Job title Director, Family Planning Service Delivery
East Africa
Based in Kampala, Uganda
Reports to the Chief of Party
Who we are
We’re Population Services International (PSI). We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. PSI’s core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. PSI has programs in more than 60 countries.
There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.
Join us!
We are looking for a Director, Family Planning Service Delivery to provide technical expertise and to lead initiatives to increase availability and access to equitable quality family planning (FP) services in Uganda as part of a for potential 5 year USAID-funded project. Your work on this project will help reduce unmet need and increase the use of modern contraceptives in Uganda. Your efforts will lead to increased FP service options and improving quality of FP services in the public and private sectors as well as building demand for modern contraception in Uganda.
Sound like you? Read on.
Your contribution
Will be to directly assist the COP in the design, implementation, and monitoring of high impact FP interventions.
You will:
- Lead the in developing and designing strategies to ensure program implementation is in line with PSI standards of quality, professionalism and adherence to donor requirements.
- Manage program implementation by providing advanced professional leadership, support, and expertise for FP, sexual and reproductive health
- Translate PSI commitments to the donor into operational targets for field implementation
- Establish PSI quality assessment/improvement standards and provide technical supervision to ensure these are in line with MOH and the donor
- Recommend development of annual performance improvement, quality assurance and regulatory compliance strategic plans for the project
- Ensure that timely and quality reports are prepared and submitted at agreed intervals to the relevant stakeholders
- Supervise department staff ensuring that effective day to day monitoring of programs, advising management on the need to review program strategies for target achievement
What are we looking for?
The basics
The minimum requirements for this position are as follows:
- A Master’s Degree in public health or a related field OR 3 years of experience in a management position for a donor funded health project (in addition to the below requirement of 8 years);
- A minimum of 8 years of progressively increasing responsibility working for a FP/RH service delivery and technical assistance program;
- Demonstrated supervisory experience;
- Experience with integration of gender into health projects and services; and
- Experience designing and implementing successful facility and community-based FP services.
What would get us excited?
Experienced manager. You have managed a large Family Planning or sexual reproductive project before.
Capacity Builder: You have experience in building institutional, local technical, management and leadership capacity.
A connector. You have experience working with Ministries of Health, health care companies, or global health donors. You are able to spot trends and keep stakeholders and the PSI global headquarters informed about health needs and opportunities in Uganda.
A Strategist and an innovator. You are creative, innovative and a strategic thinker. You have a strong interest in private-sector approaches to development and a proven ability to produce results.
STATUS
- Exempt
- Level
PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.
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