Technical Advisor, Care & Treatment (local candidates only)

Essential Responsibilities The Technical Advisor for Care and Treatment is responsible to the Associate Technical Director for the overall planning and implementation of the care and treatment program. He/She provides advice for all the technical and programmatic aspects of the program.

Travel: In order to achieve the goals, up to 35% travel in Tanzania may be required; international travel on occasion

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Leading and coordinating Care and treatment program: 60% • Work with the Associate Technical Director to ensure proper communication with the care and treatment program partners and sites for smooth and effective project implementation. • Take lead in various care and treatment proposal development processes and to be submitted for funds reapplications from PEPFAR and/or other donors. • Develop a detailed implementation and activity program plan, including program targets • Take lead in supervising and monitoring implementation of project HEART objectives and planned activities. • Coordinate the implementation of all the care and treatment activities • Review and evaluate challenges and successes in care and treatment program • Facilitate program linkages between PMTCT, TB and HIV and others and supervise the implementation of the TB/HIV collaborative activities. • Ensure all other care and treatment components including M&E, laboratory, community linkage, pharmaceuticals, QI, trainings, are all linked and implemented according to the plan • Prepare quarterly, semiannual and annual narrative progress reports for EGPAF and other donors • Provide inputs in the development of evidence based internal documents such as best practices • Participate in relevant meetings with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as well as with donors – USG and others.

Support and monitor program officers’ support for the Care and treatment program to the sub grantees – 40% • Organize and lead proposal and budget writing workshops of all the care and treatment sub grantees. • Review care and treatment sub grantee proposals and budgets for technical and programmatic accuracy and completeness • Provide high level technical advise to program officers in field offices in supervising and monitoring implementation of sub grantees planned activities • Perform site visits and technical program review as need arise • Help address technical quarries from Dar es Salaam and field office program staff. • Ensure dissemination and distribution of care and treatment job aides, including guidelines, SOPs, and other related documents. • Provide immediate supervision to Dar es Salaam based program officers for care and treatment and provide technical advice on programmatic issues to other field office program officers. • Participate in identifying program staff training needs and provide recommendations to the Associate Technical Director. • Participate in capacity building of staff. • Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Associate Technical Director.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: • Experience in clinical management of HIV care and treatment for infected adults and children in resource poor settings. • Knowledge and experience in program management and capacity building. • Knowledge and experience in writing proposals and reports for international donor agencies. • Extensive knowledge on HIV care and ART services and quality of care assessment. • Experience working in international development sector (NGO’s, direct bilateral, multilateral). • Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills. • Knowledge of the functioning of the country's Ministry of Health policies and care and treatment guidelines. • Knowledge of principles and practices governing USG and/or other federal grant programs an advantage. • Good knowledge of basic IT skills including Microsoft word, excel, power point, and outlook and Internet). • Energetic, independent, self-motivated. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while working as part of a team

Education and other qualifications: • MD, AMO or RN with more than 3 years of experience working in HIV/AIDS programs and international health. • At least 5 years of proven experience in program management and implementation of HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries, including supervision and reporting. • Masters in Public Health or other masters is an asset.

HOW TO APPLY EGPAF is an equal opportunities employer and these positions are open to all, but ONLY qualified candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter explaining how the experience detailed in the CV will contribute to the requirements of the position and references to EGPAF.

Submissions may be sent to: The Human Resource Manager, EGPAF, P.O. BOX 1628, Oysterbay, Haile Selasie Road Plot # 8 & 10, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. Or e-mail: recruitment.tanzania@pedaids.org

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks after the closing date, you can assume that your application was not successful.