Global Fund Project Jobs – HIV / AIDS Focal Person

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Organisation: Ministry of Health
Project: The Global Fund Health Systems
Strengthening (HSS) Grant
Duty
Station: Uganda
Reports
to: Team Leader
About
Grant:
Uganda signed the Round 10
Health System/Community Strengthening (HSS/CSS) grant with the Global Fund on
15th December 2011.  The grant is intended
to support strengthening the national and community health systems to improve
service delivery and reporting.
Job
Summary: The HIV / AIDS
person will offer site support supervision visits to individual health units
located within the region to provide training and ongoing mentoring of core
program staff on information and management skills.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Monitoring
    and documentation of program progress, identifying weaknesses, Technical
    Assistance needs, lessons learnt, and best practices
  • Providing
    technical assistance for performance improvement and implementation of the
    HIV/AIDS Program activities in the respective region.
  • Coordinating
    regular tracking of results relevant to core HIV/AIDS program targets and
    report to the respective national level program offices
  • Conducting
    quarterly performance audits and feedback in their respective regions,
    taking care to involve the participation of district authorities, Area Teams,
    FCO and other stakeholders
  • Collating
    program monitoring and evaluation reports on quarterly, semester and
    annual basis to the National AIDS Control Program, HMIS and the FCO
  • Collaborating
    with the FCO Quality Assurance Manager to ensure that all Global Fund
    Sub-Recipients/health units are reporting correctly, following the set guidelines
  • The
    incumbent will be required to develop mentoring guidelines and conduct
    on-job training as well as mentoring of relevant programmatic staff in
    HIV/AIDS reporting and basic M&E.
  • Performing
    any other duties as assigned by the team leader and other superiors.     
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    Applicant should possess an MBChB or Bachelors in Nursing plus Post
    Graduate qualifications in Public Health,     Demography,
    population studies or the equivalent from a reputable university.
  • Training
    in HIV/AIDs care and programs and/or M&E and related courses will be
    an added advantage.
  • The
    applicant should possess at least three years work experience.
  • Previous
    work experience in a rural setting and experience in an HIV/AIDS program
    is desirable.
  • Specific
    knowledge on key HIV/AIDS indictors, treatment guidelines will be
    considered a strong advantage.
  • Computer
    literacy is a MUST.
  • Competences in management, team building skills,
    knowledge of national policies and guidelines that impact on HIV/AIDS are preferred.     
How
to Apply:
All candidates should send
their applications should submit a copy of their curriculum vitae (CV),
academic documents and cover letter to; The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Health Headquarters, Plot 6 Lourdel Road Nakasero, Kampala, Room 0213, Uganda.
Deadline:
Friday, 23rd July, 2013 by 12:00 Noon

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