Technical Officer

The Technical Officer – Family Planning & Maternal Newborn and Child Health will support the geography-level implementation of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in Uganda, with a primary focus on collaboration with local/sub-national governments and partners to strengthen their health programs.

Reporting to the Senior Field Coordinator, the Technical Officer will provide hands-on coaching and technical assistance to regional team and council HMTs and health facilities to improve service quality, and accelerate the adoption and institutionalization of evidence-based FP/MNCH high impact interventions to achieve scale and sustainability. The role emphasizes day-to-day implementation, capacity strengthening, supportive supervision, coaching and routine use of data for decision-making in alignment with TCI’s business unusual model.

• Support geographies to operationalize FP/MNCH work plans at local government, facility, and community levels.
• Provide on-site technical support to public and private health facilities to implement evidence-based FP/MNCH service delivery functions including high-impact interventions and best practices.
• Support planning and implementation of training, coaching, and mentorship for health workers on FP/MNCH interventions.
• Facilitate data management practices through regular data review meetings and DQA with local government and facility teams to inform adaptive programming.
• Build capacity of local government teams to use data for planning, performance monitoring, and advocacy.
• Document implementation progress, challenges, and lessons learned for reporting and learning purposes.
• Support geographies to monitor FP commodity availability, identify stock-outs, and strengthen forecasting and quantification practices.
• Collaborate with sub-national and national supply chain actors to address bottlenecks in FP commodity distribution.
• Promote best practices in logistics management information systems (LMIS) and last-mile distribution at facility level.
• Assist local government teams to track FP/MNCH expenditures and advocate for increased domestic financing and release.
• Support local government HMTs and facility leadership teams to strengthen governance, coordination, and accountability mechanisms for FP/AYSRH.
• Support advocacy efforts targeting geography leadership to sustain political and financial commitment to FP/AYSRH.
• Contribute to documentation of best practices, success stories, and lessons learned from geography-level implementation.
• Support peer learning and exchange visits among geographies and facilities and contribute technical inputs to TCI knowledge platforms, including TCI University and Communities of Practice.
• Support preparation of routine program reports, activity summaries, and progress updates.
• Ensure accurate documentation of field activities, results, and expenditures in line with TCI and donor requirements.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Medicine, Public Health, and Social Sciences, or a related field; a Master’s degree is an added advantage.
2. Minimum of 5–7 years of relevant experience implementing FP/AYSRH, MNH, or RMNCAH programs at sub-national or community level.
3. Demonstrated experience providing hands-on technical assistance to government health teams and service delivery points.

1. Strong understanding of health systems strengthening approaches and geography level health governance in Uganda.
2. Experience working with DHIS2, routine health data, and performance monitoring systems.
3. Familiarity with national FP/AYSRH guidelines and high-impact practices.
4. Willingness to travel frequently to geographies and health facilities.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in other widely spoken local languages is an asset.

Deadline for applications is Friday 6th Febuary. This vaccancy may close earlier as we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to apply before the application deadline.

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans

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