Job Title: Screening Officer (3 Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Makerere University School of Public Health
Duty Station: Hoima, Buliisa and Kabale, Uganda
Reports to: Surveillance Officer
About US:
Makerere University School of Public Health is implementing the Crane Survey – Sentinel 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 behaviors as well as population sizes (PSE) to support decision-making on successful service delivery models for key and select priority populations. The project is implemented in 15 districts across Uganda (Kampala, Mbale, Tororo, Busia, Jinja, Masaka, Buvuma, Gulu, Lira, Arua, Fort portal, Hoima, Bulisa, Mbarara)
The Crane Survey desires to recruit dedicated personnel to join the team in three districts of Hoima, Bulisa and Kabale, starting January 2023. This recruitment aims to fill existing human resource gaps in these districts.
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 the Screening office has 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:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work and social administration 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
- Multi-lingual communication ability is key for Hoima (Runyoro), Bulisa (Lugungu) Kabale (Rukiga) among others
- Must have up to date GCP (CITI) and Human subject protection certification
How to Apply:
All interested persons should send SOFT COPIES of their applications with current CV, Cover letter and supporting documents stating three referees and their contacts to the Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health. Send applications to the link
NB: Please indicate the position and district applied for on the application link.
Deadline: 20th October, 2023 by 5.00 pm.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
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