TB/HIV Officer jobs opportunities at ICAP August 2023

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NEW JOBS OPPORTUNITIES TB/HIV OFFICERS AT ICAP AUGUST 2023

TB/HIV Officer jobs opportunities at ICAP August 2023

ICAP JOBS VACANCIES 2023

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NAFASI ZA KAZI 2023 | JOBS IN TANZANIA AT ICAP 2023

JOBS DETAILS

POSITIONS TITLE : TB/HIV Officer

REPORTING TO : Technical Services Manager

JOBS LOCATIONS : Geita

EMPLOYMENT TYPES : Full-time

TRAVEL : Up to 70% in intervention districts outside of job location

POSITIONS SUMMARY

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the TB/HIV Officer oversees the execution, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of TB/HIV services across all supported districts in the region. This role includes aiding R/CHMTs in coordinating and supervising ICAP’s TB/HIV technical activities, aiming for effective and sustainable execution. The Officer will provide regional technical support, mentoring, and supervision for ICAP-backed TB and collaborative actions. S/he will design and aid the rollout of innovative strategies to ensure high-quality and integrated TB/HIV activities across supported councils and facilities. The Officer will also coordinate major program priorities such as isoniazid prevention therapy (IPT), intensified TB case finding, and multi-drug resistant TB diagnosis and management.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead and coordinate TB and TB/HIV activities in the region, councils and all supported health facilities and community sites including planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting.
Support implementation of intensive TB screening and case finding among PLHIVs and IPT in line with national guidelines.
Provide technical assistance on TB case finding including TB screening, linkage to diagnosis and treatment
Provide technical assistance to the DACC, DTLC and HFs and partners in planning, implementation, M&E and reporting of TB/HIV services.
Support councils to strengthen TB/HIV activities at council, health facility and community levels
Work with R/CHMTs to ensure quality MDR-TB services including decentralization of MDR-TB services to lower level facilities
Work with R/CHMTs to document and report all TB and TB/HIV indicators at regional, council and site level
Support the technical services manager in assessing and implementing initiatives to address skill and resource needs for TB/HIV services through supportive supervision, mentorship, on-job training, CQI and other approaches in collaboration with R/DTLC.
Work closely with SI team to support timely collection and submission of TB/HIV data and strengthen related M&E systems
Work closely with the central team in writing technical program documents including reports, best practices, lessons learned and other relevant documents.
Perform any other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS ,KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Required Education: Medically trained personnel (nurse, clinical officer, MD, MBBS or equivalent)

Preferred:

Additional Master’s degree or higher in the following fields: Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related discipline

Required Technical Experience: Minimum 3 years of proven experience in program management and implementation of TB and TB/HIV programs with donor funded organizations o Preferred: Familiarity with PEPFAR-funded HIV program Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English required.
Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint at minimum; preferred proficiency with statistical Software such as SAS and SPSS).
Ability to provide high quality technical assistance to regional offices.
Ability to lead and work with a 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.
Familiarity with Tanzanian context; fluency in Kiswahili required.
Strong communication and project management skills as well as program implementation, data summary and presentation skills

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