Job title: Health Systems Strengthening Officer (HSS) SRHR Next Project
Location: Luuka, Eastern Region, Uganda
Employment type: Full-time
Company Description
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization; currently implementing more than 180 programmes, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
The Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Officer will lead and coordinate the implementation of the health systems strengthening /service delivery pathway. The Officer will work with district local governments, health facilities, programme partners and communities to strengthen health systems and improve the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) of integrated, gender-responsive, adolescent- and youth-friendly and disability-inclusive SRHR services.
The role will also support quality improvement, referral systems, commodity security, data use, accountability, learning and sustainability of programme interventions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Implementation
- Collaborate with District Health Offices and District Health Teams to strengthen health governance, leadership and accountability structures and improve linkages between health facilities and communities for delivery of inclusive, integrated and adolescent- and youth-responsive SRHR services.
- Collaborate with the DHO, DCDO, DEO, health facilities and programme partners to develop and implement integrated, multisectoral district workplans that respond to identified SRHR needs, inequalities and barriers in Luuka and Butaleja.
- Collaborate with programme partners and district technical teams to design and implement Health Systems Strengthening activities, including joint district planning, supportive supervision, health-worker training and mentorship, quality improvement, referral and counter-referral strengthening, community-facility linkages, integrated SRHR service delivery and other health-system strengthening interventions in line with Ministry of Health standards.
- Work with district and health-facility teams to strengthen forecasting, monitoring, reporting, availability and redistribution of essential SRHR commodities and supplies to minimise stock-outs and interruptions in service delivery.
- Support districts and health facilities to institutionalise Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), client feedback and accountability mechanisms that improve the AAAQ of integrated, respectful, gender-responsive, adolescent- and youth-friendly and disability-inclusive SRHR services.
- Document implementation experience, adaptations, promising practices, challenges and lessons from health systems strengthening /service delivery pathway, and contribute to programme learning, knowledge sharing, and sustainability planning and evidence-informed scale-up.
- Work closely with the Programme Manager and MEAL team to ensure timely, accurate and disaggregated monitoring and reporting of health systems strengthening /service delivery pathway outputs and outcomes, including use of routine health information and programme data for decision-making and adaptive management.
District based Coordination
- Coordinate district-level implementation of health systems strengthening /service delivery pathway and ensure effective integration with comprehensive information and enabling environment, partner interventions, government plans and other relevant SRHR initiatives.
- Provide logistical and financial oversight to activities by working closely with the program grants assistant and administrative assistant.
- Organize district-based review and management meetings on a regular basis; follow up actions for staff welfare, and program implementation.
- Identify project challenges and inform management accordingly for support.
- Represent the SRHR Next Programme, particularly health systems strengthening /service delivery pathway, at relevant district and health-sector coordination and stakeholder meetings.
- Promote team accountability, coordination, quality and a sense of urgency with responsiveness to the district, community and health facility needs.
- Request for relevant programmatic documents, policy guidelines, SOPs and logistical needs as required by the cluster.
- Provide administrative and logistical support to the district-based staff and ensuring that the, project assets are properly secured and kept in good working condition.
- Coordinate visits by the donor, MoH, program leadership and other stakeholders
- Promote team accountability, coordination, quality and a sense of urgency with responsiveness to the district, community and health facility needs.
- Request for relevant programmatic documents, policy guidelines, SOPs and logistical needs as required by the cluster.
- Provide administrative and logistical support to the district-based staff and ensuring that the, project assets are properly secured and kept in good working condition.
- Coordinate visits by the donor, MoH, program leadership and other stakeholders.
- Promote team accountability, coordination, quality and a sense of urgency with responsiveness to the district, community and health facility needs.
- Request for relevant programmatic documents, policy guidelines, SOPs and logistical needs as required by the cluster.
- Provide administrative and logistical support to the district-based staff and ensuring that the, project assets are properly secured and kept in good working condition.
- Coordinate visits by the donor, MoH, program leadership and other stakeholders.
Security: Ensure safety of the project office and the team.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Degree in Public Health, Clinical Medicine or related field.
- At least 3 years of professional experience working with the government health system.
- Previous experience working on health accountability and governance and SRHR/SGBV service delivery program.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance at individual, health facility and district levels and in-depth understanding of Uganda healthcare system.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain strong interpersonal and professional relationships with local government officials, and other key stakeholders in the health sector
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in strengthening either all or some of the components of the health system.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in implementation of Continuous Quality improvement initiatives and supply Chain for strengthened services delivery.
- Demonstrable writing, analytical and quantitative skills.
- Proven skills in networking, collaboration, health facility and organizational development.
- Good reporting, communication and representation skills
Languages
Additional Information
Please submit your CV or resume highlighting relevant skills and experience along with a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position. The closing date for applications will be Friday November 20, 2026 at 23:59 (EAT).
Amref Health Africa in Uganda is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace. Qualified women and Youth are encouraged to apply.
Amref Health Africa does not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not appointed any agent to facilitate recruitment on its behalf. While vacancies may occasionally be advertised on external job boards, all legitimate opportunities are published on our official website and social media channels. Please note that official Amref communications will come from an @amref.org email address.
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Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.