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We seek a dedicated and knowledgeable Private Sector Engagement Lead to play a crucial role in advancing our objectives to improve health financing, enhance community-based health insurance (CBHI) coverage, and foster public-private partnerships in health
Private Sector Engagement Lead job at Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF) | Apply Now
Kampala, Uganda
Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF) is the umbrella organization for the private health sector in Uganda, established to champion a strong, sustainable, and inclusive health system through effective collaboration, advocacy, and coordination among private health providers. With a mission to promote quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare services across the country, UHF plays a pivotal role in policy engagement, health system strengthening, and public-private partnerships. Renowned for its credibility and influence, UHF is recognized by government and international partners as a critical voice for private healthcare stakeholders.
The Federation nurtures a culture of professionalism, inclusivity, and impact-driven work, offering meaningful career opportunities in areas such as policy, research, health systems development, and administration, often with flexible and collaborative work arrangements. Since its formation in 2010, UHF has evolved into a key partner in Uganda’s healthcare transformation, leveraging a member-driven model that fosters innovation and collective action. Operating nationwide with a vast network of healthcare providers, UHF is guided by core values including integrity, accountability, equity, and excellence. Its social responsibility efforts include advocacy for universal health coverage, health financing reforms, and capacity building for health workers. For more information, visit www.uhfug.com.
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Full-time
Deadline:
18 Oct 2024
Private Sector Engagement Lead job at Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF)
Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF)
Job Description
The ideal candidate should have a strong background in health policy, insurance systems, and innovative financing mechanisms, and be knowledgeable about broader health sustainability efforts.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1. Legislative Support:
• Assist in the passage of the National Health Insurance Bill.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align policy initiatives with the national sustainability plan for HIV/AIDS.
2. Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI):
• Develop and implement strategies to expand CBHI coverage and membership.
• Support issuing sub-awards to local organisations to enhance the functioning of CBHI systems.
• Explore and propose innovative financial support models for community health promotion services and disease prevention.
3. Capacity Building of Health Workforce:
• Assist in identifying workforce competency gaps and develop transformative training programs for educators and mentors to enhance the effectiveness of developing competent health professionals.
• Contribute to the reviewing of digital learning centres, and facilitate contextualized elearning for continuing professional development.
• Support capacity-building in e-learning for the ICT technical advisors placed/assigned at MOH’s HRH development institute.
• Collaborate with professional councils to codesign e-learning modules on ethics and professionalism for continuing professional development.
• Participate in finalizing and operationalizing of the emergency medicine and critical care nursing curricula still under development and designing, and implementing a scholarship scheme for short-term training programs.
4. Public-Private Partnerships:
• Work with the Public-Sector Engagement Advisor to strengthen the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) capacity for contracting with the private sector.
• Facilitate regular coordination meetings with public-private partnership stakeholders to ensure alignment and progress on health initiatives.
5. Digital Health Transformation:
• Support the transition to digital reporting by promoting the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and addressing readiness gaps.
• Conduct digital readiness assessments to identify necessary upgrades for IT infrastructure and training needs.
• Collaborate with the Data Protection Office to develop a comprehensive data governance strategy that integrates private-sector data management.
6. Data Utilization and Analysis:
• Use Lean Management Approach (LMA) methodologies to cultivate a culture of data-driven decision-making within health programs.
• Develop demand-driven visual tools for performance monitoring, planning, and disease specific analyses.
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