2 Entry-level Counsellor Non-profit Job Opportunities – Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

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Organization: Infectious
Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
Duty Station: 
Uganda
Reports to: Project
Coordinator
About US:
The Infectious
Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) is a non-profit research organization.
IDRC conducts research in infectious diseases including Malaria, HIV and
Tuberculosis. Our studies have led to over 150 publications and have impacted
on the management of infectious diseases in Uganda. IDRC currently manages over
41 grants with an annual budget of $11 million. IDRC was established in May
2008 by Ugandan health scientists from Makerere University College of health
sciences, University of California, San Francisco and the Uganda Ministry of
health.
Job Summary:  The Counsellor for the IBIS Health study will
be based in South Western Uganda. The IBIS Health study will evaluate the
comparative effectiveness and sustainability of innovative incentive
strategies, informed directly by theories from behavioural economics and
decision psychology, to promote repeat HIV testing among high risk populations,
and HIV treatment among HIV-infected adults in rural Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Obtaining informed written and verbal consent from potential study
    participants
  • Verbally administering questionnaires to participants and recording
    responses using computer tablets, and providing follow up tracking for
    participants lost to follow up
  • Offering Pre and Post- test counseling to study participants.
  • Offering result cards to participants and explaining the results.
  • Making sure that participants’ cash deposits are well documented and
    safely kept in safe boxes.
  • Assist in management of supplies and safe custody of organizational
    equipment in your custody.
  • Assist and distribute incentives to study participants.
Key Result Areas
  • Pre and post-test counselling of study participants
  • Fully completed participants’ consents.
  • Participants correctly screened, enrolled and followed up.
  • Accurate and timely completion of study logs.
  • Proper documentation of participants’ financial incentives.
  • Maintaining high levels of confidentiality.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration
    (IDRC) Counsellor job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling, Health
    Sciences or Humanities or related fields from a recognized institution.
  • Must have prior working experience in a research setting.
  • Must have Evidence of GCP/HSP training
  • Additional training in HIV and related infectious diseases is an
    added advantage.
  • Integrity and ability to develop a good working relationship with communities.
  • Must have knowledge of research ethics.
  • Excellent knowledge (both oral and written) of Runyankole/ Rukiga
    languages.
How to Apply:
All candidates
should deliver their typed letters of application together with current CV and
copies of academic certificates to:
The Human Resource
Manager
Infectious Diseases
Research Collaboration (IDRC),
P. O Box 7475,
Kampala, 2C Nakasero Hill Road
OR
IDRC Tororo Office
at the Tororo District Hospital
OR
IDRC Mbarara Office
Opposite Lake View Hotel
OR
IDRC Mbale Office on
Plot 35 Masaba Road
OR
IDRC Busia Office at
Masafu General Hospital
OR
IDRC Fort portal
Office Kagote Division, Kabafumu Road
OR
IDRC Jinja Bugembe
Office next to Uganda Prisons.
All applications
must be accompanied by the following at the time of submission:
  • Current CV (Use Word or PDF format only
    for email submissions; photos are not allowed).
  • Typed letters of application (Use Word
    or PDF format only for email submissions; photos are not allowed)
  • The contact details of three work
    related referees
  • Copies of academic certificates (Use
    Word or PDF format only for email submissions; photos are not allowed):
Deadline: 3rd September 2018 by 5:00pm
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