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Job Vacancies Mtwara, Morogoro, Njombe and Iringa at Management and Development
For Health (MDH), TB Advisor | Deadline: 14th June 2018
TB
Advisor at Management and Development for Health (MDH), May 2018 (6 positions)
NAFASI
ZA KAZI/AJIRA MDH TANZANIA
Management
and Development for Health (MDH) is a not for profit organization in Tanzania
contributing to address public health priorities. MDH works with the Ministry
of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children; as well as academic
and non-academic institutions to address the problems of Tuberculosis, Malaria,
HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health and to undertake initiatives to
advance public health research, education, and services for improving the lives
of people. MDH (Sub recipient) in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting
Limited (Prime) through USAID BORESHA AFYA SOUTHERN ZONE PROGRAM seeks to
recruit a qualified individual to fill the following position:
Position:
TB ADVISOR- 6 posts
Location:
MTWARA, MOROGORO, NJOMBE, IRINGA
Reports
to: REGIONAL TECHNICAL MANAGER
Job
Summary:
The TB
Advisor is a self-motivated individual who will be responsible for providing
technical support to TB and TB/HIV program activities with the different
partners including the supported facilities. The TB Advisor’s main objective is
to oversee day-to-day implementation USAID Boresha Afya Southern Zone supported
TB and TB/HIV program in the respective region and lead implementation and
reporting of project activities, outputs and outcomes. She/he will coordinate
effective engagement of key stakeholders at his/ her region in the
implementation of project activities, including regional and district TB and
Leprosy coordinators (R/DTLCs), community-based service providers and direct
project beneficiaries’/peer clients and other USAID Boresha Afya Southern Zone
regional team members.
Duties
and responsibilities:
To
coordinate and oversee day to day implementation of project activities in
assigned region in line with approved work-plan and budget
Support the national guidelines and strategies in accelerating TB diagnosis and
management in-line with the 3Is initiatives.
Design
and implement community sensitization activities to mobilize and engage key
project stakeholders – including R/CHMTs, health facilities, community leaders
as well as direct project beneficiaries – in project implementation,
monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
Lead
efforts to identify, capacity build and effectively engage key community
resource persons – including CSOs, former TB/ peer patients and sputum fixers –
to accelerate TB case detection and management
Support implementation of integrated and comprehensive package of TB/HIV
collaborative services at all levels through Supportive supervision and
mentorship
Coordinate capacity building activities for supported facilities and community
health care workers’ /sputum fixers
Lead
initiatives to accelerate early detection of drug resistant TB cases, linkage
to care, and treatment/adherence support to ensure successful treatment
outcomes
Implement an efficient system for routine project data recording, cleaning,
reporting and utilization of program data for planning, decision making and
resource allocation
Support Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives through: –
Mentoring
of health facility teams to build local capacity for CQI activities
Assist
facility teams to understand flow chart and process analysis for systems
improvement
Monitor,
track and collect periodic data/reports from health facilities and provides
guidance and recommendations related to tracked indicators and outcomes;
ensuring proper and timely documentation of QI activities and results
Lead
efforts to identify, document, scale-up and disseminate best practices and
lessons learned in TB diagnosis, management and overall project implementation.
To
organize and support routine meetings with key project stakeholders to share,
monitor and evaluate project progress towards assigned targets.
To
report to and update his/her supervisor on the progress of project
implementation on weekly basis or as required by his/her supervisor
Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE
Advanced Diploma or Basic degree in Medicine or Nursing. Post graduate
qualification in Public Health or other related field will be an advantage.
Technical expertise in TB prevention care and support
At
least 3 years’ experience in managing TB Programs
Demonstrate understanding of the Tanzania Health System and policy environment
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English and
Kiswahili
TO
APPLY:
Interested
candidates should submit an application letter indicating the position applied
for, a detailed copy of their CV, and names and contact information (email
addresses and telephone numbers) of three work related referees. Applications
should be submitted by 14th June 2018 to the Human Resource Manager through
email hr@mdh-tz.org or dropped by hand at the MDH’s Head Office in Mikocheni,
along Mwai Kibaki Road, Plot No. 802. Kindly note that only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.