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Location
Other Dar es Salaam District Dar Es Salaam
Description
Position Title: Technical Officer, Community Based HIV Services (CBHS) – 1 position (Tanzania Nationals Only) Reports to: Technical Advisor, Community Based HIV Services (CBHS)
Location: Dar es Salaam
Travel: Up to 70% in intervention regions
Location: Dar es Salaam
Travel: Up to 70% in intervention regions
Overall Job Function:
The incumbent will be responsible to provide technical assistance to the community-based HIV testing and counselling (CBHTC) portfolio of the FIKIA project in all regions (Mwanza, Kagera, Geita, Simiyu, Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Tanga, Kigoma and Mara). S/he will work closely with the Technical Advisor – CBHS in Dar es Salaam to create innovative strategies to ensure achievement of UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals in the HIV cascade for targeted populations.
The incumbent will be responsible to provide technical assistance to the community-based HIV testing and counselling (CBHTC) portfolio of the FIKIA project in all regions (Mwanza, Kagera, Geita, Simiyu, Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Tanga, Kigoma and Mara). S/he will work closely with the Technical Advisor – CBHS in Dar es Salaam to create innovative strategies to ensure achievement of UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals in the HIV cascade for targeted populations.
Specific responsibilities and duties:
• Provide assistance with the planning, implementation and monitoring of the designed CBHTC program to achieve programmatic targets ensuring services follow National Guidelines and standards.
• Assist with monitoring the uptake of HIV testing and treatment including test-and-treat strategies and identify gaps to improve uptake of diagnosis, treatment initiation and linkage to care among targeted populations.
• Contribute to development and implementation of strategies to improve the provision of comprehensive community based services including opportunistic infection, TB, STI screening, family planning (FP) needs assessment and referrals.
• Assist technical team to strategize and support regions implement innovative approaches to index testing.
• Assist in regular monitoring regional supplies to ensure continuous availability and viability of commodities.
• Assist the technical team in improving feedback on referrals from health facilities and overall strengthening continuum of care.
• Assist the technical team to rollout new interventions and demonstration projects, such as Self Testing, maintain local and Columbia IRB approvals and ensure adherence of ethical standards and SOPs.
• Assist the technical team manage and revise program SOPs, tools and job aids according to PEPFAR guidance, National Standards and program needs.
• Contribute to the development of manuscripts, reports, abstracts and presentations to disseminate results of program evaluations and demonstration projects.
• Work with technical team to coordinate and participate in supervision and monitoring visits to program sites.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Provide assistance with the planning, implementation and monitoring of the designed CBHTC program to achieve programmatic targets ensuring services follow National Guidelines and standards.
• Assist with monitoring the uptake of HIV testing and treatment including test-and-treat strategies and identify gaps to improve uptake of diagnosis, treatment initiation and linkage to care among targeted populations.
• Contribute to development and implementation of strategies to improve the provision of comprehensive community based services including opportunistic infection, TB, STI screening, family planning (FP) needs assessment and referrals.
• Assist technical team to strategize and support regions implement innovative approaches to index testing.
• Assist in regular monitoring regional supplies to ensure continuous availability and viability of commodities.
• Assist the technical team in improving feedback on referrals from health facilities and overall strengthening continuum of care.
• Assist the technical team to rollout new interventions and demonstration projects, such as Self Testing, maintain local and Columbia IRB approvals and ensure adherence of ethical standards and SOPs.
• Assist the technical team manage and revise program SOPs, tools and job aids according to PEPFAR guidance, National Standards and program needs.
• Contribute to the development of manuscripts, reports, abstracts and presentations to disseminate results of program evaluations and demonstration projects.
• Work with technical team to coordinate and participate in supervision and monitoring visits to program sites.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Required qualification, Knowledge and skills:
• Required: Clinical Degree including MD, MBBS, or Bachelor of Nursing from a recognized academic institution. Preferred: Additional Masters level degree or higher in related discipline.
• Required: Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a health setting in Tanzania. Preferred: experience in fields related to HIV, gender, sexual reproductive health, TB, orphans and vulnerable children, and/or community health.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and presentation skills. Fluent in both Kiswahili and English.
• Strong computer skills: MS Office.
• Ability to adapt to situations quickly and problem solve
• Ability to work independently and travel extensively to remote areas.
• Flexibility to work after normal working hours and weekends at informal gatherings and entertainment centres
• Ability to interact well with all targeted beneficiaries, health care workers, and volunteers by facilitating a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing environment in the program, and to welcome all clients regardless of their background
• Must be a Tanzanian Citizen.
• Required: Clinical Degree including MD, MBBS, or Bachelor of Nursing from a recognized academic institution. Preferred: Additional Masters level degree or higher in related discipline.
• Required: Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a health setting in Tanzania. Preferred: experience in fields related to HIV, gender, sexual reproductive health, TB, orphans and vulnerable children, and/or community health.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and presentation skills. Fluent in both Kiswahili and English.
• Strong computer skills: MS Office.
• Ability to adapt to situations quickly and problem solve
• Ability to work independently and travel extensively to remote areas.
• Flexibility to work after normal working hours and weekends at informal gatherings and entertainment centres
• Ability to interact well with all targeted beneficiaries, health care workers, and volunteers by facilitating a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing environment in the program, and to welcome all clients regardless of their background
• Must be a Tanzanian Citizen.
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