Project Manager (Health)

• PositionProject Manager (Health)
• CompanyAction Against Hunger
• LocationNakapiripirit, Uganda
• CategoryHealth, NGO, Management Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryHumanitarian aid and international development
• DepartmentHealth programme (ILHA-Karamoja project)
• DeadlineMonday, 16 November 2026
• Not in the advertJob type, pay and benefits

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation working to end hunger. It says it reaches about 24 million people each year through hunger prevention and treatment programmes, with around 8,300 staff working across some 50 countries.

Action Against Hunger USA, part of the Action Against Hunger International network, manages operations in eight countries, including Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Its work addresses root causes of hunger such as climate change, conflict, inequity and emergencies.

In Uganda, the organisation runs nutrition, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection and cash programmes with refugees, host communities and crisis-affected districts, including Karamoja and the south-west refugee settlements.

The Project Manager (Health) provides technical leadership, management and oversight for health interventions in five Karamoja districts. The role plans and coordinates integrated outreaches, supervises maternal, newborn and child health services, immunisation and catch-up activities, and guides measles and cholera surveillance and response, while integrating MHPSS and Psychological First Aid into health services.

The manager line-manages Health and Surveillance Officers, coordinates with District Health Offices, facility in-charges, EPI and surveillance focal persons and partners such as UNICEF, CUAMM, Baylor and Welthungerhilfe, and works with MEAL colleagues on data quality and donor reporting. Extensive field travel to remote facilities and hard-to-reach communities is part of the job. The manager also oversees use of project resources, medicines and supplies within approved budgets, supports cost forecasting, and promotes safeguarding, accountability to affected populations and gender-sensitive services across all five districts.

In plain terms, this job splits into 5 areas of work. Each list below restates the employer’s duties in shorter words; the advert linked under How To Apply is the final word.

Health programme leadership

The manager directs health services across five named districts, with particular attention to maternal, newborn and child health needs.

• Oversee district health work in Moroto, Amudat, Napak, Nabilatuk and Nakapiripirit, prioritising MNCH.
• Plan integrated primary-care outreaches and outpatient services for vulnerable, hard-to-reach communities.
• Oversee MNCH care including ANC, pregnancy referrals, skilled delivery, PNC, newborn and child services, immunisation and illness management.
• Direct sexual and reproductive health work, including family planning, adolescent-responsive care, education, counselling and referrals.
• Connect communities, VHTs, CHWs, outreach teams and facilities to strengthen access, referrals and continuity.
• Embed MHPSS and Psychological First Aid in primary care, nutrition, maternal, reproductive and outreach services.

Technical oversight and field support

The role guides vaccination, disease response, facility readiness and staff development, while checking service quality across the districts.

• Oversee measles and DTP3 vaccination, zero-dose identification and defaulter follow-up.
• Guide surveillance, epidemic readiness and response for measles and AWD/cholera.
• Maintain facility readiness by addressing staffing, equipment, medicine, supply and infection-control needs.
• Build skills of Health and Surveillance Officers, Health Assistants and field teams through technical coaching and oversight.
• Make regular visits in five districts, assess delivery and propose adjustments where needed.
• Link EPI focal persons and Rapid Response Teams with facility in-charges and District Surveillance Focal Persons.

District and partner coordination

The manager links district offices, facilities and partners, represents the programme, and coordinates plans and specialised referrals.

• Work with District Health Offices, facilities and partners on service gaps, referrals, nutrition, protection and WASH.
• Work alongside UNICEF, CUAMM, Baylor, Welthungerhilfe and partners, using partner maps to minimise overlap.
• Attend district, technical and partner forums as the health programme representative.
• Strengthen referral links between community platforms, facilities, nutrition, protection and specialised care.
• Set and review health workplans, district microplans, outreach timetables and activity plans.
• Record achievements, challenges, lessons and effective practices and recommend improvements.

Performance, data and reporting

The role reviews service data and plans, identifies risks, works with MEAL colleagues and prepares technical and donor reporting.

• Track health targets and indicators using routine records, surveillance reports, outreach information and community feedback.
• Check progress against budgets and workplans and make timely corrections.
• Review activity, outreach, immunisation, surveillance and facility records for completeness and quality.
• Partner with MEAL colleagues to review routine information, verify data, conduct quarterly checks and capture learning.
• Draft and quality-check narrative and technical reports for donors and project review discussions.
• Identify health threats, outbreaks, supply gaps and operational challenges and escalate mitigation measures.

People, compliance and resources

The manager supervises staff, ensures policy compliance and accountability, protects information and oversees medicines, supplies and assets.

• Guide staff performance, including the work of Health and Surveillance Officers and other colleagues.
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate training, mentoring and workplace coaching for field teams and frontline workers.
• Apply Ministry of Health requirements, ACF policies, donor rules and humanitarian standards.
• Uphold affected-community accountability, safe complaint routes, gender awareness, disability access and protection mainstreaming.
• Protect beneficiary and health information through confidential, responsible handling.
• Monitor approved spending and account for medicines, supplies and project assets.

Required Education

• Degree in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, public health nutrition, Health Systems Management or another relevant health-related field.
• A postgraduate qualification in Public Health is an added advantage.

Work Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in health programme implementation, preferably in humanitarian or emergency settings.
• Experience managing or coordinating integrated primary healthcare, maternal and child health, immunisation or disease surveillance programmes.
• Experience working with district health systems, health facilities, Ministry of Health structures and humanitarian partners.
• Experience in staff management, work planning, budget monitoring, donor reporting and programme quality assurance.

Additional Requirements

• Good understanding of Ministry of Health systems, primary healthcare, EPI, IDSR and humanitarian principles.
• Ability to work in remote and challenging environments, with extensive field travel.
• Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, data protection and Code of Conduct policies.

Technical Skills

• Programme management: Strong technical leadership, programme management and coordination skills.
• Data analysis: Ability to analyse programme data, identify implementation gaps and take corrective action.
• Health systems knowledge: Understanding of primary healthcare, EPI and IDSR systems.
• Digital tools: Proficiency in MS Office and digital data-management tools.

Soft Skills

• Communication: Excellent communication, report-writing, facilitation and representation skills.
• Problem-solving: Strong organisational, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Resilience: Ability to work in remote and challenging environments.

Pay and benefits are not listed for this Health Project Manager post, so raise them only after an offer. To judge an offer, check a gross figure with the Uganda take-home pay calculator (PAYE and NSSF) and compare it with our guide to NGO salaries in Uganda.

• Lead the health component of a five-district Karamoja project.
• Shape maternal, newborn and child health services in hard-to-reach communities.
• Oversee immunisation catch-up and measles and cholera surveillance.
• Integrate mental health and psychosocial support into primary care.
• Work with District Health Offices and partners including UNICEF and CUAMM.
• Manage and mentor a team of district health officers.

Apply online through the Action Against Hunger application page, which holds the full job description and application form. Applications close on Monday, 16 November 2026.

• Checked on 12 November 2026 against Action Against Hunger's official advert.
• Closing date confirmed as 16 November 2026. NextRoleHub closes the listing at 23:59 Kampala time that day.
• The application link goes to the employer's own page or email. Applying is free; report anyone who asks for money.
• Before you apply, read our guide: How to find NGO jobs in Uganda. Work out your pay with the take-home pay calculator.