Team Lead

ThinkWell Uganda is seeking a Team Lead, National Level Verification 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 PFM, HRH, and HMIS verification strategy for the Ministry of Health national entities, ensuring alignment with national financial regulations, donor requirements, and system design specifications.

·   Lead verification of Ministry of Health national entities’ financial, health system and health service delivery 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, procurement portals, revenue systems).

·   Author and review verification protocols for Ministry of Health National entities (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 MOH stakeholders. Develop and implement capacity building plans to remediate entity gaps in verification findings.

·   Serve as the technical focal point between verification teams, developers, functional PFM experts, auditors, and government counterparts.

·   Lead the writing and dissemination of analytical and communications products, including research reports, journal manuscripts, policy briefs, blogs, and slide decks tailored to government, scholarly, and lay audiences.

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

·   Provide timely, politically savvy, and technically sound responses to inquiries about ThinkWell Uganda’s work, including from the Government of Uganda, ThinkWell leadership, and donors.

Strategy, Representation and Organizational development (20% LOE)