SUSTAINING TECHNICAL AND ANALYTIC RESOURCES

FELLOWSHIP TITLE: Senior Tuberculosis and Global Fund Grant Advisor

HOST ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, National TB and Leprosy Programme (NTLP)

LOCATION: Dodoma, Tanzania

POSITION LEVEL: Senior Technical Advisor

STAR-P3-138

TRAVEL: 40% estimated travel

STAR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP

The STAR Fellowship is a two-year global health and learning opportunity with:

• Individualized, tailored support to enhance the fellow’s achievement personal and professional goals
• Personalized learning plans and access to learning resources (courses, conferences, mentoring) based on fellow’s learning style and preferences.
• Access to broad professional networks to enhance peer learning and knowledge sharing.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

Background: 

Introduction: 

Reporting structure:

The Senior Advisor will work in close collaboration with the USAID/Tanzania and USAID/Washington TB Team and will receive technical direction from the NTLP Manager, who will serve as his/her Point of Contact.

Essential Duties and Outcomes:

Improve technical support to NTLP in the implementation of GF Grant and the TB National Strategic Plan (NSP): 

• Provide high level technical assistance (TA) to develop and critically review the GF grant annual work plan and budgets, with particular emphasis on any needs for reprogramming to meet GF targets.
• Improve capacity of in-country partners to effectively implement the grant through targeted technical assistance.
• Support the progress monitoring of grant implementation through field visits.
• Review and analyze performance reports submitted to the GF and other partners.
• Pro-actively identify and contribute to the resolution any issues that may lead to disbursement delays and support follow-up actions on grant conditions/Conditions Precedents.
• Coordinate with NTLP Senior M&E Advisor to implement monitoring tools and dashboards for reaching programmatic indicators, including routine analysis of performance (GF, WHO and national indicators).
• Lead developing monitoring tools and dashboards for reaching programmatic indicators (GF, WHO and national indicators).
• Support Tanzania’s NTLP and its staff with the grant implementation, grant revision, grant reprogramming as required including regular review and analyze the implementation of GF grants programmatic activities and financial utilization against signed grant and request modifications with NTLP as needed.
• Support and organize regular discussions among the GF, NTLP, and USAID to ensure alignment of technical approaches in the respective TB portfolios.
• Submit a technical monthly progress report to USAID staff. Report template and instructions will be provided by USAID.

Improve support to NTLP in the implementation and scale up of priority TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment activities:

• Provide continuous, in-country day-to-day support to the Tanzania’s NTLP on implementation of key interventions as outlined in the TB National Strategic Plan.
• Support NTLP Procurement and Supply Management Team to ensure effective supply chain management for TB commodities.
• Provide technical assistance to the NTLP in adoption/adaptation and implementation of global strategies and new policies in close collaboration with WHO country office.

Enhance coordination and liaison with USAID, GF, PEPFAR and other donors and international partners on planning and provision of needed TA:

• Support overall TB/HIV programming including funding requests, grant-making, reprogramming, monitoring, and reporting.
• Provide technical support for development and implementation of Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement/ TB Commitment Grants (TIFA/TCG) grants including concept note development.
• Support the development of semiannual and annual programmatic narrative reports.
• Assist NTLP in coordination of TB activities among program partners for synergy and to avoid duplication of resources.
• Support NTLP to liaise with domestic and international partners.
• Assist NTLP to organize regular (at least quarterly) partners meetings.

Anticipated learning outcomes: approximate 10% time

• Cultivate mentorship skills based on the STAR GH mentorship curriculum to more effectively support and improve knowledge transfer and skills acquisition of staff, incoming fellows and interns.
• Advance leadership skills to successful support capacity building and knowledge sharing activities, and mentor develop junior staff.
• Apply leadership skills and technical expertise to support programmatic growth and scale up within TB programming.                      

FELLOWSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Advanced degree (Masters, PhD, or MD) in a health-related field required.
• Minimum 13 years of relevant technical experience with master's degree or a minimum of 15 years of relevant technical experience with bachelor's degree. 
• At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and managing TB in developing countries, with a preference given to candidates with African experience.
• At least five years of experience with or good knowledge of Global Fund operating procedures and financial management processes (proposal development and submission, monitoring and evaluation, PSM plan and reporting).
• Demonstrated technical leadership, program management, strategic planning, policy experience and problem-solving skills working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment.
• Demonstrated technical capacity in financial management required.
• Ability to work effectively with a broad range of Tanzanian and USG personnel and partners and have demonstrated skills in donor coordination and collaboration.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to achieve consensus on policy, program and administrative matters is a must.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate information to both health and non-health audiences, and achieve consensus on policy, project, research, and administrative matters.
• Proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly and concisely – both orally and in writing - in English essential.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook, Access, SPSS and other statistical and other relevant software).
• Tanzania citizenship required.

Additional skills (preferred)

• Experience with USAID-funded public health programs preferred.

TO APPLY:

All applicants are required to apply for this position through STAR’s online recruitment system at https://www.ghstar.org/, which allows you to store your CV/resume and separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. Position will close on February 13, 2021 at 5pm EST.