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Joint Clinical Research Centre

Senior Program Officer

Kampala

Uganda

Closed for applications
Joint Clinical Research Centre

Health care + 1 more

Senior Program Officer

Closed for applications
Job details

Contract Type

Description

Qualifications:

  • The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. (MBChB)
  • Master’s in Public Health or Post Graduate training in project management as an added advantage.
  • Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working in USG-funded and other donor-supported HIV and TB programs.
  • Proven 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.
Responsibilities
  • Work with the district/site team in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on prioritized lifesaving HIV/TB testing, Adult and Pediatric/Adolescent Care & Treatment and management services.
  • Work with the district/site teams to transition to pALD all eligible pediatrics at supported sites.
  • Work with the Community & PSS officers to coordinate skilling of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in the prioritized district(s).
  • Work with district/site teams to provide prioritized lifesaving PMTCT/EID services
  • Work with the site teams & cough monitors/Community Linkage facilitators to support TB case finding, case holding and access to TB treatment & preventive therapy.
  • Work with the MEO to ensure accurate and timely data collection, monitoring and reporting for prioritized lifesaving services within supported cluster
  • Work with the Laboratory Specialist to ensure effective coordination of the laboratory hub/sample transport network and optimal utilization of the GeneXpert, Truenat, CrP and POC/EID/VL and LIMs platforms for client sample/result management within supported cluster
  • Work with the Supply Chain Specialist to sustain life saving commodity availability within the supported districts/cluster.
  • Contribute to documentation of the best practices, success stories, abstracts in the supported district/cluster.
  • Spearhead district engagement with the district leadership for program priorities/plans/ activities.
  • Develop customized work plans, weekly and district activity reports and budgets.

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