Field Officer at ICAP Tanzania

• Company: ICAP Tanzania
• Location: Tanzania
• State: Dar Es Salaam Jobs
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Tanzania

Job Description
Reports to : Project Coordinator
Supervises : Field Assistants
Travel : Up to 70% in intervention regions
Overall Job Function:
The Field Officer is responsible to manage the day-to-day field implementation of a community-based HIV prevention program targeting key and vulnerable populations (KVP). One of the primary roles will be to coordinate and supervise community-based HIV services for target beneficiaries. The Field Officer will work closely with the Project Coordinator and be the primary liaison with healthcare service providers from health facilities.

Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
1) Develop a work plan for day-to-day program implementation at the district level including supervision of field activities
2) Ensure community-based testing activities are implemented day-to-day according to the work plan, and facilitate coordination of logistics as needed
3) Supervise the delivery of field-based HIV prevention services to beneficiaries by community outreach volunteers, including scheduling and implementing day and night mobile outreach campaigns.
4) Support HIV testing and pre- and post-test counselling with beneficiaries, and facilitate referrals for HIV positive clients.
5) Mentor and supervise peer outreach volunteers regularly and frequently during outreach sessions and lead weekly outreach volunteer meetings and capacitate Field Assistants in their supervision of outreach volunteers
6) Ensure adequate supplies of commodities and tools to outreach volunteers and healthcare workers
7) Organize healthcare workers who are engaged from health facilities to provide services in mobile/community-based activities via on-site supportive supervision and mentoring.
8) Support the identification/screening, recruitment, and training of community outreach volunteers from peer groups to implement the outreach services.
9) Regularly conduct routine mapping/re-mapping of hot spots and size estimation where targeted populations are found.
10) Participate in the training/orientation of healthcare workers in the selected health facilities on the community-based program.
11) Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualification, Knowledge and skills:
1) Required Education: Medically trained personnel (nurse, clinical officer, laboratory technician, MD, etc) who have current qualifications and training in phlebotomy and HIV testing duties.
2) Required Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing HIV testing and counselling services including at least one year experience supervising other staff, with
demonstrated familiarity with MOH systems, tools and procedures for HIV testing and care management.
3) Preference given to those who have additional experience with community-based HIV programs targeting KVP.
4) Excellent speaking, reading, and writing skills in English and Kiswahili
5) Excellent computer skills, at minimum with Microsoft Office packages.
6) Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding clients’ health status and sensitive information contained in data sources.
7) Flexibility to work after normal working hours and weekends at informal gatherings and entertainment centers and travel extensively to remote areas, including islands.
8) Ability to interact well with all targeted groups and peer outreach workers by facilitating a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing environment in the program, to welcome all key and vulnerable population beneficiaries regardless of their background.
9) Must be a Tanzanian Citizen: preference given to candidates already living in the job location region.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants should send their cover letter and CV by 4th November 2019 via email to icap-jobs-tanzania@cumc.columbia.edu, mentioning in the subject line the Position Title.Only short listedapplicants will be contacted. Please DO NOT attach any certificates when submitting online. ICAP is an equal opportunity employer; women are encouraged to apply.