TB/HIV Technical Officer

                                                                                            PATH.

Date Listed: 29/09/2011
Area: Dar Es Salaam
Application Deadline: 03/10/2011

Job Description

PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.

PATH is collaborating with the Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Zanzibar Ministry of Health (MOHSW & MOH), National and Zanzibar TB and Leprosy Programs (NTLP & ZTLP), National and Zanzibar AIDS Control Programs (NACP & ZACP), and the Association of Private Health Facilities of Tanzania to support a coordinated public and private sector response to TB and HIV with support and funding through USAID and President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

As a member of the PATH TB Technical team in Tanzania, the TB/HIV Officer will work under the direction of the PATH TB Project Director and support a diverse portfolio related to implementation of TB/HIV collaborative activities.

The TB/HIV Technical Officer will be based in PATH Offices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The position responsibilities are as follows:

• Provide technical and management support to TB/HIV project and support Project Director for introduction and scale up of TB/HIV collaborative activities at all levels of the health system
• Supervise two(2) Zonal TB/HIV Coordinators
• Provide training to clinicians on diagnostic counseling and testing and other key interventions related to TB/HIV collaborative activities
• Develop and review project work plans, track project progress, and prepare reports on deliverables.
• Build regional and district staff capacity in TB and TB/HIV and provide training to staff.
• Support scale up, coordination and monitor implementation of project activities in TB and TB/HIV.
• Conduct technical supervisory visits to PATH supported districts and provide feedback to all levels
• Represent project in technical working groups and meetings with other partners.
• Work with project staff to develop journal articles, presentations, and posters to promote project.
• Organize and participate in project team meetings and participate in PATH's global TB team meetings.

Required Skills

• Excellent written and oral communications in English and Kiswahili.
• Knowledge of clinical and programmatic aspects of tuberculosis control and of HIV/tuberculosis integration issues.
• Ability to conduct trainings and build capacity of others in areas related to TB and TB/HIV co-infection and interventions issues.
• Ability to assess readiness to introduce TB/HIV collaborative activities at all levels of the health system and identify strengths and weaknesses at the facility level.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and maintain schedules for deliverable with excellent attention to detail.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills to facilitate relations with Government and Local partners.
• Ability to work in cross-cultural work environment
• Good computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office programs
• Excellent organization, planning, negotiating and problem solving skills.
• Familiarity with USAID projects and working with international organizations is preferred.

Required Experience

MD or Masters Degree inf Public Health , plus a minimum of five years' experience in TB or TB/HIV control, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

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