Senior Technical Officer - Case Management

About the role

The Senior Technical Officer will provide technical and operational support for high‑quality case‑management services during disease outbreaks and public‑health emergencies. Working closely with response teams, the officer will ensure safe, timely care and strengthen capacity across treatment centres.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for Ebola virus disease (EVD) case‑management activities in treatment centres and health facilities.
• Support clinical care, infection prevention and control (IPC), and capacity‑building activities, including training, mentorship and development of SOPs.
• Ensure accurate data sharing, reporting and preparation of case‑management reports, dashboards and technical updates.
• Coordinate with Ministry of Health, district health teams and partners to align planning, budgeting and resource allocation.

Required profile

• At least three years of relevant experience in clinical care, public health or humanitarian health programming, with a minimum of two years in outbreak preparedness or response.
• Demonstrated experience in case management for epidemic‑prone diseases such as Ebola, Marburg, mpox, cholera or COVID‑19.
• Experience working with Ministry of Health, district health teams and emergency‑response partners in Uganda.
• Proven ability to train, mentor and supervise frontline health workers.

Required skills

• Case management and clinical assessment in outbreak settings.
• Infection prevention and control (IPC) implementation.
• Data analysis, line‑list management and reporting.
• Training, mentorship and capacity‑building facilitation.