Management and Development for Health (MDH) is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization whose primary aim is to contribute to
address public health priorities of Tanzania and world at large. The
priorities include: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis; Reproductive, Maternal,
New-born and Child health (RMNCH), Nutrition; Non-Communicable Diseases
of public health significance; as well as Health System Strengthening.
MDH strongly believes in and works in partnership various local and
global institutions, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender,
Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC); President’s Office Regional Authorities
and Local Government (PORALG); donor agencies; as academic and
nonacademic institutions; implementing partners; civil society,
community-based and faith-based organizations and others. MDH (Sub
recipient) in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting Limited (Prime)
through USAID funded Comprehensive Client-Centered Health Program–HIV
and Tuberculosis (C3HP HIV TB) seeks to recruit qualified individuals to
fill the following vacancies based in Dar es salaam and 6 supported
regions of Iringa, Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, Njombe and Ruvuma.
POSITION TITLE: Advisor – HTS & HIV Prevention Service Delivery (6 Posts)
LOCATION: Iringa, Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, Njombe and Ruvuma
REPORTS TO: Senior Advisor Quality Service Delivery
Position Summary:
The Advisor –HTS & Facility HIV Prevention Service Delivery is a
self-motivated individual who will be responsible for providing overall
technical leadership and oversight of HTS & Facility HIV Prevention
services interventions at regional, district and facility site level.
This includes; keeping abreast with key advances/priorities in the area
of HTS & Facility HIV Prevention services implementation;
translating into practice, key program, national and global priorities;
as well as working with and providing substantive and technical
direction and assistance to other regional staff at supported region.
She/he will work in close collaboration with the respective regional and
district level health management teams and C3HP supported facilities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Lead and oversee planning, implementation and M&E of HTS and HIV
Prevention services under the C3HP Program, in her/his respective
region.
2. Provide oversight and lead the implementation of key HTS and HIV
Prevention program initiatives to address program, donor and national
priorities – such as accelerating index testing, focused PITC, linkage
case management, PrEP services – in line with Tanzania national
guidelines.
3. Actively participate in and provide technical assistance (TA) to
Regional & Council Health Management Teams (R/CHMT), supported
health facilities and community structures in planning and
implementation of HTS and HIV Prevention programs and services.
4. Conduct regular need assessment, on HTS and HIV Prevention services
provision in her/his region and organize efforts to address these needs
-; including areas of capacity building and health system strengthening –
in collaboration with the R/CHMT.
5. Oversee and ensure efficient management of regional HTS and HIV
Prevention project expenditure and other resources as per approved
work-plan and budget.
6. Ensure timely collection and submission of HTS and HIV Prevention
services data as well as support strengthening of the related M&E
systems – in collaboration with the M&E team.
7. Lead efforts to robustly analyse and utilize HTS and HIV Prevention
services data to inform regional plans, priorities and resource
allocation.
8. Lead efforts to identify gaps in HTS and HIV Prevention services
provision, design and implement Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
initiatives to address the gaps identified.
9. Organize and support routine meetings with key project stakeholders
to share, monitor and evaluate program progress towards assigned
targets.
10. Prepare timely quarterly and annual narrative reports, best
practices, lessons learned and other relevant documents on HTS and HIV
Prevention services as assigned by line manager.
11. Support and advise the line manager on all HTS and HIV Prevention
services issues and perform other relevant duties as assigned by the
line manager.
Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:
1. Medical degree (MD or equivalent) or Advance Diploma in Medicine or Degree in Nursing.
2. Master’s degree Public Health or related discipline preferred.
3. Minimum5 years’ work experience in facility-based HIV services
including 3 years’ experience with HIV testing services and/or
prevention program planning and implementation at the regional level.
4. Working knowledge with PEPFAR-funded HIV programs.
5. Experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Data
Analysis, Interpretation, Utilization, CQI and Operational research in
the HTS and Prevention services.
6. Ability to work and deliver under pressure and tight deadlines with minimum supervision.
7. Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and presentation skills.
8. Fluency in both written and spoken English and Swahili Languages.
9. Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint).
10. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills.
11. Ability to travel to implementation regions a minimum of 80% of time.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates for any of the above position should submit an
application letter, a detailed copy of their CV, names and contact
information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work
related referees. The candidate MUST clearly indicate the Title of the
position applied for (as it appears in the advertisement) on the heading
of the email. Applications should be submitted to the Human Resource
Director through email [email protected] by
8 th December 2021. MDH DO NOT have any agents and DO NOT charge any
fees to the interested candidates. Kindly note that only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
The deadline for submitting the application is 08 December 2021.
