ICAP at Columbia University is a Non-Governmental Organization affiliated with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (MSPH) registered in Tanzania as MSPH Tanzania LLC since February 2005 (SO No. 12987). ICAP currently operates in nine regions across Tanzania and employs over 230 full time staff to facilitate public health interventions in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MoHCDGEC) and the National AIDS Control Program (NACP). Since October 2016, ICAP has been receiving PEPFAR funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a 5-year project delivering HIV interventions as the community implementing partner. Known in country as the FIKIA Project and currently in Year 4 of 5 for implementation, the project’s goal is to accelerate, expand, and improve the quality of comprehensive community-based HIV prevention services to key and vulnerable populations (KVP).
The program provides a wide set of community interventions to support PEPFAR 95-95-95 goals including targeted HIV testing, HIV self-testing (HIVST), same-day ART initiation, peer-based outreach and counseling, TB screening, delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), DREAMS interventions, and linkage case management (LCM) for early retention in care. FIKIA implementation currently spans nine regions including Kagera, Kigoma, Mwanza, Geita, Simiyu, Mara, Pwani, Tanga, and Dar es Salaam, with ambitious annual program targets in the current year including delivering HIV testing to nearly one million people, diagnosing over 39,000 new cases of HIV, and reaching over 230,000 KVP with essential evidence-based HIV prevention interventions.
ICAP is now seeking to employ highly competent and dynamic individuals to fill the below positions for the FIKIA project:
JOB TITLE: Field Officer (1 Vacancy)
Job Description
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Supervises: Field Assistants
Travel: Up to 70% in intervention regions
The Field Officer is responsible to manage the day-to-day field implementation of a community-based HIV prevention program targeting key and vulnerable populations (KVP). One of the primary roles will be to coordinate and supervise community-based HIV services for target beneficiaries. The Field Officer will work closely with the Project Coordinator and be the primary liaison with healthcare service providers from health facilities.
1) Develop a work plan for day-to-day program implementation at the district level including supervision of field activities
2) Ensure community-based testing activities are implemented day-to-day according to the work plan, and facilitate coordination of logistics as needed
3) Supervise the delivery of field-based HIV prevention services to beneficiaries by community outreach volunteers, including scheduling and implementing day and night mobile outreach campaigns.
4) Support HIV testing and pre- and post-test counselling with beneficiaries, and facilitate referrals for HIV positive clients.
5) Mentor and supervise peer outreach volunteers regularly and frequently during outreach sessions and lead weekly outreach volunteer meetings and capacitate Field Assistants in their supervision of outreach volunteers
6) Ensure adequate supplies of commodities and tools to outreach volunteers and healthcare workers
7) Organize healthcare workers who are engaged from health facilities to provide services in mobile/community-based activities via on-site supportive supervision and mentoring.
8) Support the identification/screening, recruitment, and training of community outreach volunteers from peer groups to implement the outreach services.
9) Regularly conduct routine mapping/re-mapping of hot spots and size estimation where targeted populations are found.
10) Participate in the training/orientation of healthcare workers in the selected health facilities on the community-based program.
11) Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
1) Required Education: Medically trained personnel (nurse, clinical officer, laboratory technician, MD, etc) who have current qualifications and training in phlebotomy and HIV testing duties.
2) Required Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing HIV testing and counseling services including at least one year experience supervising other staff, with demonstrated familiarity with MOH systems, tools and procedures for HIV testing and care management.
3) Preference is given to those who have additional experience with community-based HIV programs targeting KVP.
4) Excellent speaking, reading, and writing skills in English and Kiswahili
5) Excellent computer skills, at a minimum with Microsoft Office packages.
6) Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding clients’ health status and the sensitive information contained in data sources.
7) Flexibility to work after normal working hours and weekends at informal gatherings and entertainment centers and travel extensively to remote areas, including islands.
8) Ability to interact well with all targeted groups and peer outreach workers by facilitating a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, and non-stigmatizing environment in the program, to welcome all key and vulnerable population beneficiaries regardless of their background.
9) Must be a Tanzanian Citizen: preference given to candidates already living in the job location region.
Qualified applicants should send their cover letter and CV by 4th November 2019 via email to icap-jobs-tanzania@cumc.columbia.edu, mentioning in the subject line the Position Title. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please DO NOT attach any certificates when submitting online. ICAP is an equal opportunity employer; women are encouraged to apply.