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• Ensure that NTLP’s response to the TB
  epidemic in Uganda is evidence based.
• Support NTLPs leadership, supervisory and
  mentoring role by providing up-to-date data for its engagement with both
  policy makers and TB service implementers.
• By providing the NTLP with appropriately
  analyzed data to strengthen its secretarial role for the NCC and its
  respective technical working groups.
• Actively contribute to the monitoring of
  the performance of multi-facility databases, providing feedback to the
  relevant data managers on its accuracy.
• Actively contribute to reports based on
  regular dashboards for the program and supported facilities.
• Actively participate in NTLP national and
  sub national performance review meetings ensuring that deliberations are
  data driven and feed-back on performance by districts and the regional
  based IPs is provided.
• Ensure that the district action plans have
  relevant targets and are guided by accurate epidemiological evidence.
• Work closely with the NTLP manager in
  ensuring that TB hotspots across Uganda are identified and appropriate
  interventions for such settings are developed.
• Ensure that the differentiated care models
  for TB models for urban and rural settings are grounded on data derived
  from all sources available
• Manage the surveillance, detection and
  responsiveness of NTLP’s to outbreaks in TB across Uganda.
• Provide guidance to the ICF officer and
  the ICF Task Force

• The applicants for the USAID Defeat TB
  Project Epidemiologist/ Data Analyst job opportunity must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in a medical related field, and a Master’s Degree in
  epidemiology, public health or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Three years’ work experience gained
  through serving within a government institution or NGO with proven ability
  to coordinate activities of different stakeholders at district and or sub
  national level.
• Previous experience in leading and
  managing a disease surveillance or rapid response exercise.
• A good understanding of biostatistics and
  capacity to use common quantitative data analytical tools/programmes.
• Excellent communication or interpersonal
  skills is a must.
• Experience in managing TB, HIV, and TB/HIV
  coinfection.
• Experience in applying Quality Improvement
  approaches in TB and HIV management and providing clinical training to
  service providers and stake holders.
• Ability and willingness to travel to the
  supported districts
• Excellent oral and written communication
  skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working
  relationships with national and international working partners and to
  accomplish reporting requirements.
• Ability to analyze, understand and discuss
  new program design, management and implementation approaches is required.
  This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and
  valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports.
• Demonstrated ability to influence other
  collaborative organizations engaged in TB & HIV control programs to
  adopt appropriate strategies for improving the programs for patients with
  TB/HIV co-infection is an important skill required for this position.
• Extensive knowledge of current TB, TB/HIV
  and DR-TB landscape in Uganda, the health care system, Ministry of Health
  policies, regulations and program priorities
• Detailed knowledge of USAID Administrative
  policies and regulations
• Demonstrated experience in onsite
  training, mentorship and QI coaching approaches
• Demonstrated organizational and
  supervisory skills and abilities; sound judgment, and high ethical
  standards; flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines

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