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Date Posted: Tuesday, June 13 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary: Social Services and Linkage Officer will serve as technical lead on providing technical support for all activities related to social service integration & linkages between facility and community- based services within Comprehensive Child Centered Care and Sendees (C4s) Activity.
• S/IIe will lead the designing process of tools for implementing an efficient client centered linkage system to enhance bi-directional referral mechanisms for children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV).
• S/IIe will work with Moll, PORALG and relevant stakeholders to dcvclop/updatc national guidelines, policies, tools, and packages that enhance integration of social services and referral and feedback mechanisms for improving quality and holistic management of sendees for C/ALHIV.
• S/He will be responsible for monitoring and fostering collaboration between C4s with ACHIEVE, Kizazi Ilodari and other implementing partners across supported regions to facilitate improved access to social sendees for OVCs including families and C/ALHIV.

Required Qualifications
• Degree in Social Sciences, Medicine or Nursing, postgraduate training in Community Development work or Master’s in public health will be an added advantage.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• At least 3 years’ experience working with HIV/AIDS programs (Pediatric HIV care, ART, IIBC, OVC) with particular focus on the bi-directional linkages to social sendees and community-based projects.
• In depth understanding of Pediatric, adolescents and youths HIV-related policies, program, and systems issues in the Tanzanian context.
• Experience working with USG-funded health and/or other development programs.
• Demonstrated management skills, with previous supendsory experience required.
• Experience with various capacity-building approaches, including mentorship, coaching, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Fluent in both written and spoken Kiswahili as well as proficiency in English.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Application letter with detailed CV, indicating daytime contact telephone numbers and email address, as well as names and contact information of three referees should be submitted to the following email address: AfyaPlus.Recruitment@afyaplus.or.tz indicating the job you arc applying for in the Subject line.” Female candidate’s arc strongly encouraged to apply.

The closing date for receiving applications is June 19, 2023 at 5:00 pm (East African Time).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Afya Plus seeks to fill these two positions with right candidates as soon as possible.
Successful candidates will be required to report immediately after receiving an employment offer.

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