Jobs – Executive Director at Community Health Alliance Uganda

Job Title: Executive Director

Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU) got fully registered in 2010 as a local NGO. Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU), formerly the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Uganda, is a national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). CHAU’s portfolio of work spans technical and organizational capacity building of civil society organizations, community systems strengthening, SRHR/HIV integration, policy and advocacy. Its mission is to drive the national civil society response to health and HIV/SRH challenges by leading strong community action. CHAU’s work focuses on Most at Risk populations or key populations: those populations that are usually criminalised stigmatized and may not have access to services and information. CHAU has a strategic partnership with the International HIV/AIDS Alliance – a UK-based International NGO. The partnership has enhanced CHAU’s technical and’ institutional capacity. For nearly 3 years, CHAU has built a track record of successfully managing and implementing several development assistance programs for DFID, DANIDA, SIDA, EU, and Positive Action for Children Fund and the Netherlands. This has been possible based on the CHAUs philosophy of systems strengthening for other CSO in Uganda and in effect CHAU currently works with 18 CSOs and CBOs to deliver on its projects that are under implementation. CHAU invites applications from suitably qualified individuals (nationals) for the position of Executive Director.

Job Summary: The Executive Director’s overall responsibility is strategic leadership, development and effective operations of Community Health Alliance Uganda. The ED manages senior staff, provides leadership on policy matters, strategy development, resource mobilisation, partnership development and advocates on key HIV/AIDS and SRHR issues at national and international level with stakeholders. The ED is also responsible for overseeing the effective implementation of organizational policies procedures and systems including staff management and development.

How to Apply for the job:

Before application, please seek for detailed job description and person specifications from info@chau.co.ug and send an updated CV and cover letter to info@chau.co.ug.

Deadline: 18th Sept 2014