REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESOURCE CENTRE COORDINATOR (M/F) for Tanzania/Kenya

For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM currently works in 46 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.

Médecins du Monde is an international solidarity association, whose aim is to treat the most vulnerable populations in situations of crisis and exclusion throughout the world and in France by:

• Encouraging voluntary commitment and volunteer physicians, other health professionals, as well as professionals in other disciplines necessary for its actions;
• Ensuring the support of all the skills necessary to accomplish its mission;
• Focusing on close relations with the people treated.

Harm reduction in Dar Es Salaam

MdM has been working in Tanzania since 1992 on HIV/AIDS development projects. Since 2010 MdM has implemented a Harm Reduction program in Temeke District focused on HIV and Hepatitis prevention among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs). Since the pilot phase ended in 2013, MdM program now focuses on scaling up harm reduction across the city of Dar es Salaam through its strengthened training and resource center which proposes notably technical assistance to partners. MdM has entered in partnership not only with MoHSW and the municipality of Temeke but also with other NGOs, the main one being MUKIKUTE.

Harm reduction in Nairobi

In Kenya the program started in 2012. In 2014 the program will focus on:

• A Drop In Centre (DIC) & outreach services offering prevention and access to HIV, HBV, HCV and STI testing/care and treatment + referral system
• Empowerment of self-help support groups and networks
• Capacity building of local, national and regional stakeholders
• Advocacy campaigns/workshops for the promotion of an adapted and holistic approach to HR services

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Regarding the TRC Coordinator’s position, the following priorities have been set:

• To develop the pedagogical tools dedicated to TRC’s activities (mainly training for medical partners, capacity building for NGOs, raising awereness at all community / public opinion level)
• To capitalise on the existing tools and good practices
• To promote the diffusion of Harm Reduction approach in Eastern Africa through partners and interns

The TRC Coordinator works under the direct supervision of the Tanzania General Coordinator and brings occasional support to the Kenya program and mission. The position is based in Dar Es Salam with regular trips in Kenya. In Kenya, the TRC Co works under the responsibility of the Kenya-Somalia Gen Co.

Your main responsabilities will be:

At the regional level

• To ensure the quality of the training component of the programs and standardise full pedagogical approach of the TRCs (alongside with the respective tools/training plans/evaluation) for Tanzania and Kenya
• To set up strategy of MdM in terms of dissemination of HR model in Tanzania, Kenya and Eastern Africa in collaboration with General Coordinators (Tanzania / Kenya), Program Coordinators (Tanzania / Kenya) and HQ

In Kenya

• To help the HR Nairobi team (via regular travel and distant support) to build its training strategy curricula and plan

In Tanzania

• To lead the development of the HR Tanzania training strategy curricula and plan
• To coach TRC manager in management tasks, prioritisation and planning
• To develop resources (job aids for OWs, guidelines for medical staff, policy briefs)
• To set up partnerships with other (training) institutions in Tanzania; to find and train external trainers; to build training capacity of local partners & involve them in TRC
• To set collaborative priorities and make realistic plan for TRC with focus on technical assistance to implementing partners
• To support TRC manager, trainers and peer educators to better organise training sessions (especially needs assessment, adults training methodologies, evaluation)
• To contribute to developing blog/webpage for the TRC (similar to the knowledge hub website), as well as brochures promoting training offer;
• To review work of the editorial team and consultant on IEC materials and collaborate on designing new relevant materials for the TRC
• To work with liaison officer on the content of the training for the HR NGO Forum meetings
• To lead work on documentation of the HR models MdM supported in Tanzania (1-MUKIKUTE/national NGOs HR programmes; 2-Harm Reduction centre run by municipal council)
• To link with Coordinators and legal officer for sensitization of police officers

Internships in Tanzania

• Hosting visits to MdM HR program for (inter-)national guests
• To design level 2 internship; to develop the interns ‘’kits’’ (on model ILN project); to develop alumni network
• To increase impact of internships by more thorough follow up, focussing on networking & resource mobilisation, to propose evaluation tools and “replication” scenarios with trainees

General

• To participate in program proposal and reports writing, in writing, in preparation and follow up of the programs budgets both at regional and national level
• To participate to the elaboration and development of the regional strategy

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Starting: ASAP
• Duration: 12 months
• Contract : EMPLOYEE (French contract)
• Fixed term contract

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Professional Experience
• Extensive experience in Harm Reduction Programming (5 years)
• Extensive experience in building pedagogical tools and curricula
• Extensive experience in training adults
• Experience of building capacity of NGOs
• Experience in working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams

Required Skills

• Extensive theoretical and practical background in adults training, pedagogy
• Good knowledge on Harm Reduction, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C prevention, care and treatment
• Excellent knowledge of raising awareness technics and communication
• Proven experience in capacity building with multicultural partners
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
• Good computer skills including MS Word and Excel PPT
• Writing reports and proposals

Aptitude

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment; non-judgemental approach towards others
• Ability of representation
• Ability to prioritize workload and plan activities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to work in strong collaboration with different level of constraints and interlocutors

You will be committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and be motivated by its non-statutory, Not-For-Profit model

Languages:

• Fluent English (oral and written) mandatory
• Swahili or French is an asset

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How to apply:

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