New Job Opportunity at PATH Tanzania – Senior Program Officer, Non-Communicable Diseases
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Senior Program Officer, Non-Communicable Diseases
Tracking Code 10767
Job Description
PATH
is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more
than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with
expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of
other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to
the world’s most pressing health challenges.
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PATH
is seeking a Senior Program Officer to provide strategic technical
leadership and oversight of the implementation of the Healthy Heart
Africa (HHA) project. The project focuses on detection, management,
quality of care and demand creation for care of hypertension. Key
activities in this project include awareness raising, screening,
capacity building, data collection and dissemination of results.
The
Senior Program Officer will report to the PATH Tanzania Country Program
Leader with dotted line reporting to the Global Program Director,
Non-Communicable Diseases. The individual will work closely with the
PATH Global NCD team, the PATH Tanzania team, the funder, Tanzania
Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children
(MoHCDGEC) and district leadership, and other NCD local partners to
ensure technical quality of the HHA interventions and implementation.
S/he may also serve as a technical adviser for other PATH NCD related
programs and projects in the country.
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Responsibilities:
- Ensure
a strong two-way link between the national policies, standards and
guidelines and actual trainings and community education and screening
activities are within the context defined by the Non-Communicable
Diseases (NCD) national strategy. - Provide technical guidance to
all field activities of the HHA project including project design,
implementation, social mobilization and communication and project
documentation. - Facilitate and support training of health workers and community health workers to support project objectives.
- Develop
and maintain relationships with the health facilities selected for the
project and coordinate activities such as conducting site assessments;
activating selected sites; and conducting supportive supervision visits
and facility performance improvement plans. - Provide technical
guidance on the development of M&E framework, data collection tool
and process to ensure utility of user interface. - Build and
maintain relationships with NCD Partners, Districts, MoH and other
related public health programs and ensure regular communication between
partners and PATH. - Develop and coordinate a data collection, storage plan and reporting plan.
- Prepare
monthly updates on deliverables, quarterly reporting and timely
submission of annual narrative reports and documentation to donor and
key stakeholders and partners. - Provide technical guidance for
the development of communication materials on hypertension for public
awareness raising and other advocacy materials such as newsletters, fact
sheets, policy brief and documentation of success stories. - Manage
awareness-raising campaigns in targeted districts and lead screening
efforts through outreach activities at District and community level. - Provide regular technical feedback on progress of activities and lessons learned to funder and PATH Project Director.
- Represent
PATH project at national NCD meetings, conferences, workshops and
coordinate with the NCD’s division of MoH, and other local partners for
project implementation. - Represent PATH project at regular donor monthly and quarterly meetings and other donor requested meetings.
- Maintain
updated technical knowledge in hypertension prevention and related
public health topics, in order to provide technical assistance to
project partners. - Perform any other relevant tasks as requested by Project Director/ Project Manager
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Required Experience
- A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Project management or related social science discipline.
- At least seven (7) years’ experience and demonstrated skills in coordination or management of health and related programs.
- A
minimum of 4 years working experience in NCDs and/or infectious disease
control and prevention, health system strengthening or other relevant
public health topics. - At least 3 to 5 years’ experience with donor-funded projects.
- Clear understanding of non-communicable diseases, especially hypertension diagnosis, prevention and management.
- Strong stakeholder mobilization, problem-spotting and problem-solving skills.
- Proven experience collaborating and coordinating with the GOT, local partners, various donors, and other stakeholders
- Strong
communication and presentation skills, including presentation of
technical data and medical information to both technical and
non-technical audiences in English. - Experience in conducting monitoring/evaluation/research for NCDs is a plus.
- Ability to pool data together, analyze and produce relevant reports.
- Ability to facilitate results-oriented discussions with stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent people-management and social interaction skills.
- Ability to work across countries is a plus
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PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.
PATH
is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be
considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race,
color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic
information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status,
political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Please advise:
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All active jobs are advertised directly on our career’s page.
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Please report any suspicious communications to careersitehelp@path.org.
Job Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Company Location Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Position Type Full-Time/Regular
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