Job Title: Program Officer, IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses)
Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Job location: Kampala, Uganda
About CHAI:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs.
Since its establishment in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI has worked on the demand and supply sides of the market to help more than 2 million HIV+ people access the medicines needed for treatment—representing nearly half of all people on HIV treatment in developing countries. Building on this model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and childhood illnesses.
CHAI, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, seeks to increase access to appropriate treatment of diarrhea and pneumonia among children under 5 years. The program has designed an intervention targeting approximately 600 public healthcare worker and 20 district health officials in 20 high priority districts, using the IMCI guidelines. CHAI seeks to recruit an exceptionally motivated individual to coordinate the implementation of this intervention.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Program Officer IMCI will primarily:
Coordinate and monitor the implementation of all activities in the 20 districts
Lead the engagement process with the Districts Health Offices (DHO) and get their buy-in for the proposed activities
Support and supervise the sub-contractor in charge of the training activities. This entails: conducting regular field visits and working closely with the sub-contractor to plan all the logistical and technical aspects of the training
Work closely with the sub-contractor to strengthen DHO capacities to conduct supportive supervision to health facilities
Support the sub-contractor in collecting baseline data and continuously monitoring the progress against the pre-defined indicators
Perform any other program duties as may be directed by ECM program
Report back to CHAI Essential Child Medicines Coordinator every week to provide weekly programmatic updates.
Perform any other tasks as requested by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution
Experience working with district health teams
Experience coordinating capacity building interventions, including on-the-job training, continuous medical education and supportive supervision for public sector providers
Experience with implementing IMCI interventions will be an added advantage
Excellent track record of delivering quality results.
Outstanding project and people management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated success in developing good relationships with public and private stakeholders in order to drive a multi-partner process
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and be effective under tight deadlines and in high-pressure situations
Computer literacy skills with ability to develop and use Powerpoint presentations
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about humanities and desire to join this prestigious health NGO founded by one of the United States of America’s Former Presidents, Bill Clinton, please click web link below. The candidate will be expected to provide at least three different references related to successful relevant work experience over the last 2 years
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