Project Officer – HIV Prevention and Community Linkages USAID NGO Jobs – TASO Uganda

Organisation: The AIDS
Support Organization (TASO Uganda)
Project Name: USAID-funded
Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E
Duty Station: Uganda
VA No.: TASO-2017-HR/7
REF: TS/HR/RHITES E-05
Reports to: Cluster Team
Leader
About Us:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda) is 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 USAID Project:
TASO is part of a consortium led by Intra Health Uganda as a Prime
Partner to implement a five-year USAID-funded Regional Health Integration to
Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) Project. The project’s
overarching goal is to support the Government of Uganda (GOU) and key
stakeholders increase availability and utilization of high quality health
services in 21 districts in Eastern Uganda and 2 in Karamoja by strengthening
health systems and improving the quality of, access to, and demand for health
services with attention to equity and underserved populations. RHITES-E will
increase availability and utilization of high-quality health services for
integrated HIV/AIDS, TB, maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH),
reproductive health (RH), nutrition, malaria and limited water, sanitation and
hygiene (WASH) services; increasing availability of, access to, and demand for
these services with careful attention to equity and underserved populations and
supporting the health sector to sustain higher service utilization..
Job Summary: The Project
Officer-HIV Prevention and Community Linkages will provide technical assistance
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 HIV/AIDS epidemic control through
evidence-based high impact prevention, care, treatment and support responses in
the Cluster area.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:   
  • Case Finding Approaches in the community
    and facility setting implemented
  • Adherence and Disclosure guidelines in
    community setting implemented and monitored
  • Patient tracking logbooks and
    interventions to bring those lost to follow- up back into care through
    SMS, phone calls or home visits implemented and monitored
  • Child and adolescent and adult PLHIV
    tracing and retention in the HIV care system implemented
  • Build stronger collaboration between the
    linkage officer and Facility-Community Linkage Facilitators ensured
  • Provide technical support in community
    based adherence clubs to ensure clients adherence plans
  • Differentiated service delivery models and
    community support programs plans in collaboration with health facilities
    implemented with HCWs
  • Quality Improvement approaches applied in
    improving linkage to care so as to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets
  • Family Support Groups, Peer Support
    Groups, Expert Clients and other community structures assisted to develop
    action plans which are aligned to the 90-90-90 strategy and the key result
    areas of the project focusing on accelerated epidemic control.
  • Monthly and quarterly stats and narrative
    reports compiled and submitted



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the USAID Project
    Officer-HIV Prevention and Community Linkages job opportunity should hold
    a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Social Sciences,
    Education, SWASA, Development Studies, Community and Adult Education,
    Community Psychology, Public Health, Guidance and counseling, BSc. Nursing
    or a related field.
  • Evidence of having attended specialized
    training in HIV/AIDS
  • Possession of a post graduate
    qualification is an added advantage
  • Fluency in Karamojong dialects is a MUST
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in
    providing technical assistance and mentorship of HCWs in HIV/AIDS
    prevention and community linkages within MoH structures and systems
  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience in
    HIV/AIDS management, prevention and community referral and linkages as per
    the national community referral and linkages framework.
  • Extensive knowledge of 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.
  • Relevant tertiary qualification in
    Community Development, Social and Auxiliary Work or Nursing Specialized
    knowledge and experience in Community Health and stakeholder engagement
    skills and attributes
  • Proven ability to ride a motor cycle is a
    MUST.
  • Computer proficiency in MS Office
    Applications Willingness to work in rural settings
  • Personal Attributes: Integrity,
    Emotional control, Confidentiality and Openness, Team player, Ability to
    work under mental and physical stress and Empathy
     
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are invited to send an application
letter, resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three
referees. All interested Candidates MUST attach a fully filled Application
Form, download
here
, or pick it from any TASO Centre and register in the applications
book.
Note: Please firmly staple your papers together only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
Please forward your applications to:                 
The Director, Human Resource & Administration,
P.O. Box 10443, Kampala. Uganda
     
OR Hand deliver your application to TASO HQ level II, located at Old
Mulago Hospital
Deadline: 19th July 2017
by 4:30pm

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