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# Job Description


Job Summary

Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDs East is a five-year project
funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development USAID that helps
national NTD control programs for the control and elimination of five targeted
NTDs lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted
helminths, and trachoma. The health systems strengthening HSS Advisor will
support the Act East program in its efforts to strengthen health systems
that respond to the NTD needs of the Tanzania program. They will take lead in
analyzing available data to determine HSS activities that will be relevant to
the Tanzania NTD control program. They will report to the Chief of Party COP
and liaise with the HSS team at the head office for technical guidance. The
position requires in-country and international travel.

Essential Duties

Lead in-country efforts to mainstream NTD activities into national and
district-level health systems.
Leverage professional understanding, experience, and relationships to partner
with national and district-level MOH stakeholders and other public and private
sector stakeholders.
In collaboration with the Act East HQ team and in-country technical, HSS,
and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Adaptation MERLA teams,
work with ministries to 1 include NTD activities in country annual budgets
with adequate funding; 2 clearly designate responsibilities for NTD control
within the existing workforce and job descriptions; 3 include and monitor
indicators among national health indicators; 4 support national policies to
fulfill essential NTD activities; and 5 coordinate NTD interventions across
sectors.
Work with host-country counterparts to identify needs for short-term technical
assistance STTA to support analysis, planning, advocacy, etc.
Support implementation of mainstreaming activities, including participatory
planning activities, fiscal gap and space analysis, accountability and
stakeholder mapping, advocacy and policy development, and relevant activities
under fixed amount awards FAAs.
In close collaboration with Act East headquarters and the NTD control
program, use sustainability plans to develop activities that support NTD
control program ambitions for sustainability.
In collaboration with headquarters, leverage non-NTD sectoral platforms to
support sustained MDA coverage and disease surveillance and coordinate support
for advocacy activities with civil society and the NTD control program.

Education & Experience

A Master’s degree in public health, international development, public policy,
or related field. Master’s degree and 6 years of experience or bachelor’s
degree and 10 years of experience.
Minimum of 6 years global and/or incountry experience in implementation of
health systems strengthening programs and/or policy reform preferably
addressing cross-sector issues.
Demonstrated experience in implementing robust HSS programs in a developing
country context, with technical expertise in one or more of the following
areas policy reform, service coverage, supply chain management, information
systems, workforce alignment, or related areas of HSS.
Demonstrated experience implementing health systems programs that incorporate
nonhealth sector and/or multihealth sector programs.
Neglected Tropical Disease experience desired, but not required.
Demonstrated capacity to operate within the HSS community and function as a
technical advisor on diverse matters related to HSS in developing countries.
Demonstrated management, leadership, decision making, and interpersonal
skills.
Full professional proficiency in Swahili and English with excellent oral and
written communications skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
Outlook.
Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with
senior Government personnel, international organizations, NGO partners, host
country governments, and U.S. Government Agencies.
Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically, as
required, up to 30% of time



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Closing Date 20th June, 2021.



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