Samaritan's Purse Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: Program Manager, Maternal Child Health, Kampala
Closing Date: Saturday, 31 December 2011

Karamoja, Uganda - The Program Manager will be responsible for overall coordination and management � both programmatic and financial � of the Maternal Child Health (MCH) Project across Moroto and Napak Districts. The manager will guide, train, direct and support project staff in implementing project activities while also providing monitoring and evaluation tools to assess progress against agreed objectives. The Project Manager is ultimately responsible for ensuring all project activities, data collection, records management and financial accounting is conducted according to internal, donor and statutory guidelines. This person will be responsible for regular project reporting to the Samaritan's Purse (SP) Uganda Country Office, local government officials and donor representatives, and must ensure effective coordination of project activities with the relevant local government departments and development stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Direct line management of M&E Coordinator, Admin/Records Officer, Health Supervisors and Driver in the districts of operation; this includes performance reviews, ongoing direction, support, encouragement and correction
* Maintain updated HR records for all project staff, sending monthly reports to SP Uganda country office for attendance, leave and contractual changes as they arise.
* Ensure effective budget management and administration of project finances, including adherence to SP and donor financial management guidelines and budgets
* Act as official SP representative to stakeholders for all matters concerning the MCH project in districts of operation
* Establish clear strategy and direction for MCH Project in the districts of operation in collaboration with the National Program Manager and SP Uganda country office
* Ensure all project activities are conducted in accordance with agreed work plan and proposal
* Ensure information sharing and coordination of project activities with relevant local government departments, health centers, NGOs, CBOs and other community stakeholders while maintaining constant coordination with the donor in strategic project implementation
* Oversee and maintain verifiable records for the procurement, transportation, delivery and receipt of project inputs to the respective field sites
* Coordinate effective implementation of security protocol for project activities
* Submit monthly and quarterly reports to SP Uganda country office, local government and donors, including activity summary, progress against objectives, achievements to date, issues faced, impact stories and financial expenditure
* Work alongside the National Program Manager and SP Uganda country office to develop additional health-related programs in districts of operation
* Any other duties as assigned by the National Program Manager and/or SP Uganda country office

QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university in medical, nursing, nutrition, or other health-related field; or three to five years of related experience and/or training in health programming in a developing country; or equivalent combination of education and experience
* Medical, nursing, nutrition, or other health-related degree, plus a minimum of 1-3 years related international work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Experience in maternal child health or related fields
* Willingness to travel in and out of field
* Practical, quick, reasoning skills; must be able to keep communication lines open with all parties in program of scheduling changes
* Clear understanding of the workings of major donors and their perspectives, requirements and standards.
* Organizational and time management skills.
* Good interpersonal and written oral communication skills.
* Ability to coordinate activities with other agencies, build and maintain positive working relationships.
* Ability to understand complex security situation and advise program design accordingly.

12 month contract with potential for renewal


How to apply:

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Closing Date: Saturday, 31 December 2011