Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established under nongovernmental organization act No 24 of 2002 in 2011. THPS works in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Community Development Gender Elderly and Special Groups; Regional Administration and Local Governments (PORALG), Ministry of Health in Zanzibar and Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) with a goal of ensuring accessible high-quality health care services to all Tanzanians; through strengthening of health systems for quality health services.
THPS, is implementing a five (5) years AFYA HATUA (Sustain Treatment, Enrolment and HIV Prevention-STEP) project funded by CDC/PEPFAR. Through AFYA HATUA, THPS delivers client centered, comprehensive facility and community-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for general, key and vulnerable populations in Pwani, Kigoma and Shinyanga regions, and contributes to the country's epidemic control. Based on the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) National Multisectoral Strategic Framework (NMSF) IV, Health Sector HIV Strategic Plan (HSHSP) IV, and PEPFAR COP21 priorities, AFYA HATUA extends best practices and lessons learned from THPS's 10+ years of implementing HIV programs in Tanzania. THPS is partnering with all LGAs in the 3 regions, faith-based health facilities, and community-based, key population (KP)-led organizations to achieve the project goals.
THPS therefore is seeking competent, experienced, dynamic and qualified candidates to fill the positions listed below.
Reports to: Associate Director, Technical Services
Dar es Salaam with 60% field travel
Scope of the role: The Care and Treatment Technical Advisor is responsible for the coordination and technical field oversight of activities aiming to improve children, adolescents and adults' access to HTS and linkage, quality care and treatment and retention in HIV care and treatment for those who are HIV-positive. The Care and treatment Technical Advisor along with a team of regional clinical advisors will work with regional and district teams to build on current program strengths and accomplishments, considering the donor priorities, national priorities, existing stakeholders, and programming opportunities. Working with the Associate Director Technical support (ADTS) and Associate Director Facility Services (ADFS), the T/Advisor is responsible for maintaining a high level of expertise and innovation in both Pediatric, Adolescents and Adult C&T, in particular the area of antiretroviral treatment (including adherence and retention, roll-out of viral load monitoring, treatment monitoring including treatment failure, differentiated service delivery models, and other related issues), running of HIV model clinics, building capacity of clinical teams to analyze and use granular data for service delivery improvement across various subpopulations. S/He is responsible to keep THPS regional teams informed and skilled in relevant evidence-based interventions for an efficient service delivery by field staff.

Key Responsibilities
• In collaboration with the ADTS provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of interventions aiming to improve access to quality clinical services for all clients living with HIV.
• Provided technical leadership in developing clinical services that contribute to prevent HIV infection in the community.
• Provide technical support to all regional clinical teams on all interventions related to HIV care and treatment among adolescents and adults.
• Represent THPs in national TWG and other meetings on HIV care and treatment and provide technical assistance to MOH in developing HIV care and treatment related tools, materials and SOPs.
• Collaborate with ADFS and Regional Managers to ensure timely implementation of HIV care and treatment activities in each region's annual work plan.
• Support clinical service delivery and mentoring teams in the design and implementation of innovative C&T interventions/ models and strengthen HIV C&T components in current programs under the MOH strategic direction.
• Ensure capacity building of clinical regional teams, HCWs on HIV/AIDS care and treatment matters through trainings, CMEs, mentorship and dissemination of new knowledge.
• Participate in development of job aides, tools and materials as needed including CMEs to support health care workers to provide quality HIV services
• Assisting in program monitoring and evaluation and use of data to inform program planning and continuous improvement.
• Represent THPS Health in various national forums including technical working groups; development/adapting, revising of curricula/guidelines, SOPs, provider support tools (PST), monitoring and evaluation tools and indicators as assigned.
• Work with regional teams to support ART facilities to strategically implement HIV cascade focusing on early identification, prompt linkage to treatment and retention to attain viral suppression as per the national guidelines.
• Work with regional teams to ensure that PLHIV receive comprehensive and integrated clinical services including TB, STI, FP, Ol screening and prevention.
• Advises on linkages and synergies between ART, HTC, PMTCT, TB, STI, Reproductive Health and Family Planning and other public health programs.
• Support regional teams to implement CQI in HIV care and treatment through working with CQI TA.
• Collaborate with both ADTS and ADFS to support regional clinical teams attend trainings and other capacity building forums to improve their technical understanding and diversity in program implementation.
• Appraise facility-based reports (performance, mentoring and SS reports), identify gaps and support field staff and facility to design and implement Improvement Plan
• Liaise with the MOH officials, THPS regional teams and other stakeholders in coordinating implementation of the program to eensure clinical care activities at HIV care and treatment sites conform to the National HIV Care and Treatment Guidelines.
• Participate in National AIDS Control Program's planned supportive supervision visit in THPS supported regions to monitor progress and assist in development of quality improvement processes to ensure high standards of services and effective use of all resources.
• Work closely with the other advisers in the central technical unit as well other units to coordinate provision of technical assistance to THPS regional teams.
• Collaborate with regional and M&E teams to identify and document best practices and successes including preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual door reports.
• Collaborate with pharmacy and laboratory logistics teams to ensure the availability of equipment, supplies, commodities at all sites to ensure uninterrupted services.
• Perform any other activities as may be assigned.

Required Skills, knowledge & Experience:
• Medical Degree is mandatory; a post graduate training in internal medicine or infectious diseases will be desired. Masters of Public Health Training will be an added advantage. Minimum of five years' experience working with HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment programs.
• Proven interpersonal skills in working effectively as a member of a team and independently.
• Ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with multiple government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sector
• Strong planning and management skills
• Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills
• Computer literacy, and proven verbal and written communication skills including a demonstrated ability to write technical documents and give state-of-the-art presentations
• Willingness to travel in AH supported regions up to 60% of the time building capacity of facility base HCW, RHMT, CHMT and THPS sub granted staffs
• Fluency in English and Swahili
• Perform any other activities as may be assigned

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested applicants should send their application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum to recruitment@thps.or.tz  by September 18, 2022 with a subject line of 'Position' Care and Treatment Technical Advisor". Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.
THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women, people living with HIV/AIDS and people living with disability are encouraged to apply



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