New Job Opportunity at FHI 360 Tanzania, Regional Technical Officer – Community Engagement in Iringa
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Overview
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to
improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven
solutions. Our staff include experts in Health, Education, Nutrition,
Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth,
Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to
address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more
than 60 countries….
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position below….
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Regional Technical Officer – Community Engagement in Iringa
Position: Regional Technical Officer – Community Engagement in Iringa
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to
improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven
solutions. Our staff include experts in Health, Education, Nutrition,
Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth,
Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to
address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more
than 60 countries. Currently, we are seeking suitably qualified
candidates to fill in Technical Officer Community Engagement in Iringa
for its EpiC project in Tanzania.
The Meeting Targets and
Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a 5 year global project funded by
the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), dedicated to
achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. The project provides
strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to break
through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of
national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and
treatment programming. In Tanzania, EpiC will be implementing an HIV
service delivery project among key and priority populations, adolescent
girls and young women; and orphans and vulnerable children which aims to
reduce HIV infections in pursuit of reaching 95-95-95 goals. To
achieve this goal, the program will support targeted prevention and case
finding strategies at community level amongst the targeted populations.
Job Description
The
TO – Community Engagement will work with CSO to implement HIV
prevention program targeting population at risk in the region. Working
with Vulnerable Adolescent Girls and Young women, female sex workers
(FSW) and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). s/he will monitor the
implementation of the SBCC, structural and gender activities in
compliance with the overall regional work plan. S/he will play a key
role in ensuring that the SBCC, structural and gender activities are
conducted according to the National standards and EpiC standard
operating procedures, and that beneficiaries receive quality services;
s/he will also play a crucial role in supervising and building the
capacity of CSOs to manage Peer educators of key and vulnerable
population, peer outreach workers, peer navigators and managing the
execution of EPOA, by facilitating peer outreach and Peer navigators
workers through conducting progress review meetings in monthly basis.
She/he will be coordinate the case management team with health
facilities and community for continuum of care. Also, will be
responsible in monitoring Gender based/Intimate partners Violence cases
includes status of referral and linkages, close monitoring
implementation of EPOA by assessing progress to targets in a weekly
basis, supervising and visiting service delivery points to facilitate
linkages of all HIV+ cases and managing social behavioral change
communication sessions, among others to understand clinical status and
referrals of all KVP HIV + clients. The CETO will report to the Program
Manager and work closely with the Regional Biomedical technical advisor
Specific duties include:
A: Community Engagement
- Work
in collaborative with CSO and Districts officials in managing community
engagement portfolio through making sure involvement of CBHSP and CHACC
are on board Coordinate and support the CSO to implement and monitor
the timely implementation of Social and Behavior Change Communication
interventions and provision of Adolescent friendly services to AGYW. - Build
capacity of CSOs to manage peer educators and peer navigator to ensure
proper planning and implementation of community engagement related
activities (demand creation, group, and individual education sessions)
in compliance with the EpiC Implementation guide - Work with CSO to ensure that vulnerability index tool administered and filed for all AGYW enrolled in the project.
- Support
and facilitate the management of all HIV positive KVP by establishment
of case management team in conjunction with health facility - Support
and facilitate CSO to develop monthly route plans based on the mapping
reports and the peer educator’s peer navigator’s guidance to guide
effective roll out of joint demand generation activities by biomedical
services - Work with CSOs and district officials CBHSP/CHAC to
facilitate community engagement trainings to, peer educators and
navigators and other relevant staff as required - Participate in
the development and field test of community engagement SBCC approaches,
materials and tools relying on innovative and responsive methodologies. - Conduct
Jointly CSO and district supervisory visits using the EpiC supervisory
at the community or AGYW safe spaces to assess demand creation/SBCC
activities and their integration into the other services - In
collaboration with CSO to conduct consultative meetings with KVPs to
address specific community-based service delivery and program
bottlenecks, improve promotion of family planning and HIV/ AIDS risk
reduction methods among KVPs.
B: Networking
- Establish effective work relationship with other stakeholders and R/CHMT partners on program activities
- Work with CSOs to identify and link AGYW to other implementing partners supporting young people.
- Work
collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary
program planning, development, and management activities function
smoothly and efficiently and in an integrated manner
C: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, And Reporting
- Monitor regional implementation plans and progress of community engagement portfolio as per EpiC project targets
- In
collaboration with CSO document experiences, prepare program and site
visits reports, presentations, briefs, and articles/success stories - Monitor and assess the performance of CSOs on peer outreach workers including navigator and quality of data submitted
- Monitor and assess community response at the project wards and district
NEW TANZANIAN JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 2021 (1,421 POSTS)
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s
Degree in social sciences, public health, international development, or
related field with 5-7 years’ relevant experience; OR Master’s degree
in social sciences, public health, international development, or related
field with 3-5 years relevant experience. - 3-4 years’ progressive experience working with key population groups, and familiarity with internationally recommended policies.
- 3-4
years’ experience of supporting gender transformative community
engagement interventions for HIV and Gender Based Violence (GBV)
prevention programming - Familiarity and experience with USAID/PEPFAR-funded programs.
- Experience
in technical capacity building of Tanzanian non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs),
especially those working with vulnerable populations. - Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.
- Well-developed computer skills.
How to Apply:
FHI
360 has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates may
apply online by uploading his/her Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae
(CV)/Resume, Photocopies of Certificates and Names and Addresses of
three (3) referees
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
This
job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither
prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry
out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to
represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to
review and revise this document at any time.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer
whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any
person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin,
age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
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