Country: United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 29 Sep 2016
Organisation: SolidarMed is a medium size Swiss NGO, dynamic, flexible and with a clear vision.
Project Information
SolidarMed has been strengthening Ulanga’s community-based primary health care system, including a network of community health workers (CHWs) and volunteers, since 2010. The current phase focuses on setting – up a community health worker network and fostering the self-help capacities in communities. The upcoming phase (2017+) will consolidate these achievements and put an increasing focus on strengthening the supply side (providers and facilities) This Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health project is implemented by a dynamic local team and embedded into the overall SolidarMed country programme for Tanzania. It aims at capitalizing its lessons learnt and contributes to policy dialogue at multiple levels.
Country: Tanzania
Place of Assignment: Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region
The position requires regular dislocations to the surrounding health facilities and Ifakara.
Start of duty: September/October 2016
Employment: 100 % (full time)
Contract type: Fixed term appointment: minimum of three years with the possibility of contract extension.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Overall management and coordination of the project, incl. planning, monitoring, budgeting, reporting
- Act as technical advisor to partners (district health system) and build clinical capacity among local health staff (hospital, health centre, dispensary) through training, coaching and mentoring, with a thematic focus on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health.
- Ensure the strategic and operational alignment of the two project components (community and facility level)
- Contribute to the further development of the project
- Establish and implement an operational research agenda
- Medical doctor with an additional degree in Public Health, at least 3 years of work experience, incl. in low-resource settings, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Clinical expertise in MNCH (obstetric, surgical or paediatric skills welcome)
- Interest in operational research, scientific exchange, knowledge sharing and data management; experience in this area would be an asset
- Applied knowledge of project cycle management and team leading
- Good writing and reporting skills (English)
- Valid driving license
- Personal flexibility and preparedness to live in a remote rural place with frequent dislocations to the health facilities
Language Skills
- Fluent English (written, spoken)
- Basic Kiswahili. If not spoken: readiness to learn.
- German would be an asset
- A professionally run, innovate health program in a rural African setting
- An attractive salary and benefit package commensurate with Swiss standards
- Professional development opportunities and linkages with competence and research networks
- Family posting in a rural but safe African setting; however no international or English medium school
- A motivated team both in Tanzania and Switzerland
Applications are accepted in electronic format only.
Please email your CV and a short letter of motivation (reference “PM PHCU Tanzania” to: [email protected]
Please also mention how you heard about the job posting (if internet, please mention wavuti.com).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For further information about the role and the project, email Dr. Karolin Pfeiffer: [email protected]
Address: [email protected]
Website: www.solidarmed.ch
Please email your CV and a short letter of motivation (reference “PM PHCU Tanzania” to: [email protected]
Please also mention how you heard about the job posting (if internet, please mention wavuti.com).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For further information about the role and the project, email Dr. Karolin Pfeiffer: [email protected]
Address: [email protected]
Website: www.solidarmed.ch
