7 Clinical ART & Retention Services Officer Jobs at Amref Health Africa in Tanzania is a non-profit public health organization supporting the Government of Tanzania to address public health issues including maternal and child health, HIV, TB, Malaria, and Nutrition in Tanzania 1987. Amref Health Africa in Tanzania is funded by The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through CDC Tanzania, to execute a robust HIV care and treatment clinical cascade project aiming to accelerate the achievement of the current 95-95-95 goals and the HIV epidemic control in Tanzania.
7 Clinical ART & Retention Services Officer Jobs at Amref Health Africa in Tanzania
Branded as Afya Thabiti, this new project will be implemented in Mara, Smiyu, and Zanzibar from October 2023 covering facility and community-based prevention (including VMMC), care, and treatment services. Afya Thabiti will work in collaboration and with guidance from the Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children, Zanzibar Ministry of Health, and President’s Office Regions Authority and Local Government (PORALG). That said, Amref Health Africa -Tanzania is announcing the following vacancies to be filled soon:
| Position Title | Clinical ART & Retention Services Officer (7 positions) |
| Work Station | Mara (3), Simiyu (3), Zanzibar (1) |
| Reports to | Regional Project Manager |
Job Summary
The incumbent will support the delivery of comprehensive and quality HIV care and treatment services to achieve the 95-95-95 goals for HIV epidemic control. S/He will be responsible to integrate and deliver all the treatment cascade portfolio to ensure a continuum of care and scaled-up ART service delivery. S/He will collaborate with health facility teams to oversee the work of HIV/AIDS Clinical Services toward reaching the set targets.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support provision of comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and treatment service according to national guidelines and technical assistance to the supported facilities
- Ensures effective execution of clinical cascade from the linked HIV Identified cases, adherence counseling, and retention to care and treatment to facilitate their viral load suppression
- Support integration of AHD, CD4 testing, HTN, and other related diseases to HIV service and enhance its management according to the national guideline
- Coordinate joint supportive supervision with R/CHMTs to health facility HIV/AIDS clinical services in supported districts to accomplish their expected scopes of work and provided targets
- Provide technical support to health care providers, and collaborate with CHMTs and Regional teams on the implementation of the SDM; same-day ART initiation, MMD/MMS, Community ART, and other models according to the National Guidelines
- Participate in training, mentorship, use of training materials/curriculum, SOPs, and Job Aids useful to the providers according to the National guidelines and policies
- Participate in meetings/events relevant to the project and provide relevant technical contributions according to the Ministry of Health guidelines and PEPFAR policies
- Collaborate with all other project staff in the related program areas as would be needed
Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required
- A degree in medicine or nursing or an advance diploma in clinical A Master’s degree in public health or any health-related field is an added advantage
- Proven experience and competence in managing patients on ART in the Tanzania context
- Proven critical analysis skills and report writing
- At least 3 years of “hands-on experience” in HIV prevention, care, and treatment in the resourceless country
- Experience working with Local Government Authorities and PEPFAR funded project
- Good interpersonal and people management skills-a team player and builder
- Good command of English and Swahili language will be an added advantage.
HOW TO APPLY:-
If you are AMREF Tanzania Staff and meet the criteria given above and are interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined as one document indicating your present job position, daytime telephone contact, and names and addresses of three referees. Amref will conduct interviews at Tanga, Mara, Simiyu, and Dar es Salaam Offices to select qualified candidates.
To be considered, your application must be received by 16.30 Hours on August 18, 2023. Please mention the job title/vacancy name or use the job title as the subject line when applying for this position, failure to do that your application may not be retrieved. All correspondences should be directed to: Email: jobs.tanzania@amref.org. Direct application through mail or hand delivery will not be accepted.
Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a nonsmoking environment policy “Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”
Any Applicant attempting or communicating to the Amref Health Africa Management or Staff through phone calls, sms, text emails and other means will automatically be disqualified from this opportunity. All communications should be channeled to the provided official correspondence email above. Amref health Africa –Tanzania regrets that only short-listed candidates will be
