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Call for Job Applications: ELCT Kizazi Kipya Project

DATE OF RELEASE: 20th December 2017

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3rd January 2018

ELCT Kizazi Kipya is a 5 year project funded by USAID in which the Palliative Care Program of the Health Department at the ELCT Hq will implement as a Sub grantee to PACT-Tanzania. Although, it is subject to availability of funds from USAID - the project will operate in phases of 6 months first and then one year renewable contracts. As part of the project implementation, ELCT is calling for Job applicants to fill in the following vacant position:

POSITION: HEALTH AND HIV SERVICES OFFICER
Job Title: Health and HIV officer

Reports to: Project Manager

Locations: ELCT Head Office, Arusha.

Number required: 1 Staff

Qualification:
Clinical officer or nurse with Diploma or equivalent qualification
At least 5 year experience working as a nurse/clinical officer in HIV or Development sector in Tanzania
Knowledge of computer
Experience in working with HIV related services or USAIDS funded projects is a plus
Experience in working with communities is an added advantage
Experience working with both clinical and community based interventions will be a great advantage.
Experience/interest to work in Church environment and ability to serve people of other faith
Good command in Swahili and English language (both spoken and written) is crucial.

Roles and Responsibilities
• Represent ELCT and coordinate with the council health management team regarding HIV and health related activities.
• Hold monthly meetings with care and treatment centers (CTC) in implementation area to support shared confidentiality, facilitate case conferencing, improve bi-directional referral system and ensure HIV positive beneficiaries receive needed services
• Support early childhood development (ECD) corners at targeted health facilities including regular monitoring supportive supervision
• Support community case workers (CCW’s) to work with high pediatric volume CTCs to trace HIV positive OVC who miss appointments, enroll them into Kizazi kipya project and link them back to CTCs
• Support CCWs to conduct HIV risk assessments for OVC during case management, refer and link at risk OVC to HIV testing and counseling (HTC)
• Schedule quarterly sexual reproductive health education outreaches to teen clubs and organize HTC outreaches for adolescents with high risk behaviors
• Work with EGPAF to roll out a supplemental HIV curriculum to CCWs and ensure CCWs provide appropriate support to HIV positive OVC and care givers
• Support CCWs to strengthen the capacity of care givers to support HIV positive OVC and ensure CCWs refer HIV positive OVC and caregivers to PLHIV support groups
• Ensure screening of caregivers for depression and link them to appropriate services
• Support the roll out of evidence based curriculums relating to HIV (eg. Stepping stones, Sinovuyo Teens, sexual reproductive health education, care for child development etc)
• Support the establishment of a bi-directional referral system to monitor beneficiaries through the HIV continuum of care as service completion for other health and social services.
• Monitor implementation, bottlenecks, performance metrics of the bi-directional referral system; proactively offer solutions, conduct quality improvement activities and implement adjustments to improve referral outcomes
• Coordinate quarterly district level quality improvement meetings with relevant bi-directional referral system stakeholders, ensure actions from the meetings are implemented and the bi-directional referral system is improved
• Work with Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) officer to ensure all bi-directional referral data are accurate and produced weekly; use data for decision making
• Lead the development of a service directory for health, nutrition and HIV services in implementation area; update the directory at least once per year
• Support CCWs to conduct nutrition activities, including nutrition assessments, counseling and linkages to other nutrition service providers
• Provide continuous supportive supervision to CCWs to ensure provision of health related services, referral and linkage to beneficiaries
• Submit timely updates to the program coordinator for inclusion in the quarterly, semiannual and annual reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices for experience sharing and replication
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the project coordinator

Job Advertisement.
UMATI, a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), is a leading non-profit Association providing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Information and services
Position: Medical and Health Services Manager Reporting to: Head of Programs Development & Coordination
Contract: Full Time
Location: Dodoma
The Position

Medical and Health Services Manager

The incumbent is responsible for developing and managing UMATI’s Medical Social Enterprise. S/he will Plan, Direct, Coordinate and Quality assure all health services in UMATI. The holder of this position will head a clinical services team comprising nurses, pharmacists and doctors that will be responsible for operating UMATI’s medical Business. S/he will be appraised based on Key Financial and Service performance indicators.
Job Duties and Tasks

1. Establish objectives and evaluative or operational criteria including setting Financial and service performance objectives and targets for all clinics and clinic staff in consultation with senior management
2. Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, other personnel.
3. Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space and equipment availability
4. Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
5. Develop, update and implement organizational policies and procedures UMATI Medical services
6. Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
7. Maintain communication between senior management, medical staff, and department heads by preparing and submitting progress reports to management and coordinating interdepartmental functioning.
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8. Monitor the use of diagnostic services, Pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, laboratory equipment and reagents, facilities, and staff to ensure effective and efficient use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services.
9. Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options, and duly advice UMATI Senior management on organizational policy and financial implications.
10. Prepare activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives.
11. Plan, implement and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory and other relevant staff.
12. Establish and implement a quality of care system across all UMATI static, outreach and community based service delivery channels and points. This will include regular assessment of facilities and recommending building or equipment modifications to ensure emergency readiness and compliance to access, safety, and sanitation regulations in line with global best practice and national standards.
13. Review and analyze facility activities and data to aid planning and cash and risk management and to improve service utilization, operational efficiencies and profitability.
14. Develop instructional materials and conduct in-service and community-based educational programs.
15. Develop and implement strategic marketing strategies for UMATI clinical services
16. To facilitate timely registration, accreditation and licensing of all UMATI clinics and service providers.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:
• A Bachelor Degree is nursing with a postgraduate qualification in any of the following fields; Business Administration Health Services Management, quality management, Nursing sciences, Public Health.
• Five years experience in managing health services
• Competency in training and facilitation skills, Master trainer
• Knowledge and practical experience in quality management of health services
• Business management skills and experience
• Duly registered with and accredited to practice in Tanzania by the relevant professional body/bodies
Skills needed for this position

1. Monitoring & Systems Evaluation
   • Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
   • Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
2. Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
3. Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
4. Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
5. Management of Personnel, Financial & Material Resources
   • Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
   • Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
   • Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
6. Learning & Instructing Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Teaching others how to do something.

APPLICATION

Applications should include:
• Letter of application with details of how you meet the desirable criteria
• Curriculum vitae (CV, not more than 3 pages) including names and addresses of three referees (two must be from your most recent employers)
• DO NOT include any certificates
• Applications which do NOT include ALL of these elements will NOT be considered.
The application should be addressed to
Human Resource Manager
UMATI
P.O. Box 1372
DAR-ES-SALAAM
OR send the application through email via: applications@umati.or.tz
Only shortlisted applicants will be informed by phone call
Closing date for applications:
Applications received later than 5th January 2018 will not be considered.