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Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uganda is the government body responsible for policy formulation, coordination, and oversight of the health sector, with a mission to provide the highest possible level of health services to all people in Uganda through a well-functioning and sustainable health care system. Renowned for its pivotal role in combating public health challenges such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and most recently COVID-19, the Ministry has earned national and international recognition for its resilience and innovation in healthcare delivery.
MoH fosters a collaborative and service-oriented work culture, supporting employee development, professional ethics, and public service excellence, while offering job opportunities across a wide range of roles in administration, clinical services, public health, and health systems strengthening, often on both permanent and contractual terms. Since its establishment, the Ministry has evolved through various reforms aimed at decentralization, health financing, and community-based health initiatives, embracing digital health innovations and public-private partnerships to improve service delivery.
As a national institution with extensive reach across all districts of Uganda, MoH operates through a network of regional referral hospitals, health centers, and affiliated agencies. Its core values include equity, integrity, transparency, professionalism, and people-centered care. The Ministry is deeply committed to corporate social responsibility, prioritizing community health education, disease prevention, and vulnerable population outreach programs. More information is available on their official website at www.health.go.ug.
Resilient Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) Coordinator job at Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health
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The Resilient Sustainable Systems for Health(RSSH) Coordinator will provide programmatic oversight and technical direction for the Ministry of Health RSSH grant by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund). He or she will be responsible for coordinating RSSH implementing partners and Ministry of Health (MoH) Departments, build institutional capacity for health systems strengthening and ensure timely delivery of interventions.
This position requires close coordination with MoH Management, Global Fund National Facilitator, Global Fund Program Managers, implementing organizations and implementing MoH departments.
This position bearer will report directly to the National Facilitator, Global Fund. The incumbent will work closely with program managers of TB, HIV and Malaria.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide technical and strategic direction to the implementation of program activities in the areas of health systems strengthening and quality improvement.
Coordinate regular support supervision activities for RSSH interventions
Develop approach for performance and quality improvement according to the implementation arrangements. iv. Review, communicate, benchmark and adopt best practices of health systems strengthening.
Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in health systems strengthening
Ensure integration of health systems strengthening interventions for HIV, TB and Malaria grants by the Global Fund as well as across MoH departments
Lead capacity strengthening initiatives in health systems strengthening through conducting capacity assessments, developing, learning and training strategies
Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating interventions and assisting with measuring program impact.
Establish and maintain relationships with implementing partners and other government actors working in health systems strengthening.
Provide representation of the Global Fund grant as appropriate and necessary with relevant internal and external counterparts, partners and stakeholders.
Follow key trends in the global health systems landscape, ensuring that the best available evidence is being leveraged in systems strengthening
Ensure implementation of resilient health systems for health work plans and achievement of results across all the interventions
Foster collaborative relationships with country and global partners.
Ensure effective and regular communications with internal and external stakeholders
Ensure RSSH assets are regularly tracked and maintained.
Any other duties as may be assigned.
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Qualifications and experience
A Master’s degree in Public Health, health systems or Health Management or related field
A Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery
At least 5 years’ relevant experience at senior-level in managing and implementing health systems strengthening programs, grants in the areas of health policy, administration and public health sector development.
Skills in strengthening service delivery programs, training, performance, quality improvement, monitoring and evaluation.
Demonstrated in-depth understanding of the Ugandan healthcare system especially in HIV, TB and Malaria.
Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills.
Experience in administrative, finance, procurement, management, M&E and reporting procedures and systems of GoU and development partners.
Proven track record in managing a multi-disciplinary team composed of several technical experts and fostering team work.
Ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders to ensure timely implementation of RSSH activities and delivery of results.
Experience and skills in networking and relations with peer organizations, government, civil society partners.
Ability to deliver results in health emergencies within the timelines.
All Applications for the above positions should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 7272, Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya, KAMPALA, (and should be hand delivered to Ministry of Health Headquarters Security Registry in Room A.102, between 8.00 am — 5.00 pm working days) to be received not later than Friday 8th February 2024 at 5:00pm
Please note that.
▪ All applications should bear the title of the post being applied for.
▪ Applicants should include their telephone and email contacts on their application forms. Applicants should attach the following to their applications.
1) Application letter
2) Recent passport-size photograph.
2) Detailed Curriculum Vita showing three referees.
3) Copies of academic papers
4) Copies of record of employment history(Appointment letters & Contract Agreements) stated in the Curriculum Vita. Any period of employment not backed up by an appointment instrument shall not be considered as relevant experience.
5) Copy of National Identity Card
Applicants who will be shortlisted for interviews shall be required to present Originals of their Academic Transcripts and Certificates and National Identity Cards and record of employment history at the time of sitting the Interviews.
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