Organisation: Initiatives Inc.
Health Program Coordinator
Location: Njombe
Region
Background
The Community Health and Social Welfare Systems Strengthening
Program (CHSSP) is a five year PEPFAR/USAID-funded cooperative agreement led by
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. with consortium partners
Initiatives Inc. and World Education Inc/Batwana.
The program is implemented in 42 districts located on the Tanzania
mainland and Zanzibar.
CHSSP aims to contribute to the PEPFAR 3.0 goal of achieving HIV
epidemic control by 2020. Specifically, the project supports the systems
strengthening priorities of the Government of Tanzania (GOT) with a focus on
improving health, wellbeing, and protection outcomes for adolescent girls and
young women (AGYW), most vulnerable children (MVC), people living with HIV/AIDS
(PLHIV), as well as key populations including men who have sex with men (MSM),
female sex workers (FSW), and people who inject drugs (PWID).
Within CHSSP, Initiatives Inc. is the technical lead on community
health systems strengthening responsible for supporting the national
community-based health program in the establishment of a community health
worker cadre and the systems required to support their effectiveness and performance.
In order to achieve this aim, the Community Health Program Coordinator is a
fulltime position based in Njombe.
Job Summary
The Regional Community Health Program Coordinator contributes to
the project’s achievements related to assisting the Government of Tanzania to
create an expanded and better equipped community health workforce and improving
community-level referral and linkages systems.
The RCHPC reports to the Regional Director and will work in close
collaboration and synergy with the other members of the CHSSP Regional
Technical Team of which s/he is a member.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties
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Under the guidance of the Regional Director, coordinate closely
with the other members
of the regional team of the project to maximize integration and
synergies of the objectives
and strategies of CHSSP to ensure an integrated approach to
implementation among
consortium partners.
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Orient RHMT, CHMTs, and other LGA structures to the national
community based
health program (CBHP) Policies and Strategy in PEPFAR priority
districts.
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Build the capacity of CHMTs, wards, and villages to implement CBHP
policies and
guidelines, ensure equitable access to services, and effectively
address gender issues in
services and service delivery approaches.
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Support CHMTs to recruit and deploy CHWs in PEPFAR priority
districts and coordinate
identification of candidates and administration of CHSSP
scholarships for the national
CHW training program.
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Coordinate and collaborate with other projects including USAID
projects working on
HIV/AIDS service delivery and health systems strengthening in
PEPFAR priority
districts.
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In coordination with social services strengthening staff and
government counterparts,
orient staff responsible for supervising community health workers
to use of job aids and
tools to strengthen CHW provision of health and social services in
line with national
guidelines.
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Lead and coordinate community-based peer support for capacity
development in
PEPFAR priority districts.
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In coordination with other CHSSP staff, manage the implementation
of community
improvement collaborative in selected districts to address
challenges and gaps in CHW
service delivery that are responsive to the local needs and
contexts for improving
referrals and linkages, and assist districts to scale up
successful models.
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Ensure timely and qualitative contributions for all necessary
reports, especially quarterly
reports, and semi-annual and annual reports.
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Coordinate with the Social Welfare Officer and other program
officers to facilitate the
integration of social welfare services into community health
worker tasks, as required.
Desired Qualifications
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Hold a degree or advanced diploma in clinical medicine or nursing
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Hold a Masters of Public Health/Community Health or other related
graduate or
professional degree with expertise in community health service
delivery
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A minimum of 5 years of field experience in community health
service delivery, with
specific experience managing community cadres
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Experience working with Tanzanian government structures including
RHMTs, CHMTs,
and ward and village heath teams on community health management
and service delivery
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Highly professional comportment and ability to represent the
program among other
government and donor stakeholders
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Have demonstrated experience in providing quality technical
assistance to government
and civil society entities, especially at district, ward, and
village levels
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Have demonstrated experience in liaising effectively and managing
participatory
processes with a range of local government and civil society
stakeholders especially at
district, ward, and village levels
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Creative and capable of working independently and as part of a
multidisciplinary team
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Fluent speaking and writing in English and Kiswahili and able to
produce quality
products in English such as progress reports, presentations,
program briefs, and case
studies
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Excellent interpersonal and management skills
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other common software
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Ability to travel 50% of the time
To Apply....
Please submit your cover letter, CV, and three references to the
below email address referencing
“CHPC” in the subject line. Applications will be accepted no later
than Friday, October 7,
2016.
Email Address: InitiativesInc.Tanzania@gmail.com
Only candidates meeting the minimum
requirements will be contacted.
Initiatives Inc. is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Employer committed to workplace
diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment
opportunities for all qualified
applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color,
national origin, ancestry, creed,
religion, gender, disability, marital status, sexual
orientation, sexual preference, genetic
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