The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). AHRI is a biomedical research institute that works in developing tools for prevention, control and treatment of mycobacterium and other diseases of public healthy importance through applied and basic biomedical research and training.
AHRI would like to hire qualified candidate in the position of Senior Health Officer in collaboration with APOPO, a Belgian NGO that trains rats to detect landmines, tuberculosis and much more is launching a Project that aims to enhance tuberculosis case detection among health facilities across Addis Ababa City Administration. The objective of the Project is to find smear positive tuberculosis patients that are missed by the conventional method (microscopy) and bring them to treatment so as to contain the spread of the disease to the community. The Senior Health Officer is being accountable to the Head of the Research Project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Collect baseline data from 6-10 health facilities in the preparation period so as to have own comparator when the project is up and running
· Collect patient outcome data from the health facilities, compile and report to the Head of the Research Project
· Liaise with the staff of the health facilities and Community Health Workers to maximize the impact of the project
· Ensure that sample collectors are working in harmony with the staff of the health facilities.
Required Qualification & Experiences:
Education: - B.Sc. degree in Public Health and/or Nursing from a recognized university
Experience:
- Minimum 5 (Five) years’ experience in TB and/or HIV Clinics with depth knowledge of the national programs
- Able to present a professional license issued by the relevant Authority
- Prior experience in dealing with civil societies and TB and/or HIV affected community.
Other Competencies
· Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications
· Fluency in English communication (spoken & written)
No. Required: 01 (one)