POSITION: HIV DRUG RESISTANCE ZONAL COORDINATOR – 3 positions
Reports to: Principle investigator
Location:
- Zone1: Mbeya, Iringa, Njombe, Rukwa, Songwe, and Ruvuma
- Zone 2: Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Tanga, Pwani, Dodoma
- Zone 3: Mwanza, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Geita, Tabora, Kigoma, Kagera, Mara
Job Summary:
The zonal study coordinator – HIV drug resistance study (HIVDR) will be responsible to overseeing day-to-day implementation of the study activities in given zonal regions. He/she will lead implementation and reporting of project activities, expenditure, outputs and outcomes in assigned region(s).
He /she will ensure the regional and district governments are aware of the study and receive interim reports of the findings, as well as participate in study review meetings quarterly. He/she will ensure the data clerks, study nurses in the respective regions are well trained and have all the SOPs required for the study.
He/she will oversee recruitment of study participants in a speed that’s required in all regions and will address any issues that hider timely recruitment.
He /she will also supervise blood samples collection and transportation to Temeke Lab as well as returning the results to the respective sites and to patients.
Duties and responsibilities:
- To coordinate and oversee implementation of study activities in assigned regions and sites
- Supervise data clerks and study nurses at all sites in given regions
- Oversee study recruitment in timely manner and report weekly
- Oversee sample collection and transportation and work with the Temeke lab to ensure samples are received and are viable
- Work with the Temeke lab to ensure any inviable sample is addressed within 24 hrs by getting the client and taking another sample
- Organize zonal trainings for data clerks and nurses at the given regions
- Organize inception and other meetings for key stake holders at the zone
- To organize and support routine meetings with key project stakeholders to share, monitor and evaluate project progress towards assigned targets.
- To report to and update his/her supervisor on the progress of study implementation on weekly basis or as required by his/her supervisor
- Any delay of samples, allowing samples that are not viable and poor/delaying recruitment will lead to penalization of the office
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.
- A holder of bachelor degree in research, social sciences, law, public administration
- Experience in research will be an added advantage
- At least 1-2 years of experience in coordinating any project
- Demonstrate understanding of the Tanzania Health System and policy environment
- Must be computer literate.
- Experience working with CSOs and LCAs will also be an added advantage
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English and Kiswahili
Interested candidates should submit an application letter, a detailed copy of their CV, and names and contact information of three work related referees by 7th April, 2019 to the Human Resource Manager through e-mail hr@mdh-tz.org or dropped by hand at the MDH Head Office in Mikocheni, along Mwai Kibaki Road, Plot No. 802.
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