Community Engagement Officers (5 posts)
BACKGROUND:
Amref
Health Africa in Tanzania (Amref Tz) is a non-profit public health
organization supporting the Government of Tanzania to address public
health issues including maternal and child health, HIV, TB, Malaria and
Nutrition in Tanzania since 1987. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation (EGPAF) has strategically selected Amref Tz as its sub
grantee under its recently awarded U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID)/Tanzania’s Comprehensive Client Centered Health
Program – HIV and Tuberculosis (CH3P-HIV&TB) -Northern Activity.
Under C3HP, EGPAF and its partners offers USAID a responsive and
forward-thinking approach that will address the evolving needs of the
people of Tanzania as they relate to HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and family
planning (FP) services across each continuum of care. Under the C3HP,
Amref Tz brings its deep expertise on strategic community engagement for
improved health outcomes, and will work to ensure community services
are reaching target populations, specifically women and girls, children,
young people, and other vulnerable groups. The C3HP-HIV&TB Northern
will be implemented for five years (2021 – 2026) in five regions
including Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, Singida and Dodoma regions. The
C3HP team will collaborate with the Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC), and the
President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government
(PO-RALG), Regional and Districts Local Governments’ Authorities to
ensure increased demand for and use of quality HIV, TB, and FP services,
leading to improved health outcomes. With this, Amref Tz is announcing
the following positions to be filled for this project:
Position: Community Engagement Officers (5 posts)
Reports to: Regional Strategic Results Manager
Location: Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, Dodoma, Singida
Job Summary:
The
Community Engagement Officer will spearhead, coordinate and implement
provision of routine community HIV/TB comprehensive services including
Community HIV testing to targeted population (KVP), Provision of PrEP
services, Community TB/HIV collaborative services, Promotion of
Community HIV self-testing , tracking of ART defaulters (clients with
treatment interruption) and strengthen linkage and referela systems to
improve social norms for healthy behavior and increase engagement of
communities and citizens for quality health service deliver. S/he will
collaborate with R/CHMT, CBOs and FBOs throughout the implementation and
ensure key interventions are executed timely.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Overseeing
the work of CHWs/Peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators), by making
sure community activities are well planned and implemented to facilitate
Comprehensive HIV service provision (HTS, PrEP, HIVST, TB, and KVP) - Supervision of HTS service including mobile testing, self-testing, and index testing to reach key population.
- Supporting
Peer (educators, mobilizers, navigators) during Community works
including group education, individual education, outreach services for
both moonlight and mobile testing and client’s referrals and linkages. - Supervising
and supporting formation of PrEP groups in the project by making sure
groups are managed by the team members for sustainability in working
area. - Work in collaborative with LGA’s in managing community engagement portfolio.
- Coordinate
and support the Peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators) to implement
and monitor the timely implementation of comprehensive HIV services and
provision of friendly services to all KVP clients - Manage peer
educators and peer navigator to ensure proper planning and
implementation of community engagement related activities like demand
creation, group, and individual education sessions. - Support PEs to ensure that vulnerability index tool administered and filed for all AGYW/ABYW enrolled in the project.
- Work
with project and district officials to facilitate community engagement
trainings to, CHWs, CBHP, peer educators and navigators and other
relevant training required. - Support integration of HTS with other biomedical and behavioral intervention to key population
- Work with FBOs, CBO and local leaders in addressing project strategies on community engagement targeting AGYW & ABYW
- Establish effective work relationship with other stakeholders and CHMT partners on program activities
- Work
collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary
program planning, development, and management activities function
smoothly and efficiently and in an integrated manner - Prepare
monthly and weekly route plan for the project to reach targeted
population. Prepare document experiences, briefs, and success stories - Monitor
Peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators) and Providers implement plans
and progress of community engagement portfolio as per project targets - Provide weekly update and monthly report to Regional Strategic Manager.
- Conducting weekly performance for Peer (educators, mobilizers, navigators) to assess performance and share area of improvement.
- Working closely with the M&E Officers to evaluate data and program progress.
- Conducting
monthly meetings with Providers, Peer (educators, mobilizers, and
navigators) to share progress in a specific month and plan for the next
month.
Required Qualification/Experiences/Skills
- Bachelor’
degree in public health, social work or other related degree required, 3
to 5 years of relevant experience working with comprehensive HIV/TB
interventions at the community level - Knowledge of health and
development programs in Tanzania including familiarity with the national
HIV/AIDS and TB guidelines, standards and protocols. - Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and sound understanding of the needs of KVP and other vulnerable groups.
- Experience
in working with LGA, NGOs, CBOs, FBO and health facilities to implement
public health projects, especially those working with vulnerable
populations. - Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.
How to Apply:-
If
you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies,
please send an application letter and CV combined in as one PDF document
indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone
contact, names and addresses of three referees. All interviews will be
conducted at Amref Health Africa country Office in Dar es Salaam for
shortlisted applicants. To be considered, your application must be
received by 16.30 HOURS December 08, 2021. The subject line of your job
application email should mention the job position that you are applying
as it appears in this advertisement. Failure to do that your application
may not be easily retrieved. All correspondences and applications
should be emailed to: [email protected]
Amref
Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking
environment policy; Women and People with disability are encouraged to
Apply
“Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of
safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse,
wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”
Note that Amref
Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any fee at whatever
stage of the recruitment and selection process.
Any Applicant
attempting or communicating to the Amref Health Africa Management or
Staff through phone calls, sms, text emails and other means will
automatically be disqualified from this opportunity. All communications
should be channelled to the provided official correspondence email above
Amref health Africa –Tanzania regrets that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
