Job Title: Technical Officer
Organization: Malaria Consortium
Duty Station: Uganda
Salary: $18,647
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 Technical Officer to join our team in Kampala.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The successful candidate will have:
- Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Clinical Medicine or a degree in public health, social sciences
- At least five years of experience implementing malaria and child survival and maternal programs.
- Proven experience in training and mentorship of health care workers on malaria and child survival especially new-born care program areas.
- Previous work with development agencies, NGOs.
- proven experience in the planning and implementation of communicable disease control/malaria control interventions, behavior change communication initiatives/health education, health worker trainings and supportive supervision of health workers.
- Demonstrable Experience in capacity building/ transferring of skills in MNC services.
- Experience in working closely with local government.
- Experience in developing work plans and activity budgets and in following work plans with minimal supervision.
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How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Malaria Consortium should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 14th May 2024
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