EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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About HJFMRI Tanzania
HJF Medical Research International, Inc. Tanzania (HJFMRI) implements two (2) PEPFAR supported HIV care and treatment programs through the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) of the US – Department of Defence (DoD) in close collaboration with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health (MoH) and the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG). The interventions supported under these two programs include HIV Testing Services, Adult and Pediatric Care and Treatment, PMTCT, TB/HIV Collaboration, CECAP, Supply Chain Management, Laboratory Services, Research and Community HIV Services including DREAMS.
The Southern Highlands (SHL) Program works with the Regional and Council Health Management Teams to implement these interventions in Rukwa, Katavi, Mbeya, and Songwe while in Ruvuma region, the program implements Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) intervention only. The Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) Program implements the same interventions in 21 Military Health facilities in both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
HJF Medical Research International, Inc. Tanzania (HJFMRI-T) is seeking qualified candidates to fill the open positions listed below.
| 9. | Job Title: | Senior Technical Advisor, VMMC Services |
| Reports to: | Program Director – SHL Program | |
| Job Location: | Mbeya |
Position Overview
The Senior Technical Advisor, VMMC Services will provide technical leadership in the scale up and implementation of
VMMC services in the HJFMRI Tanzania SHL Program supported regions. The incumbent provides technical leadership in the development of annual work plans and budgets to ensure program design and implementation is in line with the program and MoH strategies and VMMC service guidelines. The incumbent will collaborate with other partners and HJFMRI Tanzania regional technical staff to ensure excellence in technical implementation at targeted sites and during VMMC facility-led outreach and campaign services. The position leads cross-cutting approaches, such as quality assurance and improvement and will conduct operations research, as needed. The position is based in Mbeya with frequent travels to Katavi, Rukwa, Songwe, Mbeya and Ruvuma regions and reports to the Program Director, SHL Program.
Main Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide expert technical assistance in all aspects of planning for VMMC scale up, including participating in the development of national policies and guidelines, human resources management, site assessment, communications/demand creation, logistics, and commodity procurement.
- Take initiatives in demand creation for VMMC services and ensure the expected output corresponds with supplyside efforts to deliver quality services.
- Technically support partners and HJFMRI VMMC regional staff to scale-up facility-based VMMC services in selected hospitals and facilities, through development of work plans, site assessments, training of service providers, and ongoing QA support.
- Provide leadership, technical support, and supervision to HJFMRI Tanzania VMMC regional, district and facility staff.
- Technically monitor the implementation progress against targets and the quality of VMMC services and recommend improvements for service delivery in the field.
- Use programmatic data for monitoring performance.
- Liaise with the M&E department to ensure that VMMC monitoring systems are functional including clarity of indicators, quality of M&E data collection tools, data quality and reporting.
- Collaborate with the HIV testing and prevention teams to integrate HIV testing and referrals to prevention services, including PrEP.
- Facilitate and coordinate Quality Improvement activities/initiatives with the CQI team for VMMC performance improvement.
- Review partners’ VMMC reports, work plans, strategic plans and other VMMC program-related documents in a timely manner and provide prompt feedback for program improvement.
- Develop HJFMRI VMMC work plans and performance and adverse event reports.
- Represent HJFMRI at the in-country VMMC TWG, effectively collaborating to develop national VMMC strategies and technical guidelines.
- Serve as a principal technical adviser to the Senior Management Team on VMMC services issues.
- Promote adherence to national QA standards at each region, participate in, and respond to QA visits in the zone.
- Manage VVMC commodities in line with quality assurance, recommended shelf-life and national standards and meet the program needs as per allocated budget.
- Keep track, document, and share lessons learned to the program and find creative ways to acknowledge excellence and achievements in the zone.
- Serve as a member of the HJFMRI central technical team, and perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Closely coordinate with the WRAIR Tanzania Technical Advisor for Testing and Prevention and with the HJF home office Sr. Technical Director for Prevention and Behavior
- Monitor compliance with national guidelines and availability of commodities for VMMC services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) required. Master’s degree in public health or equivalent preferred.
- At least eight (8) years’ experience in PEPFAR HIV Program implementation with at least 3 years’ experience providing technical support to PEPFAR VMMC programs.
- Solid programming and technical expertise in HIV programs.
- Demonstrated experience maintaining donor and partner relations.
- Ability to work in a complex environment.
- Demonstrated ability to write technical documents and give state-of-the-art presentations.
- Ability to travel in Southern Highlands up to 40% of the time.
- Fluent in Kiswahili and English.
- Diplomatic and culturally sensitive, enthusiastic for connecting with people of different backgrounds.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship skills, including flexibility, diplomacy, intercultural communicative competence, and respect for colleagues.
- Demonstrate high integrity and strong values, including confidentiality.
- Ability to build and maintain sound relationships with multi stakeholders; competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels.
- Ability to multitask, successfully manage work pressure, with minimum supervision.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- Ability to meet and communicate schedules and deadlines.
- Demonstrate exceptional professional judgment.
APPLICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS:
All applications (cover letter and updated CV with three professional referees, in PDF format) should be submitted to [email protected] not later than 13th October 2023. Hand-delivered applications shall not be accepted. To be considered, applicants must put the TITLE OF THE JOB in the SUBJECT LINE. As detailed in the job description(s) below, those who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered.
HJFMRI is an equal-opportunity Employer. Women are encouraged to Apply.
