Job Title: Senior Technical Officer
Organization: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: $23,484
About US:
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations specializing in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and underprivileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.
Job Summary: Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Technical Officer to join our team in Kampala as we purpose to improve maternal and child survival in Nwoya, Omoro, Kole, Oyam and Buikwe districts through integrated health care service delivery, strengthened community-health facility linkages and community participation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A medical degree with public health or a relevant public health field e.g. community health.
- At least 10 years of work experience in public health with at least 5 years in a similar NGO.
- Solid experience in working with health district, and community levels.
- Good experience in organizing community health projects/programs.
- Extensive experience in conducting community health projects.
- Experience working with District Governments
- Experience liaising with the national MoH, representing a project and an organization.
- Partnership experience working with key health partners, including those active on the iCCM, and eCHIS within Uganda and elsewhere.
- Good knowledge of the Uganda health systems
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How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Malaria Consortium should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 5th April 2024
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