Henry Jackson Foundation Medical Research International(HJFMRI) In support of the U.S Military HIV Research Program(MHRP)Is an international non governmental organisation working in several countries providing care and treatment to people affected by HIV/AIDS and conducting research studies and has been actively involved in HIV and AIDS programming for over 30 years.

HJFMRI implements PEPFAR funded HIV prevention, care and treatment activities in the southern highlands, providing resources, personnel and services to the zone. the program was expanded from supporting the Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital in becoming a hub for antiretroviral treatment in the southern highlands zone;To community support through decentralized services, with the overall objective of implementing research, clinical HIV, prevention,  care and treatment services in Mbeya, Rukwa, Katavi, Ruvuma and Songwe regions in the zone.

In collaboration with the ministry of health, community development, gender, elderly and children (MoHCDGEC) And community NGOs, HJFMRI has been leading a comprehensive HIV and AIDS care and support program in the southern highlands Tanzania since 2004. the program which is subcontracting with regional health management teams(RHMTs) and 14 community outreach partners, extends to 25 district councils in five regions. collectively, the zone, which has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in Tanzania, represents a catchment area with close to 6 million people(13% of the population of Tanzania Mainland). despite remarkable achievement made over the past 10 years, the expansion of HIV and if interventions remain critical both at the facility as well as the community level.

HJFMRI is seeking qualified candidate to fill the position below cover letters and resumes should be sent by mail through post/EMS/DHL/ or any reliable Courier to Human Resource Manager, P.O Box 6396, Mbeya or transmitted by email to recruitment@wrp-t.org NOTE: To be considered, applicant must put the title of the job in the subject line, avoid delivering the application in person.  deadline for submission of the application is March 26, 2018. Those who do not meet the minimum requirements as detailed below should not submit applications.

General Overview:

The purpose of this position is to provide technical support in design; implementation and monitoring of HJFMRI scale-up pediatric HIV and EID services in supported regions. She/he we provide technical support to the HJFMRI Pediatric HIV care and treatment officer based in SOngwe, Rukwa, Katavi, Ruvuma and Mbeya regions.

The program advisor for Pediatric HIV care and treatment will be part of the team of experts whose areas of work will include: scaling up of PMTCT, PITC, TB/HIV and ART Services. He will represent HJFMRI in National technical meetings addressing pediatric HIV issues

The Pediatric Advisor’s position is based in Mbeya with frequent travels to Rukwa, Katavi, Ruvuma and Mbeya Regions and limited travels to Dar es Salaam for support visits, and MoHCDGEC and USG Technical meetings. She/he directly report to the Medical Director.

Duties and  Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to the medical director in the development of pediatric HIV program design, work plans, and implementation strategies necessary to achieve the set of targets and services coverage to the south and highland zone.
• Provide technical support in the development of standard operating procedures(SOps), treatment protocols targeted continuous medical education(CME) packages and other relevant materials for improving advanced pediatric HIV services in the south and highland zone.
• Provide technical support to the regional HJFMRI program and field offices and regional teams in the planning, initiation, and implementation of pediatric services including the rollout of option b+ in the context of early infant diagnosis of HIV and pediatric and treatment.
• Responsible for the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluations and a broad range of agency-funded pediatric program activities, initiatives and studies required to implement the president's emergency plan for Aids Relief(PEPFAR) in the zone.
• Support HJFMRI regional teams in providing technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of regional and council health management teams for delivering quality pediatric care and treatment services
• Work with program and field officers in the region to thank and implement innovative strategies for improving the quality of pediatric services in cooperation with the regional and council health management teams(R/CHMTs) and hospital management teams.
• Provides support at the national level in the development of tools, protocols and clinical guidelines as needed to improve the delivery of pediatric services
• Regularly conduct supportive supervision, mentoring and formal training to ensure delivery quality pediatric HIV interventions
• Work with monitoring and evaluation team to ensure pediatric HIV data are well collected, compiled and timely reported
  constantly review program performance and develop new strategies to improve program performance.
• Technically support and coordinated to the pediatric officers to ensure the activities are standardized and contributed to increasing pediatric enrollment and retention in care and treatment
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary technique team provides technical guidance to the regional teams in planning program activities, ensuring close linkages between PMTCT, EID, and pediatric services.
• Work closely with MoHCDGEC other partners to ensure the functionality to support services including the availability of adequate stocks of supplies for PMTCT/EID and improve on turnaround time for HIV results of exposed infants
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Medical degree preferably with masters in Public Health (MPH) or similar degree
• Minimum five years’ experience working with HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs
• Experience with Pediatric HIV programming
• Clinical experience of pediatric HIV medicine
• Strong supervisory and management skills
• Proven interpersonal skills in working effectively as a member of a team or independently
• Ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with Multiple government agencies, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sector
• Proven verbal and written communication skills including a demonstrated ability to write technical documents and give state-of-the-art presentations
• Willingness to travel in southern highlands up to 40% of the time
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English