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VMMC/IPC QA Officer NGO Jobs – Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
Job Title: VMMC/IPC QA officers
Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
Duty Station: Kasese, Uganda
Reports to: VMMC Coordinator
About the Company:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.
Job Summary: While working within the confines of the district structures, the VMMC Quality Assurance Officer will be the Technical leader of VMMC teams in the supported districts. He /She will ensure compliance to VMMC quality; standards; monitor VMMC data recording and reporting; Supervise VMMC service delivery and support VMMC supplies and equipment management and support IPC activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure documentation of all surgical and follow-up procedures.
- Ensure that circumcisions are carried out safely in accordance with agreed policies.
- Establish and implement a system to ensure technical quality of VMMC project activities.
- Provide technical guidance on management of AEs including documentation and reporting.
- Provide mentoring and capacity building to facility and cluster staff in specific areas of expertise in VMMC and quality assurance.
- Support the formulation of innovative approaches for scale up of targeted in VMMC services.
- Work with health care providers, local authorities, community members and project team members to identify clinical service delivery issues that impede access to care and uptake of VMMC services.
- Identify and implement appropriate facility-and community-based strategies to address VMMC service delivery gaps.
- Identify training needs for clinical and community healthcare providers and assist in the design and implementation of measures to address those needs.
- Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results related to VMMC to inform adjustments in project implementation.
- Document lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of VMMC project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested.
- Document and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches for VMMC including QI projects.
- Support cluster IPC activities including timely reporting in MOH tools.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or equivalent.
- At least 3 years’ experience in providing VMMC services
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 30th October 2024
NB: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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