Job Title: District Care & Treat Officer (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Nebbi, Uganda
Reports to: Field Office Coordinator
About US:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.
Job Summary: The District Care & Treat Officer will provide technical assistance to ensure timely and quality attainment and sustenance of HIV epidemic control interventions in supported districts.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, monitor and report on key activities related to HIV/AIDS/TB treatment scale up.
- Support mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment.
- Support roll out of National HIV treatment guidelines and related guidelines in HIV/TB care.
- Provide on call/distance TA support for the handling of complicated HIV/AIDS/TB cases.
- Support Quality Assurance of HIV//TB services at facilities and recommend corrective action.
- Provide technical assistance in planning related to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment
- Provide team lead roles for the field office technical supervisory teams.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery.
- Postgraduate training in project planning and management will be an added advantage
- Specialized training in HIV/AIDS management will be an added advantage
- Active Registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council required.
- At least 2-3 years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.
- Experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.
- Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.
- Excellent communication& interpersonal skills plus the ability to work effectively in a team.
- Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulation
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 15th April 2024
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