East African Community Senior Health Officer (Reproductive, Child and Adolescent Health) Job Vacancy in Tanzania

Duration of Contract: Initially two (2) Years
Station: EAC Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania

Main Purpose of the Job:
To coordinate harmonization of EAC Partner States’ national policies,
legislation, strategies and guidelines on sexual, reproductive health, child and
adolescent health and rights and also facilitate the development and
implementation of regional strategic plans, projects, programmes, initiatives
and joint interventions within the Partner States.

Duties and responsibilities.
A]. Promote universal access to sexual, reproductive, child and adolescent
health and rights services in East Africa
1) Coordinate and facilitate the development and implementation of EAC
regional strategic plans on sexual, reproductive, child and adolescent
health and rights in collaboration with national technical counterparts in
the Partner States,
2) Provide technical and policy advice to Partner States to implement
national and regional policies that promote universal access to sexual,
reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights services in
accordance with international best practices,
3) Initiate, promote and coordinate the development of policies, guidelines
and programmes on sexual and reproductive, child and adolescent
health and rights
4) Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of on sexual and
reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights policies,
programmes and interventions within the Partner States;
5) Coordinate and facilitate the activities of the Regional Technical Working
Group on Reproductive, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition.
6) Coordinate and facilitate the work of the EAC Regional Inter-
Parliamentary Forum on Health, Population and Development that
comprise the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) as well as the
respective EAC Partner States’ National Parliaments,
7) Coordinate programmes and activities relating to child survival and
development such as Newborn care, integrated management of childhood
illnesses, early childhood development, Immunization etc;
8) Harmonize promotion of appropriate child health, knowledge and
practices which enhance child survival and development;
9) Coordinate development of guidelines and programmes that enhance
child health rights and child protection;
10) Coordinate development and implementation of a comprehensive school
health programme including life skills, hygiene and sanitation, water
safety, disease prevention, nutrition, ethics and moral values, sexual and
reproductive health, etc;
11) Coordinate development and harmonization of a comprehensive
Adolescent Health Programme that include Adolescent sexual and
Reproductive Health, prevention and control of drug and substance
abuse, life skills and values, nutrition and personal hygiene etc.

B] Establishing sub-regional benchmark information on sexual,
reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights and reproductive
health commodity Security in East Africa
1) Design a tool to collect information that will be used to establish a
benchmark of key indicators for monitoring progress on Sexual and
Reproductive Health (SRH)/Reproductive Health Commodity Security
(RHCS) and availability and use of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
services in the East African Community (EAC) Countries
2) Create a database system (baseline information) on national statistics on
key Population Data Sources (PDS), Reproductive Health (RH) indicators,
and other key indicators inclusive of gender and social inclusion.
3) Prepare regional level statistical reports on the status of Reproductive
Health (RH), gender and population issues.
4) Provide technical advice to East African Community (EAC) Countries on
data collection, data management and data analysis for basic monitoring
and evaluation.
5) Define substantive research agenda and the needs for new data in
support of evidence based policy development and practice on sexual,
reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights in the East African
Community Partner States;

C]. Strategic programming support for EAC regional sexual,
Reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights
1) Analyze economic, political, security, social and humanitarian trends
and perspectives in the sub region, and provide strategic advice on
their implications for the work of EAC in the region, and for the
formulation and implementation of strategies for SRH;
2) Provide advice and strategic support to the EAC to determine
programming needs in the region
3) Coordinate and facilitate the development of project funding proposals
in support of the implementation of identified priority EAC regional
sexual and reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights
projects, programmes, initiatives and joint interventions within the
Partner States.
4) Develop an EAC regional Monitoring and Evaluation Plan specifying a
set of outputs/outcomes that the EAC will monitor to assess progress
in the Partner States and region to progress towards universal access to
reproductive health.

D] Other duties
Undertake any other related task that may be assigned by the EAC
Secretariat from time to time.
Minimum Academic Qualifications and Professional Experience:
(i) A Medical degree from a recognized university, preferably with a post
graduate degree in public health, social sciences or related field, gender,
demography or population studies with an emphasis on programme
development and management, health management or training on
health communication from a recognized University
(ii) At least 7-10 years of relevant work experience in the field of population
issues, with extensive experience in programming, policy analysis and
development.
(iii)Familiarity with the work of regional or international intergovernmental
processes is highly desirable

Special Competencies:
(i) Strong programming, report writing and proposal development skills.
(ii) Fluency in English is required; working knowledge of Kiswahili language
is an advantage.
(iii)Computer literacy especially with respect to PowerPoint, Microsoft word
and excel and Microsoft project.
(iv) Team Player, inter-personal, leadership analytical, communication

TERMS AND CONDITION OF SERVICE
The position has an initial two-year contract that may be renewed subject to
satisfactory performance and availability of donor funds. This position will be
subjected to the EAC quota system.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their applications quoting the reference
number of the position applied for by registered mail, courier service, e-mail
and dispatch directly together with the full curriculum vitae, copies of both
academic and professional certificates and testimonials, names and addresses
of three referees, day time telephone /cell phone numbers to:

The Secretary General
East African Community
P.O. Box 1096,
Arusha, Tanzania
Fax: +255-27-2504255/4481
Email: eac@eachq.org

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Closing Date: All applications together with copies of relevant attachments
should be received no later than Wednesday, 29th February 2012.