Position summary: 

Regional Project Officers report to the Zonal Program Managers and serve as liaison between COEs and Scale Up districts. They advise field division management and request clinical specialists based on facility needs. They also represent Baylor-Tanzania by serving on regional health committees and identifying activities for partnerships and appropriate commitment of resources.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop project activity strategy with timely and regularly review implementation work plans
• Develop/adopt relevant materials to support field activities
• Plan, implement and maintain record of field activities
• Monitor and report on relevant activities and impact
• Liaise with the relevant partners, stakeholders and collaborator at activity level
• Attending to COE patients in the pediatric wards of the Zonal Referral Hospital, the Baylor-Tanzania COE and in outreach facilities
• Providing education to medical trainees regarding pediatric and general HIV/AIDS care
• Providing technical assistance to health care providers in pediatric and general HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnosis, care, treatment and complications both within the COE as well as in outside facilities
• Providing complete and accurate documentation of medical information including history, physical examinations, laboratory findings, assessments and plans using paper charts and/or electronic health records (EHR), as appropriate
• Actively participating in CPD activities and other meetings in all clinical and educational settings
• Assist in Data collection in the region
• Other specific tasks as assigned  

Qualifications / Skills

• Holder of a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) degree or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Chirurgery (MBCHB) from an accredited institution
• Registered by the Tanganyika Medical Council as a Medical Doctor having completed internship with at least one year working experience
• Proficiency in general pediatric and adult medical care
• Familiarity with general HIV care and treatment
• Familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet computer programs

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Addressed to:
Senior Administrator, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s
Foundation – Tanzania
P.O. Box 2663 Mbeya, Tanzania

Or hr@baylortanzania.or.tz (please mention the Job title in subject line )
Deadline for application is 21st September 2018.