NAFASI ZA KAZI UBALOZI WA MAREKANI - CLOSING DATE: November 7, 2016

POSITION:   Project Management Specialist – Family Planning   

The US Mission in Dar es Salaam is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Program Management Specialist – Family Planning at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

The Project Management Specialist – Family Planning (FP) is administratively based in the Health Office. S/he is supervised by the Preventive Services Unit Lead, but is also part of a matrix managed team that includes the Economic Growth Office Director. S/he supports Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) programming across USAID/Tanzania and other USG agencies. S/he has management responsibilities for a number of USAID cooperative agreements, contracts and grants and serves as the Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) and/or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Activity Manager for USAID Health sector assistance and acquisition support in Tanzania. The incumbent will provide technical leadership and strategic direction to USAID/Tanzania in key FP/RH areas, including service delivery, contraceptive security, capacity building, social marketing, social and behavior change communication and policy and advocacy.  S/he will be expected to advise the Mission and other USG agencies on all matters pertaining to the management of any FP/RH cooperative agreement, contract or grant provided by USAID.  S/he will help to lead USAID’s engagement in the GOT’s national FP program, ensuring quality, adequate voluntarism, informed consent and a focus on appropriate method mix, including long-acting and reversible contraception and permanent methods.

 Public Health Specialist – Quality Improvement Advisor

The US Mission in Dar es Salaam is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Public Health Specialist – Quality Improvement Advisor at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR).

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

Under the supervision of the WRAIR/Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) Country Director and Program Manager, the incumbent will provide technical expertise to improve the quality of HIV/AIDS services that WRAIR/MHRP Tanzania provides in collaboration with the United Republic of Tanzania (URT). The incumbent supports WRAIR Tanzania in the assurance of data and service quality through review and assessment (e.g., data quality audits; DQA) and the promotion and coordination of continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

Political Assistant

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

Inform Political/Economic Officers of current political situation, providing historical perspective and potential future impact. Analyze events and trends and their impact on the political situation. Provide access to the best sources of information by developing and maintain key contacts in government, non-government organizations and the private sector. Facilitate communication between Political/Economic Officers and key sources of information. Enable the section to receive the maximum amount of information and contact development by representing the Embassy at political meetings and events and reporting analysis thereof.

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