Employer Name: The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF)
Organization Type: NGO
Role: Management
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Mbeya
Mbeya Mjini
Mbeya Mjini
Application Deadline: 10-03-2017
Listed on: 27-02-2017
Source Guardian,27TH Feb 2017
The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is a Trust and not for profit organization with a vision to be a hub of innovation in quality health services delivery in Tanzania. BMF is in a process of hiring a competent professional, with positions specified here under, to implement a HIV/AIDS project in Mbeya, Tanzania
Position: Program Officer HIV/AIDS Prevention (1 Post)
Duty Post: Mbeya Municipality
Basic Function of Position
The position is a HIV Prevention position; Reporting to the Technical Program Manager is responsible to provide a comprehensive public health technical and prevention support in the Southern Highlands. The jobholder participates in prevention program management and leads the testing and linkage initiatives to ensure the
Regional/Council Health Management Teams(R/CHMTs) and Implementing Partner (IPs) work in response to improvement of the prevention and treatment cascade performance as part of the effort in the Southern highlands,
Tanzania.
The Prevention Program Officer will be up-to-date on all national HIV/AIDS and related strategies; activities partners, and other stakeholders undertake and provide day-to-day coordination on Technical leadership in Prevention activities, Quality Improvements (QI) and the Zonal HIV/AIDS Response Framework (ZHARF) Initiative in the Southern Highlands.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Incumbent serves as a public health expert on HIV/AIDS prevention for the implementation and monitoring of HIV/AIDS activities in the Southern Highlands.
Jobholder is the Prevention Program Officer at the Mbeya Satellite Office in the implementation of the
Prevention programs and activities through and provides technical Monitoring and Evaluation on the prevention Cascade, provides technical assistance and guidance to R/CHMTs and IPs and implementation of activities to be consistent with policies and guidance of the Government of Tanzania (GOT).
Incumbent works closely with the Technical Program Manager to make sure that prevention programs are carried as designed. In liaison with the R/CHMTs. S/He, contact with R/CHMTs and IP medical staff to provide updated information on treatment of HIV/AIDS patients.
Jobholder is responsible to ensure that the facilities supported by the IPs are following guidelines and best practices on HIV prevention, facilitates on giving feedbacks on data generated by partners on a quarterly/semi-annual basis and develops partner specific strategies to address challenges in implementation of the prevention cascade based on the data reviews.
Incumbent works directly under the Technical Program Manager in planning, implementing, and coordinating the Prevention program activities. Focused primarily in the priority sites on improvement and monitoring visits (Site Improvement through Monitoring and Systems (SIMS), partner's management visits and Site
Supervision to inform and guide QI, HIV testing and linkage to care efforts, monitoring and evaluation on data quality assurance, the ZHARF initiative in the Southern Highlands zone.
Performing other duties as assigned by the Technical Program Manager
Qualifications Required For Effective Performance
a. Education; MD, Master's Degree in public health is required. Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or nursing, epidemiology, Behaviour or social sciences field is an added advantage.
b. Prior Work Experience; Three years of mid- level public health experience in developing, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS programs or other relevant public health programs that involve prevention practice, coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required. One additional year of experience at the managerial level with multiple staff is required
c. Knowledge: The position requires a person with considerable HIV Prevention and Technical expertise to manage programs in a complex multi-disciplinary team environment. It is important that the incumbent have a solid understanding of how HIV/AIDS donors, stakeholders and others support the Government of
Tanzania's HIV/AIDS strategies, especially assessing areas for program integration, overlap gaps in services. Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS prevention is required. Thorough public health knowledge of current HIV/AIDS issues is required.
d. Skills and Abilities; the incumbent must have excellent organizational abilities, outstanding written and oral communication skills, and be able to effectively promote positive and results-oriented interpersonal inter-organizational relations. Ability to use computer software programs for internal management and presentations is required, work constructively in a diverse team structure, able to analyse, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches and considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings.
Personal Attributes
The incumbent must maintain confidentiality, use sound judgment and perform independently while performing the duties in the Unit.
Should be respectful, flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics
Be consistent and fair
Application Instructions The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is a Trust and not for profit organization with a vision to be a hub of innovation in quality health services delivery in Tanzania. BMF is in a process of hiring a competent professional, with positions specified here under, to implement a HIV/AIDS project in Mbeya, Tanzania
Position: Program Officer HIV/AIDS Prevention (1 Post)
Duty Post: Mbeya Municipality
Basic Function of Position
The position is a HIV Prevention position; Reporting to the Technical Program Manager is responsible to provide a comprehensive public health technical and prevention support in the Southern Highlands. The jobholder participates in prevention program management and leads the testing and linkage initiatives to ensure the
Regional/Council Health Management Teams(R/CHMTs) and Implementing Partner (IPs) work in response to improvement of the prevention and treatment cascade performance as part of the effort in the Southern highlands,
Tanzania.
The Prevention Program Officer will be up-to-date on all national HIV/AIDS and related strategies; activities partners, and other stakeholders undertake and provide day-to-day coordination on Technical leadership in Prevention activities, Quality Improvements (QI) and the Zonal HIV/AIDS Response Framework (ZHARF) Initiative in the Southern Highlands.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Incumbent serves as a public health expert on HIV/AIDS prevention for the implementation and monitoring of HIV/AIDS activities in the Southern Highlands.
Jobholder is the Prevention Program Officer at the Mbeya Satellite Office in the implementation of the
Prevention programs and activities through and provides technical Monitoring and Evaluation on the prevention Cascade, provides technical assistance and guidance to R/CHMTs and IPs and implementation of activities to be consistent with policies and guidance of the Government of Tanzania (GOT).
Incumbent works closely with the Technical Program Manager to make sure that prevention programs are carried as designed. In liaison with the R/CHMTs. S/He, contact with R/CHMTs and IP medical staff to provide updated information on treatment of HIV/AIDS patients.
Jobholder is responsible to ensure that the facilities supported by the IPs are following guidelines and best practices on HIV prevention, facilitates on giving feedbacks on data generated by partners on a quarterly/semi-annual basis and develops partner specific strategies to address challenges in implementation of the prevention cascade based on the data reviews.
Incumbent works directly under the Technical Program Manager in planning, implementing, and coordinating the Prevention program activities. Focused primarily in the priority sites on improvement and monitoring visits (Site Improvement through Monitoring and Systems (SIMS), partner's management visits and Site
Supervision to inform and guide QI, HIV testing and linkage to care efforts, monitoring and evaluation on data quality assurance, the ZHARF initiative in the Southern Highlands zone.
Performing other duties as assigned by the Technical Program Manager
Qualifications Required For Effective Performance
a. Education; MD, Master's Degree in public health is required. Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or nursing, epidemiology, Behaviour or social sciences field is an added advantage.
b. Prior Work Experience; Three years of mid- level public health experience in developing, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS programs or other relevant public health programs that involve prevention practice, coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required. One additional year of experience at the managerial level with multiple staff is required
c. Knowledge: The position requires a person with considerable HIV Prevention and Technical expertise to manage programs in a complex multi-disciplinary team environment. It is important that the incumbent have a solid understanding of how HIV/AIDS donors, stakeholders and others support the Government of
Tanzania's HIV/AIDS strategies, especially assessing areas for program integration, overlap gaps in services. Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS prevention is required. Thorough public health knowledge of current HIV/AIDS issues is required.
d. Skills and Abilities; the incumbent must have excellent organizational abilities, outstanding written and oral communication skills, and be able to effectively promote positive and results-oriented interpersonal inter-organizational relations. Ability to use computer software programs for internal management and presentations is required, work constructively in a diverse team structure, able to analyse, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches and considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings.
Personal Attributes
The incumbent must maintain confidentiality, use sound judgment and perform independently while performing the duties in the Unit.
Should be respectful, flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics
Be consistent and fair
For all interested candidate send your achievement focused CV and cover
letter addressed to the Director of HR and Administration, via APPLY
below The deadline for application is on Friday, 10th March, 2017 BMF is
an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity
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