Medical Director Job Placement – Children’s AIDS Fund – CAF Uganda (CAF U)

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Job Title:     Medical Director
Organisation: Children’s
AIDS Fund – CAF Uganda (CAF U)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Executive
Director
About CAF U:
Children’s AIDS Fund – CAF Uganda (CAF U) is registered as a local
organization in Uganda, dedicated to limiting suffering of HIV-impacted
children and families. Children’s AIDS Fund is implementing strategies to
strengthen provision of comprehensive HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care and
treatment services in underserved and around lake shore districts in Central
Uganda. CAF U is supporting eight HIV treatment sites providing more than
30,000 clients with services including: Comprehensive HIV Care and treatment
services, including, HCT, ART, TB/HIV, PMTCT, EID as well as community outreach
and complementary services for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and
Maternal Child Health (MCH). The HIV treatment sites are Family Hope Centre
Kampala (FHCK), Family Hope Centre Jinja (FHCJ), Kabwohe Clinical Research
Centre (KCRC), Alive Medical Services, Namugongo Fund for Special Children,
Nurture Africa, Buwenge Hospital and Health Center (BHHC), and Bushenyi Medical
Centre (BMC).
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The Medical Director is primarily
    responsible for the smooth implementation and supervision of all clinical
    activities (curative, preventive, promotive and rehabilitative) at all CAF
    facilities, in respect with policies and norms related to standards of
    clinical practice, hygiene and for the medico-legal aspects of health
    care.
  • The incumbent will be responsible for all
    medical staff and allied professionals both junior and senior, in the line
    of professional seniority and/or expertise; s/he is part of CAF Uganda
    management team.
  • The Medical Director participates in
    strategic planning and implementation; funding proposal preparation and
    follow-up; donor reporting and sustainability planning for country-based
    programs.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must hold a medical
    degree with an infectious disease specialty and/or Training in HIV/ AIDS
    prevention, care, and treatment
  • Possession of post-graduate studies in
    leadership management and health such as MS, MPH
  • At least five years’ experience in
    management, three years of them in an HIV/AIDS program
  • At least five years of experience working
    with an NGO, preferably in management and two years of experience with
    U.S. federal grant program management and financial compliance
    requirements.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandans should send their cover
letters and updated resumes (CVs) with relevant testimonials/certificates to:
The Manager, Human Resource & Administration,
Plot 36, Ntinda II Road,
P. O. Box 7633 Kampala Uganda,
Email to:
hr@childrenaidsfund.ug
Deadline:  24th February 2017

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