Technical Manager at NFT Consult

Technical Manager Job Responsibilities

Program Quality

• With key program staff and stakeholders, ensure the Global Fund Program’s strategic objectives for TB, HIV and malaria are fully accomplished and meet expected technical quality standards.
• Ensure that plans for the program interventions are adhered to and are in line with national objectives and strategies.
• With the Program Director, oversee periodic technical reviews and manage changes in program direction and focus.
• In collaboration with program and SR staff, provide guidance and technical oversight to partners and other collaborating agencies to ensure that lessons of sound practice are documented and disseminated.
• Provide vision and leadership in design of strategies to engage key populations organizations of women, children and migrant populations in program activities.
• Support design and implementation of effective communication and mobilization strategies to increase uptake of services.
• Ensure the delivery of quality training and technical assistance to all SRs.
• In collaboration with the M&E Director, track progress towards relevant performance indicators, analyzing reasons for shortfalls and adapting program strategies as needed.
• With ICT4D technical advisors, identify and implement technology solutions to improve program efficiencies.

Management and Administration

• Manage program, including tracking of financial and material resources.
• Support elaboration of Program Update/Disbursement Requests (PU/DR) in collaboration with other program staff.
• Review SR reports, provide feedback on implementation progress and performance, and identify solutions to address challenges and weaknesses.
• Ensure staff compliance with all our clients and Global Fund administrative and operational procedures and policies, as well as applicable donor regulations.

Representation

• Liaise with technical counterparts in the Ministry of Health, other Principal Recipients, and other local and international stakeholders engaged in HIV, TB and malaria activities in Uganda.
• Represent our client’s at all relevant technical working groups, sectoral meetings and coordination forums.

Human Resource Management

• Lead, manage and supervise a staff team to meet program objectives.
• Conduct periodic reviews of staff performance in keeping with our client’s performance management system and mentor staff to ensure high levels of motivation, commitment, capacity, and teamwork.

Qualifications for the Technical Manager Job

• Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Public Health, Medicine, or related field
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in malaria programming and provision of technical assistance to government and non-government partners
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior management position; strong preference for experience in the management of large-scale health programs in an African country
• Experience in management of multiple sub-recipients in complex, high risk environments
• Knowledge of Global Fund regulations required
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills and ability to build and motivate diverse and talented teams
• Public relations skills and ability to work well both within a team and independently
• Strong representational skills and ability to interface with multiple stakeholders, representatives, and partners (including representatives of government agencies) in a professional manner on an ongoing basis
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and to prioritize competing demands
• Strategic, analytical and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Professional proficiency in English oral and written communication skills; strong demonstrated writing skills required (reports, evaluations)
• Willingness and ability to travel in-country (sometimes on short notice) up to 50% and out of the country up to 10%