Placement Organization: THALAS Project — Joint Clinical Research Centre
Placement Location: Kampala, Uganda
Eligible Citizenship: American

 

About: JCRC is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 as a collaboration between Makerere University’s School of Medicine and Uganda’s Ministries of Health (MoH) and Defense to serve as a national AIDS research centre to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.  The mission of JCRC is to conduct quality medical research and training, provide equitable and sustainable HIV/AIDS care and other health care services in Uganda and other parts of Africa. Its vision is to have a vibrant self-sustaining centre of excellence in medical research, training and health care services. The strategic priorities of the institution are: research with major emphasis on HIV/AIDS and TB; management and delivery of comprehensive clinical services a network of JCRC supported facilities, management and delivery of laboratory services and training that targets health care providers. Some of strategic priorities are achieved through implementation of projects like the Targeted HIV/AIDS and Laboratory Services (THALAS) project, a five-year, USAID funded project to which the fellow will be attached.

 

Position Overview: The fellow will work under the supervision of the THALAS project to support the development and implementation of sustainability strategies for institutional strengthening. The fellow will review organizational documents, including current and recently concluded programs, identify funding trends, and support the organization’s response to them. He/She will support the host institution to identify and propose sustainability measures by scanning for policy and donor priorities and offering guidance on how to incorporate them in the strategic plans of the institution.

 

Responsibilities: Support the organization to identify and exploit funding opportunities to address challenges that may hinder continued HIV service delivery.

Key Deliverables

  • Identify and document Global Health funding trends
  • Identify and document and propose actions required to link the organizational strategies and programs to global health funding priorities
  • Help develop and implement effective fundraising strategies that meet the organization’s revenue goals
  • Be part of the team that is involved in securing future financial resources for the organization through response to RFAs

Expectations

  • Participate in site visits and monitoring of project activities
  • Review global health documents to guide implementation of project activities and identification of sustainability measures
  • Research and prepare briefers on current global health priorities, linking them to the organizational strategic priorities and provide guidance for future implementation
  • Work closely with the grants office
  • Participate in planning and responding to RFAs
  • Search for funding opportunities and support in forming required teams to respond to calls
  • Follow up on grant response teams to assess progress, compile and submit applications
  • Work with the business development team to increase local public private partnerships to support delivery of health care services

 

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Experience in public health, non-profit or business development
  • Communication and documentation skills
  • Excellent computer skills especially in the routinely used packages- MS word, MS Excel and Powerpoint and good at Internet research
  • Ability to identify donor agencies, government agencies and other collaborators (other implementing partners) to leverage resources
  • Entrepreneurship skill
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Proven English language writing and editorial skills
  • Strong interest in global public health
  • Ability to work in a team environment, but with self-sufficiency and self-motivation
  • Strong interpersonal skills coupled with excellent communication skills: verbal, written, listening, presentation and facilitation
  • Ability to multi-task: flexible and capable of working under pressure and tight deadlines with demonstrated ability to prioritize across multiple projects and relationships

 

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
  • Fundraising and resource mobilization skills, including grant solicitation
  • Ability to multitask effectively
  • Knowledge and experience working with or supporting public health systems for improved HIV/AIDS care
  • Previous work experience in funding solicitation will be of an added advantage

 

Living Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $550/month. Fellows will also receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year.  Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included. GHC fellows will be based in the JCRC  office in Kampala and have access to landline phones, computers and all office basics that JCRC staff access.