Position: Case Management & Malaria in Pregnancy (CM & MiP) Advisor (1 post) Reports To: Chief of Party (COP) 

Duty Station: Dar es Salaam 

Apply By: September 15, 2022 

Institute Overview  

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing, and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training, and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery and policy translation. 

Position Summary 

Ifakara Health Institute seeks a Case Management and Malaria in Pregnancy (CM & MiP)  Advisor to join the PMI | Tanzania Malaria Surveillance Activity (TMSA) team. The Advisor will be  responsible for providing technical assistance to strengthen case management and malaria in pregnancy prevention by supporting the implementation of Malaria Service and Data Quality Improvement (MSDQI)  to improve malaria services in both public and private health facilities. 

The PMI | Tanzania Malaria Surveillance Activity is a five-year program (August 2022 – August 2027)  implemented by Ifakara Health Institute, which supports the Government of Tanzania (GOT) in reducing malaria burden and in moving towards malaria elimination. The Activity is made possible by the support  of the American people through the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the United States Agency  for International Development (USAID). 

The PMI | TMSA works with the GOT to reduce malaria burden and move towards the long-term goal of malaria elimination―while achieving USAID’s strategy to support institutional growth and capacity development for local institutions. The PMI | TMSA will address the urgent healthcare needs of malaria at-risk populations, especially vulnerable pregnant women and children under five, and support  Tanzania partners to grow and execute malaria programs sustainably and successfully. 

The PMI | TMSA project will primarily work to support both facility- and community-based malaria  activities in all districts of Katavi region, as well as making contribution to the national malaria priorities through the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP).  

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide overall technical guidance and leadership for designing, implementing, and monitoring  activities related to malaria in pregnancy (MiP) and malaria case management (MCM)  interventions.
• Ensure technical excellence related to the training and quality assurance across MiP and MCM  interventions and service delivery in program-focused region and districts. 
• Coordinate integration of MiP and MCM activities across other technical areas for both community  and facility-based interventions. 
• Provide technical support towards strengthening facilities for providing comprehensive quality  malaria case management and ANC services including MiP. 
• Provide support to regional project teams to ensure quality malaria services at the community  and facility levels. 
• Identify evidence-based practices related to malaria programming and facilitate application in  TMSA and broadly to the national malaria programme.  
• Keep up-to-date on developments and new evidence concerning MCM and MiP and facilitate  sharing of updated knowledge with other technical staff. 
• Ensure timely planning, development and implementation of MCM and MiP activities in  accordance with national malaria strategies, guidelines and protocols. 
• Represent the project’s interests in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences  and presentations at the national and international levels. 
• Contribute to the overall project’s strategies in malaria programming to ensure integration and  comprehensive services. 
• Contribute to the preparation of quarterly and annual technical reports and other technical  publications. 
• Identify and disseminate best practices and new technical strategies and approaches in MCM  and MiP. 
• Compile and analyze data for performance monitoring of the program and utilize the data to  take corrective actions. 
• Participate in Malaria training, mentorship, meetings and workshops. 
• Strengthen support supervision at the Councils and Regional level.  
• Provide leadership in writing abstracts for conferences and manuscripts for publication.
• Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor and other project leaders.  

Qualifications and Experience 

• Degree in Medicine with a Master degree in Public Health / Epidemiology or related fields.
• Strong clinical experience in Malaria case management and Antenatal care including malaria in  pregnancy (MiP). 
• At least 5 years of professional experience in public and/or development health programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working on PMI or other donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Tanzania’s national issues impacted by malaria, including demonstrated success collaborating with NMCP, and local government institutions.

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience in building and maintaining productive working  relationships with colleagues and the host government. 
• Proven record of building teams and fostering collaboration to achieve program goals, meet  program milestones, and produce quality program results. 
• Clinical training and mentorship skills. 
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multicultural teams.  
• Excellent analytical, communication and report writing skills. 
• Fluent in Kiswahili (level four is preferred). 
• Demonstrated skills in both English written and oral communication. 
• High level of integrity, commitment and team working spirit. 
• Computer literacy particularly in the use of MS word, Excel and PowerPoint. 

Remuneration  

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI  salary scales. 

Equal Opportunity 

IHI is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the workplace and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job  requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labour laws  of Tanzania. 

Mode of Application 

All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with  their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers, and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below.  

The deadline for this application is 23:59hrs on Thursday, September 15th 2022. All e-mail  application subject lines should include: CASE MANAGEMENT & MALARIA IN PREGNANCY  ADVISOR – TMSA. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.  

Human Resources Manager 

IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE 

#5 Ifakara Street Plot 463 Mikocheni  

P.O. Box 78,373 

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz