Jobs in Uganda - Quality Manager - Re-advertised job at MRC/UVRI

MRC/UVRI

Quality Manager - Re-advertised job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 22 October 2021

Hiring Organization: MRC/UVRI

Job Details:

Overview
The Unit is an internationally recognised centre of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Medical Research Council (MRC UK), the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February 2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka, Wakiso and Kampala Districts.
The Unit is now seeking enthusiastic and experienced individuals to fill the following positions:

Position: Quality Manager - Re-advertised
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Duty Station: Entebbe
Application Link: https://redcap.link/QualityManagerFrm

Overview
The position will be responsible overseeing and facilitating the continuous improvement of Unit Quality across all areas of Unit activity. The post-holder is responsible for managing the Unit's Quality Management Systems (QMS), maintains the Unit's risk register, conducts internal/supports external audits and maintains and oversees a functional and well documented framework of policies and procedures at the Unit.

Roles & Responsibilities
General duties:
• Unit Quality Management System QMS
• Develop, implement and maintain a Unit-wide Quality Management System (QMS);
• Develop and keep up to date a Unit Quality Manual;
• Develop a strategic Quality department plan highlighting the department's objectives, target timelines, and the contributions to the Unit;

Specifications:
• Bachelor's (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent degree, preferably in Quality Management, a life science or related discipline;
• Master's Degree related to risk management and Quality Assurance or formal risk management training.

Application procedure

For detailed job descriptions and procedure for application, please follow the application link: https://redcap.link/QualityManagerFrm
For future employment opportunities, please visit; http://www.mrcuganda.org/jobs
Deadline for applications is 22nd October 2021, 5:00pm.
The applications should be addressed to:
The Head of Human Resources, MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit,
P.O.Box, 49,
Entebbe, Uganda,
Only online applications through the link provided will be accepted. You will receive a notification in your email if your application has been successfully received. In the event you are selected as the best candidate for the job, it will be a requirement to present certified copies of academic documents prior to contracting.
This is a re-advertisement, candidates that applied one year back when we first run the same advert do not have to re-apply.