VMMC/EIMC Advisor at HJFMRI Tanzania

• Company: HJFMRI Tanzania
• Location: Tanzania
• State: Mbeya Jobs
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Tanzania

Job Summary
HJFMRI is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of VMMC/EIMC Advisor

Job Description

Reports to: Associate, Director Clinical Services 
Location: Mbeya

Contract: One year, with option(s) to renew

General Overview:

The VMMC Advisor will provide technical leadership in the scale up and implementation of VMMC service in the Southern Highlands regions. He/she serves as a member of the VMMC project leadership team and effectively provides technical leadership in development to annual work plans and budgets to ensure program design and implementation is in line with the program and MOH strategies and service guidelines. S/he will coordinate very closely with the partners and HJFMRI regional technical staff to ensure excellence in technical implementation at targeted sites and during outreach and campaign services. Lead cross-cutting approaches, such as quality assurance and improvement and conducting operations research as needed. She/he directly report to the HJFMRI Medical Director.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide expert technical assistance in all aspects of planning for VMMC/EIMC scale up, including participating in the development of national policies and guidelines, human resources management, site assessment, communications/demand creation, and logistics and commodity procurement.
• Takes initiatives in demand creation for VMMC services and ensure the expected output corresponds with supply-side efforts to deliver quality services.
• Technically support partners and HJFMRI regional staffs to scale-up facility-based VMMC/EIMC services in selected hospitals and facilities, through development of work plans, site assessments, training of service providers, and ongoing QA support.
• Provide leadership, technical support and in-direct supervision to HJFMRI VMMC program officers.
• Technically monitor the implementation progress and the quality of VMMC/EIMC services and recommend improvements for service delivery in the field.
• Analyze data and ensure quality program monitoring and evaluation, as well as analysis of lessons learned
• Review and edit partners’ and HJFMRI VMMC reports, work plans, strategic plans and other VMMC/EIMC program-related documents in a timely manner and provide prompt feedback to for program improvement.
• Representing HJFMRI in-country VMMC TWG, effectively collaborating to develop VMMC strategies and technical guidelines for VMMC/EIMC services.
• Serve as a principal technical adviser to the Medical Director and Regional implementation Director on issues related to VMMC services.
• Serves as a member of the HJFMRI central technical team, and perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Provide mentorship to HJFMRI VMMC staff and facility-based staff as it relates to planning and delivery of quality VMMC services.
• Promote adherence to national QA standards at each region, participate in, and respond to QA visits in the zone
• Keep track of lesson learned, sharing those lesson learned to the program and find creative ways toacknowledge excellence and achievements in the zone.

Requirements:

• A Medical Doctor (MD) with five years or more experience providing technical support to PEPFAR VMMC programs. Postgraduate Degree in Public Health or equivalent will be preferred.
• Experience providing or organizing adolescent and adult male circumcision (and neo-natal, desirable)
• Solid programming and technical expertise in HIV programs
• At least 5 years’ experience managing health programs at a District, regional or national level including planning, designing, budgeting, supervising, evaluating and documenting results;
• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills, inspiring teamwork and motivating staff, consultants and partners to achieve results;
• Demonstrated experience maintaining donor and partner relations;
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines
• Excellent written and oral English and Kiswahili skills
• Demonstrated self-management (i.e. motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability)
• Ability and willingness to travel in-country, mostly to the field up to 40% of time.

How to Apply

To be considered, applicants must put the TITLE OF THE JOB in the SUBJECT LINE. CVs should not include any reference to marital status, birthplace, or tribal and/or religious affiliations. Any CVs containing this information will not be considered for employment. Hand delivery applications will not be accepted. Deadline for submission of the application is November 26th 2019. Those who do not meet the minimum requirements as detailed in the job description below will not be considered.

Please manually apply for this job using the details below: Cover letters and resumes should be sent by mail through post/EMS/DHL/ or any reliable courier to the Human Resources and Administration Manager, P.O. Box 6396, Mbeya, or transmitted by email to: recruitment@wrp-t.org.

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