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Jobs in Tanzania 2020: New Jobs Opportunities at FHI 360 - Tanzania, 2020
AJIRA TANZANIA 2020 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2020
AJIRA TANZANIA 2020 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2020
Regional Technical Officer - Community Engagement in Shinyanga
Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
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Position: Regional Technical Officer - Community Engagement in Shinyanga
Description:
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a 5 year 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. The project provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. In Tanzania, EpiC will be implementing 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 will support targeted prevention and case finding strategies at community level amongst the targeted populations.
Job Description
Minimum Requirements
How to Apply:
FHI
360 has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates may
apply online by uploading his/her Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae
(CV)/Resume, Photocopies of Certificates and Names and Addresses of
three (3) referees
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
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This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance. Join our global workforce to make a positive difference for others — and yourself.
Please click here to continue searching FHI 360's Career Portal.
Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position below....
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Position: Regional Technical Officer - Community Engagement in Shinyanga
Description:
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a 5 year 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. The project provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. In Tanzania, EpiC will be implementing 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 will support targeted prevention and case finding strategies at community level amongst the targeted populations.
Job Description
The TO – Community Engagement
will work with CSO to implement HIV prevention program targeting
population at risk in the region. He/She will work with Vulnerable
Adolescent Girls and Young women, female sex workers (FSW) and other
KVP. He/She will monitor the implementation of the Social and Behavior
Change Communication (SBCC), structural and gender activities in
compliance with the overall regional work plan. He/She will play a key
role in ensuring that the SBCC, structural and gender activities are
conducted according to the National standards and EpiC standard
operating procedures, and that beneficiaries receive quality services;
also to play a crucial role in supervising and building the capacity of
CSOs to manage Peer educators of key and vulnerable population, peer
outreach workers, peer navigators and managing the execution of Enhanced
Peers Outreach Approach (EPOA), by facilitating peer outreach and Peer
navigators workers through conducting progress review meetings in
monthly basis. He/She will coordinate the case management team with
health facilities and community for continuum of care. He/She will be
responsible for monitoring Gender based/Intimate partners Violence cases
includes status of referral and linkages, close monitoring
implementation of EPOA by assessing progress to targets in a weekly
bases, supervising and visiting service delivery points to facilitate
linkages of all HIV + cases and managing social behavioral change
communication sessions, among others to understand clinical status and
referrals of all KVP HIV + clients.
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Specific duties include:
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Specific duties include:
Community Engagement
- Work in collaboration with CSOs and Districts officials in managing community engagement portfolio through making sure involvement of Community Based Health Service Provider (CBHSP) and Council HIV & AIDS Coordinator (CHACC) are on board.
- Coordinate and support the CSO to implement and monitor the timely implementation of SBCC interventions and provision of Adolescent friendly services to AGYW.
- Build capacity of CSOs to manage peer educators and peer navigators to ensure proper planning and implementation of community engagement related activities (demand creation, group, and individual education sessions) in compliance with the EpiC Implementation guide.
- Work with CSOs to ensure that vulnerability index tool is administered and filed for all AGYW enrolled in the project.
- Support and facilitate the management of all HIV positive Key and Vulnerable Population (KVP) by establishment of case management team in conjunction with health facility.
- Support and facilitate CSOs to develop monthly route plans based on the mapping reports and the peer educator’s peer navigator’s guidance to guide effective roll out of joint demand generation activities by biomedical services.
- Work with CSOs and district officials CBHSP/CHAC to facilitate community engagement trainings to, peer educators and navigators and other relevant staff as required.
- Participate in the development and field test of community engagement SBCC approaches, materials and tools relying on innovative and responsive methodologies.
- Conduct joint CSO and districts supervisory visits at the community or AGYW safe spaces to assess demand creation/SBCC activities and their integration into the other services
- In collaboration with CSOs conduct consultative meetings with KVPs to address specific community-based service delivery and program bottlenecks, improve promotion of family planning and HIV/ AIDS risk reduction methods among KVPs
Networking
- Establish effective working relationships with other stakeholders and R/CHMT partners on program activities
- Work with CSOs to identify and link AGYW to other implementing partners supporting young people.
- 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
- Monitor regional implementation plans and progress of community engagement portfolio as per EpiC project targets.
- In collaboration with CSOs document experiences, prepare program and site visits reports, presentations, briefs, and articles/success stories
- Monitor and assess the performance of CSOs on peer outreach workers including navigator and quality of data submitted
- Monitor and assess community response at the project wards and district
- Other duties as assigned
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NEW TANZANIAN JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 2020 (1,563 POSTS) Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, public health, international development, or related field with 5-7 years’ relevant experience; OR Master’s degree in social sciences, public health, international development, or related field with 3-5 years relevant experience.
- 3-4 years’ progressive experience working with key population groups, and familiarity with internationally recommended policies.
- 3-4 years’ experience of supporting gender transformative community engagement interventions for HIV and Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention programming.
- Familiarity and experience with USAID/PEPFAR-funded programs.
- Experience in technical capacity building of Tanzanian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs), 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.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
How to Apply:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
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Free CV Writing and Download, Cover/Job Application Letters, Interview Questions and It's Best Answers plus Examples. Click Here!
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance. Join our global workforce to make a positive difference for others — and yourself.
Please click here to continue searching FHI 360's Career Portal.
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