Job Title:  Associate, Country Programs – Uganda

Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)

Job Location:   Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance.

Job Summary:   Under the supervision of the Senior Program Manager, the Associate will be responsible for leading the design, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions to strengthen high quality sexual and reproductive health provision including the introduction of prioritized family planning products.

Based in Kampala, Uganda, the Associate is expected to be a motivated and mission-oriented individual with strong analytic, problem-solving and communication skills. The Associate should be experienced at working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and functioning independently with minimal guidance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Management

• Drive execution of programmatic activities and ensure delivery against grant objectives.
• Support oversight of program implementation against work plans, program operations and administration of grant funding including planning, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring and reporting progress to global teams and donors.
• Identify strategic areas for expansion or redirection for improvement in programmatic performance and guide strategic planning, proposal development for fundraising opportunities as needed.
• Take responsibility for effective documentation and file management for program workstream(s).
• Participate in program quarterly and annual review meetings.

Communication and Relationship Management

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with service delivery leads within Ministry of Health, districts, partner organizations, national professional associations, and other public and private sector entities affiliated to the program to facilitate program implementation.
• Act as a facilitator for key government and partner relationships.
• Work with Ministry of Health to coordinate partners implementing FP and commodity security interventions to ensure synergies and avoid duplication.
• Maintain regular interaction with the CHAI global team, providing updates and insights from the Uganda program, soliciting input and guidance on key issues including alignment with global standards, and providing input to other country teams as needed.
• Play a major role in writing programmatic reports.
• Represent the program at national and global engagements and foster effective exchange of best practices.

Problem Solving

• Analyze and draw conclusions from program data.
• Develop presentable insights and recommendations with guidance.
• Present findings from analysis to key stakeholders
• Propose approaches to improve processes.

People Management

• Be a role model and team player who demonstrates high-performance and effectively transfers knowledge and skills within the program team and other CHAI Uganda programs.
• Manage independent contractors and partners involved in the program and proactively identify and address performance management matters that arise.
• Financial Accountability and Management
• Lead workstream budget planning and tracking.
• Support allocation of team resources and prioritization of team activities.
• Contribute to preparation of financial and donor reports on program budget execution.

Technical

• Support the design and implementation of maternal health strengthening interventions, adopting a quality improvement approach to increase access to priority maternal health products and services.
• Lead in the development of innovative approaches and tools as well as documentation and dissemination of best practices in the form of case studies, success stories, abstracts, and other knowledge products.
• Provide technical guidance and support to partners in the areas of supply chain and logistics management, demand generation, Monitoring & Evaluation, capacity building and FP service quality improvement.
• Lead collaborative efforts between Ministry of Health and partners to support the development, update and implementation of the national costed introduction plans for priority FP methods.
• Design and implement a program performance-monitoring plan to track impact of the technical capacity building activities and system strengthening interventions.
• Perform other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, business, public health, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of working experience in a demanding, results-driven environment.
• High emotional intelligence, patience, and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple teams, including priority setting, planning, budgeting, performance review and management; and influencing with limited authority.
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal), and presentation skills.
• Strong process management skills, high level of organization and good attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite – Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• A flexible, entrepreneurial, and output-focused mindset, with strong self-motivation.
• Ability to independently develop, push forward and execute a coherent programmatic strategy amidst substantial ambiguity and changing circumstances.
• Exceptional time-management, with an ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Advantages:

• Experience working and communicating with government officials at the national and subnational level.