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VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMEN
National Youth Information Centre (NICE) is a local non-governmental and non-profit organization formed and registered in 2001 under Trustees’ incorporation ordinance of 1956 (cap 375) thereafter was awarded with NGO’s compliance certificate number 0768 in 2008.
The organization has the vision of building Tanzania with youth that are healthier, educated, functioning and with their human rights are respected. NICE empowers youth to make informed decisions about all aspects of their lives through the provision of information in the form of Training, Research, Advocacy, Publications and Documentations.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health Community Development Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) and the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), NICE In partnership with FHI360,is implementing a five-year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is dedicated to achieve and maintain HIV epidemic control. The project provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery (DSD) to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. EpiC will be implementing an HIV service delivery project among key and priority populations, adolescent girls, and young women (AGYW) which aims to reduce HIV infections in pursuit of reaching 95-95-95 goals. To achieve this goal, the program will support targeted prevention and case finding strategies at community level among the targeted populations.
NICE whose Headquarter is Tunduru,Ruvuma is looking for highly motivated and self-driven individuals to fill the following vacancies in Madaba and Tunduru Districts in Ruvuma Region .
CASE MANAGER
Job type: Full-time
Report to: Program manager
Location: Tunduru Dc
Terms of employment: 1 year
Position Description
- As a Case Manager, the Employee is required to perform the following duties and undertake the following responsibilities in a professional manner
Managing and executing Enhanced Linkage case management to meet the target of 95% enrolment in care and treatment services.”
• Implement and oversee effective tracking and retention strategies to achieve adherence rate among clients on ART.
• Provide technical support to Peer Navigators to reduce quarterly net loss by 95% and document best practices.
• Work with peer navigators, healthcare workers, and facility partners to ensure 100% biometric registration coverage among all clients receiving care and treatment.
• Collaborate with facility partners to achieve a 95% linkage to care rate for newly diagnosed clients in both community and facility.
• Work closely and support healthcare providers in delivering ART adherence counseling and enhanced counseling for PLHIV with high viral load.
• Mentor and support peer navigators and community-based health care workers in linking PLHIV diagnosed in the community to care and ensuring proper documentation.
• Provide intensive adherence support to patients with Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) to improve treatment outcomes.
• Assist healthcare providers and Peer navigators in early identification of missed appointments.Conduct close follow-up on tracked missing clients who have promised to return to care.
• Promote the use of national follow-up tools and ensure their proper documentation.
• Facilitate regular meetings with Peer navigators, healthcare workers, and other IPs to share challenges and develop improvement strategies.
• Responsible for identifying, enrolling, and supporting clients in Community ART, optimizing adherence for clients in Community ART.
• Daily follow-up on case management by the team, from each service delivery point in close relationship with the Biomedical Technical officer
• Reconcile and compile data into the regional tracking register and the regional partner listing and outcome register, and maintain it weekly
• Conduct sites visits for at least 70% of the time
• Working with the data manager/M&E Officer to report tracking and partner listing and outcome data to the MER team in the region using referrals from stubs
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports related to tracking services and partner notification and success stories
Qualification: Diploma or bachelor’s degree in clinical management, nursing, social work, counselling and psychology
At least 2-years experience in case management for community-based HIV services.Prior experience in working with literate and non-literate audiences; experience in participatory methods
Experience on KVP program is an added advantage
How to Apply:
This is Full-time Job,
All qualified and interested candidates are highly encouraged to apply by submitting a letter of interest,1passport size, CV with 3 referees and copy of certificates by emails
The Executive Director
National Youth Information Centre
P.O.BOX 347
Mbeya
E-mail:[email protected]
No application will be accepted after 5.00 pm on 28/09/2024. No hard copies will be accepted
NICE is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status.
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