Position: Community and PSS Officer (TB/HIV)
Reports to: Community and PSS Advisor
Supervises: Community Health workers

Job Purpose:
The Community and PSS Officer will work with the project facility leadership, health workers & Community teams to provide lifesaving HIV/TB community and PSS services to all eligible PLHIV and TB patients in care at supported sites within the project setting and surrounding communities.

Specific duties and responsibilities.

• Work with the site teams in the planning and implementation of integrated community interventions for provision of quality HIV Testing, Care & Treatment, PMTCT/EID, and TB services.
• Work with the on-site community health workers to implement interventions geared towards targeted HIV case finding and linkages to ART for children, adolescents, and adults.
• Work with the on-site community health workers to sustain a robust appointment keeping & Return to Care systems, Client literacy, Contact Tracing, Community TB screening and treatment continuity for all TB and PLHIV on treatment at supported DTUs.
• Work with the on-site Community health workers in the implementation of integrated facility and Community PSS interventions (ICSD)
• Coordinate & work with the site teams in the skilling of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in the project communities
• Participate in the provision of HIV, TB, Opportunistic infection & other disease screening services at facility and Community level.
• Develop customized concepts, costed plans, and develop reports as per stipulated timelines.
• Participate in routine community data collection, data analysis, performance review and data use to inform quality improvement initiatives for community services and Psychosocial Support.
• Work with Community Health Workers (peers, YAPs, GANC) to ensure provision of Psychosocial support for Adults, CALHIV, PMTCT and TB services.
• Documentation of promising practices & success stories in provision of HIV/TB community & PSS services
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specifications:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or Community Development or Community Health or Nursing.
• Possession of a postgraduate degree in Public Health, Sociology or Community Health would be an added advantage.
• At least three years’ experience in recent work with HIV/TB program at district, facility
• and community level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication or people skills.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Computer proficiency in word, excel and power point.

Application Procedure;

• All applications should be addressed to The Head Human Resources at Joint Clinical Research Centre via jobs@jcrc.org.ug
• Applicants are STRICTLY advised to apply with a cover letter and CV combined in one PDF document not exceeding six pages, quoting clearly the Position in the subject line e.g. Senior Lab Advisor.
• Label the PDF document with your full name.
• Failure to follow the above application procedure will lead to automatic disqualification.
• Detailed   job descriptions can be obtained from the JCRC Website. Via this link https://www.jcrc.org.ug/resources/jobs-vacancy-announcements/

Deadline: Friday 25th September, 2026 at 17:00 hours.

Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer. Any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification