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.