Infectious Diseases Institute
May 30, 2016
Seeks to recruit a Senior Communications Officer
The mission of the infectious Disease Institute (IDI) is to build capacity of health systems in Africa with strong emphasis on infectious diseases through research, and capacity development.
IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided through a partnership with Makerere University - John Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
The Uganda Academy for Health Innovation and impact ('The Academy') is one of the programs housed within the IDI. The Academy was formed after an MOU between several partners including Uganda Ministry of Health, IDI, Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson and Johnson and the Johnson and Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust in 2015. The Academy's mission is to urgently and demonstrably improve health outcomes for people living with or being affected by HIV and TB through a range of carefully focused interventions combing applied relevant research resulting in improved national policy/guidelines, and associated training and systematic ongoing support.
The Academy will manage funding for projects in clinical development, operational research and capacity building. Primary focus will be HIV/TB, with the potential to expand to maternal and child health. The Academy is managed by a Board and supported by a Secretariat, which closely connected to the infectious Diseases Institute and headed by a Program Director and Program manager.
IDI is recruiting for the position of Senior Communications Officer as follows