The Locum Community & Psychosocial Support (PSS)
Advisor will work in collaboration with the
program/district teams to ensure technical soundness of
the Community program. She/he will provide technical
oversight for prioritized lifesaving community & PSS
services provided to PLHIV in care in the Ankole
&Acholi region
Duties and responsibilities.
• Coordinate program and district/site planning and
implementation of an integrated community
program for access to prioritized lifesaving HIV
Testing, Care & Treatment, PMTCT/EID and TB
services.
• Coordinate community efforts geared towards
targeted HIV case finding and Linkages to ART for
children, adolescents and adults
• Coordinate Community health worker efforts
directed at sustaining a robust appointment keeping
& Return to Care systems, Client literacy, Contact
Tracing and treatment continuity for all TB and
PLHIV on treatment.
• Coordinate & work with the Community & PSS
officers to coordinate the skilling of Community
Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in the
prioritized district(s).
• Coordinate Community health workers
implementation of integrated facility and Community
PSS interventions (ICSD) geared towards
management of non-suppression among children &
adolescents, adults and Sputum monitoring
/treatment completion among TB patients.
• Coordinate Community Health Worker provision of
HIV, TB & Non-Communicable Disease screening
services at facility and Community level.
• Participate in routine data analysis, performance review
and data use to inform quality improvement initiatives
for community services and Psychosocial Support
provided to PLHIV & TB patients in Care
• Spearhead development of master concepts, costed
work plans and Activity reports as per stipulated
timelines.
• Contribute documentation of best Community & PSS
program best learnings, success stories and abstracts in
the supported districts/region.
• Perform any other duties as assigned or coordinated by
the supervisor
Required qualifications and experience:
• Bachelor in social sciences, social works, Community
Development, Health or Nursing with Project
management/Masters in Public Health as an added
advantage
• At least 5 years of recent work 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.
• Computer proficiency in word, excel and power point.

All applications must be addressed to; The Head Human Resources, Joint Clinical Research
Centre, Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road, P.O Box 10005, Kampala-Uganda. Email: jobs@jcrc.org.ug
The application deadline is Tuesday, 16th May 2025 at 05:00 pm. Strictly two documents combined in one PDF
are required (Application letter and CV not exceeding 6 pages).
PLEASE INDICATE THE POSITION YOUR APPLYING FOR AND PREFERRED REGION/LOCATION
IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Successful applicants will be required to start immediately after appropriate screening checks.
Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer. Failure to follow application guidelines and any attempts of influencing
the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification