Reports To: Program Manager II. ### Job Summary CRS is seeking to hire for an anticipated five-year health systems strengthening project in Uganda. The project aims to support the sustainability and resilience of faith-based health services through strengthened institutional capacity, improved community health financing mechanisms, enhanced governance, and locally led solutions that contribute to improved health outcomes. As the Program Manager I - Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI), you will provide strategic technical leadership and support in the design, implementation, monitoring, learning, and scale-up of Community Health Insurance and other community health financing approaches. You will provide technical advice and support on a range of program design and implementation issues in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and global best practices to advance the delivery of high-quality programming for poor and vulnerable communities. Your advice, knowledge, and support will contribute to determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS’ Community Health Insurance programming is across the globe. Roles and. ### Key Duties & Responsibilities Support the development and contribute to the implementation of CRS agency-wide strategies, technical standards, tools, and best practices in Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) and community health financing ensuring alignment with donor requirements, government priorities, and global best practices. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, safeguarding and protection mainstreaming, and local leadership. Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams and partners on the design, implementation, monitoring, and adaptation of CBHI interventions. Work closely with partner staff to strengthen technical quality, facilitate joint problem-solving, and promote local ownership of project implementation and results. Provide technical solutions to CP and partner teams, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning and how to best apply standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools and M&E, helping to ensure high-quality implementation. Accompany local partners to strengthen their technical leadership, decision-making, and implementation capacity while fostering equitable partnerships and mutual accountability. Cultivate strong working relationships with local partner organizations and support partner-led implementation through regular engageme.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver compassionate, evidence-based clinical care, laboratory investigations, or medical services in accordance with Ministry of Health guidelines.
Perform accurate diagnostic testing, specimen processing, and laboratory analyses adhering to stringent quality control (QC) standards.
Maintain clean, sterilized, and calibrated clinical equipment, diagnostic analyzers, and patient care environments in Remote / Countrywide.
Record detailed, confidential patient histories, diagnostic results, and treatment interventions in the medical record system.
Enforce infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols, biomedical waste management, and workplace health and safety rules.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, attending physicians, and public health officers on patient management plans.
Monitor essential pharmaceutical supplies, laboratory reagents, and clinical consumables to avoid stockouts.
Participate in clinical audits, epidemiological surveillance, and community health outreach campaigns for Catholic Relief Services.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Degree or Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, or relevant Biomedical Sciences.
Active and valid registration license with the relevant Ugandan Professional Council (Allied Health Professionals Council, Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, or Medical and Dental Practitioners Council).
At least 2 to 5 years of hands-on clinical or laboratory experience in an accredited Ugandan hospital, clinic, or research institution.
Strong mastery of diagnostic protocols, clinical documentation, and laboratory biosafety guidelines.
Exceptional attention to detail, patient empathy, and ability to remain calm and decisive under emergency conditions.
Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP), or IPC are advantageous.

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Verified vacancy originally published on 2026-10-28. Discovered via verified recruitment channels.