Gender and Nutrition Officer Job Vacancy at TADB
Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank
Gender and Nutrition Officer Job Vacancy at TADB
Nature and scope:
The Gender and Nutrition Officer directly reports to the TI3P Project Coordinator with a dotted reporting line to the Research and Advisory Manager for technical guidance; S/he also works closely with the bank management team to provide overall support on gender, youth, and nutrition functions across the bank operations and programs and partners. As such, s/he will work in close collaboration with respective TI3P staff and partners with a view to supporting the project to implement gender intentional inclusion approach that seeks to address gender inequality and promote women’s involvement in and benefit from the dairy value chain while improving household diet quality and nutrition.
Key Responsibilities
Technical advice and support to management.
• Drive implementation of Gender and Youth Policy and its strategy in close collaboration with other units and directorates within the bank.
• Lead as a technical resource for integrating gender, youth, and nutrition approaches into the TI3P Project and TADB portfolio.
• Lead in profiling and analysis of trends and current gender and youth issues to inform the development of an innovative and impactful portfolio of new and existing products, services, programs, and scaling strategies of the TADB business model across the country.
• Provide technical advice to the TI3P team and partners in the implementation of project interventions to ensure gender and nutrition are mainstreamed and aligned with national policies and priorities.
• Identify, build and nurture collaborative partnerships with different stakeholders to ensure the promotion of gender equality in the TI3P project locations and across the Country.
• Coordinate quarterly meetings for the Gender and Youth Task Force to enhance the integration and implementation of women and youth issues across all banks’ result areas.
Technical capacity building support.
• Lead in the design of training methodologies and tools for gender and nutrition mainstreaming.
• Support Implementing Partners, Farmer Producer Organizations, and Processors in the design and implementation of gender and nutrition-related activities in implementing the TI3P Project.
• Lead in the design and facilitation of gender and nutrition training, workshops, and meetings with community stakeholders using participatory learning approaches.
• Lead in the design and implementation of all capacity-building activities for gender mainstreaming and nutrition integration at all stages of TI3P Project implementation.
• Organise and support nutrition promotional activities in the implementation of the TI3P project activities.
Monitoring, Learning, and Reporting.
• Collaborate with the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Manager to develop effective Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) System to inform the bank on the implementation of Gender and Youth Policy and Strategy.
• Collaborate with the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Manager in the development of frameworks for monitoring and evaluating the impact of TI3P on both women’s economic empowerment and nutrition.
• Aid in data collection, compiling lessons learned, and establishing indicators to support knowledge sharing.
• Support in updating and sharing with staff recent developments and knowledge tools in the areas of interventions.
Job Description
The Salvation Army has been operating in Tanzania for over 80 years. At present, there are more than 150 Salvation Army locations in Tanzania. Each location aims to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the community. Through Church programs, schools, institutions and extensive community development work. The Salvation Army aims to bring people to a living faith in Jesus Christ through preaching the gospel, teaching and modeling holy living. And meeting physical needs without discrimination.
Candidates should understand, respect and sympathies with the Mission and Values of The Salvation Army.
Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Physiotherapist
• Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy
• 3+ years’ experience in the field Of Physiotherapy
• Ability and readiness to work in the environment of children with disabilities.
• The ability to build and maintain rapport to children with disabilities.
• Making assessments of patients’ physical conditions.
• Preparation & planning for surgery and the post-operative rehabilitation
• Assisting children with disabilities how to walk again
• Planning and organizing physiotherapy and fitness programs
• Ability to train and strong in team work. Tolerance and patience to children with disabilities.
• Ability and readiness to discover, work and discuss with the management the concerns for children physical development with a passion to help children.
• Strong analytical, communication and narrative report writing.
• Computer knowledge will be of an added advantage.
Mentality/ Situation/sex
• Sympathetic to The Salvation Army and its aims Between 25 to 45 years of age.
• No previous criminal convictions or child abuse incidents, sex exploitation and abuse.
Position Summary:
• The Senior Laboratory Project Officer – HIV Recency Surveillance is a self-motivated individual who will work in close collaboration with the MoH though NHL-QATC, R/CHMTs and REPFAR Implementing partners in coordinating recency training and provision of technical assistance. She/He will be responsible to coordinate and oversee all activities related to HIV RT recency surveillance including collection of recent samples, production of PT/QC samples, coordinate training in collaboration with partners and MOH to activate new HIV recent sites and conduct site monitoring activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• 1.Work with NHL-QATC to ensure timely production and distribution of recency samples to the respective implementing partners and/or testing facilities.
• 2. Expand coverage in search of recency samples characterization for assured stock/supply of recent samples at NPHLQATC.
• 3. Oversee training and mentorship programs to improve search of recency materials from different parts of Tanzania.
• 4. Coordinate safe transportation of recency samples materials from different parts of Tanzania to NPHLQATC.
• 5. In collaboration with the data officer, participate in preparation of M&E weekly, monthly and quarterly based feedback reports to MoH, Donor and IPs.
• 6. Coordinate implementation of recency surveillance protocol in production of training and quality control materials including production of DTS for QC.
• 7. Support analysis and visualization of recency data.
• 8. Organize and conduct Stakeholders meeting to share recency updates as needed.
• 9. Ensure effective execution of the approved workplan and budget to achieve the set targets.
• 10. Prepare, review and submit progress reports weekly, monthly, quarterly and as needed.
• 11. Participate in the development of workplan and budget.
Required Education, Work experience and Skills:
• A degree or master’s degree in Medical Laboratory or Biomedical science and other related
• Additional training in the Laboratory management, Laboratory Quality Management or public health will be an added
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in working with PEPFAR funded programs in Laboratory management position or in implementing ISO 150189 standards especially in HIV care and treatment settings.
• Experience in analyzing and presenting Laboratory data in different
• Experience to work with the various stakeholders including R/CHMTs and other Government
• Experience in organizing/coordinating high level meetings and trainings that involves different stakeholders.
Other Special Qualifications/Skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft office especially Excel or any other statistical software for data
• Results oriented individual with ability to meet set target with competing
• Ability to work both as individual and as a team with minimum
Position Summary:
• The Senior Laboratory Project Officer – HEID is a self-motivated individual who will work in close collaboration with the MoH and its relevant institutions such as NACP, NHL-QATC, RHMTs, CHMTs, Development Partners and HEID laboratories to guarantee provision of effective national support in enhancing capacity and efficiency of HEID testing at all levels in the country. Her/his main objective is to guarantee the highest technical/quality, logistical and administrative performance of the HEID samples collection, handling, testing and timely release of accurate results for better patient management.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• 1. Work closely with the MOH, PORALG, NACP, NHL-QATC, R/CHMTs and Implementing Partners to ensure provision of technical support to all HEID laboratories and clinics for enhancing the capacity and efficiency of testing.
• 2. Provide capacity building for MCH and Laboratory staff to properly collect, process, package and transport HEID samples.
• 3. Provide technical and logistical supports to R/CHMTs and IPs to achieve effective integration of the EID sample transportation into the national laboratory sample referral system.
• 4. Provide capacity building for R/CHMTs and IPs in successfully implementing interventions to strengthen the quality of DBS samples at clinics and laboratories.
• 5. Design and implement supervisions, training and mentorship programs to improve quality and performance of the HEID testing at clinics and laboratories.
• 6. Design and implement mechanisms to track and monitor the key performance indicators for the HEID
• testing from sample collection at clinics to sample testing in the laboratories.
• 7. Coordinate and participate in periodic meetings with stakeholders to discuss progress and priorities of HEID testing in the country.
• 8. Provide regular assessments and measures to address identified gaps in strengthening HEID testing activities at clinics and laboratories.
• 9. Provide technical and logistical supports to establish and strengthen HEID inter-laboratory networking for enhanced testing capacity and efficiency.
• 10. Ensure effective execution of the approved workplan and budget to achieve the set targets.
• 11. Prepare, review and submit progress reports weekly, monthly, quarterly and as needed.
• 12. Participate in the development of workplan and budget.
Required Education, Work experience and Skills:
• A degree or master’s degree in Medical Laboratory or Biomedical science and other related skills.
• 2. Additional training in the Molecular diagnosis techniques, Laboratory Quality Management or public health related courses will be an added advantage.
• 3. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in working with PEPFAR funded programs in Laboratory management position or in implementing ISO 150189, SLMTA standards especially in HIV care and treatment settings.
• 4. Conversant in Molecular techniques for diagnosis of infectious diseases such as HIV.
• 5. Skill in implementation or assessing laboratory standards such as SLMTA and ISO 150189
• 6. Previous experience of working with the various stakeholders including R/CHMTs, Implementing Partners and other Government entities.
• 7. Familiar with Laboratory supply chain management and reagents quantification.
• 8. Experience in organizing/coordinating high level meetings and trainings that involves different stakeholders.
Other Special Qualifications/Skills:
• 1. Proficiency in Microsoft office especially Excel and Power Point Presentation or any other statistical software for data analysis.
• 2. Results oriented individual with ability to meet set target with competing priorities.
• 3. Ability to work both as individual and as a team with minimum supervision.