Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, August 20 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The TB/HIV Officer is responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing and monitoring project activities covering TB/HIV within their assigned districts.
S/He provides technical support and oversight to all project areas including community TB/HIV case identification, management, DR-TB surveillance, infection control, DOTs strengthening, recording and reporting, tracking of lost TB/HIV clients and application of QI in improving TB/HIV services.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Work with Clinical Mentors and facility teams to identify community support needs to help facilities achieve key HIV/TB targets.
• Develop and implement monthly and quarterly work plans and ensure all planned activities are implemented
• Work with community-based teams to generate progress reports for internal and external sharing including weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual reports
• Support identification, capacity building and remuneration for Community Linkages Facilitators and other applicable community structures
• Represent JCRC in HIV/TB working groups and other program influencing fora in the district/facilities.
• Work with CTL, and partners at the districts to ensure all required tools, supplies and other logistics required for the smooth running of TB/HIV activities are secured and made available to CLFs and other community structures
• Compile all reports and submit in time.
• In coordination with CTL, provides coordination support for all project areas of HIV and TB
• Work with Districts and health sub-district systems to ensure and maximize achievement of results through crosssectorial working and coordination.
• Provide Technical Support to CLFs to effectively implement TB/HIV activities related to the project program area as planned
• Support CLFs and other community structures to compile weekly and monthly progress reports
• Work with the M&E team to aggregate and share all reports with the project team at the region as scheduled
• Support the generation of evidence and lessons emerging from our TB/HIV programming, including sharing lessons within and outside the region.
• Account for all funds received in a timely manner
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience:
• The ideal candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine, Nursing, biomedical sciences.
Candidates with a Diploma in Clinical Medicine/Nursing with hands on experience in TB/HIV work may be considered
• Must have a minimum of 2 years working experience in TB/HIV care and program work
• Experience working in the Lango Sub Region is an added advantage
• Riding skills with a valid riding license is a strong added advantage
• Excellent technical writing, data collection, analysis, reporting skills; oral and written communications skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
• All applications must be addressed to; The Manager Human Resource & Development at Joint Clinical Research Centre, Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road, P.O Box 10005, Kampala-Uganda.
• Email: jobs@jcrc.org.ug 
• The application deadline is Friday, 1st September 2023 at 05:00 pm.
• Strictly two documents combined in one PDF are required (Application letter and CV not exceeding 6 pages) Please include the Position title in the Email Subject line.
• Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer. Any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.

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