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 and policy translation.

Position Summary

Ifakara Health Institute is looking for a qualified and experienced individuals to fill the vacant positions of Fieldworker in the District Entomologist Project.

Duties and Responsibilities

Adhere to protocols and standard operating procedures for experiments that will be provided. • Conduct mosquito trapping and collections, larval collections.
Supervise and perform sorting, identification, and packaging of mosquitoes in the field station • Ensure all data and samples collected from the experiments are properly identified, recorded, stored, and well labelled
Making sure that all mosquitoes which need to be transported to the respective laboratories are prepared on time and properly packed.
Ensure that date entry is done for recorded data.
Assist volunteers and village leaders working within the project(s).
Maintain all project(s) equipment in good order and custody.
Implement quality control procedures and ethical guidelines are met in the running of the project(s). • Maintain constant liaison with community members in the study area to ensure the smooth running of project(s) activities.
Conduct any other duties as may be assigned by the Project Leader.

Qualification and Experience

Form four/ six and 3 years of working experience

Skills and Competencies

Excellent interpersonal skills
Team working skills
Self-motivated and highly focused attitude to work
Good verbal and oral communication skills
Physical fitness
Adhere to IHI core values (Transparency, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Initiative).

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 address below. The deadline for this application is 1700hrs, 9th December 2021

All e-mail application heading should read FIELD WORKER – DISTRICT ENTOMOLOGIST 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