Health Coordinator job at Medical Teams International
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Vacancy title:
Health Coordinator

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Healthcare , Category: Healthcare ]

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Medical Teams International

Deadline of this Job:
03 May 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
Responsible for the technical supervision of primary healthcare and community health interventions with a focus on continuous quality improvement. Participates in all stages of the project cycle and coordinates with MoH, UNHCR and other partners.

Job Responsibilities
• Ensure that primary healthcare, reproductive healthcare, HIV programs and community health interventions are evidence-based and implemented in a comprehensive and cost-effective manner
• Ensure Medical Teams clinical practices adhere to MoH, WHO and additional global health standards through collaborations with related health partners
• Ensure continuous mentorship and capacity development of Medical Coordinators by providing technical oversight and collaborating to strengthen health programs through a process of continuous quality improvement
• Represent Medical Teams at interagency health coordination meetings (MOH, UNHCR, etc) to contribute technical perspective
• Participate in all stages of the project cycle by providing technical inputs to ensure maximum health impact
• Analyze and Contribute to formal and informal reports on all aspects of health programming for internal and external stakeholders
• Support the Director of Programs in overseeing health programming and contribute to the proposal development process
• Develop and lead implementation of contingency plans for potential epidemics and influx
• Ensure safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies.
• Other duties as assigned

Education, Experience, Licenses and Certification
• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine & Surgery (MBChB) is required
• Registration with Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council is required
• Postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Monitoring & Evaluation or Project Planning & Management is an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in public health, inclusive of 2 years in a humanitarian context is required
• Proven experience in project management and budget monitoring
• Proven experience with stakeholder engagement
• Experience with an international NGO or UN agency is required

Knowledge
• In-depth knowledge of humanitarian and emergency response operations and project cycle management
• In-depth knowledge of Uganda MoH, WHO and UN health systems and policies
• Knowledge of health strengthening methods and best practices
• Knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and development programs

Skills
• Skilled in project cycle management
• Skilled in data analysis and report writing
• Skilled in capacity building and mobilizing staff to achieve a common goal
• Skilled in relationship building with the ability to liaise with multiple partner agencies
• Skilled in using HIS and HMIS database systems
• Skilled at using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Abilities
• Keen interest to mentor others
• Ability to travel to health facilities frequently and at times upon short notice
• Ability to be decisive in emergency situations and use sound judgment
• Ability to exercise considerable initiative to plan, organize and follow through to meet deadlines
• Committed to high ethical standards
• Ability to support Medical Teams Calling and adhere to the Medical Teams Code of Conduct.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Corporate / Organisation Coordinator jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 03 May 2022
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 20-04-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 20-04-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 20-04-2026
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