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Date Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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About FHI 360:
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of: Technical Director, Integrated Health Service Delivery for an anticipated USAID funded project in Uganda.

Description:
FHI 360 seeks a Technical Director, IHSD to provide technical oversight of integrated health service delivery and technical assistance (TA) activities for maternal newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition and WASH services at facility- and community level. The Technical Director, IHSD reports directly to the Chief of Party (COP) and works in tandem with the Technical Director, HIV/AIDS and HSS. This position will take a leadership role in ensuring the Activity meets stated integrated health service delivery goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements. The Technical Director, IHSD will also coordinate among USAID, donors, other health implementing partners (IPs), and numerous GoU institutions and representatives, particularly at the regional and district level for integrated health service delivery activities. The proposed candidate must fulfill the position requirements detailed below.

Job Summary/Responsibilities:
• Provide technical leadership on integrated health service delivery and ensure quality of maternal newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition and WASH services.
• Ensure that the project meets intended service delivery goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and experience in designing and implementing comprehensive integrated health programs, and related health system-strengthening and service delivery.
• Ensure that high quality technical programs are implemented in a timely manner and in coordination and collaboration with partners, and other stakeholders
• Provide leadership and supervision to ensure the quality of direct services and technical assistance provided through successful implementation.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of the project technical strategies, policies and SOPs are developed and implemented in accordance with USAID and Ugandan regulations.
• Support the COP to ensure that all technical areas of the project are integrated and maximize the use of available project resources.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with host country central and district local government structures and other implementing partners across levels to reach a common understanding of the activity, avoid duplication, strengthen and supplement USAID/Uganda programs.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree or other advanced degree (PhD, MD) in a relevant field, such as medicine, public health, or social sciences.
• At least twelve years of experience in managing and/or implementing integrated health service delivery or technical assistance programming addressing MNCH, FP/RH, nutrition, and WASH in a similar context, with at least eight of those years working in Uganda as a senior advisor or staff member.
• Experience and expertise in evidence-based facility- or community-based MNCH, FP/RH, nutrition, /or WASH service delivery approaches.
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts, donors, and other key stakeholders.
• Experience supervising technical staff in the implementation of integrated health programming.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and English language oral presentation skills.

Desired:
• Clinical qualification (MD, clinical officer, nurse, midwife, or other cadres).
• Previous experience working on USG-funded health programming in Uganda.
• Experience designing or implementing gender- or youth-sensitive health programming.
• Expertise in strengthening quality of care and/or QI for MNCH, FP, nutrition, or WASH.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 144

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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