About Us:
The Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO) was established by an Act of Parliament of 2011. UNHRO is a semi-autonomous Agency, whose mandate is to coordinate health research in Uganda, among other functions. Its mission is to create scientific knowledge for the application of evidence based health policies and interventions for the improvement of health care delivery and socioeconomic development for the people of Uganda. The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) is one of the institutions under the management of UNHRO. The Institute engages in health research pertaining to human infections and disease processes associated with or linked to viral etiology and other health research aspects. Multidisciplinary collaboration and engagement of other partners is one of the tasks envisaged.

Job Summary: The Director will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute. The Director is the overall supervisor and Accounting Officer.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide quality scientific leadership and appropriate research guidance in the institute:
Manage budgets for the institutes;
Plan and prepare departmental budgets and obtain their approval from the UNHRO Board;
Manage, organize and protect the assets of the Institute including land, infrastructure and logistics;
Coordinate human resource management and training programmes;
The jobholder will serve as the Chairperson of the Management Committee of the Institute;
Handle the overall supervision of the Institute’s’ collaborative programmes and projects;
The incumbent will maintain a culture of accountability, transparency and ethics;
Prepare and provide periodic, annual and other relevant reports about the Institute to UNHRO and related stakeholders;
Maintain an accessible library including the archives and publications.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders and be the spokesperson of the Institute;
Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director General of UNHRO.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant must hold a PhD or its equivalent in the Medical Field, Humanities or Biological Sciences from a recognized Institution;
A minimum of thirty (30) publications in peer reviewed journals, fifteen (15) of these publications as the first or senior (last) author;
At least fifteen (15) years of experience in active research;
Excellent track record of attracting funding and grants;
Evidence of leading a research team(s);
Excellent written and verbal skills and ability to prepare and present papers to a wider range of audience;
Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Proven ability to attract new researchers, coach and mentor them;
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and productively with team members and multiple national and international stakeholders

How to Apply:
All applicants who wish to apply should send their applications together with their updated Curriculum vitae and other related documents to the address below;

The Director General,
Uganda National Health Research Organisation, The UNHRO Secretariat;
Plot 2 Berkeley Lane Entebbe;
P.O Box 465, Entebbe Uganda

Deadline: 20th April, 2016 by 5:00pm