Position Title: Field Officer (multiple positions) 

Reports to: Community Coordinator 

Supervises: Field Assistants 

Employment Type: Full-time 

Job Location: Mwanza 

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

Overall Job Function: 

Reporting to the Community Coordinator, the Field Officer is responsible to manage the day-to-day field implementation of community-based HIV services in the intervention district,  focusing on HIV testing and prevention activities such as DREAMS, PrEP, condom programming, peer-based outreach, among others. Supervising field assistants, the team will work alongside healthcare providers and peer volunteers. 

Specific Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Develop district-level workplans for implementation of HIV testing and prevention  activities in the community including supervision of field activities 
• Ensure activities are implemented according to the district workplan, and facilitate  coordination of logistics, human resources, and supervision of activities
• Ensure HIV testing and prevention services are provided in line with WHO, national,  donor, and ICAP policies and procedures and uphold principles of ethics and confidentiality.  
• Manage recruitment, training, and supervision of peer volunteers supporting HIV  testing and prevention activities.  
• Liaise with operations and supply chain staff to ensure adequate supplies of  commodities and tools required to implement the workplan 
• Schedule human resources and fleet resources needed to accomplish community-based activities. 
• Organize mapping and remapping of geographic locations for service delivery. 
• Ensure health facilities and healthcare workers participating in community-based  services are appropriately trained and oriented 
• Monitor program performance at the district level, ensure timely and accurate  submission of activity reports and make adjustments as needed to the  implementation plan 
• Supervise Field Assistants including their scheduling, performance management, and capacity building.  
• Liaise with council authorities and health facility leads to agree on project plans and  monitor progress in the community 
• 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) who have current qualifications and training in phlebotomy and HIV  testing duties.  
• Required Technical Experience: Minimum 3 years experience providing or supporting HIV testing and prevention with demonstrated familiarity with MOH  systems, tools, and procedures for HIV testing and prevention.
• Required Managerial Experience: Minimum 1-year experience supervising other staff in the relevant technical areas. 
• 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 the 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