The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is an indigenous medical organization that was established in
1991 as a limited liability not-for-profit Joint-venture between the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH),
Ministry of Defense and Makerere University Medical School (now Makerere University College of Health
Sciences). JCRC is located on plot 101 Lubowa Hill Off Entebbe Road P.O. Box 10005 Kampala.
Joint Clinical Research Centre seeks to recruit a dynamic, motivated and innovative candidate for the
following position;

Job Title: Compliance & Risk Officer
Reports to: Head of Internal Audit and Risk management
Site: JCRC- Lubowa.

 

 

Job Purpose;
To support the implementation of JCRC’s enterprise risk management framework by assisting in
identifying, analyzing, monitoring, and reporting organizational risks to ensure operational integrity and
compliance.

 

 

Specific duties and responsibilities;
• Assist in the maintenance and updating of the institutional risk register.
• Support departments in identifying operational, financial, clinical, research, laboratory, projects,
and compliance risks.
• Monitor risk mitigation actions and escalate emerging risk exposures.
• Track key risk indicators (KRIs) and ensure timely reporting.
• Participate in project and grant risk assessments.
• Support awareness creation on risk culture and staff training initiatives.
• Maintain the risk incident log and assist in risk investigation and root cause analysis.
• Contribute to audit and compliance follow-ups where risk overlaps are identified.
• Evaluate the implementation of internal controls to ensure they are cost-effective, reliable, and
responsive to risk.
• Updating the risk register.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

 

Qualifications and skills required;
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, management, or law.
• Completed at least level 3 CPA/ACCA course or enrolled at Law Development centre.
• 2–3 years of experience in risk management, internal audit, or compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with risk software is a plus.

 

Application Procedure
• All applications should be addressed to The Manager Human Resource & Development Joint
Clinical Research Centre via jobs@jcrc.org.ug.
• Applicants are STRICTLY advised to apply with a cover letter and CV combined in one PDF
document not exceeding six pages, quoting clearly the Position in the subject line e.g. Project
Manager-Clinical Research.
• Label the PDF document with your full name.
• Failure to follow the above application procedure will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: Friday 15th August, 2025 at 5:00pm.