ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) enables governments and empowers people to reform laws and strengthen institutions to promote peace, justice, sustainable development, and economic opportunity. IDLO contributes to creating stable and inclusive societies where every person can live free from fear and want, in dignity and under the rule of law.
IDLO is seeking to recruit a Program Associate (Health Law). The position will be based in Kampala, Uganda, and will support the implementation of the Health Law projects, namely, the Global Regulatory and Fiscal Capacity Building Programme: Promoting Healthy Diets and Physical Activity (RECAP) Program and the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Project (PPRP) and other related activities. The Global RECAP Program aims at strengthening national capacity to promote healthy diets and increase physical activity for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The PPRP Program aims at enhancing legal and policy frameworks to prevent, detect and promptly respond to Public Health Emergencies of International Concern and other public health risks, including COVID-19.
The Health Law Team is responsible for the development, implementation, and support of health-related programs within IDLO. As part of the Health Law team and embedded within the IDLO Uganda Country Office, the Program Associate works in close collaboration with the Health Law Team, the IDLO Uganda State Institutions Support Program Team, other IDLO’s Offices (Headquarters and Field Locations), and internal support functions (e.g Human Resources, General Counsel, Finance, Procurement) to provide coordination, administrative and process support in order to support program delivery.
KEY FUNCTIONS
1. Provide administrative support to the Health Law projects and ensure process integrity;
2. Support the coordination of work and information flow between offices (HQ/Field), consultants, and support functions;
3. Carry out desk research on specific topics in order to provide input to support the development of new proposals, concept notes, briefing notes, summary status reports, and donor narrative reports.
THE POSITION
In close coordination with the health law team and the IDLO Uganda Country office, the Program Associate will be responsible for the following main duties:
1.Provide administrative support to the health law projects and ensure process integrity, including:
2. Support the coordination of work and information flow between offices (HQ/Field), consultants, and support functions (e.g. HR, Office of the General Counsel, Finance, Procurement) focusing on the following:
3. Carry out desk research on specific topics to provide input to support the development of new proposals, concept notes, briefing notes, summary status reports, and donor narrative reports, including:
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Languages
Specific knowledge, skills, and competencies
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
For this locally recruited position, IDLO shall offer the selected candidate an Affiliate contract of 11 months, with the possibility of extension subject to performance and availability of funding.
In addition, IDLO shall offer the candidate a monthly basic salary of UGX 5,121,295, a leave and benefits package, including medical, in accordance with IDLO Employee Regulations and Rules.
This local position is open to candidates who are nationals of the duty station, or with permanent resident status or other legal authorization permitting to work in the duty station. An employee subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international employees.
Applications will be screened on regular basis; a qualified applicant might be recruited before the deadline. In the interest of making the most effective use of resources, only the short-listed candidates will be contacted during the selection process.
DISCLAIMERÂ
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Contractor assigned to this work. This may not be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.
The Director-General of IDLO reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities or even to cancel the recruitment to meet business and organizational needs as necessary
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