Urban Health Program Officers

Academic Qualifications

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine or related health field.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, or related discipline is an added advantage.
  

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine or related health field.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, or related discipline is an added advantage.
  
• Additional training in TB, HIV, Malaria, MNCH, or related public health programs is an added advantage.
  
• Full and active registration with the Uganda Allied Health Workers’ Council or relevant professional body.
  
• At least 3 years of experience working within Uganda’s public health system, preferably supporting facility-based programs.
  
• Strong communication, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
  

• Provide technical and clinical mentorship to health facility teams to strengthen delivery of integrated TB, HIV, Malaria, MNCH, and other priority health services in line with Ministry of Health guidelines.
  
• Support health workers to implement integrated service delivery models, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and referral for priority diseases.
  

• Lead mentorship, coaching, and training of health facility teams to strengthen capacity in integrated service delivery, case detection, and patient-centred care.
  

• Coordinate implementation of project interventions across TB, HIV, Malaria, MNCH, and GHS thematic areas in supported health facilities.
  
• Work closely with district leadership and health facility management to strengthen urban health service coordination and integration.
  

• Support health facilities to identify, implement, and document Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives across key service delivery cascades.
  
• Strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) practices and other facility systems contributing to improved quality of care.
  

• Collaborate with community teams to strengthen linkage between community interventions and facility services, including referral, treatment adherence, and follow-up.
  

• Contribute to strengthening surveillance, preparedness, and response systems relevant to Global Health Security.