6 Fresher Screening Officer Job Opportunities – Makerere University School of Public Health

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Job Title:   Screening Officer (6 Fresher Job Opportunities)   

Organisation: Makerere University School of Public Health

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Surveillance Officer

 

About US:

Makerere University School of Public Health is implementing the Crane Survey – Integrated Bio-Behavioural HIV-related surveillance for key and priority populations in Uganda (IBBS) project, designed to estimate the burden and monitor trends of HIV disease, sexually transmitted infections, and service uptake, including HIV treatment and STI treatment service, risk behaviours as well as population sizes (PSE) to support decision-making on successful service delivery models for key and select priority populations. . The project is to be implemented in 12 districts across Uganda (Kampala, Mbale, Tororo, Busia, Jinja, Masaka, Buvuma, Gulu, Lira, Arua, Fort portal and Mbarara)

 

The Crane Survey desires to recruit dedicated personnel to join the team for this roll-out in the 12 districts across the country, starting March 2022. This recruitment aims to fill existing human resource gaps in the Northern region (Lira, Gulu and Arua).

 

Job Summary:  The Screening Officer will coordinate and supervise all activities of the Screening department

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Report to the Surveillance Officer or designate
  • Coordinate and supervise all activities of the Screening department
  • Ensure that Screening officer’s offices have all required supplies in sufficient quantities.
  • Screen potential participants and assess eligibility criteria by asking screening questions to ensure that a participant is a member of the study population
  • Ensure proper registration of survey participants; request participant to have fingerprints scanned and assist him/her in capturing the right fingerprint image
  • Screening Officers will clarify the survey, respond to questions, and obtain consent from participants
  • May also conduct interviews (CAPI) with participants
  • Ensure that participants are screened on a first come, first served basis
  • Issues survey coupons, make appointments and keep logs
  • Explain the RDS peer recruitment/referral process to participants
  • Labels coupons with the correct RDS numbers (coupon and participants IDs)
  • Ensures that the WinMARP database is working correctly
  • Ensures that a participant has completed all the steps of the study (this is done easily by looking at the procedure process checklist
  • Manage payments of primary and secondary incentives to participants
  • Responsible for any other survey-related tasks as may be assigned




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in social work and social administration, education, or its equivalent
  • Basic background on accounting and management of finance.
  • Excellent computer skills
  • proficiency in English and Luganda both written and spoken
  • Must possess outstanding people skills
  • Work experience in a research setting

 

How to Apply:

All interested persons should send SOFT COPIES of their applications with current CV and supporting documents stating two referees and their contacts to the Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health. Send applications to recruitment@musph.ac.ug

 

Note: Please indicate the position applied for in the email reference. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

 

Deadline: Tuesday, 25th January, 2022 by 5.00 pm.

 

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