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10 Sep, 2019
10 Sep, 2019
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Job Title: District Coordinator
Type: Regular/Full Time
Salary: Commensurate with required experience and qualifications
Reports to: Provincial Manager: Western Cape
Location: Western Cape: South Western Sub Structure
Project Overview:
The USAID Tuberculosis South Africa Project is five-year contract which builds upon interventions and achievements from URC’s current USAID TB CARE II South Africa and the prior TB Program South Africa. TB CARE II activities supported the South Africa National Department of Health’s (NDOH) TB prevention and control efforts, working closely with national and provincial partners to close identified gap areas and further develop sustainable systems that can carry forward long-term improvements in TB and drug-resistant (DR) TB diagnosis, care, and treatment services.
Tuberculosis South Africa Project will help the government of South Africa further reduce TB infections, with the ultimate goal of ending TB once and for all. To reach this goal, Tuberculosis South Africa Project will continue to improve the long-term sustainability of effective TB response systems and improve TB care and treatment for vulnerable populations.
Roles and Responsibilities
The district coordinator will be responsible for the overall TB support activities for the project in the supported district. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Technical
Coordination and Collaboration
Reports
Key Qualifications
To Apply:
Suitable and interested candidates should send CV/Résumé, Cover Letter “quoting the position name” on the email subject line and completed USAID Form 1420 Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet (link: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/AID1420-17.doc) to [email protected].
Application Deadline: Sunday, 15 September, 2019
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