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Position Title: Deputy Chief of Party
Requisition Number: 14-0017
Job Type : Full Time
Primary Location: Kampala,
Uganda
Organisation:IntraHealth
International
Position Type : Proposal (Contingent Upon Award)
Brief Company Profile:
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.
IntraHealth is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to
be based in Kampala, Uganda for the anticipated national Human Resources for
Health (HRH) project. This position is contingent upon funding.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) in
providing technical program leadership in the development, management and
support of project activities.
In the absence of the COP the DCOP will assume overall
responsibility for the project.
The DCOP will take
the lead in coordinating program development, implementation and reporting, and
will work very closely with the Intermediate Results (IR) Leaders overseeing
the project’s major components, and other program staff to ensure results and
synergy in the development and implementation of the project.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Supervise IR Team Leads and facilitate achievement of
their program objectives and targets with technical backstopping and support.
• Initiate and facilitate regular technical meetings to
review program implementation, and identify measures to overcome implementation
bottlenecks and enhance quality of deliverables.
• Account to the COP on the delivery of strategic program
objectives, with regular reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Lead documentation and sharing of knowledge and emerging
practices from the program internally within IntraHealth and externally with
the wider stakeholder audience.
• Ensure daily operations of overall program
implementation activities are on schedule and that reports, new plans and
budgets are prepared with sufficient lead time to get the necessary approvals.
• Work with the COP to provide technical and
administrative support in all aspects of the project and carry out any duties
that may be assigned by the COP.
• Oversee and represent the project in the absence of the
COP.
Requirements
Master’s degree in International Health, Social Sciences,
Health or related discipline and at least 10 years relevant professional
experience. Preferred experience with USAID-funded projects. Extensive
experience in human resources management, preferably in the public sector with
in-depth knowledge of at least one HRH technical area. Significant knowledge
and experience of social, cultural, economic and political developments and
trends in Uganda.
• Proven ability to direct and manage a team and to work
with partners, USAID and headquarters staff
• Demonstrated experience overseeing development of
activity budgets, managing activity costs, and monitoring program spending
against budget in an accurate and timely manner
• Demonstrated experience to develop and work within
approved work plans
• Proven ability to manage confidential matters
discreetly and with the trust and confidence of colleagues and clients
including USAID and Ministry of Health
• Demonstrated diplomatic and interpersonal skills and
ability to work in a complex and changing environment with all levels of
stakeholders
• Proven customer-service (client-focused) management
skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Proven ability to hire and train local staff and
consultants
• Computer literacy in MS Office applications including
Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
• Willingness to travel 25% within the country and
internationally on occasion
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this
engagement in more detail,
please submit your resume in confidence to the website on
the link below:
https://rew22.ultipro.com/INT1028/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*9D51C9D593C28B64
