General Summary
The Epidemiologist will work closely with the NTLD technical team to monitor trends in the incidence of DS and DR TB across Uganda. S/he will support intensified case finding and contact tracing exercises in Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and at MDR sites across Uganda by providing data on geographical areas and settings with the highest likelihood for TB. The epidemiologist will employ the DHIS2 as well as other sources of aggregate DS-TB and DR-TB data to analyze, and interpret trends and associated drivers for the TB epidemic in Uganda. Based on data, the epidemiologist will contribute to the generation of effective and practical interventions to detect, control and prevent TB in the communities of Uganda. The Epidemiologist will work in collaboration with the Senior TB Case finding Advisor and other TB programme officers at NTLD to enhance its leadership role

Key Responsibilities
• Ensure that NTLD’s response to the TB epidemic in Uganda is evidence based.
• Support NTLDs leadership, supervisory and mentoring role by providing up-to-date data for its engagement with both policy makers and TB service implementers.
• Provide the NTLD with appropriately analysed data to strengthen its secretarial role for the NCC and its respective technical working groups.
• Contribute to the monitoring of the performance of multi-facility databases, providing feedback to the relevant data managers on its accuracy.
• Contribute to reports based on regular dashboards for the program and supported facilities.
• Participate in NTLP national and sub national performance review meetings ensuring that deliberations are data driven and feed-back on performance by districts and the regional based IPs is provided.
• Ensure that the district action plans have relevant targets and are guided by accurate epidemiological evidence.
• Work with the NTLP manager in ensuring that TB hotspots across Uganda are identified and appropriate interventions for such settings are developed.
• Ensure that the differentiated care models for TB models for urban and rural settings are grounded on data derived from all sources available
• Spearhead surveillance, detection and responsiveness of NTLP’s to outbreaks in TB across Uganda.
• Provide guidance to the ICF officer and the ICF Task Force

Person Specification
• A Bachelor’s Degree in a medical related field, and a Master’s Degree in epidemiology, Clinical epidemiology and Biostatistics, public health or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
• At least three years’ work experience gained through serving within a government institution or NGO with proven ability to coordinate activities of different stakeholders at district and or sub national level.
• Experience in leading and managing a disease surveillance or rapid response exercise.
• A good understanding of biostatistics and capacity to use common quantitative data analytical tools/programmes.
• Experience in applying Quality Improvement approaches in TB and HIV management and providing clinical training to service providers and stake holders.
• Ability and willingness to travel upcountry.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to accomplish reporting requirements.
• Ability to analyse, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports.
• The ability to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in TB & HIV control programs to adopt appropriate strategies for improving the programs for patients with TB/HIV co-infection is an important skill required for this position.
• Detailed knowledge of current TB, TB/HIV and DR-TB landscape in Uganda, the health care system, Ministry of Health policies, regulations and program priorities
• Demonstrated organizational and supervisory skills and abilities; sound judgment, and high ethical standards; flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines