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Saturday 24 September 2022

NAFASI ZA KAZI HUHESO FOUNDATION

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ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

HUHESO FOUNDATION is a non-Profit Organization based in Tanzania Mainland was legally registered as The Foundation for Human Health and Social Development (HUHESO Foundation) under NGO act No 24 of 2002 with registration number 00NGO08602 at Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC).

 

Our primary goal is to lead disadvantaged groups into development process in Tanzania and play constructive role in uniting their efforts and potentialities in society. HUHESO-FOUNDATION strives to promote dignity, equitable access to social services and resources for development and enhance Children, Youth and Women. HUHESO-FOUNDATION ensures sustainable behavioral change, HIV/AIDS and CANCER Prevention programs and promotes Children, Youth, and disabled people against HIV/AIDS.

 

HUHESO FOUNDATION is currently implementing the EpiC Project in Shinyanga region specifically in Ushetu DC and n four councils in Iringa region.

Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control.  It is led by FHI 360 as prime and has a five-year period of performance from 2019 to 2024.

EpiC provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and improve HIV case-finding, prevention and linkage to treatment among key and priority populations (PP). In Shinyanga region the project is implemented by HUHESO Foundation in Ushetu DC to address critical gaps and bottlenecks in the response to HIV among key and vulnerable populations (KVP) and adolescent girls and young women (vAGYW). The EpiC project works closely with the Government of Tanzania (GoT) at national and sub-national levels to deliver HIV and other services tailored to the needs of these groups.

Project implementation will be continued in Ushetu District and in four districts in Iringa region targeting Vulnerable Adolescent Girls and Young Women (vAGYW) as well as Female and male who are at higher risk of getting HIV in the area, in a core package of Vulnerability-tailored client and community centered combination of HIV prevention and family planning services with traceable linkages to care, treatment and other referral services.

HUHESO FOUNDATION is therefore seeking to recruit highly qualified, experienced, motivated and dynamic individual to fill the following positions;

1.     JOB TITLE: CASE MANAGER 3 POSITIONS (2 Internal &1 External)

Location:          IRINGA &Ushetu

Reports to:       Deputy Project Manager

Duration:         One year / Renewable

Salary:             Attractive package

 

Position Description:

The Case Manager will work with Community Engagement officer and Biomedical field Coordinators to implement HIV Combination prevention program targeting Key and Vulnerable population. s/he will monitor the implementation of case linkages during the process of pre counseling, post counseling as well as linkages of positive diagnosed KVP to care and treatment Centre. Will monitor all activities related to case retention to care of all identified, diagnosed HIV positive clients as well as returning to care of all clients who have interrupted their treatment. She/he will be responsible in making sure that all Navigation process are well established, conducted and maintained according to Care and treatment standards. He/she will play a key role in ensuring that client centred approach is well observed and adhered during service provision to KVP positive clients. She/he will also play a crucial role in supervising and building the capacity of Peer navigators through conducting progress review meetings in Quarterly basis. She/he will be coordinating the case management team with health facilities and community for continuum of care. Also, will be responsible in monitoring Gender based/Intimate partners Violence cases includes status of referral and linkages. The Case Manager will report to the Program Manager.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

·         Liaise with facilities and peer navigators for enrolment of clients from the community 

·         Liaise with facilities for retention of clients on ART and provide feedback to facilities

  • ·         Manage Client Appointment and ART Refill
  • ·         Manage and Track Missed appointment
  •          Manage lost to follow and return to care
  •          Provide mentorship to peer navigators
  •          Act as a link between peer navigators and facilities
  •          Supervise peer navigation teams
  •          Facilitate post GBV linkages and track feedback
  •          Tracking and reporting of all completed and non-completed referrals (GBV, STI, HTS AGYW, FP etc)

·         Daily follow up on cases management by the team, from each service delivery point in close relationship with Biomedical field officer

·         Reconcile and compile data into the regional tracking register and the regional partner listing and outcome register, and maintain it on weekly basis

·         Follow up on all open cases who do not have an outcome yet and ensure that all escorted / tracked beneficiaries receive an outcome

·         Conduct sites visits for at least 70% of the time

·         Working with Data manager/M&E Officer to report tracking and partner listing and outcome data to the MER team in the region using referral from feedback (Vibutu)

·         Prepare weekly and monthly reports related to tracking services and partner notification and success stories, as needed

·         Participate in meetings at CSO level and related CHMTs meetings

·         Perform other duties as assigned by line manager

Required Qualifications:

  •      Diploma or bachelor’s degree in clinical management, nursing, social work, counselling and psychology
  •      At least one-year experience in case management for community-based HIV services.
  •       Prior experience in working with literate and non-literate     audiences; experience in participatory methods
  •          Experience on KVP programme is an added advantage
  •          Experience in supervising a field team
  •          Good communication skills
  •          Ability to work in a team
  •          Computer skills in basic applications example Ms excel, Ms word etc.

2: JOB TITLE: DREAMS P.O – 1 POSITION (External)

Job location: IRINGA MC

Reporting to: Project Manager

Duration:       1year/renewable

Salary:            Attractive package

Roles and Responsibilities: 

  • Oversee the design and roll-out of a DREAMS package of services for AGYW (may include Stepping Stones Curriculum, health service demand creation activities including HIV testing and counseling and linkage to care, creation of safe spaces, GBV screening, scale-up of adolescent-friendly health services, support for economic strengthening activities and roll-out of parenting curricula, etc.).
  • Implement use of a vulnerability index to understand risks of AGYW; utilize mapping tools to understand HIV acquisition among AGYW.
  • Lead efforts to strengthen quality of demand generation and service provision for AGYW.
  • Ensure that project strategies and activities addressing youth are evidence-based and in line with state-of-the-art, globally recognized best practices; as well as aligned with GoT, PEPFAR and EpiC standards, protocols and guidelines.
  • Ensure that the project engages youth in all stages of the project to promote youth leadership and ensure that youth perspectives are taken into consideration.
  • Promote integration across a range of services for youth to take a holistic, family-centered approach to improving their wellbeing.
  • Ensure all youth-focused strategies are gender-sensitive and promote equitable programming.
  • Liaise with GoT counterparts, service providers and stakeholders to ensure activities are well-coordinated with other national and regional programs.
  • Work closely with the project M&E team to ensure regular updates of the DREAMS tracker and accurate and timely reporting.
  • Ensure timely reporting and documentation of results from the DREAMS implementation in collaboration with M&E team with focus on accurate data for timely entry in the DAMES system.
  • Foster collaboration with partners and district DREAMS coordination teams and local government authority.
  • Strengthen referral and linkages between health facility and community service delivery points for AGYW and partners
  • Engage in community Quality Improvement teams to support implementation of AGYW risk reduction plans in identified communities
  • Participate in partner coordination in the district through monthly meetings and joint field activities
  • Timely submit activity progress reports on monthly and quarterly basis to Project manager
  • Document project success stories and case studies for sharing with a wider audience.
  • Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, and management activities function smoothly and efficiently and in an integrated manner
  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
  • DREAMS P.O at HUHESO FOUNDATION IRINGA MC

Required Qualification:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Youth Development, Health system with 3 years’ experience in provision of PEPFAR DREAMS services to AGYW at community level.
  • Experience working with AGYW aged 15-24 years; familiarity with evidenced-based strategies for reducing their vulnerability and providing targeted services; familiarity with the PEPFAR DREAMS package of services.
  • Knowledge of health and development programs in Tanzania including familiarity with the national youth guidelines, standards and protocols.
  • Familiarity with Tanzania public health sector at multiple levels; experience working with GoT stakeholders.
  • Experience in programs serving KVP and AGYW.
  • Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and sound understanding of the needs of vulnerable youth.
  • Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
  • High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.
  • Well-developed computer skills i.e., word, excel, internet, and power point.

3: JOB TITLE: DATA OFFICERS 1 POSITIONS (INTERNAL)

Location: Iringa& Ushetu

Duration: One year / Renewable

Salary: Attractive package

          Reports to: Deputy Data Manager

Position Description

Data Clerk Providing technical support and oversight to the implementation of community-based activities for all details obtained from KVP and AGYW in the district, including the details and data from community-based HIV testing and counseling (CBHTC), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV self-testing (HIVST), linkage to care, family planning (FP), services for gender-based violence (GBV) victims, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening. Working closely with data manager and all other technical staffs for making sure that each data from all project interventions is entered in the system

Roles and Responsibilities:

·  Enter data, run output reports from data bases and cross-check with data sources to make sure that data are accurate.

·  Enter data, run output reports from data bases and cross-check with data sources to make sure that data are accurate.

·   Assist the data manager in keeping records of all the forms collected from field activities file completed forms in organized manner Enter data, run output reports from data bases and cross-check with data sources to make sure that data are accurate.

·  Ensure all data are routinely entered into the data base and updated

· Ensuring data quality through reviewing of all data collection forms submitted to the office by field officers and other data collectors particularly, health unit’s staff, CHWs and identifying the errors and working with data collectors to ensure that the errors are timely addressed.

·  Ensuring data and field level are collected according to EpiC guidelines, well kept at all levels, analyzed and results shared with data manager.

· Conducting data verification and periodic data audits to ensure data quality at all times

Required Qualifications:

  • Certificate or Diploma in Information Technology with two years of working experience.
  • Additional training in Monitoring and Evaluation, community mobilization, counseling is of added advantages.
  • Experience in HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programming community health services will be an added advantage
  • Ability to build relationship with Key Vulnerable Populations (KVP) groups at community levels.
  • Able to work with Health staff at different district council levels.
  • Able to timely collect, compilation and data analysis as required by the EpiC project.
  • Ability to work under minimal supervision.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you believe you are the ideal person we are looking for, please submit your application letter describing why you are the right candidate for the position, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) detailing your experience, educational certificates and three (3) professional referees from previous and current place of employment. 


Please send the application to recruitment@huheso.or.tz with the heading application for the position applied.


Send to:-

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HUHESO FOUNDATION

P.O.BOX 619

KAHAMA - SHINYANGA


HUHESO FOUNDATION will only review the applications sent to the official e-mail address mentioned in this job advert. The closing date for the applications will be Friday 30th September 2022, 17:00PM

HUHESO DO NOT has any agent and do not charge any fee to the interested candidate

Email: recruitment@huheso.or.tz

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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