About Intra Health:
For over 30 years, in more than 100 countries, IntraHealth International has empowered health workers to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships. In collaboration with governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private- sector organizations around the world, IntraHealth champions the needs and contributions of health workers—from doctors and nurses to community health workers to health facility managers—and works to ensure they have the tools, supplies, information, training, and support they need to provide communities they serve with the best possible opportunity for health and well-being.
About USAID Intra Health SHRH Project:
The purpose of the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (SHRH) project is to strengthen the capacities of central ministries, districts, health professional councils, PNFP and health training institutions to effectively and efficiently plan, manage and utilize the health workforce; and strengthen systems for sustained health worker performance to improve health outcomes for the people of Uganda.
Job Summary: The Program Manager, Community Health Workforce is tasked with the responsibility of planning, coordinating, and implementing all SHRH project activities relating to community health workforce. The incumbent provides strategic guidance to the project on issues relating to community health workforce. He/she works closely with the MoH and other Uganda government and PNFP departments and institutions; implementing partners; and other stakeholders to strengthen the community health workforce in. line with the objectives of the project, the MOH, IntraHealth International and the donors. He/she with guidance from the Chief of Party ensures development of result oriented strategies to strengthen the community health workforce. The incumbent is responsible for leading efforts to accomplish the following key project outputs:
Regular compensation of CHWs through integration in the public health sector employment institutionalized
Performance and retention of the CHW through functional system for well-coordinated community and formal health system support for CHW improved
Capacity to monitor and evaluate performance of CHW strengthened
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Work closely with counterparts to develop and implement work plans on community health workforce as components of the overall project work plans
Offer timely technical support to the MoH to establish CHEW as a position in the public service
Work in liaison with MoH and partners to develop governance and management structure for community health workforce
Ensure development of policy and operational guidelines on community health workforce
Manage the process of defining the roles of the key categories of the CHW and those of the key stakeholders at the operational level of the CHW
Coordinate the functionalization and scale up of an electronic CHW information system linked to the HRIS and establishment of a CHW electronically generated monitoring dashboard
Work in liaison with M&E to monitor the implementation of the CHEW strategy and performance of the CHW and advise the project and MoH accordingly
Provide to CoP updates that focus on activity progress, next steps and problem solving on the CHW
Prepare and submit quarterly and annual progress reports as components of the project quarterly and annual reports
Manage project resources that are allocated to him/her during the performance of his/her duties in line with policies of IntraHealth International.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate for the USAID Intra Heath International Program Manager, Community Health Workforce should hold a Post graduate degree in Health, Social Sciences or related discipline;
A minimum of ten years of professional experience;
Preferred experience with USAID- funded projects;
Extensive experience in community health workforce preferably in the public sector with in-depth knowledge of practice areas such as selection, recruitment, deployment and. regulation;
Significant knowledge and experience of social, cultural, economic and political developments and trends in Uganda;
Proven ability to work as a team player with the ability to work with partners and persons of different backgrounds and cultures
Proven ability to handle confidential matters discreetly and to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and clients including USAID and Ministry of Health;
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work in a complex and changing environment with all key stakeholders;
Proven ability to develop and work within approved work plans;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Power Point; Outlook
Willingness to travel 25% within the country and periodically internationally.
Willingness and ability to work independently with all stakeholder
Willingness to accept additional responsibilities
Willingness to work overtime as required
Willingness to travel throughout Uganda to work with partners, communities and key stakeholders, and potentially internationally, as required
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to send their applications to the Senior Administration & HR Officer including an updated CV and photocopies of their certificates and testimonials via email to jobs-uganda@intrahealth.org
NB: Total file size of attachments should not exceed 2MB.
Deadline: 23rd December 2016