Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview:
• URC is seeking experienced Community Systems Senior Advisors for the USAID Uganda Health Activity (UHA), a five-year program, in the regions of Acholi (Gulu), Bugisu (Mbale), Busoga (Jinja) and Karamoja (Moroto). The purpose of UHA is to support the Government of Uganda’s (GOU’s) efforts to increase the survival and well-being of vulnerable populations and improve overall health system resilience in seven priority regions. The program will strengthen the quality and availability of MNCH, FP/RH, nutrition, and facility-level WASH services as well as health systems at the regional-, district-, facility-, and community-levels.

Responsibilities:
The Community Systems Senior Advisors will implement technical assistance for community health, community mobilization, health promotion, and social and behavior change in the region. They will also ensure integration of youth and gender into health services and community systems strengthening.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
• Provide technical assistance to Activity, district, facility and community teams to use creative approaches and quality improvement methods to identify and address gaps along the continuum of health service delivery across multiple technical areas including NMCH, FP, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and pandemics among others.
• Support the development and management of community, SBC and youth/gender programming data collection systems and tools.
• Develop activity implementation plans and prepare periodic program reports.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to the youth partner, Activity, and other stakeholder teams to effectively develop, implement, track and document innovative, evidence-based youth and gender inclusive interventions; including ensuring that youth and gender perceptive are included and well woven into project health promotion and service delivery interventions.
• Support regional and district dissemination of national policies and guidelines including the MOH community Health Strategy.
• Provide Technical Assistance to CSOs and other CBOs and build their capacity to implement UHA priority activities at community level.
• Collaborate with all community structures and other implementing partners to ensure harmonious implementation of project activities.
• Supervise staff

Qualifications:
Required Experience and Qualifications
• Master's degree in public health, health management, community development, or relevant field.
• Ten (10) years of experience in health service delivery, social and behavior change, and community systems strengthening.
• Knowledge of community structures and cultural practices.

Desired Experience and Qualifications:
• Previous exposure and experience in building capacity at individual and organizational levels; skills in at least two or more of the following technical areas: a) strengthening service delivery programs at the community level, b) strengthening community-facility linkages, psychosocial support, and c) integrating health service delivery into community structures.
• Capable of working with and providing strategic technical guidance to a diverse group of health service delivery partners and helping to refine their community health approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to write technical papers and reports.
• Demonstrable experience in working with multiple stakeholders.
• Previous experience working with URC or USAID.

This job is open to candidates legally authorized to work in Uganda. No allowances have been budgeted for this position.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Unless otherwise directed we will retain your CV in our database for future opportunities.
URC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We value and seek diversity in our workforce

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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