This is a local national hire and this position is contingent on funding confirmed 1 July.

Time Commitment:

12 months (renewable subject to performance and funding)

Position Summary: The Medical Officer will report to the Program Manager for medical related project activities, including but not limited to, access to curative and preventive health services; trends and performance on morbidity and mortality; capacity and quality of community health; safe motherhood and maternal and child continuum of care; and sustainable support to local health services.

Medical Teams International Refugee Response Program – Kibondo, Tanzania

Medical Teams International provides life-saving medical care for people in crisis, such as survivors of natural disasters and refugees. Daring to love like Jesus, we care for all people – regardless of religion, nationality, sex or race. We believe every person – matter where they are or how desperate their situation – matters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides overall technical support, supervision and coordination in planning, implementation and evaluation of all project activities, including contributions to monthly activities reports in multiple medical clinics and refugee camps.
• Provides oversight and supportive supervision to Medical Teams International partners in the health facilities including quality performance of under 5 malaria clinics, triage and growth monitoring services at all health facilities support by the project
• Supports the partner in expansion of community health promotion activities, focusing on Health Information Teams and Traditional Birth Attendants
• Provides technical support to improve outcomes in comprehensive safe motherhood interventions including emergency obstetric care; adherence to national blood transfusions system
• Works closely with the supply chain system to ensure that supported health facilities are equipped with adequate, skilled medical staff, identify areas clinical staff require training 
• Oversees planning, program monitoring and evaluation, and management to ensure informed decision-making, timely implementation of program activities, and achievement of contracted targets with the Medical Teams International partner
• Analyzes and troubleshoot any challenges to program implementation and resolve any human resources issues that arise
• Provides input into the financial/management aspects of the project including monitoring expenditures and budget variances in line with project activities

• Professional health degree required, MD or MPH preferred
• Minimum of 3 years refugee response experience, preferably in refugee camp settings implementing and managing health programs.
• Proven experience with maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and health systems strengthening.
• Demonstrated strong written program reporting skills, supported with field or practical epidemiological and surveillance capacity.
• Experience in interfacing with UN agencies, partners, volunteers and government and NGO agencies, refugees and host community.
• Strong skills in designing, monitoring, and evaluating health interventions.
• Experience providing supportive supervision and facilitating capacity building for a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience conducting household surveys and monitoring health facilities.
• Experience in social and behavior change and community mobilization highly desirable.

Key Behavior and Abilities:

• Fluency in English and Swahili, speaking and writing.
• Knowledge of and experience in working with and coordinating international and national partner organizations.
• Ability to live and productively work in resource limited settings, unstable and/or harsh environments.
• Excellent program management, project planning and monitoring, budget management and organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player with proven management and leadership skills.
• Additional qualities: ability to multitask, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility, cultural and environmental sensitivity.