Thursday, May 20, 2021

New Job Opportunity at Compassion International Tanzania – Program Health Support Specialist

AJIRA LEO
 Compassion International
Program Support Specialist
Location:
Tanzania
Type:
Full time
Job ID:
R640
The role of Program Health Support Specialist
will provide subject matter expertise regarding the health of all
program beneficiaries (pregnancy through youth). This role will
collaborate with other Support Specialists, Program Trainers and
Partnership Facilitators to ensure staff and Frontline Church Partners
(FCP) are adequately informed and equipped to ensure preventative and
curative care for all beneficiaries.
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Responsibilities

  • Maintains
    a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for
    Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing
    with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds
    Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
  • Acts as an advocate for
    children. Understands and advances Christ’s mandate to protect children.
    Raises awareness of the needs of children and takes active steps to
    help protect against neglect, abuse, and exploitation of children.
    Promotes the dignity, respect, positive treatment, potential of children
    in all circumstances.
  • Serve as a SME to country leadership in developing country health strategies.
  • Interpret
    and contextualize the global physical and mental development outcomes
    and indicators for Compassion Holistic Child and Youth Development
    program.
  • Maintain subject matter expertise on healthy physical
    and mental development theory, and practice; and support in mobilizing
    health related resources.
  • This role will also review &
    analyze relevant program data to identify areas of concern, health
    trends and will work with the Church Facing Teams to support FCP to
    identify intervention and local and Compassion resources to address
    needs.
  • Supports overall holistic child development and provides
    ongoing subject matter expertise in individual areas of specialization.
    Aids partnership facilitators and cross-functional staff and managers by
    providing coaching and knowledge within area of specialty. Supports
    child development community learning and improvement among staff and
    other stakeholders.
  • Regularly assesses changing need for and
    ability to deliver programming within area of expertise. Consolidates
    national and local data to identify common gaps and patterns. May
    develop strategy; maintains and supports the implementation of strategy
    within area of expertise. Provides advice in support of other strategy
    development with the national office as needed.
  • Provides skilled
    program design support to other staff. Supports the ongoing development
    and implementation of local program design in alignment with the global
    objectives. May provide expertise to other national office
    professionals, support staff and FCP staff/volunteers to ensure that
    Frontline Church Partners are adequately informed and equipped to
    provide holistic development to caregivers, children and youth.
  • May
    facilitate the identification of resource components (internal and
    external) for specific child development strategies and plans in support
    of partnership facilitator efforts with FCPs. May provide information
    to management and other decision-makers regarding allocation of
    appropriate resources. May provide input to and/or develop Interventions
    for funding within area of expertise.
  • Designs, implements, and
    monitors specific holistic child development strategies and
    interventions. Serves partnership facilitators by providing
    capacity-building and child/youth/caregiver engagement activities in
    area of expertise. May contextualize portions of curriculum relevant to
    their expertise or other resources for child and youth development.
    Works with partnership facilitators by ensuring intervention records,
    reports, and other documentation are accurate, complete and delivered to
    appropriate stakeholders.
  • Reviews data, reports and utilizes
    findings to support management and key stakeholders in improving program
    initiatives, interventions and child outcomes.
  • May provide expertise to other program support staff in the national office.
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Faith

  • Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Culture

  • Accountable
    for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion’s core “Cultural
    Behaviors” in all internal and external communication and relationships.

Skills & Competencies

  • An understanding of the national health care system
  • An understanding of the health and developmental milestones
  • Ability to review/analyze health data, reach conclusions and provide clear decisions/recommendations on health strategies.
  • Ability to think programmatically and make appropriate recommendations/decisions on a national health strategy.
  • Ability
    to effectively train non-medical personnel in basic health topics and
    assist lay leadership adapt best practices to the local context.
  • Ability to collaborate well both internally & externally.
  • Ability to network and build partnerships with other ministries & organizations for resource mobilization.
  • Ability to represent Compassion on a professional level.
  • Ability to communicate (verbal & written) in a clear and effective manner.
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Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health (Nursing or medicine), Higher Public Health degree will be an added advantage

Experience

  • 2 to 3 years Experience working in this or similar position or field.

*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above
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Working Environment Office – Standard Office Environment
Physical Demands Sitting, standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day
Travel Requirements May be required to travel up to 10% of normal schedule

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