Job opportunities ,Clinical Technical Officer,
Malaria Case Management at PATH Tanzania, May 2018
Job
Description
PATH is
an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save
lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate
innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and
system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight,
scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By
mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working
alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest
health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of
poor health.
USAID
Boresha Afya Project is the 5 years USAID funded project which will work towards
supporting the Government of Tanzania through health system to provide
integrated HIV, TB, Family Planning, Malaria and Maternal, Newborn, and Child
Health (MNCH) and adolescent health services at facility and community level in
the Lake/Western regions and National Technical Assistance .
We seek
to recruit a Technical Officer who will focus on improving and scaling up case
management for malaria at the facility and community level, conducting training
and provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of field
activities related to improving the quality of patient care. The Technical
Officer will be responsible for liaising with the NMCP at the region and
district levels to ensure the effective execution of supportive supervision in
the facility and community, work in close collaboration with the Malaria
Technical Advisor (MTA) and Clinical Technical Officer to plan and carry out
interventions on the component of malaria case management in targeted regions.
The Technical Officer will be based in Kigoma.
Specific
duties and responsibilities:
Provide
technical support on malaria case management to the Boresha Afya Project team,
with focus on malaria diagnostics and treatment.
Coordinate
and facilitate trainings for health staff on malaria case management and
quality assurance at all levels of the health care provision.
Provide
technical support in planning, coordination and implementation of all field
activities in the targeted regions.
Orient
and train supervisors on supervision skills.
Establish
linkages with all relevant stakeholders and other implementing partners and
collaborate as necessary to facilitate effective and efficient implementation
of Boresha Afya Project activities in the targeted area.
Participate
in the preparation of annual work plans and regional and district plans.
Participate
in periodic field (diagnostic, clinical care, and M&E) activities in the
region and districts.
Assist
in development of all stages of project work plans.
Meet
frequently with regional and district health management teams and assist with
annual planning of project activities.
Manage
project data collection –through use of electronic platforms – for both
monitoring and evaluation and for making strategic quality improvements to
program operations.
Coordinate
with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and other stakeholders who are
conducting on-site health facility case management supervision.
Participate
in preparation of quarterly, semiannual and annual reports.
Participate
and represent project in meetings with RHMT/CHMT, NMCP, partners etc.
Provide
frequent updates – both written and oral to Malaria Technical advisor.
Required
Experience
Degree
in Medicine or its equivalent and experience in related field.
5 Years
of experience in health related interventions
Experience
and knowledge in malaria control.
Good
interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
Fluency
and excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Swahili.
Willingness
to work in hard-to-reach areas with frequent travel as necessary.
Experience
with basic database management and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience
in capacity building including training, supervision and mentoring skills.
Prior
working relationship with RHMT/CHMT highly desired.
Experience
in operational research.
Prior
experience working on USAID or other donor funded projects is a plus.
You must
have legal authorization to work in Tanzania.
PATH is
dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
Job
Location: Kigoma, Kigoma, Tanzania
Company
Location: Tanzania, Kigoma
Position
Type: Full-Time/Regular
Deadline:
09 May 2018. We appreciate your application, but only shortlisted candidates
shall be contacted.
Source:
The Guardian 30 April 2018
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