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The Advisor will be responsible for.

• Provide strategic advice and capacity development on health systems topics in the context of GFATM grant development and implementation to BACKUP’s national partners.
• Assess options for the bundling of disease-specific health services in integrated HTM approaches and their integration into general (especially primary) health care, involving relevant national stakeholders and based on in-depth knowledge of gaps, needs, and the country’s stakeholder landscape.
• Analyse and incorporate cross cutting themes such as community, rights and gender related to the interventions.
• Keep track of developments of global financing mechanisms in the country besides the GFATM, such as GFF and Gavi, WHO and WB
• Ensure the identification, planning, and delivery of high-quality technical interventions to partner institutions through consultants, service contracts, or grants, in line with the project goals and working towards its indicators, promoting integrated and sustainable approaches.
• Engage in relevant networks, exchange platforms and technical working groups geared towards aligning national health systems strengthening activities.
• Engage in the coordination and monitoring of BACKUP’s activities within the framework of the global programme (module offer, indicators and M&E, communications, and knowledge management and other).
• Coordinate closely with the GIZ country office, the other countries supported by the BACKUP Health programme, as well as the Global Fund country team for Uganda.

Specific Tasks

• The Advisor performs the following specific tasks:
• Technical advice:
• Lead the technical implementation of the BACKUP project in Uganda.
• Identify technical assistance (TA) needs and opportunities
• Offer advice on potential TA activities aligned with national priorities, project strategies, and partner needs, with a focus on cross-cutting themes such as community, rights, and gender.
• Management and Coordination:
• Engage in the coordination and monitoring of BACKUP’s activities within the framework of the global programme (module offer, indicators and M&E, communications, and knowledge management and other).
• Coordinate closely with the GIZ country office, the other countries supported by the BACKUP Health programme, as well as the Global Fund country team for Uganda.
• Communication and Networking:
• Represent BACKUP Health in national meetings; foster partnerships and linkages among key stakeholders involved in Global Fund, disease-specific interventions, health system actors and other Global Health Initiatives
• Coordinate BACKUP health communication efforts for public relations through national, regional, and global publication of project outcomes.
• Other Duties/Additional Tasks
• Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.