Who we are

With over 45 years of experience, working in over 60 countries, Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible – bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix market failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support consumer empowered healthcare.

There are over 8,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. We are a diverse group of entrepreneurial development professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. All with unique skills that we bring to the critically important work that we do.

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PSI and its local affiliates manage malaria control programs in 32 countries and are world leaders in malaria control implementation delivering 42 million treated mosquito nets and almost 19 million quality-assured ACTs for confirmed malaria cases in 2016. PSI also supports national Ministries of Health to scale up malaria diagnosis especially in the private sector and to improve tracking of malaria patients through surveillance and health information systems, especially DHIS2.

POSITION

Job Title: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (IPC) LEADER (6 POSTS)

Reporting to: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (IPC) COORDINATOR

Location: DAR ES SALAAM, ARUSHA, MWANZA, DODOMA AND MBEYA

Your Contribution

• Actively builds the capacity of IPC workers through supervision, training, and coaching;
• Identify capacity building needs and ensure that it included in the capacity building plan;
• Ensure continuous tracking of IPC contacts and health services referrals through maintaining MIS performance dashboards;
• Recruitment of the potential IPC workers from the community;
• Organizing and conducting training for IPC workers;
• Regular supervision of the IPC workers;
• Strengthen and maintaining relationship between IPCs, local government health authorities;
• Submits monthly reports based on program requirements;
• Provide regular technical support to IPC and providers making sure all digital tools included ePalm, Connect with Sara and Mjanja connect is working all time;
• Respond to all queries related to digital tools raised from field by IPC or Providers;
• Conduct regular data check to make sure all clients information loaded in the system are accurate at best;
• Ant other duties as assigned by the Senior management team. 

What are we looking for?

• Diploma in public health, Sociology, Marketing, Communication (degree of its equivalence will be added advantage)
• Proven report writing skills
• Strong Interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 60% of monthly working days

How to Apply:

Application for the position must include:

• A cover letter illustrating your suitability for the position against the listed requirements.
• Detailed curriculum vitae showing contact address, email, and day -time mobile phone number (s) and three (3) referees, ONE being your last employer.

The application will be considered valid if sent/received before 1700hrs, Wednesday, 30th January, 2019. Please note that only short -listed candidates meeting the above requirements will be contacted. Send your application to recruitment@psi.or.tz in MS Word or PDF file. Indicate the name of position on the subject line of your email.