Expert Health Job Opportunity – Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)
Job Title: Expert Health
Organisation: Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Team Leader Healths
About US:
The Office of the Prime Minister performs the following functions:
- Lead Government Business in Parliament
- Coordinate the Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of Government Policies and Programmes.
- Coordinate the implementation of Government Policies ,Programmes and Projects including JAF Indicators and actions and PIRT decision through National Institutional coordination Framework.
- Undertake Coordination of the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP)
- Coordinate and provide public relations to ensure good Government image, effective coverage of national events, communication of policies/practices and defining the ideal National Character and Values for Development
- Coordinate development of capacities for prevention, preparedness, and response to natural and human induced Disasters and Refugees.
- Coordinate and monitor the implementation of Special Government Policies and programmes for Northern Uganda, Luwero-Rwenzori, Karamoja, Bunyoro and Teso Affairs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides technical expertise for the effective operations of the thematic areas; (Health).
- Designs and building a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual databases and information systems to support delivery planning and decision making to resolve implementation bottlenecks for improved service delivery.
- Maintains databases on performance measures of key priorities to enable regular reporting on performance and budget targets for Permanent Secretaries, Ministers, the Prime Minister and the President.
- Conducts surveys to gather real time data on agency performance for improved performance measurement, quality improvement and strategic planning processes
- Develops and uses geographical information system (GIS) capability, which facilitates geographic analyses and maps for such areas as parishes, sub counties, constituencies, districts, sub regions, regions, city, city divisions, municipalities, service catchment areas and school districts.
- Develops and submits regular reports on key outcomes for selected priorities
- Designs and builds analytic research databases for selected government programmes.
- Coordinates and supervises the Principal Officers under the Research and Data Analysis thematic area of the delivery unit.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Master’s Degree in Medicine. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- A minimum of six (6) years of relevant working experience three years of which should have been at Senior Level in Public or Reputable Private Organization.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and academic transcripts, three competent referees, one of whom MUST be from your current employer or previous employer (for those temporarily unemployed) plus a passport photo, contact details (mobile number and e-mail), photocopy of the National ID should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary,
Office of the Prime Minister New Government,
Block Plot 9-11 Apollo Kaggwa Road P. O. Box 341, Kampala. Uganda
NB: The application forms should be delivered at the Human Resource Office 3,d Floor, Office of the Prime Minister
Deadline: Friday, 16th March 2018 at 5:00pm.
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