General Summary

With support from the US Government (USAID), IDI will be implementing a 5-year (2020–2025) Project-

Program for Accelerated Control of Tuberculosis in Karamoja (PACT-Karamoja). The project aims to increase

TB case detection and treatment success rates through health system strengthening in all districts of North Eastern sub-region of Uganda. In collaboration with key stakeholders in the region, PACT-Karamoja project will provide technical assistance to district health teams to deliver high impact and innovative interventions that are in line with current national and global TB guidelines in Karamoja region. USAID PACT-Karamoja will focus on regional and district structures for the management of drug susceptible TB , drug resistant TB and TB preventive services in the districts of Abim, Amudat, Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido, Moroto, Nabilatuk,  Nakapiripirit and Napak.

The TB Technical Officer will ensure delivery of quality TB and TB-HIV care services in line with current national guidelines by providing technical and leadership support to health facility teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of facility teams to deliver high quality TB care services.
• Provide clinical care to TB and TB-HIV patients integrated health facilities in line with standard national TB care and management guidelines.
• Coordinate appropriate referral and management of complex patients through liaison with senior technical advisor and tertiary TB treatment centers.
• Lead performance monitor in initiatives and routine data use activities at all health facilities to guide implementation of project activities.
• Support the health workers to identify, implement and document continuous quality improvement activities along the TB diagnostic and treatment cascades.
• Collaborate with the community project team to improve facility efforts in following up patients towards better linkage, monitoring and retention in care.
• Collaborate with the M&E project team in supporting health facilities to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic reports according to project, USG and Ministry of Health guidelines.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in public health or related discipline with a Diploma in Clinical Medicine
• Additional Training in TB and HIV care is an added advantage
• Full and active registration with the Uganda Allied Health Workers’ Council.
• Previous experience working with the public health care system is an added advantage.
• Up-to-date knowledge of TB and HIV care with over 3 years’ clinical experience.
• Good communication, organization and management skills
• Understands client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical conduct
• Good interpersonal skills and is able to work in teams.
• Has basic computer literacy including word processing, excel, internet and power point.
• Good understanding of district health systems.

General Summary

With support from the US Government (USAID), IDI will be implementing a 5-year (2020–2025) Project-

Program for Accelerated Control of Tuberculosis in Karamoja (PACT-Karamoja). The project aims to increase

TB case detection and treatment success rates through health system strengthening in all districts of North Eastern sub-region of Uganda. In collaboration with key stakeholders in the region, PACT-Karamoja project will provide technical assistance to district health teams to deliver high impact and innovative interventions that are in line with current national and global TB guidelines in Karamoja region. USAID PACT-Karamoja will focus on regional and district structures for the management of drug susceptible TB , drug resistant TB and TB preventive services in the districts of Abim, Amudat, Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido, Moroto, Nabilatuk,  Nakapiripirit and Napak.

The TB Technical Officer will ensure delivery of quality TB and TB-HIV care services in line with current national guidelines by providing technical and leadership support to health facility teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of facility teams to deliver high quality TB care services.
• Provide clinical care to TB and TB-HIV patients integrated health facilities in line with standard national TB care and management guidelines.
• Coordinate appropriate referral and management of complex patients through liaison with senior technical advisor and tertiary TB treatment centers.
• Lead performance monitor in initiatives and routine data use activities at all health facilities to guide implementation of project activities.
• Support the health workers to identify, implement and document continuous quality improvement activities along the TB diagnostic and treatment cascades.
• Collaborate with the community project team to improve facility efforts in following up patients towards better linkage, monitoring and retention in care.
• Collaborate with the M&E project team in supporting health facilities to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic reports according to project, USG and Ministry of Health guidelines.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in public health or related discipline with a Diploma in Clinical Medicine
• Additional Training in TB and HIV care is an added advantage
• Full and active registration with the Uganda Allied Health Workers’ Council.
• Previous experience working with the public health care system is an added advantage.
• Up-to-date knowledge of TB and HIV care with over 3 years’ clinical experience.
• Good communication, organization and management skills
• Understands client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical conduct
• Good interpersonal skills and is able to work in teams.
• Has basic computer literacy including word processing, excel, internet and power point.
• Good understanding of district health systems.

Communications Assistant (1)

The Communications Assistant is expected to work within a team to capture and develop communication materials for programme beneficiaries, donors, and other internal and external stakeholders. He/she will also be tasked with tracking campaign analytics and maintaining digital media archives.   

DREAMS Officer (1)

The position holder will support day-to-day implementation of comprehensive DREAMS packages for eligible AGYW through collaborative efforts with District and sub-District structures, and in line with the current GOU and USG funder guidelines.

Urban TB Services Coordinator (1)

IDI recently received a five-year transition award entitled USAID Local Partner Health Services-TB Activity.  The purpose of the Award is to increase TB case detection and treatment success in Uganda to 90% of all cases and thus contribute to substantial reduction of Uganda’s TB burden by 2026. IDI works through technical assistance to the National TB Program in the three focus districts of Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso and Regional Referral Hospitals to increase the availability, accessibility and utilization of integrated TB, TB/HIV and MDR-TB services.

The Urban TB Services Coordinator will support the smooth implementation of the planned technical activities under the USAID LPHS-TB Activity in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso districts. S/he will lead on capacity-building activities for both project and health workers in the supported facilities, the smooth implementation of planned activities and the collaboration of the various partners in TB service delivery in KMW.

Accounts Assistant (2)

The Accounts Assistant is responsible for timely and accurate processing of transactions; accounts payable management; classifying, recording and reconciling transactions in NAV Microsoft Dynamics.

Study Medical Officer (1)

The AFI Pfizer study aims to determine the prevalence of current and prior viral zoonotic infections among adults admitted with acute febrile illness in Central and Northern Uganda. The study currently recruits participants from Arua and Mubende RRHs.

Accountant (1)

The Accountant will be responsible for all finance and operational processes of the PROVE Project.