District Program Manager

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Public Health, Project Management or related field;

• Master’s degree in Medicine, Public Health, Project Management, Business Administration or related field;

• A minimum of five years’ relevant working experience with two years at managerial level;

• Experience working with a range of government, private sector, civil society counterparts, donors, and multilateral partners;

• Previous participation in local government, private sector, and NGOs in local events and initiatives;

• Good writing and communication skills in English;

• Good leadership and team management skills;

• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook;

• Be a Ugandan citizen or eligible to work in Uganda.

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Public Health, Project Management or related field;

• Master’s degree in Medicine, Public Health, Project Management, Business Administration or related field;

• A minimum of five years’ relevant working experience with two years at managerial level;

• Experience working with a range of government, private sector, civil society counterparts, donors, and multilateral partners;

• Previous participation in local government, private sector, and NGOs in local events and initiatives;

• Good writing and communication skills in English;

• Good leadership and team management skills;

• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook;

• Be a Ugandan citizen or eligible to work in Uganda.

• Oversee all program activities in the district and provide the required support to ensure that they are implemented as scheduled.

• Maintain relationships and mutual understanding with the district leadership on program activities.

• Follow up on the implementation of signed Memorandum of Understanding with local partners as well as any sub awards or sub grants.

• Promote partnership among members of the program staff.

• Organize and participate in the facilitation of data reviews and compilation.

• Participate in supportive supervision activities.

• Facilitate the implementation of new policies, resource mobilisation and integration activities at district level.

• Facilitate capacity building of health facilities and ensure they conduct supportive supervision on a regular basis.

• Provide weekly updates of ongoing district activities to the Head Office.

• Oversee the preparation of quarterly reports and submission to the Head Office.

• Provide program performance updates to the relevant district stakeholders.

• Ensure program planned activities are incorporated into relevant comprehensive health plans.

• Provide overall supervision of the district office activities, office management, project expenditures and financial management.

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.