BACKGROUND:

Amref Health Africa is a non-profit public health organization supporting the Government of Tanzania to address public health issues including maternal and child health, HIV, TB, Malaria, and Nutrition in Tanzania since 1987. Amref Health Africa is funded by The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through CDC Tanzania, to execute a robust HIV care and treatment clinical cascade Project aiming to accelerate the achievement of the current 95-95-95 goals and the HIV epidemic control in Tanzania. The project branded as Afya Kamilifu Project has been implemented in Tanga and Zanzibar since October 2018. From October 2020 the project will extend to Simiyu Region covering facility-based and community-based HIV care and treatment services from October 2020 in collaboration and guidance from the Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Zanzibar Ministry of health and President’s Office Regions Authority and Local Government (PORALG). That said, Amref Health Africa -Tanzania is announcing the following positions to be filled for the project:

Position Title: HIV Testing (HTS) Assistant (1)

Location: Bariadi Office (1)

Reports to: HTS officer

JOB SUMMARY:

The HTS Assistant will ensure that all facility-based HTS activities including index testing, O- PITC and linkage case management are implemented at the acceptable service delivery standards in the specific districts and supported facilities. He/she will engage and work closely with providers at the facility setting to accelerate HIV testing modalities and services

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist in the development of weekly, monthly and quarterly work plans for the implementation of HTS Positive identification strategies
To ensure the Provider-initiated HIV Testing and Counselling is offered at all service points (inpatient, outpatient, MNCH and TB clinics, STI clinics,) at project supported health facilities
To support the implementation of high yielding HTS strategies including index testing and o-PITC services to all supported sites
Support project supported sites in implementation of strategies to identify unreached HIV positive clients from the key and vulnerable population including children, male adolescent girls and young women at the facility level
To strengthen sites capacity in implementing linkage case management activities for newly diagnosed HIV positive
To support project initiates in ensuring safety and ethical index testing services by adherence to set standards, IPV risk assessment and adverse events monitoring
To provide supportive supervision, mentorship, coaching, on-the-job training, off-site orientation, dissemination of guidelines and standards and scale best practices to the project supported facilities
Ensure adequate supplies of commodities (condoms and test kits) and other materials including tools and relevant SOP’s at the project supported sites
To Liaise with other project staff to ensure successful linkage and early retention of HIV Pos from community HTS interventions
Support sites in achieving first 95 targets by conducting weekly review meetings to assess performances with the development of action plans
Provide other technical support for HTS activities, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and documentation in a timely manner

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in the related field of Nursing, Clinical and Medical services, Social science, Counselling or Psychology, Public or Community health skills/background is an added advantage
At least 3 years’ experience in implementing a HIV program, preferably HIV testing
Demonstrated track record of providing mentorship and supervision for strengthening HTS services and linkage case management activities
Training in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment including HIV focused Testing services and basic understanding of linkage case management activities
Basic skills in Microsoft Office packages for report writing and presentation
Good command of English and Swahili language will be an added advantage
Ability in on-job training and mentorship to providers

HOW TO APPLY:-

If you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined in as one document indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone contact, names, and addresses of three referees. Amref will conduct interviews at Mwanza Office for the shortlisted Lake Zone Applicants and at Dar es Salaam Office for other shortlisted applicants. To be considered, your application must be received by 16.30 Hours August 17, 2020. Please mention the job title/vacancy name or use the job title as the subject line when applying for this position, failure to do that your application may not be retrieved. All correspondences should be directed to: Email: jobs.tanzania@amref.org. Direct application through mail or hand delivery will not be accepted.

Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non- smoking environment policy; Women and People with disability are encouraged to Apply
“Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding in the workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”
Amref health Africa –Tanzania regrets that only short-listed candidates will be

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