Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide technical support in implementing ANC, particularly malaria in pregnancy 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 MiP services.
• Provide support to council teams to ensure quality malaria case management and MiP services at the community and facility level.
• Support dissemination of latest national guidelines and protocols in ANC and MiP to the facility level.
• Build capacity of regional, district and facility-based supervisors and service providers in ANC and MiP, through mentorship and periodic assessments guided by national tools.
• Ensure timely planning, development and implementation of MiP activities in the region.
• Support the R/CHMT in planning and conducting Malaria Service Data Quality Improvement (MSDQI) supportive supervision of all health facilities in Katavi.
• To ensure the MSDQI activities are conducted, monitored and reported as planned.
• Provide technical support to the R/CHMTs to interpret and use MIP services and programmatic data for decision making.
• Provide technical support towards strengthening facilities for providing comprehensive quality ANC services including MiP.
• Provide clinical mentorship in ANC and MiP services in accordance with national protocols.
• Identify evidence-based practices related to ANC and MiP programming and facilitate application.
• Ensure proper documentation of TMSA developments and generated information in an appropriate format including success stories and reports.
• Contribute in the preparation of the project’s quarterly reports.
• Facilitate quarterly data review meetings for CHMTs and health care workers.
• Participate in CHMTs meetings to share project findings and challenges and provide technical support where necessary.
• Ensure availability of tools for data collection in all facilities within the council.
• Participate in malaria training, mentorship, meetings and workshops.
• Work closely with social behavior change (SBC) officers and community health care workers (HCWs) in community mobilization and advocacy to increase timely utilization of ANC and malaria services.
• Working closely with the data manager, and monitoring and evaluation officers to ensure data integrity in the database.
• Attend all duties as assigned by senior staff.
• Participate in project/staff meetings.

Qualification and Experience
• A qualified midwife/nurse with an advanced diploma and/or a degree in nursing/midwifery.
• A valid midwifery practice license.
• At least 5 years of work experience in a public, private sector or NGO, with at least 3 years of midwifery practice.
• Experience working with donor-funded projects is an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work in a team and maintain a productive working relationship 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.

Equal Opportunity
IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the work place and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labour laws of Tanzania.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate 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 23:59hrs on Tuesday, October 11th, 2022. All e-mail application subject lines should include: TECHNICAL OFFICER (MALARIA CASE MANAGEMENT) – TMSA. 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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