Program Manager II - Health Systems Strengthening

About the role

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is hiring a Program Manager II 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 role leads, manages and provides technical oversight of project activities, with reporting to the Head of Programming. It is open to Ugandan nationals only; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, manage and implement all project activities from start-up to close-out, in line with CRS quality standards and donor requirements.
• Work with partner leadership and technical teams to support partner-led implementation and coordinate with faith-based health institutions, church structures, government entities and private sector actors.
• Develop and coordinate community health financing and other innovative approaches, and cultivate strategic partnerships that strengthen local leadership.
• Serve as the main point of contact with stakeholders, and support project design, business development and proposal writing.
• Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources, and supervise, coach and mentor project staff.
• Represent CRS in technical working groups, stakeholder forums and learning events, and prepare technical, financial and donor reports.
• Integrate safeguarding, accountability, gender, localization and locally led development approaches across all activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in international development, social sciences, development studies, health-related management or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of field-based project management experience, preferably 3 years in a leadership role managing complex health or health systems-strengthening programs.
• Fluency in English; willingness to travel up to 40%.
• Supervisory responsibilities include Program Manager I (Community Based Health Insurance) and Project Manager (MEAL).
• Preferred: Master's degree, international NGO experience.

Required skills

• MEAL skills and experience.
• Project grant management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors such as USG and UN.
• MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), web conferencing and information management systems.
• Ability to write high-quality technical proposals and reports.