Advisor - Health Governance at GIZ Tanzania
NAFASI ZA KAZI GIZ
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Advisor - Health Governance
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives. GIZ is looking to fill the position of ADVISOR - HEALTH GOVERNANCE in the Tanzanian-German Programme to Support Health, TGPSH. Duty station: Dar es Salaam Fixed term contract
Responsibilities
The Advisor Health Governance is responsible for
• supporting daily management of the thematic area Health Governance
• providing technical advice to partners such as Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elders and Children, President's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), Regional Health Management Teams
• Supporting capacity building of partners in health governance with a specific focus on efficient and effective public health administration, citizen's participation in health planning and monitoring and engagement with the private sector
• Monitoring and evaluation of the progress of component activities and using the information/data to input into various programme reports including, quarterly reviews, annual reports, and contributes to the other reports and publications required by the programme manager
The Advisor Health Governance is responsible for
• supporting daily management of the thematic area Health Governance
• providing technical advice to partners such as Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elders and Children, President's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), Regional Health Management Teams
• Supporting capacity building of partners in health governance with a specific focus on efficient and effective public health administration, citizen's participation in health planning and monitoring and engagement with the private sector
• Monitoring and evaluation of the progress of component activities and using the information/data to input into various programme reports including, quarterly reviews, annual reports, and contributes to the other reports and publications required by the programme manager
The Advisor performs the following tasks
• Assists preparation and implementation of activities of the health governance component and carries out other activities required for managing the components
• Monitoring of progress in the field of health governance in close consultation with the team leader, counterparts, reviews reports and documents on the progress of joint TGPSH activities,
• Is jointly responsible with partner institutions for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings and other component activities
• Assists national and international advisers in carrying out their work in health governance
• ensures full compliance of all activities with partner's as well as GIZ's rules and regulations and codes of conduct
• Oversees the area of Private Sector Engagement with specific focus on supporting regions and districts in setting up functional public private health fora
• Builds capacity of regional and district health governance teams in local health governance including the involvement of citizens (male and females) in the local health processes
• Identifies needs for support and capacity development in consultation with partners, develops concepts and strategies, and provides technical input on how to address identified needs
• Supports implementation of the programme activities in the regions according to the TGPSH governing structure
• Identifies relevant stakeholders/partners including local communities, government institutions, non-governmental agencies and projects, initiates and maintains good contact and conducive environment for cooperation with them,
• Supports knowledge management: collects, processes and distributes relevant information within TGPSH and beyond
• Provides appropriate input for various programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports and publications required by the programme manager and GIZ Head Office
• Assists preparation and implementation of activities of the health governance component and carries out other activities required for managing the components
• Monitoring of progress in the field of health governance in close consultation with the team leader, counterparts, reviews reports and documents on the progress of joint TGPSH activities,
• Is jointly responsible with partner institutions for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings and other component activities
• Assists national and international advisers in carrying out their work in health governance
• ensures full compliance of all activities with partner's as well as GIZ's rules and regulations and codes of conduct
• Oversees the area of Private Sector Engagement with specific focus on supporting regions and districts in setting up functional public private health fora
• Builds capacity of regional and district health governance teams in local health governance including the involvement of citizens (male and females) in the local health processes
• Identifies needs for support and capacity development in consultation with partners, develops concepts and strategies, and provides technical input on how to address identified needs
• Supports implementation of the programme activities in the regions according to the TGPSH governing structure
• Identifies relevant stakeholders/partners including local communities, government institutions, non-governmental agencies and projects, initiates and maintains good contact and conducive environment for cooperation with them,
• Supports knowledge management: collects, processes and distributes relevant information within TGPSH and beyond
• Provides appropriate input for various programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports and publications required by the programme manager and GIZ Head Office
Required qualifications, competences and experience
• Bachelor degree in Public Administration, Public Health or other related social science degrees
• work experience with Regional Administration and Local Government Authorities, and working with communities at local levels
• 3-5 years' professional experience, with at least 3 years' professional experience in a comparable position
• good communication skills
• proactive, good networker and facilitator
• very good knowledge of English • excellent in software skill (MS Office Application)
• work experience with Regional Administration and Local Government Authorities, and working with communities at local levels
• 3-5 years' professional experience, with at least 3 years' professional experience in a comparable position
• good communication skills
• proactive, good networker and facilitator
• very good knowledge of English • excellent in software skill (MS Office Application)
Applications:
Interested candidates should send their letter of application together with the CV and copies of academic certificates by email to hr.giz-tanzania@giz.de.
Interested candidates should send their letter of application together with the CV and copies of academic certificates by email to hr.giz-tanzania@giz.de.
Please use the subject line "Advisor Health Governance".
Applications in hard copy will not be accepted.
Closing date for submission: 22.12.2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
GIZ Tanzania is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their gender, origin, religion/belief, disability or any other minority group.
Source:Daily News December 13, 2017