New Job Opportunity DODOMA at mothers2mothers (m2m) Tanzania – Finance and Administration Assistant
Finance and Administration Assistant
mothers2mothers
(m2m) is an Africa-based NGO that unlocks the potential of women to
eliminate paediatric AIDS and create healthy families across ten
sub-Saharan African countries. m2m trains, employs, and helps empower
women living with HIV to work as community healthcare workers in
understaffed health centres and underserved communities. Through a
peer-to-peer approach, these ‘Mentor Mothers’ deliver a range of health
services, advice, and support to women and their families. Started in
Cape Town, South Africa in 2001 with an initial focus on preventing
mother-to-child transmission of HIV, m2m has innovated and built on its
strengths and now provides family-centred support for a range of related
health and social issues spanning pregnancy, birth, childhood, and
adolescence.
It also partners with governments and
other NGOs on the adoption of its programme to spread the Mentor Mother
Model and its benefits. m2m has a track record of scaling its services
and proven impact. To date, m2m has reached over 11M women and children
under two, and created more than 11,000 jobs for African women living
with HIV. For more, visit www.m2m.org.
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Job Title Finance and Administration Assistant
Organisation Levels mothers2mothers -> m2m Tanzania -> Operations
Location Dodoma – Dodoma, TZ (Primary)
Type of position Fixed Term Contract
Education Degree
Job Description
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Programme Advisor is responsible for managing m2m’s activities in the
Morogoro region, specifically providing implementation support to
Deloitte. The Programme Advisor will supervise m2m’s activities at the
sites, including regular site visits to promote quality, support for
strategic information (SI) and Mother Champion activities, facilitation
of weekly site meetings, operations, and technical support. The
Programme Advisor will be responsible for building the capacity of
Mother Champions and supervisors to strengthen PMTCT outcomes. This
position will also support the development of relationships with key
stakeholders, and contribute to project reporting and deliverables,
including writing sections of deliverables. The Programme Advisor
reports to the Senior Capacity Building Advisor (SCBA).
Key Performance Areas:
Programme management and oversight
- Provide support to the Field Coordinators in development and implementation of site level annual work plans
- Oversee service delivery of quality programmes at assigned geolocations (health facilities and surrounding communities)
- Provide leadership to the Field Coordinators, and support them in
ensuring quality programme implementation and supervision of site staff - Compile periodic internal and donor programme analytical progress reports
- Manage the use of electronic client management and SI tools at site level
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Technical Support and Quality Improvement
- Lead technical assistance to implementing partner to support
consistent availability of services and improved service delivery for
clients living with HIV, towards improved viral suppression - Provide implementation support to partner supervisory staff in PMTCT
programme management. Conduct joint supportive supervision with partner
programme management teams. - Lead recruitment, training, and capacity building of site staff and
provincial staff on data documentation, monthly data compilation and
data quality check techniques - Conduct site assessments to inform programming needs
- Develop and lead implementation of ongoing evidence-informed quality improvement plans
- Support Field Coordinators in ensuring quality programme implementation and supervision of site staff
- Conduct site-level supervision and monitoring activities, including
data quality checks, and monthly quality improvement and performance
monitoring meetings at site level - Monitor weekly data. Work with implementing partner to provide
programmatic data and analysis to inform quality/service improvement.
Consolidate analysis and report to programme leads. Work with Field
Coordinator, M&E Assistant, and implementing partner supervisors to
develop and implement rapid improvement plans. - Develop standards for implementing and operationalising the
programme and ensure that they are well understood by the implementing
partner, Ministry of Health, regional and district level partners and
site level staff (including community stakeholders)
Programme operations
- Support oversight and monitoring of site level programme expenditure
with support from Finance Business Partner and in compliance with the
organisational and donor financial policies/procedures - Manage necessary operations for programme implementation, including procurement, travel, and HR with support from Head Office
- Liaise closely with the SCBA and m2m Head Office team to ensure
sound implementation of Human Resources (HR) processes including staff
development - Performance management and mentoring of Field staff
- Verify and submit payroll documentation related to project staff
Regional and District Engagement
- Serve as m2m lead for the project in Morogoro region
- Represent m2m in provincial and district coordinating forums
including managing strategic relationships with Regional and Council
Health Management Teams including RMNCH/PMTCT counterparts at the
regional/district Ministry of Health level, and other implementing
partners/stakeholders - Produce project/geo-location reports
Job Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Social
Sciences or related field with up to five years’ experience and a
demonstrated track record in management of public health programming - At least two years’ experience in a supervisory role
- Experience providing technical support/assistance to partner organisations
- Demonstrated knowledge of PMTCT/RMNCH/HIV and AIDS including broader maternal and child health issues
- Understanding of relevant government policy and the public health
landscape in Tanzania. Experience working in Morogoro region preferred
and with lay health care workers and peer educators preferred. - Demonstrated knowledge of/exposure to PMTCT/RMNCH policy and working knowledge of relevant MOH protocols
- Experience coordinating and/or leading public health programmes in
resource limited settings. Experience working in USAID/PEPFAR programmes
preferred. - Demonstrated experience in conduct of technical on-site supervision
using programme tools, and implementing quality improvement initiatives - Experience supporting use of electronic client management tools strongly preferred
Competencies:
- Demonstrated ability to design and lead the execution of efficient
support systems including creating programme, operational, tracking and
evaluation support tools - Demonstrated ability in developing and maintaining stakeholder
relationships at multiple levels including government, donors and
implementing partners - Excellent writing, editing, and grammar skills in English and
ability to communicate effectively and succinctly to internal and
external audiences - Strong Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office Suite)
- The ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a demanding, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Exceptional leader with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Flexible, with ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong mentoring skills
- Fluent in English and Swahili
- Valid driver’s license
mothers2mothers is an equal opportunity employer. We
particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV and AIDS
(PLWHA), people with disabilities, women and previously disadvantaged
people. Competitive salary packages will be negotiable in accordance
with m2m’s remuneration policies.
Closing Date 18/9/2020.
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