Jobs At AMREF

Job Title: Project Officer, TB Reach
Job Objective
Reporting to the Project Manager, the job holder will lead the technical implementation of the TB REACH Project in Luwero, Wakiso, Kiboga, and Kyankwanzi Districts. The project will focus on improving health systems to increase case detection (CDR) and treatment success rates (TSR) for TB, S/he will promote local government, health worker, and community involvement in the development and operationalisation of project implementation and work plans, improving TB service delivery, scaling-up of DOTS services, promoting awareness of preventive measures, and control of HIV/TB co-infection.

Description of Duties
• Plan and coordinate the implementation of activities in the project in compliance with work plans and budgets.
• Supervise Project Assistants.
• Contribute to formulating strategies to increase CDR/TSR and Integrated Management of TB and HIV in line with government strategies and policies.
• Partner with district local government to train communities, health workers, and VHTs on strategies to increase case detection, manage DOTS, promote effective referrals, and ensure quality data collection (CBHMIS) in partnership with project M and E Officer.
• Work with all relevant stakeholders, especially NTL.P, to identify, design, and implement community-based Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) linked to existing Ministry of Health systems, facilitate usage and ensure a solid records management system.
• Increase community participation in TB activities using established structures.
• Liaise with District Health Teams to promote, review/develop, track and use community-driven health indicators in health system planning and identify a body of community-based best practices that can be translated into scale-up activities.
• Work with all relevant stakeholders to address training and capacity-building needs and deliver relevant interventions to the community, VHTs and health workers in the project area; design and deliver appropriate interventions.
• Liaise with the district health officials to assess the health facility infrastructure needs and plan for the provision of those within the project work plan and budget.
• Monitor performance indicators and progress against milestones.
• Work with the District Health Team to educate VHTs and beneficiaries on the T8 referral system.
• Develop appropriate IEC and other behavior change communication materials in coordination with NTLP and District Health Teams and ensure appropriate translation into local languages, distribution, and utilization.
• Scale-up DOTS In project and treatment success rates in the areas of intervention

Accountability
a. Supervision: Works independently under the supervision of the Project Managef within the framework of agreed strategies, operational priorities, policy guidelines and level of authority delegated to him/her by the Manager. Works in collaboration with other Officers and Assistants and reports at set times to Manager,
b. Confidentiality: Responsible for maintaining confidential files and information regarding the project.
c. Responsibility: For assets, Assistants, and dec is ion-making on effective achievement of project objectives.

Qualifications
• Degree in Health or a closely related field with postgraduate or post basic training in public health; preference to experience with TB programmes.

Relevant experience
• 3 years working experience, preferably with a Local or International NGO, implementing health development Hated projects, using community-based
approaches
Experience implementing activities in HIWAIDS, TB and DOTS.
Experience in conducting training at the community level for community health workers.
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Contact
To apply please send CV and cover letter with 3 work relate referees including copies of certificates, salary history, and available start dates to the address or e-mail below. All applications shall be clearly marked: "AMREF Project Officer Public Health/ Project Officer M and E or Project Assistant". No e-mails must exceed 2 MB.

Closing date is 5 PM on Friday 8th October 2010.

While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.

People Performance Group,
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala - Uganda
Attn.: The Director
E-mail: application@ppg.co.ug
Web: www.ppg.co.ug