Community Health Systems Advisor USAID HSS Project Jobs – FHI 360
Job Title: Community Health Systems Advisor
Organization: FHI 360
Project Name: USAID Health Systems Strengthening Activity (HSS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
FHI 360 is an international non-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our professional staff include experts in education, health, nutrition, economic development, civil society and environment as well as cross-cutting experts in gender issues, research, applied science, behavior change and technology giving us the unique mix of capabilities to address today’s diverse and interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 operates from 60 offices with 4,400 staff in the U.S. and around the world.
About USAID Project:
FHI 360 is implementing a five-year, USAID Health Systems Strengthening Activity (HSS). The UHSS activity will focus on systems strengthening interventions at the national level focusing on key government and non-government institutions and actors, and at the subnational level focusing on regional, district and local government structures, all of which impact quality of health service delivery at the health facility and community level. The activity will predominantly work with targeted health sector institutions in the Ministry of Health such as planning department, community health department, human resource department, regional referral hospitals including their governance structures, district health teams and health facility management and staff, as well as the private health sector governance and other key organizations in the health system.
Job Summary: The Community Health Systems Advisor will work to provide technical leadership in the planning, implementing and monitoring of health systems in assigned projects. S/he will contribute to FHI 360’s provision of technical assistance to FHI 360 Uganda partners and implementing agencies at all levels to develop/review, implement and monitor health systems and laboratory strategies and activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical and programmatic leadership in program design and implementation.
- Strengthen health training systems and processes that support primary clinic health care and community health service delivery including management of health facilities, equipment, human resources, management of health commodities, patient records etc.
- Improve delivery of quality primary health care according to evidence-based standards through training programs which address technical areas.
- Offer technical assistance to improve human resource capacity, internal control procedures, technical management and workflow.
- Actively participate in district-level planning and reviews, providing technical guidance on strengthening service delivery by building capacity at community levels.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Community Health Systems Advisor USAID Project job placement must hold a Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Public Policy or a related field.
- At least ten years of relevant experience in health systems strengthening, at least 5 years in a developing country.
- Five years of first-hand experience in strengthening health services, health provider training and capacity building, performance improvement, or supervision.
- Experience working with health financing, service delivery and/or supply chain management.
- Experience providing health systems strengthening technical assistance to Government agencies, INGOs or other organizations.
- Previous experience working on a USAID- funded health project and knowledge of PEPFAR programming, process and frameworks is strongly preferred.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join the CHC Project should send a cover letter, copies of their updated CVs, academic transcripts/testimonials and three professional referees to: The Human Resource Manager, FHI 360, Plot 15 Kitante Close, P.O. Box 5768 Kampala, Uganda or by email to: fhi360_uganda-info@fhi360.org
Deadline: 12th March 2018
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