Position Title: Linkage & Retention Assistant (multiple positions)

Reports to: Linkage & Retention Officer 

Employment Type: Full-time 

Job Location: Mwanza 

Travel: Up to 70% in intervention districts outside of job location 

Overall Job Function: 

Reporting to the Linkage & Retention Officer, the Linkage & Retention Assistant is  responsible to support field implementation of community-based linkage and retention in  intervention wards/sites, focusing on activities such as community ART services, linkage  case management, following up clients with interruptions in care, among others. This  position liaises closely with healthcare providers and peers who are delivering services in  field.  

Specific Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Participate in workplan development for implementation of linkage and retention activities in the community including supervision of field activities 
• Implement activities according to the work plan, and prepare logistics (supplies,  tools, and other resources) for field 
• Establish linkage and retention services that are provided in line with WHO, national,  donor, and ICAP policies and procedures and uphold principles of ethics and confidentiality.  
• Conduct mentorship to healthcare workers and peer volunteers supporting field  activities 
• Assist with recruitment, training, and supervision of peer volunteers supporting HIV  linkage and retention activities in community. 
• Participate in mapping and remapping of geographic locations for service delivery. 
• Assist with site/ward level monitoring program performance, ensure timely and  accurate submission of activity reports, and suggest adjustments as needed to the  implementation plan 
• Collaborate with ICAP staff supporting health facilities and health facility staff to  ensure community-based implementation is accurately reflected in documentation
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor 

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills: 

• Required Education: Medically trained personnel (nurse, clinical officer, MD, MBBS or  equivalent) OR Bachelor’s degree or higher in the following fields: Public Health,  Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Gender Studies, or Community Development. 
• Required Technical Experience: Minimum 1 years’ experience working directly with  people living with HIV, providing or supporting linkage and retention services
• Excellent speaking, reading, and writing skills in English and Kiswahili
• Excellent computer skills, at minimum with Microsoft Office package
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding clients’ health status and sensitive information contained in data sources. 
• Flexibility to work after normal working hours and weekends at informal gatherings and entertainment centers and travel extensively to remote areas, including islands.
• 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 
• Must be a Tanzanian Citizen