Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 13 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Background Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established under non-governmental organization act No 24 of 2002 in 2011. THPS works in partnership with the Government of Tanzania (GOT) through Ministries of Health (MOH) in Mainland and Zanzibar Ministry of Gender, Youth, elderly and special groups: Regional Administration and Local Government (PORAL GL and the Ministry of Home Affairs with a goal of ensuring accessible high-quality health care services to Tanzanians: through the strengthening of health and community systems.

In FY24 year they GOT under the leadership of the Ministry of Community Development. Gender. Women and Special Groups and Ministry of Community Development and Gender in Zanzibar, in collaboration with stakeholders through funding from the US Presidents Emergency Plan for ADS Relief (PEPFARVUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will conduct the second national Violence against Children and Youth Survey IVACS 243. The 2024 Tanzania Violence Against Children and Youth Survey is based on the broader work that has been done through the Together for Girls IT1G) partnership and through funding from the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFARVUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Through data nationally led action, and advocacy the survey aims to raise awareness, promote evidence-based solutions, and galvanize coordinated action across sectors to end violence against boys and girls, with a special focus on sexual violence against gifs VACS data are intended to inform a comprehensive, national multi-sector policy and programmatic response to the issue of violence against girls and boys

WACS 2004 will be conducted with support from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFARI and technical assistance through the US. COC. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS)-the led implementing partner. Data collection will be done by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBSI, Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCOS) in Zanzibar, and Survey will be implemented in collaboration with multispectral partners including, the National Institute of Medical Research ONIMR), the Zanzibar Institute of Health Research (ZAHRII, and ministries of health through national Public Health Laboratories, the National AIDS Control Program (NACP), and the Zanzibar Integrated HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program(ZHHTLP)

THPS is looking for skilled, enthusiastic, creative, energetic individuals to fill the following vacant positions for the Violence against Children Survey 2024

Main duties and responsibilities:
Reporting to the WACS Project Director, the Senior VACS Technical Advisor will oversee programmatic and clinical aspects of a national population-level Violence against Children Survey (VACSI in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. Senior VACS Technical Advisor ensures both social clinical compliance and regulatory requirements, as well as technical accuracy and relevance of social, clinical aspects and research processes.

Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
• Lead THPS VACS team in the adaptation of the VACS protocol to suit the Tanzanian needs
• Assist in the development & implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs related to interviews, blood draw, HIV testing, active Linkage to services to WC survivors, and return of results directly to participants and indirectly through health facilities.
• Oversee training activities: development of training materials, capacitation of trainers, ensure timeline is being followed and the logistics/operational aspects are ready for training
• Work with Child Protection Specialist to implement an efficient and seamless system for referrals to social and health services within existing systems as stipulated in the survey protocol.
• Supervise the coordination between the survey different components: laboratory field, community mobilization, return of results, and linkage. Ensuring consistency with funder and THPS objectives while avoiding duplication of efforts.
• Work together with MCDOWSD, MH UNICEF, CDC and other THPS staff to ensure regulatory compliance with respect to ongoing communications and reporting of incidents or adverse events.
• Advise on compliance with local clinical guidelines and practice
• Supervise the VACS Survey Coordinator and Advocacy & Community engagement Coordinator
• Participate in daily THPS/CDC brief meetings and follow up action points
• Conduct periodic site visits to provide oversight for survey fidelity, supervision, and technical assistance in research implementation and clinical issues.
• Develop collaborative relationships with technical focal points at governmental bodies and external organizations in order to meet mutual goals.
• Contribute to and in some cases co-lead with MoH the development, review, and finalization of quarterly and annual survey work plans monitor progress towards target and address bottlenecks in meeting survey milestones.
• Represent THPS in meetings with Steering Committee, MSTF and subcommittees and partner organizations as assigned by VACS Director and/or the Director of Programs
• Coordinate provision of technical assistance to MoCDGWSS in Tanzania Mainland and MoCD in Zanzibar
• Actively participate in the development of annual continuation applications, presentations, publications, reports, and abstracts. Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications. Knowledge, and Skills:
Required Education:
• Doctoral level qualification (PhD or Dr PH) in public health, epidemiology, or biostatistics or related field from an accredited university.
• OR Master’s degree or higher in public health or demography or epidemiology or biostatics or related field
• Required Technical Experience: Minimum 8 years managing large-scale public health surveys, research, and evaluations in areas such as HIV, TB, and maternal child health in sub-Saharan Africa
• Required Managerial Experience: Minimum 5 years' supervising or advising a large multidisciplinary team in public health programs or research.
• Demonstrated skills in guiding staff, team building and management
• Demonstrated experience in conducting national-level surveys or large-scale clinical research or program evaluation
• Demonstrated experience working in HIV program and surveys, research or evaluations, experience in resources-limited settings
• Experience with statistical sampling quantitative data collection methods as well as database design and management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English.
• Familiarity with United States Government or PEPFAR rules and regulations
• Strong data analysis skills and experience working with statistical packages for data analysis leg. STATA and SAS)
• Ability to lead, work and provide high quality technical assistance to diverse team
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to work after normal working hours and on weekends with significant travel outside of duty station.
• Basic level knowledge of national health laboratory systems, including cold-chain management, sample collection, storage, transfer, processing, and ADVOC as related to research


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested applicants should send an email recruitment@thps.or.tz attaching their application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by 21/07/2023 with a position title as a subject line, for example: "Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) Director". Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.

THPS is an equal opportunity employer, women people living with HIWAIDS and people living with disability are encouraged to apply.


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