Jobs at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) in Uganda

Job Title:     HIV/AIDS/TB Care and Treatment Technical Officer
Employer: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Loction: Hoima, Uganda

Duties:
The jobholder will be tasked with designing, monitoring and reporting on key activities related to HIV/AIDS/TB treatment scale up.
Support mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment.
Support roll out of National HIV treatment guidelines and other related guidelines and policies in HIV/TB care.
Provide on call/distance TA support for the handling of complicated cases.
Support Quality Assurance of HIV/AIDS/TB services at facilities and recommend corrective action.
Offer technical guidance in planning related to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment for the key thematic areas.

Education:
The ideal candidate for the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) HIV/AIDS/TB Care and Treatment Technical Officer job opportunity should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery.
Possession of a Master’s degree in Internal Medicine or related field will be an added advantage.
Specialized training in HIV/AIDS is an added advantage.
Active Registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council required.

Experience
A minimum of three years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.
Previous experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV/AIDS HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems.
Broad knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.
Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively in a team.
Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulations, MoH and district procedures and practices.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons may apply through e-mail or hand-deliver their application letter with a detailed CV, copies of academic credentials with at least two referees to:

The Human Resources Manager,
Infectious Diseases Institute,
College of Health Sciences, Makerere University,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala. Uganda

Deadline:  16th May 2017