Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 28 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Description
The Program Officer will work in collaboration with the DBT Manager and thematic area technical leads to oversee the planning, implementation and monitoring of activities aimed at improving access to quality HIV /TB Prevention, Care and Treatment services. S/he will work closely with facilities to ensure that HIV /TB testing and treatment activities are in line with government of Uganda and project/donor priorities and policies.

Main Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide technical leadership to ensure provision of quality integrated HIV/TB prevention, care and treatment services aligned to the HIV Guidelines 2022 in the assigned district(s) of operation.
• Coordinate and conduct on-site coaching and mentorship on MOH and donor HIV/TB priorities at district and Health Facility level.
• Collaborative work with the district health teams to supervise and coordinate on-site & district level delivery of quality HIV/TB services DHT’s to support Health Facilities to improve HIV care Services.
• Coordinate and work with DHOs, district health teams and technical leads in development of annual, quarterly, and monthly workplans that are responsive to the Ministry of Health and donor priorities.
• Provide leadership to the cluster team towards implementation of strategies driving quality services delivery and target achievement.
• Ensure accurate and timely data collection, monitoring and reporting for the project supported sites in the assigned district.
• Optimize utilization of quality improvement approaches in improving performance gaps across MOH highlighted QI collaborative areas and donor priorities
• Contribute to documentation of the best practices, success stories, abstracts in the supported district/cluster.
• Participate Laboratory hub coordination and performance review meetings at project and district levels.
• Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual site, district, and project level reports.
• Coordinate and sustain the availability of supplies & logistics in the supported districts through real time tracking, ordering, reporting and effective redistribution.
• Coordinate effective laboratory services in the supported sites and functionality of the hub/ hub network within the district assigned.
• Perform any other duties as requested and assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and experience.
• Degree in Medicine or Nursing with Public Health/ project management as an added advantage
• At least 3 years of working with donor funded HIV/TB programs.
• Experience working with local government/districts and willingness to work upcountry.
• Excellent command of data analytics data use for decision making
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Ability to develop Activity plans and budgets.
• Computer proficiency in word, excel and power point.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

All applications should be addressed to The Manager Human Resource & Development Joint Clinical
Research Centre via jobs@jcrc.org.ug.  Applicants are STRICTLY advised to apply with a cover letter and CV combined in one PDF document not exceeding six pages mentioning the job tittle as the subject matter as PROGRAM OFFICER-KABALE.


Deadline: Thursday 31st, August, 2023 at 5:00pm

Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer. Any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification. The public is further strongly advised to be vigilant about fraudsters masquerading to be recruiting on JCRC’s behalf using Whatsapp and other unofficial means of communication. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted or considered.


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