2 Job Opportunities at MDH, Community ART Officers
Job Overview
Community ART Officer – 2 Posts
Kagera, Geita
MDH
Management and Development for Health
POSITION: COMMUNITY ART OFFICER (CAO) (2 POSTS)
PROJECT: AFYA KWANZA
LOCATION: KAGERA AND GEITA REPORTS TO:
DISTRICT COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER
Position Summary: The Community ART Officer (CAO) is responsible for the day-to-day field implementation of MDH’s community ART program and services. She/He will work with the Council Health Management Teams (CHMTs), Community Volunteers, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Health Facilities (HFs)/ Health Care Providers (HCPs) and other stakeholders to support provision of recommended community ART services, tracking and continuum of care for patients on ART care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Support provision and scaling up of community ART services as well as patient tracking and continuum of care of ART patients in line with the program workplan and national guidelines.
2. Work with HCPs/ HFs to efficiently organize community ART delivery services including enrolment of eligible clients, working with WEO/VEO to secure preferred community locations and ensure effective scheduling and communication.
3. Support comprehensive community ART outreach services which integrate other essential services including viral load testing, early infant diagnosis, clinical ART monitoring and others.
4. Work with the Retention team, HFs/ HCPs to support community/home based tracking and returning to care, patients who have dropped out of care and ensure timely feedback.
5. Support engagement, capacity building and supervision of community outreach volunteers (COVs), expert clients (CECs), HCPs, community-based Health services providers (CBHS) and other stakeholders in the provision of community ART and tracking services.
6. Ensure efficient linkages and continuum of care between community ART and HF services.
7. Support dissemination and operationalization of national guidelines, SOPs, job aids, IECs, training manuals, M&E and others tools on the community ART services.
8. Support efforts to identify gaps in community HIV and KVP program, implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives and operational research to address gaps.
9. Support monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) of community HIV prevention and KVP services including data collection, entry, quality assurance, analysis, reporting and utilization.
10. Support analysis, documentation and dissemination of MDHs’ community program outcomes and best practices via abstracts, posters, manuscripts, policy briefs, presentations, and others.
11. Perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Required Education,
Work experience and Skills:
1. Degree in Medicine, Diploma in Nursing or related field.
2. Postgraduate in related public health field is an added advantage.
3. At least three years’ experience working in Health-related project
4. Experience working in project related organization serving public health issues
5. Demonstrated self-starter and motivated
6. Ability to deal with work related pressure and adaptable.
7. Computer skills such as Microsoft word, power point and excel with data collection, processing and analysis.
8. Excellent command of both English and Kiswahili with strong writing and presentation skills.
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 [email protected] by 10th August 2022
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.
