Job Title: Oxygen Task Force Coordinator – Ministry of Health Uganda Jobs 2022
Organization: Ministry of Health
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Incident Commander (COVID-19 Response)
Ministry of Health Profile:
The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services, in a humane, affordable, and sustainable manner. The ministry is headed by Minister of Health Jane Aceng.
Job Summary:
Coordinating specifically the Oxygen Task Force at the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Roles and responsibilities:
- Attending incident management meetings and follow up on actions directed to the Oxygen Task Force.
- Coordinating participating entities public/private and or civil Society Organizations in the Oxygen Task Force
- Identifying Focal Persons for information sharing, capacity building, training and maintaining an up-to-date list of contacts at the secretariat.
- Facilitating engagement with implementing partners to ensure that effective and efficient delivery of services and reporting to MoH
- Managing a shared electronic folder with up-to-date documents to ensure that Focal Persons have access to current information in real time.
- Ensuring that operational activities are executed within allotted timelines.
- Attending and conducting regular meetings with the Oxygen Task Force to discuss about operational updates, ideas and issues.
- Providing regular progress reports to the Incident Commander.
- Identifying new and emerging risks and ensuring these are either managed effectively or communicated to the incident commander as appropriate
- Supporting Oxygen Task Force to summarize and share data on a regular basis on the cases and oxygen hospital requirement from the CTU around the country.
- Analyzing qualitative data (e.g. key informant interviews; FGDs and field notes).
- Supporting data management and analysis methods to build spatial databases and reflect results on maps.
- Supporting MoH staff to develop presentations on oxygen status.
- Preparing technical reports and other communications materials in on covid-19 case management as required and edit and provide comments on reports generated by technical consultants and partners.
- Supporting the preparation of training materials related to oxygen capacity and coordinate or organizing webinar trainings or physical workshops, and ensuring the cascade of trainings to both health workers.
- Preparing technical reports, lessons learned for the oxygen Task force
Competencies
- Demonstrated ability to work with all Ministry Health tiers in Uganda from MoH Leadership personnel to Regional Referral Hospital Directors and District Health Officials.
- Strong coordination and presentation skills.
- In-depth, knowledge of the evolving Health Environment in Uganda
- Ability to interface with Senior MoH Leadership to articulate the oxygen requirement situation in Uganda.
- Ability to assess the requirements of a Project and determine the most efficient and respond in an emergency mood.
- Good computer skills including knowledge of advanced power point and oral presentation is required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine or Health Services Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Finance, Nursing or Pharmacy and other related fields.
- Three (3) years progressively responsible experience in a management position.
- Experience working with Government Uganda Ministries and Multilateral Partners both local and international.
How To Apply for Ministry of Health Uganda Jobs 2022
Handwritten applications should be Hand Delivered to the Central Registry of the MOH Headquarters-Kampala between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health Headquarters (Central Registry)
Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya
Tel. +256417-712260/+256417-712221
Please include your telephone number and email contacts on the application. Applicants should attach the following:
- Recent passport-size photograph.
- Copy of the National Identity Card.
- Detailed curriculum Vitae.
- Certified copies of the academic certificates and transcripts.
- Two recommendation letters from two of the most recent supervisors/employers.
- A photocopy of your appointment letter for your most recent position.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the MOH Noticeboard
Salary and Benefits The position has attractive salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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Closing Date: Friday February 4, 2022: 5:00PM
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