4 Fresher Study Nurse Non-profit Jobs – Child and Family Foundation Uganda (CFU)

Job Title:      Study
Nurse (4 Fresher Jobs)

Organization: Child
and Family Foundation Uganda (CFU)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Child and Family
Foundation Uganda (CFU) is a faith-based non-profit non-governmental organization
(NGO) dedicated to improving lives of the poor; vulnerable; and disabled with
focus on children, youth, women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Uganda
and beyond. Incorporated as an NGO in February 2012 Registration No. 9049, CFU
works with individuals, families and communities; government; local and
international partners to promote service and human development in order to
reduce disease, disability, illiteracy, poverty, and social injustice.

About the Study:

The MAGNUS study is
a research partnership between CFU, Makerere University, and the University of
Copenhagen. It is a community based randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a
primary aim to examine the role of milk protein and whey permeate on the growth
and development of stunted children aged 1 to 5 years. The study will take
place in the Jinja district of Eastern Uganda. The study period is estimated to
be between 6 months and 1 year and is planned to start in January 2020.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The applicant must hold a Diploma in Nursing
  • Registered with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC)
  • One year of experience in clinical practice working with children
  • Confident in phlebotomy/taking off blood in children
  • Able to conduct interviews with caregivers in Lusoga
  • Personal integrity
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Flexibility towards others
  • Thoroughness
  • Analytical thinking
  • Organisational skills
  • Computer literacy/competence
  • Good communication skills

Desired

  • Ability to speak and understand Lusoga (for some positions this is a
    requirement)
  • Previous Research experience, especially in clinical trials
  • GCP training
  • Previous experience working with young children below 5 years

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications addressed to: Administrator, Child and Family
Foundation Uganda, P. O. Box 73243 Mpererwe Ttula, Kampala. Uganda or send
electronic copies by email at recruitment@cfu.or.ug. The application should
include; a cover letter, CV including contact of three professional references,
and all relevant academic documents.

Deadline: 20th October 2019  

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