Position:  SENIOR MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MANAGER

Project: AFYA KWANZA

Location: DAR ES SALAAM

Reports to: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

Job Summary:

The Senior Maternal and Child Health Manager is MDH’s overall technical expert in all matters pertaining to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) programs and services. She/ He provides technical leadership and oversight of all RMNCH related interventions and services. This includes; keeping abreast with key advances in RMNCH; translating into practice, key program, national and global priorities in RMNCH; as well as working with and providing technical support to other MDH staff at supported regions and districts, key stakeholders at national, regional, and local government authorities, and other partners.

 Duties and Responsibilities 

1. To lead and oversee the planning, implementation, M&E, and reporting of PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART, and relevant RMNCH services under the Afya Kwanza project, across all MDH, supported regions.
2. To oversee implementation of key program initiatives – in her/his unit – to address program, donor, and national priorities – such as index HIV testing, Option B+, male involvement, tracking of mother-infant pairs, follow-up of EID results, and accelerating children’s treatment (ACT) – in line with national guidelines.
3. To forge a strong partnership with key government ministries and offices at national, regional, and council level, support national efforts and provide TA to relevant ministries, R/DMOs, R/DACCs, and CHMTs in planning, implementation, M&E, and reporting of RMNCH services.
4. To oversee needs assessment, on PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART & RMNCH programs and services and organize efforts to address these needs -; including capacity building and health system strengthening – in collaboration with the R/DPMs, R/DACCs, R/DRCHCos, and CHMTs.
5. To ensure timeliness and accuracy of PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART, and RMNCH data – as well as support strengthening of the related M&E systems – in collaboration with the M&E team.
6. Lead efforts to robustly analyze & utilize PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART & RMNCH data to inform plans, priorities, and resource allocation and write reports, best practices, and lessons learned for wider dissemination.
7. To lead efforts to identify gaps in PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART, and RMNCH; design and implement operational research (OR), PHE, secondary data analyses, and CQI initiatives to address these gaps; and write abstracts, posters manuscripts, and policy briefs to widely disseminate findings.
8. To implement and manage a robust capacity building program, for PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART, and RMNCH HCPs; capitalizing on supportive supervision, mentorship, and on-job training in line with national guidelines.
9. To supervise program staff under her/him across supported regions and councils.
10. To lead efforts in writing technical program documents including project proposals, work-plans, reports, best practices, lessons learned, and other relevant documents, as required by the RPM.
11. To support and advise the program director and deputy directors on all PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART, and RMNCH issues and perform other relevant duties as assigned by her/his supervisor.

Requirements: Education, work experience, and skills

1. Medical Officer
2. Master of Public Health added advantage
3. 5 years experience in Maternal and Child Health
4. Experience in planning and implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
5. Leadership and Analytical skills