Overview

The Reaching Impact, Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE) project is funded by the U.S. Department of State (DoS) to support malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation activities across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Implemented in close collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP), and Regional Administration and Local Government (RALG) structures, the project strengthens alignment with national malaria strategies, improves service delivery quality, and enhances health system performance and resilience.

The current implementation period (December 2025 to September 2026) requires intensive, time-bound, multi-region field execution supported by strong implementation management, effective stakeholder coordination, and consistent follow-through.

The Malaria Clinical Services (MCS) Advisor provides technical support for malaria case management (MCM) and integrated vector management (IVM) interventions under the RISE Tanzania Malaria Program. The role focuses on strengthening service delivery quality, ensuring adherence to national guidelines, and promoting effective use of routine data to improve performance and support health system integration. Reporting to the Malaria Technical Director. The MCS Advisor provides technical oversight of Malaria Technical Officers delivering clinical field support for planning, implementation, mentorship, and follow-up at regional, council, and facility levels, and works closely with other project advisors to ensure approved technical guidance is effectively operationalized through field teams, under the direction of the Technical Director.

Responsibilities

Technical Support and Quality Improvement

• Provide technical support for MCM and IVM including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, reporting and routine surveillance across project-supported geographies.
• Support service delivery assessments, structured mentorship, supportive supervision, and follow-up using malaria service and data quality (MSDQI) standards.
• Strengthen adherence to national MCM and IVM guidelines, protocols, and standards.

Supervision and Capacity Building

• Provide technical supervision and ongoing mentorship to Technical Officers to ensure quality and consistency of field-level support.
• Support training activities and technical review meetings in collaboration with NMCP, ZAMEP and Regional Health Management Teams (RHMTs).
• Support regional and council teams to plan, implement, and monitor quality improvement actions.

Data Use and Performance Monitoring

• Work closely with the M&E team to support collection, analysis, interpretation, and use of routine MCM and IVM data.
• Support regional and council health teams to use performance and surveillance data for planning, targeting, and decision-making.
• Contribute to maintenance and use of databases tracking key technical indicators.

Documentation, Learning, and Knowledge Sharing

• Document implementation experiences, challenges, adaptations, and lessons learned related to MCM and IVM interventions.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of an inventory of effective tools, approaches, and best practices.
• Support preparation of technical inputs for reports, presentations, and success stories.

Coordination and Technical Integration

• Coordinate closely with the Field Team Leader to align technical activities with approved implementation schedules.
• Work with the Senior Program Officer and Field Team Leaders to ensure logistical readiness for technical activities.
• Participate in technical coordination meetings and forums as delegated.

Reporting and Accountability

• Provide regular technical updates and reports to the Technical Director.
• Flag technical risks, implementation challenges, and performance gaps with proposed mitigation measures.

Required Qualifications

• Clinical degrees (medicine, nursing, midwifery, environmental health, or related clinical field) required; relevant postgraduate qualification or continuous professional development preferred, consistent with national malaria programming requirements.
• At least 6-7 years of progressively responsible experience implementing or providing technical assistance for malaria programming or other infectious diseases within large-scale health programs.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and/or vector control, with experience applying national guidelines in facility- and community-based settings.
• Proven experience supervising staff and supporting supervision, and on-the-job mentorship to health care providers and community cadres including CHWs and iCCM providers.
• Demonstrated experience working with government counterparts and structures at regional, council, facility and community levels, including RHMTs.
• Experience supporting use of routine service delivery and surveillance data for performance monitoring, decision-making, and quality improvement.
• Experience developing or adapting technical materials, including training curricula, supervision tools, job aids, and technical reports.
• Familiarity with U.S. Government-funded project implementation, reporting, and compliance requirements is an advantage.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills in English; fluency in Kiswahili required.
• Willingness to travel up to 25-30% to project-supported geographies across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Be a steward and role model of Jhpiego’s internal Culture of Respect; ethics and safeguarding; and organizational values
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally to project sites

• Provide technical support for MCM and IVM including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, reporting and routine surveillance across project-supported geographies.
• Support service delivery assessments, structured mentorship, supportive supervision, and follow-up using malaria service and data quality (MSDQI) standards.
• Strengthen adherence to national MCM and IVM guidelines, protocols, and standards.
• Provide technical supervision and ongoing mentorship to Technical Officers to ensure quality and consistency of field-level support.
• Support training activities and technical review meetings in collaboration with NMCP, ZAMEP and Regional Health Management Teams (RHMTs).
• Support regional and council teams to plan, implement, and monitor quality improvement actions.
• Work closely with the M&E team to support collection, analysis, interpretation, and use of routine MCM and IVM data.
• Support regional and council health teams to use performance and surveillance data for planning, targeting, and decision-making.
• Contribute to maintenance and use of databases tracking key technical indicators.
• Document implementation experiences, challenges, adaptations, and lessons learned related to MCM and IVM interventions.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of an inventory of effective tools, approaches, and best practices.
• Support preparation of technical inputs for reports, presentations, and success stories.
• Coordinate closely with the Field Team Leader to align technical activities with approved implementation schedules.
• Work with the Senior Program Officer and Field Team Leaders to ensure logistical readiness for technical activities.
• Participate in technical coordination meetings and forums as delegated.
• Provide regular technical updates and reports to the Technical Director.
• Flag technical risks, implementation challenges, and performance gaps with proposed mitigation measures.

• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills in English
• Fluency in Kiswahili required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English

• Clinical degrees (medicine, nursing, midwifery, environmental health, or related clinical field) required; relevant postgraduate qualification or continuous professional development preferred, consistent with national malaria programming requirements.
• At least 6-7 years of progressively responsible experience implementing or providing technical assistance for malaria programming or other infectious diseases within large-scale health programs.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and/or vector control, with experience applying national guidelines in facility- and community-based settings.
• Proven experience supervising staff and supporting supervision, and on-the-job mentorship to health care providers and community cadres including CHWs and iCCM providers.
• Demonstrated experience working with government counterparts and structures at regional, council, facility and community levels, including RHMTs.
• Experience supporting use of routine service delivery and surveillance data for performance monitoring, decision-making, and quality improvement.
• Experience developing or adapting technical materials, including training curricula, supervision tools, job aids, and technical reports.
• Familiarity with U.S. Government-funded project implementation, reporting, and compliance requirements is an advantage.
• Be a steward and role model of Jhpiego’s internal Culture of Respect; ethics and safeguarding; and organizational values