Organisation: University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID-funded Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for
Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) Project
Duty Station: Jinja, Arua, Fort Portal, Gulu, Hoima, Kabale,
Lira, Mbale, Moroto, Mubende, Soroti and Kawolo, Uganda
University
Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company founded in the United States in
1965 dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and
health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human
Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United
States. URC provides a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and
social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers
to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems.
About USAID SUSTAIN Project:
University
Research Co., LLC (URC), a US-based public health organization working in
Uganda since 2005, is implementing the USAID-funded Strengthening Uganda’s
Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) project. The USAID SUSTAIN
Project ending December 2016 supports delivery of quality HIV prevention,
treatment, care and laboratory services at selected regional referral and
general hospitals.
Job Summary: The Interns will support the USAID/SUSTAIN Project
supported hospitals across Uganda as they grow their careers in biostatistics,
Monitoring and Evaluation and data management. The interns will work closely
with their mentors and SUSTAIN M&E specialists and during their internship,
the objective is to: develop new talents in data management, M&E and
biostatistics from the pool of brilliant young graduates that are fresh from
the university, have no experience but are highly motivated and have a passion
for these three fields. This will enhance the aim of building local capacity
and shaping the future’s manpower especially in areas of; planning,
programming, biostatistics, M&E, data management, data quality assurance,
data analysis, reporting, and presentation of results through these young
graduates interested in developing their career in these three fields where
they will be trained, mentored and groomed for the same.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the Internship jobs should
be Ugandan graduates who at least hold a second class upper Honors degree
in the following; Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Demography,
Economics and Econometrics. - Excellent computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and have practical ability to use
at least one statistical analysis software). - All applicants that still need to finish or
qualify for a Degree should not apply. - Age: Between 20-30 years
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their cover letters,
curriculum vitae, copies of academic credentials and contact information for
three professional references in the subject line addressed to:
Human
Resource & Administration Coordinator,
University
Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services,
Plot
7 Ntinda View Crescent, Naguru
E-mail to: hr-uganda@urc-chs.com
Deadline: 26th February, 2016 by 12:00 pm
NB: Only candidates who have met the required
experience & qualifications for this position will be contacted.
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