Médecins du Monde is an international humanitarian organisation whose mission is : to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations when they are faced with crisis or exclusion from society, the world over, including France, to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. based on its medical practices totally independent action, Médecins du Monde : identifies potential crises and threats to health and dignity so as to help prevent them, mobilises non medical assistance for solidarity campaigns denounces and bears witness to violations of human rights, especially denial of access to health care, develops new approaches and new practices for public health internationally, based on respect for human dignity, commits itself to a relationship of total transparency with donors, campaigns for establishing humanitarian medical principles based on ethics of accountability.
Closing date: 31 Aug 2010
Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the)
After having focalized for more than a decade on fighting HIV-transmission among the general population in Sub-Saharan Africa and advocating for access to ART in this context, MdM (Médecins du Monde) considers that encouraging prevention among vulnerable groups like MSM (men who have sex with men), IDU (intragroup drug users) and SW (sexual workers) is becoming more and more a priority both from an epidemiological and a political point of view.
In Tanzania, sexual minorities and drug users are criminalized and the most vulnerable and stigmatized populations exposed to HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis. They contribute increasingly to HIV transmission and have the least access to prevention and treatment services. Before closing its present HIV-programme in the Kagera region, MdM-F has made an exploratory mission in order to analyze the reality and the extent of the socio-sanitary problems affecting these vulnerable populations (IDU, MSM, SW) in Dar es Salam and Zanzibar.
Following the exploratory mission and its findings, MdM is intending to start a Harm Reduction Project for IDU in Dar Es Salam in September 2010. A small team is already present in Dar Es Salam in order to define precisely MdM intervention with the local stakeholders.
Tasks and responsibilities :
Working directly to the General Coordinator, She/He is in charge of the operational management of the program.
More specifically:
- She/he participates in program proposal writing and in preparation of the program budget; reporting and represent action of MDM in meetings and other forums
- She/He proposes partnerships with local partners; ensure the good relations with them and the respect of the commitments.
- She/he advocates for harm reduction programs amongst the local populations and local authorities
- She/he collects, defines and analyses through incoming information from beneficiaries, medical and mental health care needs of the beneficiaries in order to achieve effective service focused programs for beneficiaries
- She/he defines and ensures with staff and volunteers the involvement of IDUs and development of peer activities
- She/He is in charge together with the General Coordinator and the Project Manager of the monitoring and evaluation of the program and the possible publications; planning, management, implementation.
- She/He carries training of personnel on Harm reduction issues and other regular training sessions on agreed topics.
- She/he works closely with the Project Manager in order to strengthen her/his knowledge on addiction, drugs use, HIV/AIDS, harm reduction and her/his skills on the management of HR programs and related activities
- She/He provides and designs Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials regarding HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and other drug related harms to drug users;
- She/he contributes with research data and update articles to advocate for harm reduction programs and understanding of addiction care;
- She/he contributes to the development of referral network among the existing health services for program beneficiaries and inform/train key persons in the referral network on harm reduction, addiction care and program activities in the light of HIV prevention;
Conditions of employment:
Status: VOLUNTEER (French law) monthly allowance of 915 euros + perdiem
Starting: 01/09/2010
Duration: 12 months
Skills and experience:
Project management experience in Harm Reduction.
Experience in the management of diverse and creative teams of staff
Experience in addiction related (medical) care and IDU contact
A sound experience in the delivery of training/educational programs to health staff or other professionals
Experience in community based programming
Competencies in M&E
Sound knowledge of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and harm reduction
Fluent in English
"MdM reserves the right to close any vacancy before the advertised deadline. Thank you for your understanding." How to applyPlease send CV & cover letter via our web site : www.medecinsdumonde.org
Closing date: 31 Aug 2010
Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the)
After having focalized for more than a decade on fighting HIV-transmission among the general population in Sub-Saharan Africa and advocating for access to ART in this context, MdM (Médecins du Monde) considers that encouraging prevention among vulnerable groups like MSM (men who have sex with men), IDU (intragroup drug users) and SW (sexual workers) is becoming more and more a priority both from an epidemiological and a political point of view.
In Tanzania, sexual minorities and drug users are criminalized and the most vulnerable and stigmatized populations exposed to HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis. They contribute increasingly to HIV transmission and have the least access to prevention and treatment services. Before closing its present HIV-programme in the Kagera region, MdM-F has made an exploratory mission in order to analyze the reality and the extent of the socio-sanitary problems affecting these vulnerable populations (IDU, MSM, SW) in Dar es Salam and Zanzibar.
Following the exploratory mission and its findings, MdM is intending to start a Harm Reduction Project for IDU in Dar Es Salam in September 2010. A small team is already present in Dar Es Salam in order to define precisely MdM intervention with the local stakeholders.
Tasks and responsibilities :
Working directly to the General Coordinator, She/He is in charge of the operational management of the program.
More specifically:
- She/he participates in program proposal writing and in preparation of the program budget; reporting and represent action of MDM in meetings and other forums
- She/He proposes partnerships with local partners; ensure the good relations with them and the respect of the commitments.
- She/he advocates for harm reduction programs amongst the local populations and local authorities
- She/he collects, defines and analyses through incoming information from beneficiaries, medical and mental health care needs of the beneficiaries in order to achieve effective service focused programs for beneficiaries
- She/he defines and ensures with staff and volunteers the involvement of IDUs and development of peer activities
- She/He is in charge together with the General Coordinator and the Project Manager of the monitoring and evaluation of the program and the possible publications; planning, management, implementation.
- She/He carries training of personnel on Harm reduction issues and other regular training sessions on agreed topics.
- She/he works closely with the Project Manager in order to strengthen her/his knowledge on addiction, drugs use, HIV/AIDS, harm reduction and her/his skills on the management of HR programs and related activities
- She/He provides and designs Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials regarding HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and other drug related harms to drug users;
- She/he contributes with research data and update articles to advocate for harm reduction programs and understanding of addiction care;
- She/he contributes to the development of referral network among the existing health services for program beneficiaries and inform/train key persons in the referral network on harm reduction, addiction care and program activities in the light of HIV prevention;
Conditions of employment:
Status: VOLUNTEER (French law) monthly allowance of 915 euros + perdiem
Starting: 01/09/2010
Duration: 12 months
Skills and experience:
Project management experience in Harm Reduction.
Experience in the management of diverse and creative teams of staff
Experience in addiction related (medical) care and IDU contact
A sound experience in the delivery of training/educational programs to health staff or other professionals
Experience in community based programming
Competencies in M&E
Sound knowledge of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and harm reduction
Fluent in English
"MdM reserves the right to close any vacancy before the advertised deadline. Thank you for your understanding." How to applyPlease send CV & cover letter via our web site : www.medecinsdumonde.org
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