Posts
Position Title:Human Resources Management Team Leader
Report to: the DCOP.
Organization:IntraHealth International,Jobs in Uganda,
Primary Location:Kampala, Uganda
Education Level: Master’s degree
Minimum Experience : 5 (Years)
Requisition Number : 14-0034
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Brief Company Profile:
IntraHealth International is seeking a senior level Human Resources
Management (HRM) Team Lead to be based in Kampala, Uganda for an anticipated
USAID funded Human for Resources Health project . This position is contingent
on funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
For over 30 years, in more than 100 countries, IntraHealth 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
workersensuring that 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.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The HRM Team Leader is responsible for strengthening the capacity of the
Ministry of Health (MoH) health workers at the national and local levels who
are responsible for the development, , implementation and monitoring of
evidence-based outcomes that strengthen HRM systems.
The Team Leader will forge partnerships and linkages with national and
district HRH stakeholders—both public and private—to ensure HRM initiatives are
introduced throughout the health system. As a member of the Project Leadership
Team (PLT), the HRM Team Leader will partner with the MoH to support a cadre
ofprofessional HR managers in the MoH and with professional associations to
address current and expanded health worker workforce performance and support
systems.
The HRM Team Leader will report to the DCOP.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The HRM Team Leader will manage and supervise activities related to the
following:
• Assist national and regional country-level counterparts and stakeholders
in reviewing, designing and strengthening systems such as HRH assessments,
recruiting, deployment and performance management systems .
• Assist health sector leaders to review HR legislative policies,
operational practices and procedures, build capacity and improve HR and
recruitment systems to improve the quality and availability of health services
in Uganda, especially in remote and low resource areas.
• Co-conduct, with the MoH, assessments to determine the best interventions
and approaches to address pressing problems;
• Lead in the design, implementation and monitoring of training activities
and interventions to build local capacity in managing health sector human
resources.
• Play a primary role in HRM programming to strengthen the capacity of the
MoH, HRM and Human Resource Development Departments to perform a more strategic
role in terms of management and production of health workers.
• Offer technical leadership in sharing and developing new and improved
strategies, tools and interventions for improved human resources availability
and productivity and in documenting evidence of success or lack of success for
the interventions
• Build capacity in the central and the sub national public health sector
to strengthen their HR management systems, especially systems such as
recruitment, deployment, retention and motivation, and performance management
systems.
• Build local professional capacity and expertise in HRM and personnel
policies and develop innovative strategies for building this local capacity at
national and district levels.
• Provide the linkages required within the public health sector and with
training institutions to support the development of a pool of HRH experts for
the country.
• Identify and utilize best practices for task shifting and advocate for
adoption by the MoH and professional councils of task shifting strategies.
• Develop MoH and district capacity in application and use of Workload
Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) approaches to determine appropriate staffing
patterns at different facility levels, and advocate for the use of WISN as the
MoH standard for setting staffing norms.
Requirements :
Master’s degree in Human Resource Planning/ Management.
Additional degree in International Health or Public Health preferred and at
least 8 years of experience in designing and implementing HRM systems and practices
(e.g. planning, recruitment, performance management, etc).
Knowledge of the World Health Organization’s Workload Indicators of
Staffing Needs (WISN) approaches and the ability to lead its application at the
national and district level preferred. Demonstrated experience developing work
plans and budgets and delivering results on time and within budget.
• Proven ability to direct and manage a team to achieve technical goals on
a large, complex project, preferably for USAID.
• Demonstrated diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a
complex and changing environment with all levels of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
• Computer literacy in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Power
Point, and Outlook.
• Willingness to travel 25% within the country and internationally on
occasion.
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
