program coordinator (M/F) - Tanzania

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 40 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.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

MdM Tanzania is based in Dar es Salaam, with the program office located in the Temeke district.
The coordination team is composed of 4 expatriate Coordinators and a team of about fourty national paid staff and approximately 30 volunteers & peer educators

As the program coordinator you have functional link to the other coordinators and you report to the general goordinator.

As the program coordinator, your main responsabilities include:

1/Team Management

• Manage the service delivery to PWUD and organises the activities’ implementation together with the field and health services managers.
• Manage the team of the project and chairs weekly meetings of ‘program team’, including above-mentioned staff + M&E manager, liaison officer and legal officer.
• Guide to the team members in formalising peer educators’ work especially following closely with field manager the implementation of micro planning for outreach
• Guide to the field & health services managers in leading/supporting/monitoring their teams in their developments
• Ensure staff development plans are created, supported and delivered.

2/Technical support

• Refine and implement strategies for outreach work, DIC management, and activities within the medical department taking into account the cultural and legal context of the operational area
• Be responsible for the quality assurance of the prevention, treatment and care (including linkage to care) services of the program.
• Guide the health service manager and the HIV focal person in the development of referral networks with HIV diagnostics, care and treatment services for PWUD
• Support the health service team regarding viral hepatitis education, screening, and vaccination and explore collaboration for treatment access in partnership with the local partners.
• Provide technical assistance to medication-assisted treatment program and supports the health service team in facilitating and strengthening such referral services
• Design an integrated drug overdose prevention component into the existing service delivery system.
• Supervises health service manager in collecting, defining and analysing medical and mental health care needs of the beneficiaries in order to achieve effective and tailored services including referrals
• Provides technical inputs to the editorial team and TRC for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material development
• Facilitates and ensure PWUD engagement at different levels of the harm reduction programming
• Support and strengthen the community mobilization efforts of the program including development and building of Self-support groups and PWUD network working in partnership with the program.

3/Collaboration with Training Centre

• Work closely with TRC coordinator and TRC team in ensuring provision of appropriate trainings based on the training need assessment done for the staff, peer educators and volunteers.
• Facilitates training sessions on topics related to programming for PWUD with a particular focus on HIV, OST, viral hepatitis, overdose management and community engagement
• Provide technical inputs to the operational guidelines, curriculum or other relevant toolkit development led by the TRC team
• Work closely with TRC coordinator and TRC team, linking them to partners and stakeholders who need training and/or sensitisation (focus on NGOs/CBOs, medical institutions and police force)

4/Managing M&E and Data Analysis and research

• Involvment in improving data collection tool and data management and produces monthly reports on service delivery, based on reports from team members, she/he supports team members in improving reporting skills
• Facilitate development of the Monitool for service delivery component
• Be in charge together with the General Coordinator and the M&E manager of the monitoring and evaluation of the service delivery part of the program
• Contribute to research and stays updated on research to use as advocacy for harm reduction programs and showing evidence

5/Representation and advocacy

• Attends national level technical meeting (prevention technical working group, hepatitis task force, KP task force, etc.) and build capacity of team members to represent MdM at such level.
• Contributes to advocacy efforts of the organisation for harm reduction programs amongst the local community and authorities.

6/Reports, donors and finance

• Elaborate a monthly report for service delivery activities
• Participate in program proposal and donors reports writing, in preparation and follow up of the budget for service delivery
• Supervise the elaboration and follow up of the service selivery budget

7/ Collaboration with Kenya HR project and other HR initiative in Africa

• Collaborate with the Kenya HR project on transversal issues, and share experiences
• Collaborate with other HR programmes and initiatives in Africa

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Status : Employee

Contract : Fixed-term contract

Duration : 12 months

Single posting

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

Professional education and experience:
A significant experience in community based harm reduction and/or HIV/AIDS key population programming ( minimum 5 years)
Degree in social sciences, public health, or medical background (nurse or medical doctor)
Experience in program monitoring and evaluation
Experience in writing reports and proposals
Experience in managing a team and building capacities
Experience in designing, conducting and facilitating training
Languages
Fluently spoken and written English is essential.
Swahili is a plus
French is a plus
Required Skills
Sound knowledge on harm reduction, community mobilisation, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C prevention, care and treatment for PWUD
Team management skills and ability to build the capacities of team and partners
Ability to advocate and represent MdM’s in the field of Harm Reduction
Thorough understanding of monitoring and evaluation
Capacity to manage budget design and follow up
Good computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Knowledge and capacities in training adults
Aptitude
Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, managing multiple tasks and responsibilities
Culture-sensitive, non-judgemental approach towards others
Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals and organisations
Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Ability to make decisions / prioritize and solve problems
Ability to cope with daily stress
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply via : https://mdm.profilsearch.com/recrute/intranet/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=147...