John Snow, Inc. (JSI), a leader in the field of international public health, is currently recruiting for Various positions for the USAID- Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services-North, Lango (USAID- RHITES-N, Lango) Project. USAID-RHITES-N, Lango will improve the use of integrated health services in Northern Uganda’s Lango region and strengthen the health system to sustain gains made by earlier projects. USAID-RHITES-N, Lango will contribute to improving key population-based national health indicators; build the capacity of the Ugandan government to carry out a sustainable and locally-driven response to the HIV epidemic, while also improving TB, malaria, nutrition, MNCH+A, and WASH outcomes. JSI will work with Ugandan stakeholders to design and implement health system strengthening strategies to scale up high-impact, evidence-based interventions at the national, sub-regional, district, and community levels. Interventions will include VMMC, virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, antiretroviral therapy, and condom education and distribution. JSI will focus where the greatest impact can be realized, with a priority on hard-to-reach and high-HIV-prevalence locations.
RHITES-N, Lango is a five-year contract which started in February 2018 and will end in February 2023. The JSI team includes Amref Health Africa, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Another Option, and Medical Concierge Group.
Job Title: Program Officer, HIV Testing Services
Report to: Advisor, HIV Prevention Services
Location: Lira
Contact terms: Fixed Term .

Main Roles and Responsibilities:
• Take lead in, and overall oversight over and coordination of, implementation of HIV testing services in all health facilities and communities in the Lango region, with focus on children including
• Integrate quality improvement in HTS: establish and maintain an HTS QI collaborative and ensure a database is developed to track progress
• Support the development of facility level performance evaluation indicators for all process improvement teams for HTS.
• Provide technical support, supervise, and facilitate the District health teams, health facility HTS teams and District Project teams to effectively implement and report HTS activities [including routine on-site and virtual support through telephone, e-mail, etc.) Work with all the technical teams at the project to ensure integration of HTS! innovations in all program areas.
• Develop and submit quarterly, annual and ad hoc HTS activity progress reports
• Monitor the implementation of planned activities for HTS through periodic consultations, progress review meetings, reports review, and field visits; providing feedback for improving performance
• Develop and maintain a database of up to date regional and district technical trainers and mentors with quarterly virtual or physical support to build capacity and update of new changes.
• Conduct HTS operational research activities involving the project supported health facilities
• Identify and document best practices

Qualifications
• A diploma or degree in Health Services. A Masters’ degree in Public Health will be an added advantage
• A minimum of 2 years working experience in a similar job
• Experience working with MOH or PEPFAR funded projects is desirable.
• A clear and concise understanding of the HTS issues relating to GOU
• Experience and knowledge of integrating Quality improvement
• Good communication, team building, innovative skill