Vacancy title:
Senior Program Officer-Strategic

Jobs at:
Ariel Glaser Pediatric AIDS Healthcare initiative (AGPAHI)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday 25th May 2018

Duty Station:
Mwanza ,Shinyanga ,Mara, and Simiyu, Tanzania

JOB DETAILS:
The Ariel Glaser Pediatric AIDS Healthcare initiative (AGPAHI), an affiliate of Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Organization (EGPAF) is Tanzanian led and managed national organization focusing largely on HIV and AIDS and other related health programs. AGPAHI implements all its programs in collaboration with Tanzania Government Entities through the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) and presidential Office
- Regional Administration and Local Government (PO RALG) and other stakeholders. AGPAHI supports the provision of high-quality HIV and other health services and ensures that efforts are well integrated into existing regional and district health systems.

AGPAHI is implementing various projects that are highly demanding and thus the organization is looking for a motivated, result driven, qualified and competent stall to fill the following position.

Job Title: Senior Program Officer-Strategic
Immediate Supervisor: Regional Program Coordinator Technical Supervisor: Strategic Information Manager
Location: Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mara, and Simiyu

Position Overview:
The Senior Program Officer Strategic information (SPO-SI) will work as a key member of AGPAHI Technical team and is responsible for overall regional coordination of quality improvement; monitoring and evaluation activities at AGPAHI supported regions. SPO SI will work in close collaboration with other technical team members to ensure that the data management system captures all regional data relevant for the monitoring and reporting of AGPAH! programs and to monitor regional QI initiatives for program improvement. The SPO SI will supervise regional Program Officers M&E, Data Management Officers and Program Officers Quality improvement.

Principal Functions:
Coordinate Monitoring of all program activities that fall under the Regional office

• Tracking of ail program activities on daily basis to make sure that all SI program staff adhere to work plan in collaboration with RFC
  
• Participate in Routine data collection both quantitative and qualitative for continuous program monitoring in collaboration with QI Program Officers, RCH program officers and Clinical Services Program Officers.
  
• Provision of routine monthly program performance updates on key indicators toward the set targets for AGPAHI management and sub grantees in collaboration with Program Officers
  
• Tracking of all SI program activities in the field office and recording ensuring that they are within the time frame and in line with the program goals and objectives

Coordinate capacity building activities to sub grantees staffs as well as AGPAHI staffs at the Regional office on Monitoring and evaluation, Data management and Quality improvement

• To train (en job and formal training) data clerks and other health care workers on health facility data management and Quality improvement principles
  
• Provide technical support to health facility and AGPAHI staff on M&E skills, strengthen and encourage the data use for decision making process.
  
• Provide technical support to health facility and AGPAHI staff on initiating and monitoring of QI initiatives within the region

Coordinate Report collection, compilation, and submission to AGPAHI HQ, donors and other stakeholders;

• Support the sub-grantees and sites in collaboration with M&E officers, Data Management Officers and Program Officers, Clinical Services to make sure that all quarterly NACP repent are submitted to DACC, RACC and MQHSW (NACP) in time and complete.
  
• Make sure that all program quarterly reports (C&T, PMTCT, TB/HIV, Lab,PITC ,supply chains and others) are reported in time and in a required quality in collaboration with PO CS, PO LAB, POOL and other staff.
  
• Work closely and provide technical support to DMO in all matters concerning data management at AGPAHI, sub grantees and site level.

Reviewing of all reporting tool used by AGPAHI or its sub grantees where necessary

• Critically review of data collection tools used at AGPAHI health facilities as required or where necessary.
  
• Support or provide advice in improving these tools
  
• Streamline the process of data collection to simplify and fasten the production of reports.

Evaluation and use of data of the program at field office to inform management of proper decision making process:

• Work with technical staff in setting, monitoring and achieving program goals and targets
  
• Play as key person in preparing and providing constructive performance based feedback to staffs at AGPAHI, sub grantees, sites and other stakeholders.
  
• Reports on quarterly basis the program implementation achievements, challenges and reasons faced implementation of program activities and advised way forward. This should be qualitative way.
  
• Reports on quarterly basis the outcome/effect/impact of using data through standardized template and best practice identified in different sub grantees and sites.

Assist in operation research activities in the organization:

• Work closely with technical staff to support research and targeted evaluations; through involvement in proposal development, developing tools for research and research techniques.
  
• Involve in report writing and dissemination of research results (through abstract submission in different conferences) after conducting the research.

Coordinate overall Quality improvement activities at Regional office:

• Work closely with technical staff to support quality improvement activities; Perform QI performance measurement to all sites with QI project when time is due.
  
• QI Capacity building to site staffs through trainings, coaching and rnentorships
  
• Coordinate implementation of QI activities according the work plan in the region.
  
• Monthly and Quarterly report to SIM QI on performed activities, challenges and lesson learnt concerning QI.
  
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the SIM/RPC

Meeting and workshop to represent AGPAHI
Participate actively in internal or external meetings concerning M&E, QI and other project activities as delegated by the SIM/RPC.

Education, Experience and Desirable Skills

• A university degree, or higher in any of the following areas: clinical medicine, Computer Science/information Technology, Statistics, Epidemiology with strong experience on Program Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Quality improvement.
  
• Knowledge and experience with HIV and AIDS care and treatment Programs in Tanzania.
  
• Knowledge and experience with PEPFAR M&E reporting system and MoHCGEC HIV and AIDS Quality improvement Programing.
  
• Proven ability to manage data and familiarity with statistical analysis packages
  
• Experience in writing of guidelines, best-practice documents, abstracts, proposals and reports will be an added advantage.
  
• Experience in the development of quality improvement tools and systems in HIV-related activities is an advantage
  
• Experience in public health program staff coordination and management) will be an advantage

Job application procedure
interested candidates should submit a cover letter quoting the title of the position, a CV and the Names and contact information of three referees (at least two of which must be professional) before the closure of business on Friday 25th May 2018 to the Human Resources and Administration Manager, Ariel Glaser Pediatric AIDS Healthcare initiative (AGPAHD Plot 372, House No. 7 Chole Road (Near Coco Beach) P.O. Box 38252 Dar es Salaam or by e-mail to recruitment@agpahi.or.tz Please quote the title of the position applied for in the e-mail subject line or on the application envelope.

AGPAHI is an equal opportunity employer.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.