TB Specialist PEPFAR Grant Careers – University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Job Title:          TB Specialist
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Program Support
Manager
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a US-based global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About PEPFAR Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing regional project activities in the Soroti Region-TASO Consortium through a PEPFAR project aimed at Accelerating Epidemic control in Soroti Region. The Project supports delivery of quality HIV prevention, care
& treatment, and laboratory services at selected public & private not
for profit health facilities.
Job Summary: The TB
Specialist is responsible for coordinate and monitor the implementation of all
project components of TB care at supported facilities including TB/HIV,
Childhood TB management, drug resistant TB surveillance and management, TB
Infection control, DOT strengthening, TB recording and reporting and the
application of continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches to improve TB
care.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Co-ordinate provider skills strengthening
    activities for all components of TB services at the project supported
    hospitals
  • Offer technical support in the development
    of TB infection control plans and capacity for infection control at
    supported health facilities.
  • Establish and maintain a TB QI
    collaborative database
  • Provide technical support, supervise, and
    facilitate the hospital TB care teams to effectively implement and report
    activities (including routine on-site and virtual support through
    telephone, e-mail, etc.)
  • Develop TB M&E capacity for the
    hospital TB care teams in collaboration with the District and Zonal TB and
    Leprosy Supervisors
  • Prepare and submit quarterly and annual TB
    activity progress reports
  • Regularly monitor the implementation of
    planned activities through periodic consultations, progress review
    meetings, reports review, and field visits; providing feedback for
    improving performance
  • Carry out TB operational research
    activities involving the project supported hospitals
  • Identify and document best practices



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant must hold an MBChB with
    three years’ experience in managing HIV programs in Uganda, preferably in
    the area of TB services or a Diploma in Clinical medicine with at least
    five years experience in managing HIV programs in Uganda, preferably
    supporting TB services
  • Knowledge of the current policy,
    programming and practice trends in the field of TB.
  • Excellent written and oral communication
    and interpersonal skills
  • Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
    with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their cover letters,
certificate of good conduct, curriculum vitae to:
Human Resource Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services
Plot 7, Ntinda View Crescent, Naguru Kampala,
Uganda
Deadline: 8th September 2017 by
12:00 pm

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