Programme Implementation Coordinator

• PositionProgramme Implementation Coordinator
• CompanyAmref Health Africa
• LocationLuuka and Butaleja, Uganda
• Job TypeFull Time
• CategoryNGO, International Development, Health Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryInternational development and public health
• DepartmentNot stated in the advert.
• DeadlineFriday, 20 November 2026, 11:59 PM (EAT)

Amref Health Africa traces its origins to 1957 and is headquartered in Nairobi. It began partnering with Ugandan communities in the mid-1980s and opened its Kampala office in 1987.

The organisation’s Uganda office describes its work as improving access to health services through partnerships with public institutions, civil society and other organisations. Its published thematic areas include reproductive and adolescent health, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, water and sanitation, and health-worker capacity building.

The Programme Implementation Coordinator provides operational leadership for SRHR Next delivery in Luuka and Butaleja. The role turns approved workplans, budgets and partner responsibilities into coordinated district activity, supervises HSS Officers and supports quality implementation of rights-based, adolescent-responsive, gender-transformative and disability-inclusive approaches. It includes joint field visits, district coordination under the One Programme Approach, and follow-up on milestones, performance gaps and corrective actions across the programme’s three result areas.

The Coordinator works with district government offices, implementing partners, the Programme Manager, the MEL team and Amref’s finance, grants, administration and operations functions. Responsibilities range from performance reporting and budget monitoring to safeguarding, operational risk escalation and staff safety. The position also supports meaningful participation by adolescents and marginalized groups, district sustainability planning and continuity arrangements. The advert identifies seasonal flooding in Butaleja as a service-continuity risk, making local coordination and preparedness part of the assignment.

• Coordinate integrated district implementation plans, activity schedules and joint operational reviews aligned with the approved results framework, budgets, partner responsibilities and district priorities.
• Lead routine district coordination under the One Programme Approach, aligning Amref HSS interventions with RHU, CEHURD and SRHR Alliance Uganda through joint planning and implementation monitoring to connect services, information and accountability and avoid duplication.
• Coordinate and monitor implementation across all three result areas, aligning partner interventions, programme targets, service delivery, SRHR information and advocacy, and agreed corrective actions.
• Work with District Health, Education and Community Development Offices and local structures to embed interventions in government systems and support equitable district-wide coverage, with attention to underserved populations.
• Track milestones, bottlenecks and follow-up actions across both districts and escalate strategic, contractual or resource decisions to the Programme Manager in a timely manner.
• Provide field oversight of integrated, adolescent-responsive, gender-transformative and disability-inclusive SRHR approaches, applying AAAQ, safeguarding and rights-based principles.
• Supervise HSS Officers delivering health-worker mentorship, supportive supervision, continuous quality improvement, commodity security, referrals, routine data use and stronger facility-community links in line with Ministry of Health standards.
• Coordinate with partner teams on school- and community-based SRHR information, youth agency and referrals, district advocacy, community feedback, social norm change and survivor-centred SGBV response, without taking over partners’ delivery roles.
• Conduct joint implementation-support visits to health facilities, schools and communities, verify quality, inclusion and progress, and follow up agreed corrective measures.
• Supervise HSS Officers through performance objectives, workplan and deliverable reviews, appraisals under Amref procedures, capacity-gap identification and accountability for programme results.
• Convene coordination and reflection meetings with district staff, implementing partners and government focal persons, maintain action trackers and communicate transparently with the Programme Manager.
• Represent the programme at authorised district technical and coordination forums, build working relationships with district leadership, facilities, youth structures and organisations of persons with disabilities, and facilitate official monitoring visits.
• Ensure adolescents, women and marginalized groups can participate meaningfully and safely in planning, implementation and feedback mechanisms.
• Work with the MEL team and implementing partners to track district performance against approved indicators, baselines, targets and workplans and resolve performance gaps promptly.
• Coordinate preparation, verification and timely submission of consolidated district implementation and performance reports, covering achievements, challenges, emerging outcomes, lessons and recommended corrective actions.
• Facilitate data quality checks, routine DHIS2/HMIS and programme-data reviews, community-feedback follow-up, quarterly reflection and outcome documentation to identify adaptations and improve impact.
• Maintain district issue and action trackers, document emerging outcomes and promising practices, and facilitate cross-district learning and adaptive management.
• Coordinate field logistics and activity resource requests with Finance, Grants, Administration and Operations; monitor activity budget use and timeliness against approved plans and flag variances.
• Ensure field activities, documentation, procurements, advances and accountability processes follow organisational and donor requirements, and support safeguarding of programme assets and staff welfare.
• Monitor and escalate delivery, financial, safeguarding, protection, environmental and operational risks, including seasonal-flooding disruption to SRHR service continuity, particularly in Butaleja.
• Ensure safeguarding, PSEAH, confidentiality, survivor-centred referral, complaints-handling, do-no-harm and inclusion protocols are applied and incidents are referred through established channels.
• Contribute to district sustainability plans by strengthening local leadership, institutional capacity, integration into existing systems and continuity arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with organisational security and safety procedures for programme staff, offices, assets and field operations, coordinating with relevant Amref departments.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Reproductive Health, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification in public health or programme management is an added advantage.

Work Experience

• At least five years of relevant experience coordinating implementation of donor-funded health, SRHR or integrated community-development programmes, including supervision of field teams.
• Demonstrated experience working with district local governments and health systems in Uganda; multi-partner coordination and integrated SRHR/HSS programming are strongly preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Leadership in coordinating multi-partner, district-level health or SRHR programmes and supervising multidisciplinary field teams.
• Strong programme planning, implementation management, stakeholder engagement, supportive supervision and problem-solving skills.
• Sound understanding of health-systems strengthening, rights-based SRHR programming, gender equality, disability inclusion, youth participation, safeguarding and PSEAH.
• Ability to monitor programme performance, interpret routine health and programme data, facilitate learning and prepare quality technical and performance reports.
• Operational management, budget monitoring, communication, networking and relationship-management skills, including work with government and civil-society stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, excellent written and spoken English, and willingness to travel regularly between programme districts. Knowledge of relevant local languages is an added advantage.

Technical Skills

• District programme planning: Coordinate implementation plans, activity schedules, joint reviews, approved results frameworks and budgets.
• SRHR and health-systems implementation: Apply rights-based, adolescent-responsive, gender-transformative, disability-inclusive and AAAQ principles.
• Performance monitoring and reporting: Track indicators, targets and workplans; review routine data; support DHIS2/HMIS use and prepare technical and performance reports.
• Operational and budget monitoring: Coordinate field resources and logistics, monitor activity-level budget use and follow organisational and donor processes.
• Microsoft Office: The advert specifies proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Safeguarding and risk procedures: Apply safeguarding, PSEAH, confidentiality, referral, complaints-handling, inclusion and safety protocols.

Soft Skills

• Team leadership and supervision: Set performance objectives, mentor HSS Officers and review workplans and deliverables.
• Stakeholder engagement: Coordinate with district offices, government focal persons, implementing partners and community structures.
• Supportive supervision and problem-solving: Verify implementation quality and follow through on bottlenecks and corrective measures.
• Communication and relationship management: Maintain transparent coordination and prepare clear reports for programme stakeholders.
• Learning facilitation: Convene reflection and review meetings and support adaptive management.
• Travel readiness: Willingness to travel regularly between programme districts.

Benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Coordinate delivery of SRHR Next across both Luuka and Butaleja districts.
• Lead joint district planning under the One Programme Approach with named local and civil-society partners.
• Supervise HSS Officers and support integrated, rights-based SRHR implementation.
• Work across health services, SRHR information, advocacy, community feedback and accountability.
• Link district programme monitoring with corrective actions, learning and cross-district practice sharing.
• Support operational, budget and risk oversight, including seasonal-flooding service-continuity risks in Butaleja.
• Contribute to district sustainability plans and stronger local institutional capacity.

Submit your CV or resume and a cover letter through the official Amref application page. Applications close Friday November 20th, 2026 at 23:59 (EAT).

• Checked on 10 November 2026 against Amref Health Africa's official advert.
• Closing date confirmed as 20 November 2026. NextRoleHub closes the listing at 23:59 Kampala time that day.
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