Jhpiego Country Director Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Jhpiego Country Director Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Jhpiego Uganda looking for “Country Director”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before May 20, 2023.

Jhpiego is a nonprofit organization for international health affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. The group was founded in 1973 and initially called the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, but is now referred to simply as Jhpiego.

Jhpiego Country Director Jobs 2023

The Jhpiego has published a job vacancy announcement on May 09, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Country Director to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter Jhpiego
Position Country Director
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Ten years
Application Deadline May 20, 2023

Jhpiego Job Vacancy 2023

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

  • Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of Jhpiego’s efforts in country
  • Develop and revise, or update as needed, the Country Strategy
  • Develop and maintain outstanding working relationships with donors and potential donors, MOH, relevant Government departments, county governments, national and international implementing partners, and others who can help in Jhpiego’s efforts to strengthen support to the country
  • Ensure that all Jhpiego activities are in line with country priorities, and include substantial engagement of national partners
  • Ensure that the Country Office goals are aligned to the Global strategic plan
  • Engage regularly and early on with the Regional Director and Vice President, Global Programs on issues that could positively or negatively impact country operations.

Technical and Program Quality Assurance

  • Provide oversight of program activities, ensuring that the programs are technically sound, follow organizational standards and are responsive to the needs of the country
  • Ensure the quality and sustainability of all program approaches; work with program staff, partners and funders to continually improve programs to address challenges and meet needs and ensure achievement of the goals, objectives and targets of each project
  • Provide programmatic and/or technical leadership in the design, analysis, and synthesis of interventions
  • Work with Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) staff to ensure MER frameworks are developed, conduct relevant implementation research and data/results are effectively tracked and appropriately reported.

Position in Organization:

  • Position: Country Director
  • Location: Kampala, Uganda

Qualification:

  • Advanced degree – MD, Masters in Public Health, Health Administration, International Health or a related field at the minimum;
  • Previous experience serving as COP/Project Director or DCOP/senior level management
  • 10+ years’ experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-year international health sector development projects that have implemented successful activities in health system strengthening
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out
  • Experience working on USAID programs and in-depth knowledge of USAID projects, regulations, compliance and reporting requirements
  • Progressively responsible professional development experience, a significant portion must include managing international health projects in a developing country, with several years including general management experience
  • Demonstrated experience in institutional capacity development/systems strengthening in public health and in working effectively with a broad range of counterparts, including high level government officials and organizations
  • Previous experience working in Uganda, with intimate understanding of the local health system and health systems strengthening gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agency and related levels, preferred
  • Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs
  • Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
  • Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
  • Capacity for analyzing technical and programmatic challenges that impede efforts to provide improved health care to populations, and building skills of staff to do the same
  • Ability to develop technical solutions to these challenges and assisting in the design of operational research that could yield appropriate solutions
  • Ability to work in a complex environment charged with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to deliver
  • Excellent communications (written and oral English), interpersonal, presentation, and coordination skills to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the activity and to coordinate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Excellent skills in facilitation and team building
  • A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners and counterparts
  • Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
  • Ability to travel in Uganda and internationally up to 30% of the time

How to Apply Jhpiego Country Director Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/5129/country–director/job

The Closing Date: May 20, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars Details Link
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Official Website www.jhpiego.org
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