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S/he will facilitate collaboration, coordination, and communication with regional stakeholders as well as technical staff. Through a one-health approach, the job holder will provide subnational leadership in the design and implementation of GHS activities to improve IHR capacity at the regional and district level. As a key staff of the Program, s/he will oversee strengthening Surveillance systems, Laboratory systems, antimicrobial resistance prevention and surveillance, border health security and vaccination programs among other GHSA action packages. S/he will work closely with the regional referral hospital/regional emergency operation center to establish and institutionalize a system for effective outbreak investigations, and response and will supervise regional staff.\n\nKey Duties and Responsibilities:\n\nDevelop, review and manage GHS regional work plans and budgets.\n\nBuild capacity of project staff and key district stakeholders in GHSA/IHR implementation through training and mentorship.\n\nAssess supported IHR core capacities at regional and district level and identify corrective actions\n\nSupport districts to strengthen implementation of core GHS priorities and compliance with IHR (2005) across the One Health Sectors\n\nProvide technical assistance to regional and districts task forces/rapid response teams for enhanced outbreak investigations, detection and response\n\nSupport national and sub-national capacity building efforts of teams of human, animal and environmental health workers on IDSR, including training in Frontline Field Epidemiology\n\nParticipate in the dissemination of project outcomes through reports, bulletins, presentations and peer reviewed publications\n\nRepresent Baylor-Uganda during national, regional and district technical working group and other stakeholder meetings.\n\nSupport implementation of IHR M&E framework e.g. JEE, SimExs, SPAR and AAR\n\nCoordinate and monitor progress of implementation of regional GHS workplans and budget\n\nPrepare and avail timely program reports.\n\nProvide routine technical assistance visits to targeted health facilities\n\nClosely work with the national and regional EOC to provide oversight in the execution of emergency preparedness and response interventions at the regional and district level\n\nDevelop and maintain effective corporate, government, and community partnerships or relations that enhance impact of GHS interventions\n\nProvide leadership to regional GHS program team and district-based volunteers to ensure timely recruitment, retention and performance through timely performance appraisal, coaching and professional development.\n\nMonitor the integration of Quality improvement and GHSA best practice models at regional level\n\nPeriodically review and monitor performance against set targets, prepare periodic reports, and evoke timely corrective actions across the region.\n\nQualifications, Skills and Experience:\n\nBachelor’s degree in a health-related field, preferably MBChB/Public health, Biomedical Laboratory technology /BSC Nursing/ pharmacy\n\nA master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, or any health-related program\n\nAt least 3 years of experience as an epidemiologist or surveillance officer\n\nExperience working in Global Health Security within the Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda\n\nExperience and Competencies:\n\n3 Year(s) Relevant Experience\n\nLeadership and team coordination\n\nCommunication and interpersonal skills\n\nFacilitation and negotiation\n\nStakeholder relationship management\n\nProblem-solving and critical thinking\n\nTime and priority management\n\nAdaptability and flexibility\n\nConflict resolution\n\nAttention to detail\n\nTeamwork and collaboration\n\nAccountability and integrity\n\nAbility to work under pressure\n\nNOTE:\n\nYou must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE) .\n\nOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.\n\nHow to Apply:\n\nApplications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and UNEB certificates as well as University Transcripts.\n\nClick Here\n\nDeadline: 20th October 2026\n\nNB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.\n\nFor more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline\n\nLevel of Education: bachelor degree\n\nWork Hours: 8\n\nExperience in Months: 36","description_format":"text","description_chars":5302,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T16:04:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.856,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["seen:7","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/baylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/baylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T21:44:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":25335,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4429235},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4429235"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbaylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbaylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbaylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/baylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbaylor-uganda-project-coordinator-afghs-project"}]}