USAID SUSTAIN Program Support Manager Employment Opportunity – University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Job Title:           Program Support Manager
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID
Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) Project
Duty Station: Kampala and
Soroti, Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Party
(CoP)
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About URC SUSTAIN Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing the USAID-funded
Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) project.
The project supports delivery of quality HIV prevention, treatment, care and
laboratory services at selected regional referral and general hospitals.
Job Summary: The Program
Support Manager will give technical and managerial support to ongoing projects
and working on business development. Programs focus on support to the Chief of
Party for SUSTAIN, and other projects managed by URC in Uganda, notably
partnership on CDC and DoD funded projects. Additional components include
public-private partnerships and civil society involvement.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent will provide direct support
    to Chief of Party of SUSTAIN for documentation of program results,
    cross-project coordination and communication,
  • Coordinate URC’s work under CH2MHill
  • Manage URC’s participation in CDC-funded
    project in Soroti Region including staff deployment and technical
    contributions; coordination with project management team and linking to
    URC Global Headquarters
  • Tasked with ensuring achievement and
    documentation of program results
  • Support efforts for new business
    development including developing technical strategies and writing
    technical and management inputs to proposals
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicants for the USAID SUSTAIN
    Program Support Manager job opportunity should hold a Master’s degree in
    public health (MPH), international relations, or related field.
  • A minimum of eight years of hand-on
    experience in a developing country setting, managing and implementing
    relevant public health technical interventions; familiarity with quality
    improvement highly desirable; experience with USG, Global Fund, Gates
    Foundation or similar donor activities very desirable.
  • Significant exposure and experience within
    two of the following health areas: maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS,
    grants to local organizations and performance monitoring
  • Prior experience in supervision and
    managing staff preferred
  • Exceptional verbal, interpersonal, and
    written communication skills; high comfort level writing and presenting
    data and information in a compelling way to different audiences.
  • Ability to work effectively and thrive in
    a matrix management setting in a fast-paced environment desired
  • Strong time management and organizational
    skills; demonstrated ability to work well independently and in teams
    desired
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should submit their
cover letter, certificate of good conduct, curriculum vitae, copies of academic
credentials and contact information for 3 professional references addressed to:
Human Resource & Administration Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services,
Plot 7 Ntinda View Crescent, Naguru
Kampala, UGANDA
E-mail to:
hr-uganda@urc-chs.com
Deadline: 30th June 2017
by 12:00 Noon
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