Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established in 2011 under nongovernmental organisation act No 24 0f 2002. Since 2012, THPS has worked in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Ministry of Health of Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and President Office, Regional Administration and local government (PORALG). Programs supported include provision of HIV prevention, care, treatment and support services in Kigoma, Pwani, Mtwara and Zanzibar with support from Centres for Diseases Prevention and Control (CDC). THPS is also funded by the Joint UNAIDS to support demand creation among women living with HIV (WLHIV) and other low income women for cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment in four regions of mainland Tanzania i.e. Geita, Njombe, Tanga, and Songwe.

THPS has just been awarded funds to implement the Global Fund program in mainland Tanzania as a Sub Recipient to AMREF – Health Africa in Mwanza, Mara, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Morogoro, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, Pwani, Tanga, Mtwara, Mbeya, Manyara, Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions. The focus is to support HIV Prevention programs for Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP) through collaboration with civil society and local government authorities in the specified geographical regions and districts.

THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in the following position:

TITLE: KVP Project Manager (1 position)

REPORTS TO: Director of Programs (THPS)

LOCATION: Central Office Dar es Salaam (with frequent field travel up to 50%)

OVERALL JOB FUNCTION:

The incumbent will be responsible to coordinate the implementation of a community-based HIV prevention project reaching key and vulnerable populations (KVP) in all regions under THPS in zones. S/he will work closely with KVP Technical advisor, civil society as sub-sub recipients (SSR) and the regional teams to ensure high-quality program implementation at the regional and zone level. As the member of senior technical leadership, S/He will update THPS leadership on Project progress.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Principal duties:

Oversee and manage overall all zonal staff and implementation of the Global Fund project in the regions to implement a “Prevention Programs for Key and Vulnerable Populations” in specified districts/regions. The incumbent will lead implementation of interventions such as community-based HIV testing services (HTS) among key and vulnerable populations, linkage/referral to health facilities, prevention of GBV & enhancement of gender norms, community STI/TB screening, and family planning and according to the work plan, targets, national guidelines/policy, and program SOPs. S/He will prepare and submit reports for, and participate in quarterly GF review meetings with AMREF to provide regular project updates; and serve as spokesperson of the THPS KVP project.

Specific roles and responsibilities  

• Lead in the development of KVP annual and quarterly project work plans, budget and implementation plans
• Conduct needs assessment, mapping of eligible civil society organizations and other preparatory activities as needed
• Coordinate the orientation of the local government authorities, civil society representatives and other stakeholders about Global Fund KP and other vulnerable group projects at Zonal levels
• Organize the training/orientation of healthcare workers in the selected health facilities on the community-based HIV prevention project
• Participate in identification of/ and capacity building of community organizations working on the project as sub-sub recipients (SSR)
• Lead the development of the referral network model between the community – based outreach and health facility services
• Guide the mapping of hot spots and size estimation where KVP including adolescent girls and young women are found in collaboration with SSRs
• Collaborate with community-based organizations for execution of sub-agreements and service agreements as SSR
• Ensure timely program quality data collection, and reporting as per GF guidance and tools
• Take leadership in developing Abstracts, Manuscripts, and presentation for sharing using KVP data
• Update THPS Management on project progress and develop project reports and narratives as required
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:  

• Required: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent Medical Degree from a recognized academic institution.
• Required: Master of Public Health (MPH) with former qualifications in health or social sciences streams.
• Required: Extensive experience in working with civil society, community stakeholders and government officials 3
• Required: At least 3 years of working experience in HIV care and/or HIV prevention with a donor-funded organization.
• Preferred: Experience working with Global Fund-supported projects is an added advantage
• Experience in supervising/managing multidisciplinary teams, with demonstrated skills in leading teams of public health professionals
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with fluency in English and Swahili Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and Powerpoint at minimum) Demonstrated ability to provide strong technical guidance for any medical interventions related to HIV care and prevention to KVP.  
• Experience in developing and executing work plans, budgets, reports, etc.

How to apply:

Interested applicants should send application cover letter one-page maximum and CV four pages maximum by March 31st 2018 with the job title in the subject line to hr.thps@gmail.com. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.

THPS is an equal opportunity employer; Women, People living with HIV/AIDS and People with disability are encouraged to apply.