Job Description
Job Title: Maternal & Child Health Officer
Reports to :Maternal & Child Health Manager
Location: Kagera
Deadline: 2nd December 2022
Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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.
- 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.
- To provide TA to the DACC, DRCHCo, RCH In-charges and HCPs in planning, implementation, M&E and reporting of PMTCT, EID, Paediatric ART and related RMNCH programs and services.
- 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.
- 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.
- To support the RMCH Manager in writing technical program documents including, reports, best practices, lessons learned and other relevant documents.
- 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.
- To perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements, Education, work experience and skills
- Degree or Advanced diploma in medicine, nursing or related field. Minimum of at least 2 years in Donor funded projects. Skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel. Good communication skills to core-workers and beneficiaries. Innovative and good leadership skills.
How to Apply:
- To Apply for this Job register or login to https://recruitment.mdh.or.tz/ and from the Dashboard click on Search Vacancies button.
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