Liaison Officer Jobs at MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS

Job Title: Community  Liaison  Officer
MRC/UVRI  Uganda  Research  Unit  on AIDS  is seeking to employ  suitable qualified candidates  for the vacant post above .
Roles
•    Establish and maintain  close collaborative  links with study communities through meetings  with  key community leaders and study , participants  and working  closely  with  project leaders  on  providing  feedback to  stake  holders.
•    Design and  implement  study  specific recruitment  and  retention  strategies
•    Design and implement  study results  dissemination  plans
•    Prepare community  liaison activity budgets for approval  by program head
•    Write community  engagement  activities  reports and share  them with each research teams
Skills
•    Bachelors degree  or a higher Diploma in  social  science  related field. A Masters degree either  in health communications  or public  health  is an added advantage .
•    Sound  knowledge  of how  to engage communities in  research and  understanding factors that facilitate community participation.
•    Experience in Health  communication , and  stakeholder engagement.
•    Use  of media  technology, preparing IEC materials .
•    Females are  particularly encouraged to apply


How to apply
Applications  including  copies  of academic  qualifications , curriculum vitae and names plus  telephone  contact details  of three referees  should  be  addressed to;
The  Human  Resources & Administration Manager
MRC/UVRI  Uganda  Research  Unit on AIDS
Uganda  Virus  Research  Institute , P. O. Box  49  Entebbe

Deadline: 02/ 05 /2013