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Program Officer

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General

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Mbarara, Uganda

Vacancies

1 position

Closing Date

10/31/2025
Closed

Employer / Company

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Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)

Description (Public)

Job Title:  Program Officer

Organisation: Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)

Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda

Job Summary: The Program Officer working in collaboration with the DBT Manager and thematic area technical leads to overseeing the planning, implementation, and monitoring of integrated activities aimed at improving access to quality HIV/TB Prevention, HIV Care & Treatment services Malaria, MCH services and Global Health security (GHS) interventions. S/he will work closely with DHT and facilities to ensure that HIV/TB testing and treatment, MCH and Malaria and GHS activities are in line with Government of Uganda and project/donor priorities and policies.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Work with the district/site team in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on prioritized Integrated lifesaving HIV/TB testing, Adult and Pediatric/Adolescent Care & Treatment and management services.

  • Work with the Community & PSS officers to coordinate skilling of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in the prioritized district(s).

  • Work with district/site teams to provide prioritized lifesaving PMTCT/EID services

  • Collaborate and support the districts in implementing lifechanging MCH, and Malaria planned activities.

  • Participate and contribute to district global health security initiatives during outbreaks

  • Work with the site teams & cough monitors/Community Linkage facilitators to support TB case finding, case holding and access to TB treatment & preventive therapy.

  • Work with the MEO to ensure accurate and timely data collection, monitoring and reporting for prioritized lifesaving services within supported cluster.

  • Work with the Laboratory advisor to ensure effective coordination of the laboratory hub/sample transport network and optimal utilization of the GeneXpert, Truenat, CrP and POC/EID/VL and LIMs platforms for client sample/result management within supported district.

  • Work with Logistics & supply Chain Advisor to sustain life saving commodity availability within the supported district.

  • Contribute to documentation of the best practices, success stories, abstracts in the supported district/cluster.

  • Spearhead district engagement with the district leadership for program priorities/ plans/activities.

  • Develop customized work plans, district activity budget and reports.

  • Perform any other duties as requested and assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

  • Degree in Medicine or Nursing with Public Health/ project management as an added advantage

  • At least 3 years of working with donor funded HIV/TB programs.

  • Experience working with local government/districts and willingness to work upcountry.

  • Excellent command of data analytics, data use for decision making

  • Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills

  • Ability to develop Activity plans and budgets.

  • Computer proficiency in word, excel and power point.

Application status

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