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Post Title: PROGRAMME
MANAGER (RE-ADVERTISED)
Organisation: AMREF
Reporting: Deputy
Country Director
Ref Number:
UCO/SCHAP/001/2013
Number of positions:
1
Duty Station:
Kampala
Background
Information:
AMREF is the largest indigenous health development
nongovernmental organization based in Africa. Working with and through African
communities, health systems and governments, AMREF aims to close the gap that
prevents people from accessing their basic right to health. With headquarters
in
Kenya, AMREF has programmes in Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia,
South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and West Africa. Employing over
1000 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately $90 million,
AMREF is a knowledge resource for donors and partners.
For more information visit our website www. amref.org.
Purpose of the Job
Reporting to the Deputy Country Director, the Program
Manager SCHAP will provide technical and management leadership focusing on all
the strategic and operational aspects of HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities and
develop valuable networks with the districts, Ministry of Health and CDC.
Key Responsibilities
• Spearhead the project strategy development and implementation
within the selected districts and ensure that all AMREF initiatives in the
region are fully aligned to the Uganda country strategy.
• Provide leadership to the development and implementation
of high quality projects in line with AMREF’s values and principles.
• Ensure that AMREF is represented at local and district
levels that are relevant to the Foundation’s work.
• Liaise and network with relevant AMREF partners and
collaborators to improve AMREF visibility, coordination of activities and promotion
of shared advocacy agenda.
• Ensure that the agreed project plans and budgets are
monitored very closely and that high levels of quality, accountability,
reporting and transparency are maintained throughout.
• Ensure programme growth by participating in the
development of new project initiatives.
• Contribute to change management and strategic growth of
the Uganda Country programme by actively participating in the management
meetings.
• Responsible for the management of assigned budgets and
assets in the programme under the direction of the Country Director .
• Link AMREF to the Ministry of health by interacting with
the AIDS Control Programme (ACP) and other relevant departments and Committees.
• With support from the field team and health unit management,
devise innovative models to increase the numbers of SMC.
• Support the project teams to develop and conduct
appropriate Operations Research in the programme.
• Support quarterly, semi-annual and annual project
implementation reports based on agreed priority areas, work plans and budgets and
in collaboration with CDC.
Qualifications,
experience and skills
• The applicant must have a Masters Degree in Public Health
or relevant area.
• Degree in Public health, M.B.Ch.B.
• Post graduate degree in public health or closely related
field.
• At least 5 years’ of direct experience of managing complex
integrated and behavioral change programmes in Health development, with a
reputable international NGO.
• Experience of advocacy, operations research and publications
in the health field.
• Evidence of documentation of project experiences to
support programme development and evidence-based advocacy.
• Producing high quality financial and activity reports for
donors and organizational use in a
timely fashion.
• Experience in managing community health development
programme and working for
International NGOs.
How to Apply:
If you would like to join a dynamic team and help bring
lasting health change in Africa, please quote reference number in your
application and send a copy of your CV, together with a supporting statement,
which should include evidence of competence against key criteria, remuneration
requirements and contact details of three work-related referees, addressed to
the Country Director, AMREF Uganda by email to jobs.amrefuganda@amref.org
Emails should not exceed 2MB. We encourage interested candidates to submit
their applications by
Friday, November 29, 2013.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
AMREF is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking
environment policy.
