Institute Overview

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery and policy translation.

Position Summary

Ifakara Health Institute under Maternal and Newborn Health Program is seeking a Clinical Training and Mentorship Coordinator to be based at Zanzibar station, reporting to Program Coordinator. The successful candidate will lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of Level 2 Small and Sick Newborn Care (SSNC)- related training and mentorship activities across Beginnings Fund-supported health facilities in Unguja and Pemba. This role involves operationalizing the Level 2 newborn care training and mentorship strategy, coordinating clinical training packages, and managing the deployment of clinical mentors in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and partners. The coordinator will track training and mentorship outputs, utilise data to inform targeted supportive mentorship, and ensure strong alignment with Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) efforts, with frequent travel required between Unguja and Pemba. The ideal candidate must be ready and available to assume duties immediately upon appointment.

Responsibility

• Lead the planning, coordination and roll-out of SSNC-related training and mentorship activities across Beginnings Fund-supported facilities in Unguja and Pemba.
• Operationalise Zanzibar’s training and mentorship strategy for Level 2 newborn care.
• Coordinate and co-facilitate clinical training packages relevant to SSNC.
• Work in close collaboration with Government counterparts to coordinate the deployment, scheduling, and quality assurance of clinical mentors across supported neonatal units.
• Develop mentorship work plans, mentorship visit schedules, observation tools and feedback mechanisms in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and facility leadership.
• Track training and mentorship outputs and outcomes, including number of trained staff, mentorship visits delivered and other relevant metrics.
• Build and maintain a roster of qualified national and facility-based trainers and mentors.
• Coordinate logistics for training and mentorship visits, including venues, travel, equipment, training materials.
• Ability to analyse and utilise programme data to inform targeted mentorship support, and to ensure strong linkage and alignment between mentorship activities and ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement efforts.
• Document training and mentorship approaches, lessons learned and case studies to support internal learning, donor reporting and external dissemination.
• Represent the program in technical working groups and other relevant fora as delegated.
• Perform any other duties relevant to the position as assigned by the designated supervisor.

Skill

• Experience designing or implementing structured mentorship programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mentorship activities that are aligned with Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Existing professional networks among Zanzibar’s clinical workforce and training institutions.

Qualification Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Nursing, or Midwifery or a closely related clinical discipline from a recognised institution.
• Valid registration with the relevant professional body (e.g., Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council, Medical Council of Tanganyika).
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in SSNC or related newborn care settings.

Experience

• At least two (2) years supporting national or programme-level training, mentorship, and supportive supervision.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating clinical trainings.

Preferred Language Skill

Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

Remuneration

An attractive and competitive remuneration package shall be offered to the successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ifakara Health Institute is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We prohibit discrimination of any kind during recruitment and employment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications, in compliance with the labor laws of Tanzania.

• Lead the planning, coordination and roll-out of SSNC-related training and mentorship activities across Beginnings Fund-supported facilities in Unguja and Pemba.
• Operationalise Zanzibar’s training and mentorship strategy for Level 2 newborn care.
• Coordinate and co-facilitate clinical training packages relevant to SSNC.
• Work in close collaboration with Government counterparts to coordinate the deployment, scheduling, and quality assurance of clinical mentors across supported neonatal units.
• Develop mentorship work plans, mentorship visit schedules, observation tools and feedback mechanisms in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and facility leadership.
• Track training and mentorship outputs and outcomes, including number of trained staff, mentorship visits delivered and other relevant metrics.
• Build and maintain a roster of qualified national and facility-based trainers and mentors.
• Coordinate logistics for training and mentorship visits, including venues, travel, equipment, training materials.
• Ability to analyse and utilise programme data to inform targeted mentorship support, and to ensure strong linkage and alignment between mentorship activities and ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement efforts.
• Document training and mentorship approaches, lessons learned and case studies to support internal learning, donor reporting and external dissemination.
• Represent the program in technical working groups and other relevant fora as delegated.
• Perform any other duties relevant to the position as assigned by the designated supervisor.

• Experience designing or implementing structured mentorship programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mentorship activities that are aligned with Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Existing professional networks among Zanzibar’s clinical workforce and training institutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Nursing, or Midwifery or a closely related clinical discipline from a recognised institution.
• Valid registration with the relevant professional body (e.g., Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council, Medical Council of Tanganyika).
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in SSNC or related newborn care settings.