Clinton Health Access Initiative Malaria Assistant Coordinator Job Vacancy in Tanzania

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist the Operational Research Coordinator with tasks supporting the mRDT
pilot program,
including:
• Making regular visits (approximately once per month) to Morogoro to collect
data from
• ADDOs, wholesalers, and public health facilities
• Organizing data and typing records into Excel

• Making regular check-in calls to the distributor and wholesalers to keep
track ofstock levels
• and identify any issues with providing or procuring supplies
• Supporting the Operational Research Coordinator to organize Quarterly
Monitoring Visits, a
• Midline Survey, and an Endline Survey
• Assisting in the cleaning and analysis of data from the Quarterly Monitoring
Visits, Midline
• Survey, and Endline Survey
• Participating in monitoring visits as necessary (e.g. traveling through
Morogoro to visit
• ADDOs for up to three weeks at a time, once every 2-3 months)
• Ordering and managing supplies for the program
• Coordinating with government officials in the pilot areas

Assist the malaria program generally with activities pertaining to the scale-up
of affordable mRDTs
and ACTs, including:
• Making regular check-in calls to several importers of mRDTs and ACTs to check
on their
• stock levels and sales
• Assist with the coordination of a national endline survey
• Liaise with other NGOs and Tanzania government officials as necessary to
collect data,
• coordinate activities, and disseminate results of the program
• Support other priorities of the National Malaria Control Program, possibly
including
• promoting affordable ACTs and developing community-based interventions
• Gather information on related diagnosis and fever management issues from
primary and
• secondary sources, including writing short literature reviews
• Perform other duties as required by the Operational Research Coordinator
and/or the
• Malaria Program Manager

Qualities Required:
• Bachelor’s/tertiary degree and at least 1 year of professional experience;
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities;
• High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications, particularly
Excel, PowerPoint and Word;
• Strong written and oral English communication skills;
• The ability to work independently in unstructured settings, and communicate
effectively within a
remote, decentralized team;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information;
• Willingness to spend time in remote, resource-limited settings;
• Strong diplomatic skills, and the ability to work with a wide range of people
across the private,
public and nonprofit sectors; and
• Fluency in Swahili.

Advantages:
• Experiencing managing large data sets;
• Experience working with NGOs and/or government organizations in Tanzania;
• Experience or training in research: developing survey tools, managing data
collection, overseeing
contractors, conducting analysis; and
• Experience in public health / social science / epidemiological field research
a plus.

How to Apply: