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About the Organisation
Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. The group was founded in 1973 and initially called the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, but is now referred to simply as Jhpiego.
About USAID Project:
Jhpiego is implementing a five-year Urban Health Activity in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Activity aims to strengthen urban health systems and improve equitable health outcomes among all urban dwellers by working with districts, municipalities, and the Kampala Capital City Authority to provide quality primary healthcare services. It also focuses on optimizing available resources and enhancing private sector capacity to ensure sustainable improvements in health outcomes and a more resilient urban healthcare system. The Activity will address poor quality of care, congestion in public health facilities, uncoordinated referral system, weak community and surveillance structures, limited private sector capacity, and gaps in enabling environment results in poor health outcomes. The project’s key expected results include the following: improved access to and use of quality, maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition, and malaria services and improved disease outbreak response.
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Kampala, Uganda
Jhpiego is a global health nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of women and families by providing transformative health care solutions and advancing innovative approaches to health systems strengthening. With a mission to prevent the needless deaths of women and children by improving health care delivery systems and ensuring access to quality care, Jhpiego has earned widespread recognition for its leadership in maternal, newborn, and child health, as well as its work in reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention. Known for its strong reputation in public health, the organization is valued for its evidence-based, sustainable, and culturally relevant solutions.
Jhpiego fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, emphasizing respect, diversity, and professional development, offering employees a supportive environment with opportunities for growth, a flexible work-life balance, and competitive benefits. Established in 1973 as part of Johns Hopkins University, Jhpiego has grown from a small technical assistance provider to a global health leader, operating in over 40 countries and delivering impactful programs in maternal health, family planning, and disease prevention.
The organization’s innovative approach blends research, technology, and local knowledge to create scalable, adaptable solutions that improve health outcomes in some of the world’s most challenging settings. Jhpiego's size and reach have made it a key partner to governments, international organizations, and local communities, making a difference through sustainable health interventions. Guided by its core values of excellence, innovation, and equity, Jhpiego continues to make a lasting impact on global health. Through its corporate social responsibility initiatives, Jhpiego invests in capacity building, health workforce development, and improving health access for underserved populations. For more information, visit www.jhpiego.org.
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Deadline:
26 Dec 2024
Job Title
Field Program Manager job at Jhpiego
Jhpiego
Job Description
Job Title: Field Program Manager
Organisation: Jhpiego
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
The District Manager will oversee project implementation in the district of jurisdiction including municipalities therein. The District Manager will be based at the district (Mukono or Wakiso) and will provide management and technical leadership to project activities, ensuring strong partnership with district and municipal authorities, health management teams, private health sector and fostering coordination as well as synergy with other projects operating within the district. The District Manager will promote programmatic and clinical excellence and innovative approaches in building highly skilled and functioning public and private health workforce ready to offer quality RMNCAH, nutrition, IPC/WASH, family planning, and malaria services in the district. The district manager will strengthen the district’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies. The District Manager will provide leadership in the development, management and implementation of project activities leading to desired project results. The district manager will determine the needs for technical assistance from project teams and request such assistance in a timely way. The district manager will oversee operations of the district office and directly supervises the district-based project teams. S/He is responsible for ensuring project objectives are met and results are achieved.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
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Deadline: 26th December 2024
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Responsibilities:
Establishes and maintains partnerships with district authorities and health management teams as well as develop and implement program activities.
Ensures timely technical assistance in RMNCAH, nutrition, IPC/WASH, malaria services and management of public health emergencies.
Leads the district office team to develop evidence-based work plans to achieve project goal and objectives
Coordinates with the Kampala Local Maternity and Newborn System (LMNS) to improve delivery of services and referral pathways.
Leads regular technical meetings with the district and the project’s main office team to review program implementation and identify measures to overcome implementation challenges and enhance quality services.
Accountable for the delivery of strategic program objectives at the district level, with regular reporting on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis.
Supervises staff assigned to the district project office and manages daily operations to ensure achievement of program objectives, including mentorship and coaching for the team.
Ensures staff and partners comply with Jhpiego, USG and GOU policies, laws, rules and regulations.
Work with the USG funded and other Green Cities CSOs to plan, implement and monitor climate health interventions.
Coordinates and supervises CSOs receiving innovative grants in the district
Supports the project M&E team and district/municipal health information staff to increase HMIS reporting by both the public and private sector.
Develop a district level stakeholder matrix and communication plan to leverage interventions and resources from other stakeholders.
Represents the Urban Health Activity at the district level and any other forum as required.
Implements other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in public health with a degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Nutrition, pharmacy, social sciences or equivalent. MBA is an added advantage.
Experience and Skills:
Demonstrated experience of not less than eight (8) years of working on donor-funded health programs with a preference for experience in RMNCAH and management position.
Must have at least 4 years of supervisory experience in an INGO.
Deep understanding of Uganda’s health system at the national, district and community levels
Proven professional experience working on or supporting work within the target districts, public and private health facilities.
Experience of supporting private health institutions to increase access to health care and understanding of their pain points.
Experience of supporting integrated service delivery, quality improvement and data use in health care
Proven leadership skills and expertise in the management of health programs and fostering teamwork.
Familiarity with USAID or other USG administrative, management and reporting procedures/systems.
Strong interpersonal communication, teamwork, partnering, negotiation and consensus building skills.
Ability to prioritize amongst competing demands with minimal supervision.
Willingness to travel within the Kampala metropolitan area.
Computer literacy in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
Good oral and written English communication skills required.
