Job Title: HIV and AIDS Counselor
Organization: InterAid
Uganda Limited (IAU)
Uganda Limited (IAU)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Community
Health Officer
Health Officer
About US:
InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization established in 1988,
and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU is actively involved
in programs geared towards the protection and improvement of lives of
disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and in the Great
Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of Rights
Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health (HIV&AIDS;
Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
(WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management and Governance
systems.
is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization established in 1988,
and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU is actively involved
in programs geared towards the protection and improvement of lives of
disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and in the Great
Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of Rights
Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health (HIV&AIDS;
Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
(WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management and Governance
systems.
Job Summary: The HIV and
AIDS Counselor will carry out confidential HIV and Aids pre and post-test
counselling for both on-site and off-site with the best practices for HIV and
Aids counselling and ensure access to HIV services optimally by clients.
AIDS Counselor will carry out confidential HIV and Aids pre and post-test
counselling for both on-site and off-site with the best practices for HIV and
Aids counselling and ensure access to HIV services optimally by clients.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Direction: Planning, coordinating and implementing HIV activities at the program as
planned.
planned.
Stakeholder Management:
- Managing
the partnership with AIC to facilitate VCT at the program office and in
the refugee communities as planned. - Tasked
with networking with public and private health service providers for
access to services by our persons of concern.
Process Management.
- Supporting
Refugees access prophylaxis treatment to the identified people exposed to
HIV. - Providing
nutritional support to refugees with low CD4 count as planned in the
program activities. - Organizing
and coordinating CD4 count tests for refugees living with HIV. - Mobilizing
and sensitize refugees in refugee communities on eMTCT and HIV with its
effects. - Conduct
daily HCT services at the program office and refugee community outreaches
for VCT to enable refugees to access HIV services. - Work
closely with the lab technician to carryout daily HIV testing services at
the programme offices. - Working
with the Peer Educators to mobilize refugees to access HIV services. - Actively
participating in the development of
proposals geared towards the support of Persons of Concern living
with HIV/AIDS - Supporting
the formation of refugee community
posttest clubs at the community level - Compiling
weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and specific activity reports and
ensure timely submission - Documenting
the best practices implemented, success stories and case studies of the
community level changes for dissemination and learning
Support to Staff & Other
Managers: Providing support to
the health unit in line with support to HIV patients.
Managers: Providing support to
the health unit in line with support to HIV patients.
Departmental Administration: Preparing requisitions for all financial
transactions i.e. requisitions for money, drugs, and subsistence allowances and
ensure timely accountability for HIV clients.
transactions i.e. requisitions for money, drugs, and subsistence allowances and
ensure timely accountability for HIV clients.
Risk Management: Identifying, assessing and developing
strategies to mitigate against risks that may happen in the section.
strategies to mitigate against risks that may happen in the section.
Compliance: Complying with policies and procedures during
the implementation of the activities.
the implementation of the activities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) HIV and AIDS
Counselor job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor;s Degree or
Diploma in Medical/Health, Social work, Social Sciences, Counselling,
Psychology or its equivalent from a recognized Institution. - Additional
post graduate training in HIV/AIDS Counselling is desirable - At
least two years of relevant work experience in counselling related to HIV
and AIDS - Good
listening skills - Good
Interpersonal skills - Good
communication skills - Good
report writing skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested
candidates should send their cover letters, updated CVs and photo copies of
their professional qualifications including three referees via E-mail to both
[email protected] and [email protected] addressed
to:
candidates should send their cover letters, updated CVs and photo copies of
their professional qualifications including three referees via E-mail to both
[email protected] and [email protected] addressed
to:
The Executive Director,
InterAid Uganda,
Plot 1102 Block 8, Kabala
Anjagala Road,
Anjagala Road,
P.O. Box 737 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 14th March 2018 by 5:00 PM
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