The Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), Ministry of Health has received funding from the Korean Foundation for International Healthcare to support the Health Informatics Program and the National /Regional Public Health Emergency Operations Centres. UNIPH seeks to fill the following position.
Title: Coordinator – Health Informatics Fellowship Program
Reports to: Program Director – Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program
Duty Station: UNIPH
Number of Positions: One (1)
Roles and responsibilities
This core role of the position holder will entail coordinating the entire Health Informatics (HI) Track of the Uganda Public health Fellowship Program (UPHFP). The coordinator will assist the Program Director in the day-to-day management, planning, monitoring, and implementation of planned activities of the HI program. Specifically, the position holder will execute the following key roles;
Program management, coordination and monitoring
• Use appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on HI fellowship program implementation as well as on the utilization of program resources.
• Provide leadership for HI fellowship program administration, budgeting, resource allocation, and reporting.
Coordinate the recruitment process of highly qualified candidates for the HI fellowship program.
• Represent the HI fellowship program in partner and UNIPH meetings.
Serve as a link for the HI, MOH and UNIPH to identify desired projects and activities, ensure adequate mentorship, and access to learning resources (including data) from hosting departments/institutions.
• Develop/ review and implement a system of ongoing evaluation of fellows’ outputs and field activities.
• Participate in grant applications writing for the UNIPH, to ensure program sustainability.
• Participate in review of UNIPH strategic plans and objectives for the HI fellowship program in alignment with UNIPH goal
Content development and delivery
• Support the development of the UPHFP-HI curriculum and the accreditation of the HI program relevant institutions.
• Identify HI subject matter experts to facilitate delivery of content as per the UPHFP-HI curriculum.
• Coordinate the delivery of HI fellowship sessions, workshops, seminars, bootcamps and field excursions for fellows.
• Attend presentations conducted by Fellows as and whenever they are arranged and participate in providing feedback to Fellows.
• Participate in review and approval of Fellows’ scientific products including abstracts, manuscripts, proposals and reports of special studies
• Allocate mentors to Fellows and evaluate their performance
Program mentorship and support
• Participate in quarterly visits to Fellows at the host sites and evaluation of Fellows’ progress through reviewing quarterly host mentor evaluations; quarterly reports and attending joint quarterly review meetings
• Directly supervise the field Supervisor for the HI Program
• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Program Director
Education Qualification and Other Requirements:
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Health Informatics, Health Sciences, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or any computing-related disciplines. Additional qualification in Project management is an added advantage.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in project management, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with state and non-state actors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of health informatics principles, practices, and technologies.
• Proficiency in use of different project management tools and software applications.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to pay attention to detail.
• Commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and quality improvement.
Expression of Interest should Include the following;
• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• One recommendation from your current supervisor or someone who understands your competences in your current field.
Interested applicants should send their applications to our email address at application@uniph.go.ug
Application Deadline: Friday,19th April 2024
For more Information about this advert, visit our website at https://uniph.go.ug/careers-opportunities/