Full-time 16 Volunteers Needed Job Title:VOLUNTEERS (16) The mission of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is to build capacity of health systems in Africa

Full-time 16 Volunteers Needed  Job Title:VOLUNTEERS (16)  The mission of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is to build capacity of health systems in Africa for the delivery of sustainable, high quality care and prevention of HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases through training, research and advanced clinical services. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: prevention, care and treatment; training; research; laboratory services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University-John Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach programmes. Since April 2011, IDI, with funding from Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been offering safe adult Male medical Circumcision services in Kampala as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package for men. This initiative, branded “AMAKA -Adult Male Medical Circumcision in Kampala” is being implemented in two facilities in Kampala. IDI has received additional funding to further scale up MMC services beyond Kampala. This MMC scale up will initially involve the districts of: Kyankwanzi, Hoima, Kiboga, Masindi, Kibaale, Kiryandongo Buliisa and Kalangala among many others effective 1st October 2012.  16. Under the supervision of the Sterilization Nurse, the volunteers will register all clients and participate in the cleaning, disinfecting and Packing of surgical instruments. Occasionally they will also be called upon to participate in the sensitization and educating of clients both at the Site and during outreaches.  Job Responsibilities: • Register clients who come for circumcision • Participate in the cleaning, disinfecting and packing of surgical instruments • Transport surgical kits too and from the Sterilization site. • Complete other duties as assigned by the nursing officer  Duty station: Other than the administrator and M&E Specialist positions which will be Kampala based, the rest of these positions will be based at health facilities that will be participating in MMC activities across the indicated districts. Applicants should therefore be willing to work and stay at any of the indicated participating districts.  How to apply:  Contract duration: For all the positions indicated above, the initial contract duration will be one year from the start date, but renewable based on funding availability.  To Apply: Qualified and interested persons who wish to apply may hand-deliver, email or post an application letter with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees, to: The Human Resource Manager Infectious Diseases Institute P.O. Box 22418, Kampala. hr@idi.co.ug Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, 4th June 2012. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.