Project Overview

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Reaching Impact, Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE) Project additional one-year funding (1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025) to continue supporting voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in Iringa, Morogoro, Njombe, Singida and Tabora regions. The USAID RISE VMMC Project works collaboratively with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) with implementation oversight from five Regional Health Management Teams (RHMTs) and 35 Council Health Management Teams (CHMTs) in project-supported regions.

Position Summary

The Cluster Project Officer (CPO) provides management support for all project activities implemented at council level. S/he collaborates with CHMTs to engage Ward Development Committees (WDCs) and Village Social Services Committees (VSSCs). The CPO uses their detailed knowledge of these local government structures, their mandates, reporting lines and contextual factors to build and maintain productive relationships with CHMTs, other council departments and local leaders and influencers (LLIs). S/he consults regularly with the RISE Senior Regional Coordinator overseeing his/her region and works closely with RISE Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Assistants and Quality Assurance (QA) Assistants to plan, support, monitor and report implementation of approved project activities to ensure timely and cost-efficient delivery of VMMC services. The CPO’s short-term objective is to increase VMMC acceptance, access and uptake to meet project targets while their long-term objective is to increase engagement, ownership and accountability to promote VMMC integration and sustainability. The CPO is the RISE point of contact in assigned councils and will support 2-3 councils.

Reports to: Senior Regional Coordinator

Position supervised: None

Location: Sikonge, Tabora

This position will be closed on October 10. 2024

Responsibilities
Establish and maintain strategic relationships with CHMTs, other council departments and WDCs to ensure productive regional, local government and community engagement and partnerships.
Coordinate with CHMTs, WDCs and LLIs to support health care providers, volunteer community advocates, community health workers and community development officers.
Investigate local barriers and enablers of VMMC services and collaborate with CHMTs and WDCs to develop and test new strategies to increase uptake and integration of services.
Engage with other implementing partners (IPs), private sector and community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, local institutions and self-help groups to promote VMMC.
Conduct regular supportive supervision visits and spot checks at facility and community level for verification and compliance, monitor progress to target, and ensure appropriate VMMC service delivery data are collected and shared to support data-driven decision-making.
Facilitate timely requisition and availability of resources to ensure activity implementation and service delivery is uninterrupted and support continuous quality improvement.
Contribute to monthly reports and other project documentation through photographs, anecdotes and feedback given first-hand by local actors and community members at council level.
Participate in key meetings at council and ward level to share project updates, results, insights, and recommendations to promote and influence VMMC integration and sustainability.
Coordinate day-to-day correspondence and updates with CHMT and WDC points of contact and ensure the RISE Senior Regional Coordinator is regularly updated on key issues.
Perform other duties assigned from time-to-time by your supervisor.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in direct relevance to local government and community engagement including public administration, community development, health systems management, public policy advocacy or lower qualification with 6 years of progressive local government and community engagement experience.
At least 5 years’ experience managing activity implementation at council level through local government structures. Experience working with CHMTs and WDCs preferred.
At least 3 years’ experience managing donor-funded health programs in Tanzania. Working knowledge of USAID and PEPFAR is desirable.
Experience coordinating facility and community health programs.
Experience supporting advocacy and implementing strategies through local government to integrate and sustain donor-funded health programs and services.
Field-oriented and comfortable working with, maintaining good relations and influencing local government officials at district and sub-district levels.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in Kiswahili and English.
Demonstrated self-management (e.g. motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability, diplomacy).
Ability to operate a motorcycle and valid riding license or willingness to take lessons to operate a motorcycle and obtain a riding license within three months of appointment.
Competency using MS Office (email, Word, PowerPoint).
Willingness to live in any district town in Iringa, Morogoro, Njombe, Singida or Tabora regions.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers those contacted during work.
Planning and negotiation skills required
Good level of computer literacy, conversant with all Microsoft products

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