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Tanzania Home Economics Association (TAHEA) Jobs 2024
TANZANIA HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION (TAHEA)
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Background
Tanzania
Home Economics Association (TAHEA) is a national professional
organization of nutritionists, home economics, agriculturists and other
related social science professionals.
TAHEA envisions ‘A democratic
society with better living Conditions’; with the Mission to improve the
socio-economic conditions of the society through advocacy and capacity
building on agriculture, food and nutrition, health and environment in
collaboration with other stakeholders.
TAHEA implements the
‘Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project in all
District Councils of Dodoma region. EpiC is a 5 years’ global project
funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), dedicated to
achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. In
Tanzania, EpiC implements an HIV service delivery project among key and
priority populations, adolescent girls and young women; and orphans and
vulnerable children which aims to reduce HIV infections in pursuit of
reaching 95-95-95 goals. To achieve this goal, the program supports
targeted prevention and case-finding strategies at the community level
amongst the targeted populations.
5 New Jobs at TAHEA August 2024 – Various Posts
TAHEA is seeking for the qualified candidates to immediately fill the following vacancies: –
Biomedical Technical Officers (2 Posts)
Biomedical Technical Officers (2 Posts) at TAHEA August 2024
Job Title: Biomedical Technical Officers (2 Posts)
Duty Station: Dodoma Region – Bahi DC (1) & Kondoa TC (1)
Reporting to: Project Manager
Position Overview:
Biomedical
Technical Officer (BTO) will be responsible to coordinate the
implementation of EPIC Project biomedical services in the respective
district councils. He/she will work closely with Dodoma Central team,
RHMT and CHMT to ensure provision of high-quality biomedical services
including HIVST, PrEP, HTS, Family planning, Screening and referral for
STIs, Gender Based Violence and TB. Also, in coordinating linkages and
adherence support for HIV care and treatment to clients in their
assigned council
Roles and Responsibilities:
Planning:
- To
participate in the Comprehensive Council Health Plans (CCHP) meetings
and ensure USAID EPIC activities are included in the respective CCHP. - Liaise
with Community Engagement Officers to map hotspots and develop a
directory of all hotspots where beneficiaries are found at the council
level. - Conduct weekly review of the list of index developed by
service providers and ensure all the providers conduct index testing
services with fidelity (index sexual Partners/contacts elicitation and
tracing).
Coordination and Supervision:
- With
support from the Project Manager & DMO’s office, he/she will be
responsible to liaise with DMOs office to secure Government biomedical
providers who will provide biomedical services at the community level
respectively. - Actively participate into development of monthly
operation plans in close collaboration with community engagement
officers for targeted and focused HTS outreaches to the mapped hotspot
areas and reach KVPs - Assist in organizing training/orientation
to biomedical providers to be engaged in USAID EPIC monthly operation
plans and maintain the list of Service Providers working with USAID EPIC
project. - Monitor and coordinate community-facility referral
and linkages services for health-related services including care and
treatment, Family planning, STI & TB screening and treatment, and
GBV services - Liaise with DACC and the DMO office to obtain commodities, supplies and government M&E Tools for Biomedical services.
- Supervise
biomedical providers and ensure monthly planned activities are
implemented and all Service Providers are reaching their allotted
targets with fidelity. - Provide technical support and mentorship
to the biomedical services providers within the assigned districts in
order to ensure they meet standard of performance as per the government
guidelines and project SOPs (including IQC/EQC and proficiency test). - Work
closely with the CHMT members in performance monitoring, joint
supportive field supervision at the site/council level and ensure the
outcomes of the visits clearly documented and recommendations
implemented. - Jointly work with facility implementing partners at
the council level to develop a sound Bi-directional referral network
but also quality of services is provided to KVPs. - Ensure all
service providers properly fill all required National and Project
M&E tools and timely submission of service reports appropriately,
including monthly summary reports to the catchment health facilities. - Ensure
council service providers are reporting their daily performance through
WhatsApp groups and other agreed channels for real time data. - Develop and timely share daily/weekly updates and monthly reports for all biomedical services
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Qualification and experience
- At least 3-5 years’ experience working in KVP-focused, HIV/AIDS Community projects.
- A certified clinician with good experience in HIV/AIDS programs, a sounding knowledge on HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
- Applicant with a medical degree will be an added advantage.
- A good team player with demonstrated skills and experience in leading and coaching the team.
- Ability to network and maintain professional relationship with the LGAs and other stakeholders at the Council level.
- Excellent written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in both English and Kiswahili
- Good understanding of council level healthcare system
- Flexible to work beyond normal working hours.
Community Engagement Officers (3 Positions)
Community Engagement Officers (3 Positions) at TAHEA August, 2024
Duty Station: Dodoma Region – Bahi DC (1), Kongwa DC (1) & Mpwapwa DC (1)
Reporting to: Project Manager
Position description
The
Community Engagement Officer under TAHEA will work in collaboration
with Biomedical technical officers at regional levels and community in
respective Council to implement HIV prevention program targeting
population at risk, Vulnerable Adolescent Girls and Young women, female
sex workers and Men at Risk, s/he will monitor the implementation of the
SBCC, structural and gender activities in compliance with the overall
regional work plan.
S/he will play a key role in
ensuring that the Community activities (SBCC, structural and gender
activities) are conducted according to the National standards and EpiC
standard operating procedures and that beneficiaries receive quality
services; s/he will also play a crucial role in supervising and building
the capacity of Peer Educators, Navigators and mobilizers for effective
and efficient implementation of activities during outreach activities
(mobile testing and moonlight approaches) for HTS provision.
She
will be managing all community activities through conducting progress
review meetings on a monthly basis with all peers (educators,
mobilizers, navigators) and health care providers. She/he will be
coordinating the case management team with health facilities and the
community for the continuum of care. Also, will be responsible for
monitoring Gender-based/Intimate partners Violence cases including the
status of referral and linkages.
Main Roles & Responsibilities
Community Engagement
-
Supervising and managing all peers (educators, mobilizers,
navigators), by making sure community activities are well planned and
implemented to facilitate Comprehensive HIV service provision (HTS,
PrEP, HIVST, TB, GBV and Family planning) - Supervision of HTS service including mobile testing, self-testing and index testing to reach key population
- Supporting Peer (Educators, mobilizers, navigators) to roll out SBCC Training among KVP in the respective community
- Supporting
Peer (educators, mobilizers, navigators) during Community works
including demand creation, group education, individual education,
outreach services for bot moonlight and mobile testing and client’s
referrals and linkages - Supervising and supporting the formation
of PrEP groups in the project by making sure groups are managed by the
team members for sustainability in the working area. - Supervising
and monitoring community activities include SBCC activities to ensure
Peer (educators, mobilizers, navigators) have all required tools etc. - Work in collaboration with LGAs in managing community engagement portfolio
- Coordinate
and support the Peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators) to implement
and monitor the timely implementation of comprehensive HIV services and
provision of friendly services to all KVP clients Manage peer educators
and peer navigators to ensure proper planning and implementation of
community engagement related activities like demand creation, group, and
individual education sessions - Support PEs to ensure that the vulnerability index tool is administered and filed for all AGYW enrolled in the project.
- Support establishment of the case management team in conjunction with health facility
- Work
with project and district officials to facilitate community engagement
training to, peer educators and navigators and other relevant training
required. - Support integration of HTS with other biomedical and behavioral interventions to key populations.
Networking
- Establish effective work relationships with other stakeholders and CHMT partners on program activities
- Work
with Peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators) to identify and link KVP
clients to other implementing partners for psychosocial support. - Work
collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary
program planning, development, and management activities function
smoothly and efficiently and in an integrated manner
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting
- Prepare
monthly and weekly route plans for the project to reach the targeted
population. Prepare document experiences, briefs, and success stories - Monitor
Peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators) and Providers implement plans
and progress of community engagement portfolio as per project targets - Provide weekly updates and monthly reports to Program Manager.
- Conducting weekly performance for Peer (educators, mobilizers, navigators) to assess performance and share areas of improvement
- Working closely with the Data Manager to evaluate data and program progress.
- Conducting
monthly meetings with Providers, Peer (educators, mobilizers,
navigators) to share progress in a specific month and plan for the next
month
Qualifications and other requirements specific to the role
-
Medical degree holders with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience working
with KVP groups at the community level; or Bachelor’s degree in public
health, social work or other related degree required, 3 to 5 years of
relevant experience working with KVP at the community level. - Knowledge
of health and development programs in Tanzania including familiarity
with the national KVP, youth and gender guidelines, standards and
protocols. - Experience in programs serving KVP and addressing
gender norms. Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and sound understanding
of the needs of KVP and other vulnerable groups. - Experience in
working with LGA, NGOs, CBOs and health facilities to implement public
health projects, especially those working with vulnerable populations. - Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.
- Well-developed computer skills.
Method of Application & Instructions
Applications are to be lodged through email: recruitment@gmail.com
Candidates are required to mention the ‘Position Title’ on the subject line of the e-mail.
All
applicants MUST attach a cover letter and their updated Curriculum
Vitae with certified copies of academic certificates in ONE file (PDF
Format) as supporting documents to their applications, applications made
in multiple zipped folders will not be considered.
Phone calls are not allowed during the solicitation process.
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All applications should be submitted not later than 16:00 HRS on Friday, 30th August, 2024
