TB Technical Officer NGO Jobs – The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda)
Job Title: TB Technical Officer
Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda)
Duty Station: Uganda
REF: TS/HR/PMGT/31
Reports to: TB and Capacity Development Advisor
About US:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda), an organisation contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease.
About Project:
TASO is implementing various projects funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with guidance from the Government of Uganda, to accelerate epidemic control and achieve the UNAIDS 95 95 95 targets.
Job Summary: The TB Technical Officer will provide technical support to project and Health facility staff, Facility-Community-Based Linkage Facilitators and District Health Teams (DHTs) to ensure effective linkages and referrals for quality accelerated TB epidemic control through evidence-based high impact prevention, care and treatment and support responses in the region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance related to TB/HIV program strategies and approaches related to implementation of programs.
- Coordinate the design and implementation of components related to TB and TB/HIV programs.
- Provide technical guidance in TB and TB/HIV management capacity building to health workers and community TB prevention volunteers and field programs.
- Develop lessons learned from programs and projects related to TB/HIV and apply existing program and improve the design of new programs.
- Provide programmatic assistance to partners on issues of management and control of tuberculosis TB/HIV and HIV.
- Keep abreast on current programs in the field of TB and TB/HIV and related development field by reviewing current literature and stay alert to any implication of such experience and research for department activities.
- Provide technical assistance to Local Implementing Partners in TB/HIV case identification, linkages to care and Treatment as well as Retention strategies.
- Coordinate quarterly joint support supervision in collaboration with DHTs and CBOs on project activities.
- Prepare comprehensive monthly and quarterly reports of all activities carried out as per the work plan.
- Strengthen linkage to the care system with a stronger focus on TB/HIV case finding and client indexing.
- Design, monitor and report on key activities related to scale-up of TB & HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Soroti region.
- Spearhead mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to TB/ HIV /AIDS prevention services in the region especially those targeting improvements along the cascade of care and treatment.
- Provide technical guidance in handling of complicated TB cases.
- Promote Continuous Community Quality Improvement approaches for TB/HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support services in Soroti Region
- Take lead in planning related to TB & HIV/AIDS prevention and community linkages services in Eastern region.
- Supervise and appraise TB/HIV District Project Officers
Key Outputs
- Technical assistance (TA) to review the current infection control practices in healthcare sites and the community in Soroti Region provided
- TB infection control plans and to facilitate TB infection control trainings developed
- Technical Assistance provided and access facilitated to quality treatment and care for TB/HIV patients through implementation of guidelines for standardized quality of care for TB/HIV patients and scale up of other integrated care models
- Technical assistance provided to develop strategies on Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB (PMDT) scale up, adapt training materials, and facilitate planning and conducting training of health care staff
- Participation in workshops, task force groups and expert committees at district level to identify policy, technical and programmatic gaps in MDR- B diagnosis and treatment and infection control ensured
- Technical support provided in distribution and utilization of systems, tools, job aids, IEC materials as required for improving diagnosis and treatment of TB , TB/HIV & MDR-TB services, infection prevention, monitoring and supervision
- Quality Improvement approaches in strengthening linkage to care so as to contribute to ending the TB epidemic by 2035 applied
- Monthly and quarterly stats and narrative reports compiled and submitted
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery. A related post graduate qualification is an added advantage.
- Additional Training: Evidence of having attended specialized training in TB and HIV/AIDS management.
- A minimum of eight years of experience in providing technical assistance and mentorship of HCWs in TB & HIV/AIDS prevention and community linkages within MoH structures and systems
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in TB and HIV/AIDS management, prevention and community referral and linkages as per the national community referral and linkages framework.
- Good working knowledge of TB and HIV/AIDS prevention 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.
- Specialized knowledge and experience in Community Health and stakeholder engagement skills and attributes
- Computer proficiency in MS Office Applications
- Willingness to work in rural settings
- Other Qualities/Attributes: Integrity, Emotional control, Confidentiality and Openness, Team player, Ability to work under mental and physical stress and Empathy.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of certified academic certificates, testimonials and three referees, two of which should be professional referees and, a current employer / immediate supervisor including their telephone and email contacts. All interested Candidates MUST fully fill the TASO Online Job Application Form, scan and save all the relevant documents in one folder and forward only online applications with the relevant credentials
Deadline: 10th December 2020 by 5:30 pm
NB: While TASO appreciates all the interested candidates, only those invited for interviews will be reached. In case you do not hear from consider yourself unsuccessful. Please note disqualification.