Job Description

The Senior Technical Specialist for Community Health Services will play a pivotal role in strengthening community-based health systems The Specialist will collaborate closely with the Uganda Ministry of Health, District Local Governments, and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, sustainable HIV/TB care and treatment services at the community level 

Key responsibilitiesinclude providing targeted technical assistance for the deployment of Community Health Workers (CHEWs), supporting their effective use of digital reporting systems like eCHIS, and ensuring they are fully equipped to deliver integrated health service packages .

A critical function of this role is to guide and manage temporary financial support mechanisms for CHEWs, while simultaneously working with government counterparts to integrate these stipends into national systems for long-term sustainability.

 The Specialist will oversee planning and budgeting processes related to community health, ensure compliance with donor requirements, contribute significantly to project reporting, support program quality improvement initiatives, and systematically document lessons learned to inform future programming and policy

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in designing and strengthening community-based HIV/TB service delivery models
• Support the strategic deployment, training, and equipping of CHEWs across the seven regions of Uganda supported by the project
• Oversee the administration of temporary financial support to CHEWs, ensuring full compliance with donor rules and regulations
• Collaborate intensively with the MOH and District Local Governments to transition CHEW stipends into the national payroll and district budgeting systems
• Support CHEWs in the proficient use of eCHIS and other MoH data tools for accurate and timely service delivery reporting
• Develop, monitor, and report on community services-related workplans and budgets
• Contribute to quarterly and annual technical reports, donor updates, and performance monitoring documents
• Support program quality assurance, lead improvement initiatives, and facilitate lesson-learning processes
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to regional staff and project partners
• Ensure technical recommendations from senior advisors are swiftly implemented in the field

Qualifications and Experience

Competencies

• Excellent analytical, reporting, and presentation skills
• A strong understanding of community health worker financing and governance is needed
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required
• The candidate must have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential
• Written and oral fluency in English is mandatory, and willingness to travel 10–25% within Uganda is expected