Job Title: Care and Treatment Advisor
Reports to: Technical Director
Directly Supervises: Program Officers

Job Purpose:
The Care & Treatment Advisor will work in collaboration with the program teams to ensure technical soundness of the Care & Treatment program. She/he will provide technical oversight for lifesaving care and treatment services to PLHIV adults, Adolescents and Children within the project facilities and surrounding communities.

Duties and responsibilities.

• Coordinate strategic planning and implementation of strategies aligned to provision of quality HIV Testing & ART linkage, Care & Treatment services for all PLHIV in Care.
• Work with the Community & PSS advisor to coordinate facility & community efforts geared towards targeted HIV case finding & Linkages to ART for PLHIV, ensure standardized appointment tracking & Return to Care systems, MMD, Preferred DSDM, Treatment literacy & PSS support for PLHIV in care.
• Support Viral load & quality of care monitoring and Viral load non-suppression/treatment failure management for all PLHIV.
• Work with the Logistics advisor and program team to ensure optimal availability of clients’ ARVs, HIV testing & viral load kits, Quality of Care commodities for access to AHD, Cancer cervix and NCD screening, monitoring and management services for PLHIV in care.
• Participate in routine data analysis, performance review and data usage to inform quality improvement initiatives for adult HIV testing, Care & Treatment services.
• Work with the TB and Prevention/PMTCT-EID advisors to support access to TB & PMTCT/EID services for eligible clients in Care.
• Spearhead development of concepts costed work plans and Activity reports within stipulated timelines.
• Contribute to documentation of Care & Treatment best learnings, success stories and abstracts in the supported facilities.
• Perform any other duties as assigned or coordinated by the supervisor

Job Qualification/ Requirement:

• Bachelor of Medicine & General Surgery or Diploma in Clinical Medicine with Project management/Masters in Public Health as an added advantage
• Recent work experience of a minimum of five years with HIV care and Treatment programs
• Willingness to work and travel in rural settings in Uganda.
• 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.