Team Lead

ThinkWell Uganda is seeking a Team Lead, Sub-National Level Verification and Capacity Building to be based in our Kampala office. Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director, the Lead will be a technical, managerial, and strategic leader for ThinkWell’s growing portfolio in health financing, systems strengthening, and policy in the country. They will be an exceptional technical thinker and analyst, superb communicator, motivating mentor, and effective diplomat and champion for ThinkWell’s work.      

Responsibilities

Technical and thought Leadership (60% of LOE)

·   With the Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director for Verification and Risk Assessment, develop the Verification Master Plan, including scope, methodology, tools and acceptance criteria for all PFM modules.

·   Define and maintain the verification strategy for subnational entities, including closely working with the Ministry of Health, ensuring alignment with national financial regulations, donor requirements, and system design specifications.

·   Reviewing the public financial management (PFM) system with a focus on the flow of funds in the health sector and assessing PFM gaps and good practices at the local government and facility levels

·   Lead verification of financial workflows, ensuring they meet functional, compliance, and audit standards (e.g., segregation of duties, approval hierarchies, data integrity).

·   Validate integration points between PFM components (e.g., IFMIS, HR systems, HMIS, procurement portals, revenue systems).

·   Oversee verification of business rules, calculations, and automated controls (commitment controls, warranting, cash limits, budget ceilings).

·   Author and review verification protocols for subnational entities, working with senior management team (functional tests, integration tests, performance tests, security tests).

·   Ensure all verification documentation meets ALCOA+ data integrity standards (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate, Complete, Consistent, Enduring, Available) .

·   Lead defect triage, prioritization, and resolution with developers, functional experts, and stakeholders. Develop capacity building plans to remediate gaps. 

·   Serve as the technical focal point and manager of the field verification teams (with the monitoring and evaluation verification specialists, the financial verifications specialists, and the HSS and service delivery verification specialists).

·   Lead the writing and dissemination of analytical and communications products, including verification reports, policy briefs, and slide decks tailored to relevant stakeholders.

·   Contribute to internal initiatives to document, share, and learn from technical experiences and innovations across ThinkWell’s numerous country teams and initiatives.