Program Manager I - Community Based Health Insurance

About the role

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is hiring a Program Manager I for an anticipated five-year health systems strengthening project in Uganda, based in Kampala. The project supports the sustainability and resilience of faith-based health services through stronger institutional capacity, better community health financing, improved governance and locally led solutions. The position reports to the Program Manager II and is open to Ugandan nationals only; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Key responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools and best practices in Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) and community health financing, aligned with donor requirements, government priorities and global best practice.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams and partners on designing, implementing, monitoring and adapting CBHI interventions, and accompany local partners to strengthen their technical leadership and decision-making.
• Contribute to the technical design of proposals, including proposal preparation, submission and approval, and advise project teams on donor strategies and technical requirements.
• Support capacity strengthening for CBHI through learning and training strategies, curricula, trainings, workshops and coaching, and promote partner-led learning and sustainability beyond the award.
• Collect and analyze program data, share lessons learned and best practices, and maintain relationships with donors, peer organizations, research institutions and health forums.
• Represent CRS in technical working groups, policy dialogues, conferences and sector forums on health financing, universal health coverage and health systems strengthening.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, Development Studies, Social Science, Economics, Health Services Management or a related field.
• At least five to eight years of relevant work experience with progressive responsibilities, ideally in an international NGO.
• At least two years of field-based experience in community health insurance, health financing, health systems strengthening or related areas.
• Preferred: Master's degree in a related field and knowledge of Uganda's health financing, health insurance and Universal Health Coverage.
• Fluency in English and willingness to travel up to 40%.

Required skills

• MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), web conferencing, information and budget management systems, and knowledge-sharing networks.
• Project design, proposal writing, and program monitoring and evaluation.
• Capacity-strengthening, networking with donors and partners, and strong relationship management.