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1. Regulatory Science Officer
Job Summary
The Regulatory Affairs Officer will support the Regulatory Affairs Manager in ensuring effective oversight of study protocols, procedures, and adherence to approved quality systems and practices. The incumbent will report to the Principal Investigator.
Key Responsibilities:
• Contribute to preparation and submission of project dossier applications, progress reports and correspondences and follow up through regular early regulatory inquiry and engagement with regulatory agencies.
• Represent project interests in domestic, regional and international regulatory, biosafety and environmental fora and events and provide relevant guidance on the correct interpretation of domestic and international policies, regulations including investigations in product complaints.
• Facilitate review of project SOPs and local working best practices to ensure their compliance with national, regional policies and regulations.
• Review project materials such as user manuals, SOPs and project progress reports to ensure that they are accurate and comply with established domestic and international regulatory standards and best practices.
• Participate in training, delivery and development of regulatory engagement messages at national, regional and international levels.
• Participate in internal project audits including laboratory and field trial inspections and communicate gaps to facilitate the implementation of relevant regulatory functions.
• Work closely with the stakeholder engagement teams to simplify current knowledge regarding product development information, train project staff on current and emerging regulatory policies and procedures.
• Organize engagement opportunities with regulators at national, regional and Pan African to learn from each other.
• The position holder would report directly to the PI and also be a liaison with the regulators.

 Essential Requirements

o An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in any Science related field
o At least 2 years' relevant experience in the health research sector/regulatory science role.
o Knowledge of national and international research regulations/guidelines
o Knowledge of MS packages required.
o An individual with good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to pay attention to detail, multi –task and an excellent team player
o The incumbent should have good analytical skills and problem-solving ability
o S/he should be impartial and confidential
Further Information
All applications must be in English and include a Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter explaining why this position is attractive and why your profile fits, and three references.

2. National Stakeholder Engagement Officer
Job summary
The National Stakeholder Engagement Officer will be responsible for delivering the strategic vision for national-level stakeholder engagement, leveraging the voices of stakeholders from villages to the national arena, and representing the project with external stakeholders and media. This position will also work in close collaboration with other members of Target Malaria to engage stakeholders beyond Uganda as well as at the continental and global level when relevant. The person will follow closely the policy developments related to gene drive research and field evaluation, including policy areas on stakeholder engagement issues. The incumbent will report directly to the Stakeholder Engagement Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure adequate information for national level stakeholders on project activities (whether current or future).
• Ensure appropriate consultation of national stakeholders before the implementation of activities and feedback concerns, suggestions to the project for them to be considered.
• Ensure that the national level dialogue is inclusive by mapping key stakeholders.
• Support the regulatory process by advising on and managing potential stakeholder issues and coordinating stakeholder engagement activities with the regulatory team.
• Promote communication by supporting the development of culturally appropriate methods taking into account social and cultural contexts.
• Represent the project as required to high-profile, regional and national stakeholders, building constructive relationships across governmental, non-profit and private sector organisations.
• Participate in regional and Pan-African engagement activities according to the international stakeholder engagement plan and under the leadership of the stakeholder engagement manager.
• Monitor political debates and programmatic trends in the field of gene drive technology and malaria vector control.
• After appropriate training, respond to media as one of the project spokespersons.
• Participate in the formulation and the implementation of a stakeholder engagement strategy at national level in Uganda.
• Participate in the formulation of tools, procedures and policies for stakeholder engagement and documentation of activities.
• Contribute to consortium activities related to stakeholder engagement.
• Take part in risk management of this project on issues related to stakeholders’ acceptance of the project.
• Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the engagement and stakeholders’ acceptance level for the project.
• Provide activity report and updates of support tools to facilitate follow-up.

 Essential Requirements

o Postgraduate qualification in International Development, Policy, Social Sciences (or similar), or an equivalent combination of relevant knowledge, extensive training and/ or experience.
o Extensive experience in policy engagement (at least 5- 7 years).
o Experience with co-developing and executing successful policy engagement and communications campaigns (3-5 years).
o Strong existing network of stakeholders contacts in Uganda.
o Experience mobilizing stakeholder networks from civil society.
o Experience working in a field in development, where the policy framework is evolving.
o Experience in a multi-disciplinary environment, ability to translate engagement perspective and technical aspects to non-practitioners/non-expert.

Further Information
All applications must be in English and include a Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter explaining why this position is attractive and why your profile fits, and three references.

3. Quality Assurance Assistant
Job summary
The Quality Assurance Assistant will support the implementation, maintenance and continuous development of our Quality Management System (QMS) within Target Malaria. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, internal SOPs, and international guidelines (e.g., GCP, GLP, ISO) across all project functions. The incumbent will report to the Quality Assurance Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist in the development, review, and maintenance of documentation in the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Support the preparation and coordination of internal audits and inspections to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standard, in accordance with our annual audit schedule.
• Assist with quality control activities.
• Monitor and track corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Keep up to date with all relevant quality and research ethics legislation and compliance requirements.
• Help coordinate training sessions and assist with maintaining training records for staff.
• Support the implementation of risk management practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the QMS.
• Collaborate closely with all project functions at a local and global level to promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the project PI and/or Manager.

 Essential Requirements

o Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Public Health, Quality Management, or related field.
o Previous experience in quality assurance/management, preferably in research, clinical or laboratory setting is desirable.
o Familiarity with GCP, GLP, ISO 9001, and other relevant standards.
o Strong organizational and documentation skills.
o High attention to detail.
o Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams) and willingness to learn QMS tools.
o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
o Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Further Information
All applications must be in English and include a Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter explaining why this position is attractive and why your profile fits, and three references.