Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 30 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide technical support in planning, implementing and monitoring malaria case management strategies and interventions.
• In collaboration with RHMT, CHMTs and other project staff, implement and evaluate strategies to improve the knowledge, skills and attitudes of health providers in malaria CM and MiP services.
• Build capacity of regional and district-based supervisors and service providers in malaria CM and MiP, through mentorship and periodic assessments guided by national tools.
• Support the delivery of malaria case management and malaria in pregnancy services at service delivery points (facility and community levels) in line with the latest national guidelines and protocols.
• Support the R/CHMT in planning, conducting and reporting Malaria Service Data Quality Improvement (MSDQI) supportive supervision of all health facilities in Kagera.
• Provide technical support to the R/CHMTs and malaria service providers in management, integrity and use of malaria data for decision-making and quality improvement.
• Provide technical support towards strengthening facilities for providing comprehensive quality ANC services including MiP.
• Identify evidence-based practices and/or success stories related to malaria programming and facilitate their documentation and/or dissemination.
• Contribute to the preparation of the project’s regular reports.
• Participate and represent the project’s work at various stakeholders’ platforms including at council and regional levels.
• Facilitate capacity-building activities for quality malaria service delivery including training, mentorship, meetings and workshops.
• Work closely with other technical staff to facilitate community mobilization and advocacy regarding malaria services.
• Attend all duties as assigned by the Supervisor and/or Project Leaders.

Qualification and Experience
• Degree in Clinical Medicine or its equivalent.
• A valid medical practitioner license.
• At least 5 years of work experience in a public, private sector or NGO, with at least 3 years of clinical work particularly in Malaria case management.
• Experience working with donor-funded projects is an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work in a team and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and the host government.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional/councils and service providers in the areas of malaria case management and malaria in pregnancy.
• Self-management is necessary (i.e., motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability).
• Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence.
• Be cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable.
• Excellent verbal, written communications and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated skills in English and Swahili, both written and oral.
• High level of integrity, commitment and team working spirit.
• Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience.

Remuneration
An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below.

The deadline for this application is 17:00hrs on Friday, July 14th 2023. All e-mail application subject lines should include: TECHNICAL OFFICER (CLINICIAN) – SHINDA MALARIA, KAGERA. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Human Resources Manager
IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE
#5 Ifakara Street Plot 463 Mikocheni
P.O. Box 78,373
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz 

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