Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is a nonprofit human development organization on a
mission to create a world where no mother, child, or family is devastated by HIV and AIDS, and we are
making an impact. Join us in our fight for an AIDS-free generation!
EGPAF is a consortium partner for USAID's funded Uganda Health Activity (UHA) which aims at helping to
improve overall health system resilience and to increase the survival and well-being of vulnerable
populations in USAID Uganda priority districts. To support the implementation of UHA, EGPAF is seeking

How will you fight for an AIDS-free generation?
• District-based Integrated Program Officer will lead the planning and implementation of integrated health
• (MNCH, FP, Nutrition, WASH, HIV/AIDS) and HSS (Supply chain, Public Health Finance management, HRH,
• District stewardship/coordination, and community systems) activities in the districts of support. She/he
• will coordinate with a team of Technical Advisors to ensure that all technical guidance is incorporated into
• the district work plans to increase the availability, accessibility, and quality of integrated health services
• including HIV prevention, Care, treatment, and other primary care services. She/he will work closely with
• the District Health Department to adequately plan, timely implement, and effectively monitor the
• execution of the project activities while ensuring adherence to MOH set standards; and incorporating
• lessons learned over time to improve systems and processes for enhanced service delivery.

No two days are alike at EGPAF, but what can you expect in this role?
• Provides technical guidance and leads the implementation process of the integrated health
• program (HIV/AIDS, FP, MNCH, Nutrition/WASH) in the supported districts assigned.
• Improves the quality of and access to HIV/AIDS services in project-supported sites by adopting
• and institutionalizing quality improvement and Site Improvement and Systems Monitoring (SIMS)
• approaches.
• Assists in setting up and running special clinical services and tracking progress at individual sites
• through site visits and district reports, in collaboration with MOH and the EGPAF program team.
• Support the integration of quality improvement approaches into health services delivery at the
• health facilities within the districts.
• Closely support the project M&E team, and individual project staff in ensuring reporting of health
• facility results on a quarterly and monthly basis happens.
• Coordinates and participates in capacity building of district and site teams through organizing and
• conducting mentoring and coaching; CMEs and occasionally formal training.
• Provides technical guidance to the district teams for annual and quarterly work plan development.
• Manages project finances and other resources related to the implementation of activities in the
• assigned district in line with the Foundation finance guidelines.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual programmatic district performance reports
• and their submission within stipulated deadlines.
• Strengthens the quality of health services and data through supportive supervision and
• monitoring visits to the supported health facilities.
• Participate in process of data auditing and verification to ensure internal consistency and validity
• of project activity monitoring data reported by all districts, through quarterly data verification and
• auditing visits.
• Facilitate the interpretation and use of M&E data, through the quarterly district-level and facilitylevel review meetings between the project, the district health team, and health care workers;
• guide the identification of performance gaps and development of remedial actions through
• quality improvement.
• Coordinates with the district health departmental leadership and other relevant implementing
• partners in the districts of support to ensure smooth implementation of project activities.
• Carry out any other duties reasonably assigned by the Supervisor.

To be successful, you will have:
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in medicine.
• At least 5 years of professional experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention, care & treatment
• programs, and experience in Public Health Systems.
• Hands-on knowledge and skills in designing, planning, implementing, and monitoring
• pediatric, adolescent, and adult HIV clinical care programs and PMTCT.
• Good understanding of the MOH quality improvement framework and quality improvement
• principles.
• Good knowledge of the decentralized health system and community structures.
• Practical experience in managing pediatric, adolescent, and adult ART services.
• Sound understanding of current issues and developments in the fields of HIV/AIDS and PMTCT
• services.
• Clear commitment and record of achievement to building the capacity of local partners.
• Required Competencies:
• Training in computer applications is required plus a good working knowledge of computers with
• the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent data analysis skills and ability to think concisely, and critically as well as distill
• information to lay audience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including the capacity to prepare and
• deliver formal presentations on programs and results and have good Trainer Skills.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a diverse social and cultural
• environment.
• Excellent data analysis skills and ability to think concisely, and critically as well as distill
• information to lay audience.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

To apply for the above opportunity, please submit a Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae only as one file in
PDF format through the careers link below:
https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=PEDAIDS&cws=41&rid=2977 
NO HAND DELIVERED APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.



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