Assistant District Health Officer (Environmental Health) -Buvuma...
Ministry of Local Government (Uganda)
အလုပ်တည်နေရာ
Kampala
အလုပ်ခန့်သည့်ပုံစံ
အချိန်ပြည့်
အလုပ်ခေါ်စာအသေးစိတ်
ABOUT THE COMPANY
As part of its long-term policy to ensure political and social harmony, enhance economic growth and alleviate poverty, Government of Uganda embarked on a far reaching program of decentralization reform. The reform initiative, as introduced in 1993 was an outcome of a review of the erstwhile resistance council system and related statutory instruments, borne out of the desire to make local governments effective centers of decision making and public service delivery.
JOB SUMMARY
Job purpose:To assist the DHO in ensuring efficient, effective and affordable delivering of Environmental Health Services for the well being of the population of the District and ensure quality assurance in all Health Institutions in the District.Qualifications • An Honors Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health Science from a recognized University/Institution • Post Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management or related Management qualifications from a recognized Institution. • Masters Degree in Environmental Health Science, Public Health or Public Administration and Management is an added advantage. • Must be registered with the Uganda Allied Health Professionals Council.
RESPONSIBILITIES
i. Participating in planning, coordinating & budgeting, managing, monitoring and evaluating Environmental Health service delivery programmes in the district; ii. Updating Health Management System in the District; iii. Managing the implementation of Environmental Health Policies and programmes; iv. Producing reports on environmental health programmes; v. Carrying out staff performance appraisal and other HRM functions; vi. Compiling and submitting monitoring and evaluation reports on environmental health programmes; vii. Developing and implementing Environmental health Research plans; viii. Producing plans and budgets for environmental health services delivery; ix. Enforcing adherence to the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics by staff; x. Providing technical and backup support to the communities in regard to environmental health services; xi. Managing sensitization programmes about Primary Health Care in the communities;
REQUIRED SKILLS
Performance monitoring and evaluation, Budgeting, financial planning, Operative management, Research planning, Natural sciences, Agriculture and natural resources
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree
