Portal Region in the Republic of Uganda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) seeks to support implementation and acceleration of comprehensive HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs for HIV/AIDS epidemic control. It will entail implementation of targeted combination prevention HIV services including HIV Counseling and Testing to key and priority populations; HIV care and treatment; TB/HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT); Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC); services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC); and associated laboratory and strategic information (SI) services through a health systems strengthening approach. Additionally, the successful applicant will work closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen the technical capacity of Regional Performance Monitoring Teams (RPMTS) and District Health Teams (DHTs) for an effective public health decentralized HIV/AIDS response. Expected outcomes include improved access, coverage and quality of HIV services ensuring 90% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) know their status; 90% of people diagnosed with HIV infection receive antiretroviral therapy (ART); and 90% of those on treatment are virally suppressed.
Role of the Job Incumbent:
The M & E Manager will provide technical support and oversight to ensure monitoring and evaluation excellence of the CDC HIV funded project. He/She will ensure that the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities is in line with the project’s implementation plan and meets the donor and project’s M&E needs. Provide technical support to Sub-Recipients (SRs) in ensuring that programmatic data/indicators are accurately captured, and reported according to set guidelines. Work with Project Managers and Project Director to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted appropriately by SRs and community based organizations (CBOs) to meet the donor and project’s M&E needs.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a University degree in any of the following related field: Medicine, Pharmacy, Statistics, Demography and Public Health. A master’s degree in public health will be an added advantage.
Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria or related fields and programs in developing countries: and working experience with Global Fund, USAID, CDC or any other donor funded programs is desirable.
Excellent organization and time management skills and strong attention to detail, excellent writing and communications skills in English language are required.
Computer literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Experience with database development and management and statistical analysis software (SPSS, EPI-INFO, STATA, SAS or similar) is highly desirable.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send an updated CV including three work related referees and cover letter addressed to the Human Resources Manager, Amref Health Africa in Uganda through jobs.amrefuganda@amref.org .Emails should not exceed 2MB.