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• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the implementation of
  the CH program, including meeting operational targets and achieving or
  exceeding performance objectives;
• Manage the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of innovative,
  technically sound, evidence-based, sustainable and cost effective
  interventions to improve CH services (including community-based CH
  services);
• Lead and coordinate capacity building activities within the
  RHITES-N, Lango Project to improve competencies, knowledge and skills in
  implementation of the essential child health package through trainings,
  mentorship, meetings and workshops;
• Conduct coaching and mentorship, training and joint supportive
  supervision at district and health facility level, to build the capacity
  of DHTs to support health facilities to improve child health care;
• Build relationships with public and private sector representatives
  in the region and work closely with District Health Teams and other
  partners working in CH, as well as with the health facilities to
  strengthen coordination for CH activities;
• Work with the Project technical teams and the District Project
  Coordinators to ensure that child health service delivery data is
  regularly used to inform planning and decision-making;
• Contribute to the compilation and analysis of data for performance
  monitoring of the implementation of CH and utilize the data to take
  corrective actions;
• Provide leadership for Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement
  measures for implementation of the CH strategies;
• Work with finance team to develop and track Project budgets;
• Ensure technical compliance with USAID rules and regulation;
• In collaboration with the monitoring and evaluation team, ensure
  that data collected is accurate, valid and captures process and outcome
  indicators;
• Write reports, work plans, strategic plans and other program-related
  documents in a timely manner and provide prompt feedback to donor requests
  for information;
• Contribute to documentation and strategic dissemination of best
  practices, success stories, abstracts, and lessons learnt from
  implementation of the essential child health package;
• Represent the project and contribute towards the MOH guidance on
  technical issues and participate in relevant advisory and/or technical
  working groups with counterparts and partner institutions in development,
  adaptation and operationalization of national guidelines and policies;
• Perform any other duties as requested.

• The applicant for the USAID RHITES-N Project Child Health Advisor
  job placement should be a Medical Doctor preferably with a Master’s degree
  in Public Health. Paediatrics, family medicine or Health Systems
  Strengthening;
• Strong knowledge of child health issues and the evidence behind
  successful approaches to diarrheal, malaria and pneumonia control along
  with a proven track record in working to improve child health; experience
  as a National Trainer for either of IMNCI, ETAT/IMNCI referral care
  package, iCCM and Reaching Every Community for Immunization is an
  advantage;
• Ability and successful experience in rolling out a capacity building
  program in the area of CH;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Uganda health system, and ability to
  build and sustain strong relationships with national partners in child
  health—including representatives from Implementing partners, regional
  referral hospitals, districts, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector;
• Five years of experience working in Uganda in CH and nutrition, with
  community focus, knowledge of and experience working in collaboration with
  MOH, international and local donor agencies, districts and health
  facilities (public /private);
• Knowledge of major CH best practices as well as implementation of
  RMNCH programs in Uganda.
• Ability to develop, implement and monitor project activities,
  including documenting project learning;
• Demonstrated skills in collaborative engagement, program planning,
  knowledge management, facilitation, networking and communication;
• Previous experience working with USAID or other donors and
  multilateral agencies with an in-depth knowledge of USAID programs,
  regulations, compliance and reporting;
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short
  deadlines and intense pressure to perform;
• Experience working at national level on health policy, technical
  guidelines and program implementation;
• Excellent writing, data collection, analysis and reporting skills;
• Excellent facilitation, oral and written communications skills;

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