Director Uganda Virus Research Institute Employment Opportunity - Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO)

Organization: Uganda National Health Research Organization

(UNHRO)

Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

Reports to: Director General, UNHRO

The

Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO) was established by an Act

of Parliament of 2011. UNHRO is a semi-autonomous Agency, whose mandate is to

coordinate health research in Uganda, among other functions. Its mission is to

create scientific knowledge for the application of evidence based health

policies and interventions for the improvement of health care delivery and

socioeconomic development for the people of Uganda. The Uganda Virus Research

Institute (UVRI) is one of the institutions under the management of UNHRO. The

Institute engages in health research pertaining to human infections and disease

processes associated with or linked to viral etiology and other health research

aspects. Multidisciplinary collaboration and engagement of other partners is

one of the tasks envisaged.

Job Summary: The Director will serve as the Chief Executive Officer

of the Institute. The Director is the overall supervisor and Accounting

Officer.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide quality scientific leadership and
  
  appropriate research guidance in the institute:


• Manage budgets for the institutes;


• Plan and prepare departmental budgets and
  
  obtain their approval from the UNHRO Board;


• Manage, organize and protect the assets of
  
  the Institute including land, infrastructure and logistics;


• Coordinate human resource management and
  
  training programmes;


• The jobholder will serve as the Chairperson
  
  of the Management Committee of the Institute;


• Handle the overall supervision of the
  
  Institute’s’ collaborative programmes and projects;


• The incumbent will maintain a culture of accountability,
  
  transparency and ethics;


• Prepare and provide periodic, annual and
  
  other relevant reports about the Institute to UNHRO and related
  
  stakeholders;


• Maintain an accessible library including the
  
  archives and publications.


• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders
  
  and be the spokesperson of the Institute;


• Perform any other duties as may be assigned
  
  by the Director General of UNHRO.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a PhD or its
  
  equivalent in the Medical Field, Humanities or Biological Sciences from a
  
  recognized Institution;


• A minimum of thirty (30) publications in peer
  
  reviewed journals, fifteen (15) of these publications as the first or
  
  senior (last) author;


• At least fifteen (15) years of experience in
  
  active research;


• Excellent track record of attracting funding
  
  and grants;


• Evidence of leading a research team(s);


• Excellent written and verbal skills and
  
  ability to prepare and present papers to a wider range of audience;


• Possess excellent interpersonal and
  
  communication skills;


• Proven ability to attract new researchers,
  
  coach and mentor them;


• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
  
  and productively with team members and multiple national and international
  
  stakeholders

All

applicants who wish to apply should send their applications together with their

updated Curriculum vitae and other related documents to the address below;

Uganda

National Health Research Organisation, The UNHRO Secretariat;

Plot

2 Berkeley Lane Entebbe;

P.O

Box 465, Entebbe Uganda

Deadline: 20^th April, 2016 by 5:00pm