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Responsibilities
Program Management and Leadership
• Lead the design, development and execution of coherent programmatic multiyear strategies and interventions aimed at strengthening health systems with a special focus on the health financing pillar.
• Develop existing and future programs within the health systems strengthening cluster particularly in a resource constrained and rapidly evolving context.

• Lead structured program performance reviews and develop an accountability culture within teams
• Guide the development and updating of a program specific results frameworks, annual operational plans, program risk registers and other process documents to ensure effective program execution. Lead program tracking of progress, analyzing data, and making recommendations for improvements based on evidenceLead structured program monitoring processes across teams including Gant chart management and productive team meetingsLead development and review of key program reports for internal and external stakeholder consumption including donors, MOH leadership and CHAI leadership

• Facilitate fundraising and business development efforts through grant writing, proof reading and desk reviews of key documentation
• Build project management capacity and skills within program teams ensuring timely execution of activities, compliance to CHAI policies and protocols, alignment with CHAI Uganda and global mission objectives and responsive to government needs

Relationship Management
• Lead development of key relationships between governmental, donor entities, nongovernmental organizations and health service delivery points in collaboration with country leadership
• Lead engagement with key MOH Program Managers/ division heads to gather input and ensure alignment and buy in across all programmatic activities.

• Lead and build strong relationships with key global team program counterparts ensuring effective representation of CHAI Uganda and showcasing lessons
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive stakeholder matrix for the portfolio of programs supported ensuring stakeholder needs are identified, negotiation avenues and mapped and healthy relationships are maintained.
• Guide program leads in navigating complex stakeholder relationships and favorably influence decision making in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Build a productive cadence of engagement with internal and external stakeholders and guide program leads in replicating this across activities implementation processes.

Strategic communication
• Lead Advocacy and Policy Influence initiatives for health systems by engaging in National level policy discussions and advocacy to promote systemic changes that support sustainable health systems improvements.Regularly update key stakeholders on program progress, challenges, and successes through detailed reports and presentations
• Lead effective internal and external communication approaches aligned with CHAI’s Communication policies and tailored to audiences to achieve transformational impact and influence decision making
• Lead CHAI brand representation engagements internally and externally in collaboration with the country leadership team and build this within the program teams

People Management
• Build team resilience, creativity, adaptability, and teamwork in project execution, working to enhance the skills and capabilities of program staff, MOH and stakeholdersFoster a collaborative and innovative team environment, ensuring that each team member understands their roles and responsibilities within the context of the broader organizational goalsProvide hands-on guidance and expertise in technical matters, sharing your deep knowledge to assist the team in overcoming technical challenges and making informed decisions
• Actively engage with each direct report to understand their individual career aspirations and professional development objectives
• Continuously monitor progress of direct reports, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for skill enhancement and career growth
• Lead, develop and motivate a multi skilled team of managers, senior associates and officers as defined by program deployment needs
• Be a role model and team player who demonstrates exceptionally high performance and harnesses the same from a diverse, talented and dynamic team.
• Proactively identify and address programmatic, team management and performance management matters that arise.
• Develop and maintain feedback mechanisms to ensure effective staff and team performance

Financial Management
• Lead effective execution of program plans in accordance with donor and CHAI reporting requirements.
• Lead collaborative resource allocation decisions and ensure evidence informed prioritization of team activities with a lens of transformational impact
• Lead program budget planning, tracking, and reporting, oversee budgets and resources for various projects, ensuring that they are used effectively and efficiently to achieve desired outcomes.
• Lead the development and review of financial and donor reports on project budget execution.
• Build collaborative working environment between activity leads, operational teams and finance liaisons

Problem Solving
• Lead teams in proactively managing program related risk and identifying sensitive issues and escalate as needed.
• Lead compliance to CHAI’s approach to problem solving, ensuring effective consultation, use of data and scenario reviews before developing insights and recommendations.
• Lead, demonstrate and drive critical thinking skills, building the team’s capacity to handle difficult or unexpected situations in the workplace.
• Lead risk assessment exercises and build teams to exercise emotional intelligence and self-awareness

Technical Expertise
• Lead subject matter development among program leads ensuring thorough grasp of key program principles
• Develop a reading culture and challenge program teams to spot light their work during internal and external CHAI engagements
• Lead knowledge management and sharing of best practices at national and global convenings