{"id":49115,"date":"2019-09-17T18:41:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=49115"},"modified":"2019-09-16T20:22:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:22:20","slug":"university-research-co-llc-urc-current-available-job-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/university-research-co-llc-urc-current-available-job-opportunity.html","title":{"rendered":"University Research Co., LLC (URC) Current Available Job Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.<\/p>\n

Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems. Internationally, we expand access to and improve the quality of services addressing maternal, newborn, and child health; infectious diseases, including HIV\/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; food and nutrition; and vulnerable children and families. In the US, we focus on improving communication related to issues like substance abuse, with a particular focus on reaching underserved populations.<\/p>\n

URC\u2019s mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based solutions to health and social challenges worldwide. Please join us in carrying out our mission (http:\/\/www.urc-chs.com\/<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Job Title:\u00a0District Coordinator: Western\u00a0Cape – South Western Sub Structure<\/strong>
\nLocation: <\/strong>Western Cape:
\nSouth Western Sub Structure
\nType: Regular\/Full Time
\nSalary:\u00a0 <\/strong>Commensurate with required experience and qualifications
\nReports to:<\/strong> Provincial Manager: Western Cape<\/p>\n

Project Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The USAID Tuberculosis South Africa Project is five-year contract which builds upon interventions and achievements from URC\u2019s 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\u2019s (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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Roles and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

Technical<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n