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Jobs in Tanzania 2024: New Job Vacancies at SolidarMed Tanzania 2024
SolidarMed improves healthcare for more than 2.5 million people
in rural Africa and India. We strengthen existing medical facilities in a
targeted manner and train and develop local health personnel. Our
projects are developed in close cooperation with local partners,
accompanied by our health experts on site. In Switzerland and
Liechtenstein, SolidarMed raises public awareness on global health
issues.
2 New Jobs at SolidarMed Tanzania September 2024 – Various Posts
Project Manager, Ulanga, Morogoro, Tanzania
Contract Type
Fixed term full time (100%) minimum 3 years
Place of Assignment
Mahenge-Ulanga, Morogoro region, Tanzania
Start of Contract
January 2025
We are offering an exciting position for an experienced Project Manager
with an academic background in public health and/or medical sciences to
lead our project in Tanzania as part of our passionate and committed
country team.
Adolescents’ Health in Adolescents’ Hands Project “AHA!”
The
Project Manager assumes a pivotal role in providing technical
leadership and oversight for the implementation of the second project
phase (2025-2027).
The project AHA! aims at improving sexual and
reproductive health (SRH) and rights of adolescents aged between 10-19
years in the rural district of Ulanga, Tanzania. It addresses the key
challenges in this context: the unmet demand and inadequate supply of
adolescent friendly SRH information and services. A key feature of this
project is increasing adolescents’ participation and adolescent-led
activities.
The Project Manager, together with the SolidarMed
project team, will work closely with the communities, health facility
teams, education department, and Council and Regional Health Management
teams to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
Your tasks and responsibilities
- Project implementation, steering and technical support Lead the implementation of the project
- Develop work plans and reports according to agreed milestones and donor requirements
- Prepare and ensure validity of all project’s legal documents (such as MOUs with authorities)
- Develop and proactively share ideas for evidence-based further development of the project
- Human resource, administration, finance and procurement Leading, managing and coaching the project team in Ulanga
- Ensure proper management of the project resources (human, financial, materials)
- Ensure that the project budget is properly managed and handled in an efficient and effective manner
- Monitoring, research and reporting Ensure adequate project monitoring, data analysis and use for actions and steering
- Lead the project’s operational research / evaluations including writing of publications and result dissemination
- Prepare quality project reports for timely submission to the relevant authorities and donors
- Partnership,
Representation, Coordination and Policy Dialogue Include all relevant
project staff, stakeholders, and authorities in the relevant project
cycle management steps and ensure that adolescents can take a relevant
role - Proactively look for new partnerships and networks and conduct policy dialogue
- Promote visibility and representation of SolidarMed locally, nationally, and internationally
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Your profile
To
best fit into our active, interdisciplinary team, we are looking for a
highly motivated individual with the following qualifications:
- Physician
(MD) or Public Health expert (MPH) with at least 5 years of project
management experience, including staff and financial management - Public health work experience including health promotion and education in rural settings in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Strong organizational, communication and negotiation skills to facilitate policy dialogue
- Experience in knowledge sharing, implementation research and scientific exchange (experience in research would be an asset)
- Solid computer skills, ideally also data analysis
- Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
- Willingness to travel in the district and to other parts of the country for representation and networking
- Fluent Kiswahili (written and spoken) or willingness to learn
- Previous work experience in Tanzania and in the region would be an asset
Project Assistant (Health Education) – Adolescents’ Health in Adolescents’ Hands (AHA!) Project, Ulanga, Morogoro, Tanzania
We are looking for an experienced Project Assistant to join our passionate and committed country team in Tanzania.
Contract Type
Fixed term full time (100%) appointment, minimum 3 years
Place of Assignment
Mahenge-Ulanga, Morogoro region, Tanzania
Start of Contract
January 2025
Superior
Project Manager AHA!
Adolescents’ Health in Adolescents’ Hands Project “AHA!”
The
Project Assistant (Health Education) will guide the implementation of
the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education sessions and the
pedagogical approach based on the contextualization of content and
active participation of the learners. This approach will link the
national curriculum to the beliefs, opinions and practices of
adolescents, helping them to reflect on and transform their experiences,
perceptions and actions.
Contents will be delivered in a way
that considers the socio-cultural context of the learners in an
environment of safe listening and speaking. In addition, in order to
foster and maintain the motivation of the learners, the activities and
learning modalities will be diversified and educational mini projects
will be developed and supported.
The project AHA! (2nd phase:
2025-2027) aims at improving SRH and rights of adolescents aged between
10-19 years in the rural district of Ulanga, Tanzania. It addresses the
key challenges in this context: the unmet demand and inadequate supply
of adolescent friendly SRH information and services. A key feature of
this project is adolescents’ participation and adolescent-led
activities.
The Project Assistant (Health Education), under the
guidance of the Project Manager and the technical team, will work
closely with the communities, health facility teams, education
department, and Council and Regional Health Management teams to ensure
the successful implementation of the AHA! project.
Your tasks and responsibilities
Technical support and training:
- Provide technical and training support to peer educators during the implementation of health education sessions
- Coordinate the revision of pedagogical material in collaboration with the different partners
Planning and supervision of health education activities:
- Oversee
the planning and implementation of health education activities in
Ulanga District (this includes travelling to the sites). - Ensure
the quality and relevance of the content of the sessions by regular
participation, observation and exchange with peer educators - Support ongoing improvement of education sessions based on feedback and evaluation findings
Monitoring and evaluation:
- Co-develop and apply monitoring tools to measure the effectiveness and quality of health education sessions.
- Ensure regular data collection and conduct data analysis.
- Prepare quality project reports as per stipulated schedule, including recommendations for improving activities.
- Proactive contribution to the further development of the project through sharing of observations, lessons learnt and data
Project management :
- Proactively
participate in project meetings and collaborate with other team members
to ensure consistent and effective implementation of sessions. - Work closely with the partner Enfants du Monde in monitoring and providing technical support.
- Develop or strengthen networking with other actors working in the thematic area in Tanzania and abroad
Your profile
To
best fit into our active, interdisciplinary team, we are looking for a
highly motivated individual with the following qualifications:
Technical expertise:
- University degree in education, public health, social sciences or related field.
- Health
Education expert with at least 3 years of experience in designing and
implementing a project of a similar nature in the education or health
sector in Tanzania, ideally with adolescents - Solid skills in designing and delivering training courses.
- Solid knowledge of project monitoring and evaluation techniques.
- Solid computer skills, ideally also data analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
- Strong
organizational, communication and negotiation skills to facilitate
policy dialogue with government bodies and communities
Interpersonal skills :
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Ability to work in a team and collaborate with a variety of partners
- Ability to motivate and coach teenagers
- Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
Others:
- Experience of working in the intervention area is a plus
- Interest in knowledge sharing, implementation research and scientific exchange
- Willingness to travel in the district and to other parts of the country
- Very good knowledge (oral and writing) of English and Kiswahili
We offer
- A stimulating environment, linked to an international research organization and other NGOs
- Being part of a highly motivated team with flat hierarchies
- A rural but safe setting; family posting is possible but no international schools are available
- An attractive benefit package
How to apply
This is Full-time Job, Please email your application to jobs@solidarmed.ch citing reference the job title you are applying for.
Example: “Adolescents’ Health in Adolescents’ Hands project manager, Ulanga, Tanzania” or “Project Assistant (Health Education) -Adolescents’ Health in Adolescents’ Hands project, Ulanga, Tanzania” and include your
- CV including 3 references (max. 2 pages)
- a covering letter outlining your motivation and how you meet the requirements.
Applications
are accepted in electronic format only. Please also mention how you
heard about the job posting (if internet, please mention which site).
Due
to the high volume of applications we receive, SolidarMed will only
contact shortlisted candidates. We kindly ask you not to send in
duplicate or hard copies of your CV.
Deadline for applications 20th September 2024.
For further details, please contact: Dr Karolin Pfeiffer (k.pfeiffer@solidarmed.ch) or Benatus Sambili (b.sambili@solidarmed.ch)
