Vacancy title:
Program Officer

Jobs at:
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation ( EGPAF )

Deadline of this Job:
February 13th 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
The USAID Regional Health integration To Enhance Services in South West Uganda project aims at increasing utilization of health services, by strengthening systems, improving quality of services, increasing availability of, access to and demand for quality services. It is an integrated health project focusing on comprehensive TB and HIV/AIDS, Family Planning (FP), malaria, nutrition, and maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services, youth and adolescent health, gender and SGBV, community and demand generation in 15 districts in the South-West Uganda,

Program Officer
Location: Mbarara

Reporting Relation: The Program Officer reports to the DBT manager

Job Summary:
The Program Officer will lead the planning and implementation of the integrated health program activities in the districts of support. She/he will coordinate with a team ot 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, and treatment, TB, maternal, neonatal and child health, family planning, 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 available MOH set standards; and incorporating lessons learnt over time to improve systems and process for enhanced service delivery

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
The qualified candidate will have a medical degree and/or a master's degree in Public Health with at least:
5 years of professional experience working in HIVIAIDS prevention, care & treatment, MNCH, Family Planning, Nutrition and malaria programs. Hands-on knowledge and skills in designing, planning, implementing and monitoring Malaria, MNCH, PMTCT, clinical care and Pediatric care programs.

Good understanding of the quality improvement framework of MOH and quality improvement principles

Good knowledge of the decentralized health system and community Structures

Practical experience in managing ART and MNCH services at district levels.

Sound understanding of current issues and developments in the field of Malaria, MNCH and HlVIA1DS.

Strong skills in teamwork and networking. Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.

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Job application procedure
The Senior Human Resources Manager
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero
P.O. Box 21127
Kampala, Uganda
Application should be sent to: UgandaRecruitment@pedaids.org.
Deadline for submission of applications is February 13th 2017.
NO HAND DELIVERED APPLlCATl0NS WILL BE ACCEPTED.