Job Type : Contract
Industry : Health
Education Level : Junior Level
Location: Geita,
Kagera, Tabora & Dar Es Salaam
Reports to: Regional
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Manager
Job Summary:
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) officer works with and
supports the MDH RMCH Manager to ensure efficient implementation, M&E and
reporting of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services
in her/his respective region, including pediatric, adolescent and youth HIV
prevention, testing, care and anti-retroviral treatment services. She/He is
responsible for the field implementation, coordination and reporting of all MCH
initiatives in her/his respective region under the guidance of the RMCHM and in
collaboration with DPMs and other MDH staff and relevant regional, council and
health facility staff.
Duties and
Responsibilities:
1. To support the Regional MCH Manager in implementation,
M&E and reporting of PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART and RMNCH services under
the Afya Kwanza project, in line with project work plan.
2. To support implementation of initiatives to address key
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 provide TA to the DACC, DRCHCo, RCH In-charges and
HCPs in planning, implementation, M&E 4. and reporting of PMTCT, EID,
Paediatric ART and related RMNCH programs and services.
5. To support RMCH Manager to asses and implement
initiatives to address skill and resource needs in PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART
& RMNCH services through supportive supervision, mentorship, on-job
training, CQI and other approaches in collaboration with DACC, DRCHCo and
RCH-Incharges.
6. To support timely collection and submission 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.
7. To support the RMCH Manager in writing technical program
documents including, reports, best practices, lessons learned and other
relevant documents.
8. To support and advise RMCH Manager on all PMTCT, EID,
Paediatric ART and RMNCH issues and perform other relevant duties as assigned
by the RMCH Manager.
9. To perform any other related duties as may be assigned by
the Supervisor.
Requirements:
Education, Work experience and Skills:
1. Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma in Medicine, Nursing
or related field with relevant national registration.
2. Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field will be
an added advantage.
3. At least two (2) years of experience working in public
health programs/ services.
4. At least two (2) years of experience in design,
implementation, management and M&E of PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART, RMNCH or
related clinical and public health programs and services.
5. Experience in using CQI, PHE and OR techniques to address
public health challenges
6. Experience in writing reports, best practices and lessons
learned.
7. Excellent command of Swahili and English languages, in
written and oral communication.
8. Experience in basic computer applications such as MS
Word, Excel, Power point and internet.
9. Ability to work under pressure and stringent deadlines.
How to Apply
Interested candidates for any of the above positions should
submit an application letter, a detailed copy of their CV, names and contact
information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work related
referees. The candidate MUST clearly indicate the Title of the position applied
for (as it appears in the advertisement) on the heading of the email.
Applications should
be submitted to the Human Resource Director through email hr@mdh.or.tz by 30th September 2021. MDH DO NOT
have any agents and DO NOT charge any fees to the interested candidates. Kindly
note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
(MDH) is an indigenous-Tanzanian non-Governmental Organization with principal place of business in Tanzania. MDH's central office is located at Mikocheni B, along Mwai Kibaki road in Dar es Salaam.
MDH’s work is primarily in public health service and research in Tanzania and the world at large. MDH seeks to mobilize and engage a team of skilled, experienced and motivated Tanzanian professionals to work in collaboration with the government and with other local and international experts to address public health priorities through evidence based interventions.
MDH’s core business encompasses design, implementation and
evaluation of programs and research in Communicable diseases, Chronic
non-communicable diseases, Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health,
Nutrition, Health Information Systems, Health System Strengthening and others.
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