Vacancy title:
Quality Improvement officer

Jobs at:
Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST)

Deadline of this Job:
24th February 2017.

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
Position: Quality Improvement officer
- SMC Reports tn: Quality improvement Adviser-SMC Location: UR6-ASSIST Office, Kampala.

Job Summary: The Quality improvement Officer-SMC will effectively plan and implement activities to improve the quality of SMC services in USAID ASSlST supported sites

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate the implementation of activities to enhance the collaborative quality improvement approach for SMC
  
• Efficiently organize and carry out learning session and coaching visits to facilities and other relevant teams to improve their ability to work as a team to identify and solve problems
  
• Ensure site and district teams conduct monthly SMC data collection, analysis, use and reporting
  
• Maintain an up to date data base both qualitative and quantitative detailing improvement work in the supported sites.
  
• Contribute to developing and updating materials for SMC quality improvement trainings, learning sessions and coaching visits
  
• Prepare project reports regularly as required
  
• Ensure cross cutting themes like gender, health workforce development and leadership are well integrated into the SMC work
  
• In collaboration with the knowledge management officer, ensure that best practices are documented.
  
• Implement the SMC spread plan to ensure learning from demonstration collaborative become the standard of care at all SMC sites.
  
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Required Experience and Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in medicine, a Master’s Degree in public health will be an added advantage.
  
• At least three years’ work experience gained through serving within a government institution or NGO with proven ability to coordinate activities of different stakeholders at district and or sub national level.
  
• Possession of a valid registration certificate from the Uganda Medical & Dental practitioners Council.
  
• Excellent communication or interpersonal skills is a must.
  
• Experience in handling Quality improvement approaches and providing clinical training to service providers and stake holders. .

Job application procedure
Applicants who meet the requirements should send an Application Letter, Cv and relevant academic documents as well as names and contact information for 3 professional references and day time contact numbers to

The Human Resources Manager
- USAID ASSIST Project, University Research Co., LLC,

Plot 40, Ntinda ll Road, Naguru, P.O. Box 28745, Kampala, Uganda.

E-mail: assistugandarecruitment@urc-chs.com by 24th February 2017.

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