Closing
date: 03 Jun 2016
date: 03 Jun 2016
D-tree
International
harnesses the power of mobile technology to improve the quality of healthcare
delivery by supporting health workers and their supervisors to provide better
care to their clients. D-tree’s partnership model focuses on supporting
existing health systems and programs by collaborating with governments, funding
agencies, and NGOs to support frontline health workers in communities and at
health facilities. The starting point of the work is the development and
delivery of electronic protocols on mobile devices that guide health workers by
prompting them to ask specific questions and take appropriate action. D-tree
has been working in Zanzibar since 2010 on projects focus
International
harnesses the power of mobile technology to improve the quality of healthcare
delivery by supporting health workers and their supervisors to provide better
care to their clients. D-tree’s partnership model focuses on supporting
existing health systems and programs by collaborating with governments, funding
agencies, and NGOs to support frontline health workers in communities and at
health facilities. The starting point of the work is the development and
delivery of electronic protocols on mobile devices that guide health workers by
prompting them to ask specific questions and take appropriate action. D-tree
has been working in Zanzibar since 2010 on projects focus
ed on maternal and
child health. In close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, D-tree has
trained more than 300 health workers who serve more than 60% of the rural
population as part of the Safer Deliveries program. D-tree is currently
scaling up this program throughout all of Zanzibar to support Community Health
Workers to provide high quality care to pregnant women to encourage facility
deliveries and postpartum follow up in order to reduce maternal and neonatal
mortality.
The
Zanzibar Project Manager will support all of D-tree’s work in Zanzibar,
Tanzania. The Project Manager primarily manages the Safer Deliveries
program, but also provides support to other D-tree initiatives and identifies
areas for additional collaboration and funding. The position is based in Stone
Town, Zanzibar with frequent travel to implementation field sites in Unguja and
Pemba and occasional travel to Dar es Salaam.
Zanzibar Project Manager will support all of D-tree’s work in Zanzibar,
Tanzania. The Project Manager primarily manages the Safer Deliveries
program, but also provides support to other D-tree initiatives and identifies
areas for additional collaboration and funding. The position is based in Stone
Town, Zanzibar with frequent travel to implementation field sites in Unguja and
Pemba and occasional travel to Dar es Salaam.
We
seek a candidate who is motivated, interested in health care and technology,
open to innovative ideas, efficient, eager to work hard, and a team player. The
position will require close coordination with multiple departments within the
Ministry of Health, other implementing partners, donors and the D-tree team.
One of the key components of our projects is working closely at the national
and district level to ensure real government ownership of these projects is
achieved. The Project Manager must be comfortable in multiple roles ranging
from field-based coordination and hands-on field work to high-level partnership
building.
seek a candidate who is motivated, interested in health care and technology,
open to innovative ideas, efficient, eager to work hard, and a team player. The
position will require close coordination with multiple departments within the
Ministry of Health, other implementing partners, donors and the D-tree team.
One of the key components of our projects is working closely at the national
and district level to ensure real government ownership of these projects is
achieved. The Project Manager must be comfortable in multiple roles ranging
from field-based coordination and hands-on field work to high-level partnership
building.
Job
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Program
management
management
- Lead
& manage the Zanzibar based office & staff (6-8 employees): - Oversee
a diverse team to ensure program goals are met - Support
recruitment and day-to-day management of staff - Ensure
staff are motivated, empowered and given professional development
opportunities - Manage
grants across the Zanzibar portfolio, including general administration,
information management, and budget monitoring and compliance for USAID and
private funding source - Monitor
and report on progress on all project objectives; ensure staff and
partners are kept on track to achieve results - Coordinate
community and facility health worker and supervisor activities - Create
training packages and oversee training of community- and facility-based
health workers - Deploy
mobile health projects, including phone preparation, follow-up sessions,
and troubleshooting - Implement
and track progress on monitoring and supervision plans - Identify
and implement community outreach and behavior change activities - Identify
technical and programmatic problems and issues and act accordingly to
solve - Develop
and implement mixed methods program evaluations, including development of
tools, oversight of data collection, and analysis. - Report
on processes, deliverables and objectives, including internally and
externally (e.g., donor reports and publications)
Technology
- Develop
application specifications including flowcharts, detailed protocols, and
tools - Be
willing to learn to use software programs to build and maintain mobile
applications - Make
updates and changes to mobile application using Mangologic software;
communicate about any bugs or updates to the mobile application with
Program Director to ensure usability of mobile applications - Be
willing to learn SQL programming to support development of program
dashboards
Program
development
development
- Work
with the D-tree Program Director, Country Director (based in Dar es
Salaam) and headquarters (US based) staff to design new projects and write
proposals - Develop
and adjust project strategies and work plans - Develop
monitoring, supervision, and evaluation frameworks - Establish
strategic alliances with other implementing organizations and donors to
explore areas for collaboration and expansion
Partnership
building
building
- Foster
effective working relationship with Government at all levels; collaborate
on strategic planning and reporting activities - Communicate
effectively through available forums at regional, district, ward and
village level the position or/and role of D-tree International Tanzania - Represent
D-tree to senior government officials/personnel and with NGO partners - Present
project highlights and results at meetings and forums/conferences
Required
Skills and Experience
Skills and Experience
- Minimum
5 years’ experience in public health, with at least 2 years in a
developing country - Experience
coordinating health programs/projects required; experience working on
mobile health initiatives preferred - Master’s
degree in public health or related field - Proven
experience in program planning, management, and report writing - Proven
experience managing and empowering a diverse team - Analytical
thinking skills and willingness to learn to use software and programming
techniques to support the mobile health aspects of the project - Experience
working closely with Ministries of Health to implement programs - Strong
organizational skills and attention to detail - Experience
developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans - Excellent
written and spoken English and Swahili (preferred) - Experience
with USAID funding (strongly preferred) - Exposure
to mobile money systems (helpful) - Must
be able to work independently, multi-task, be proactive, and work under
tight deadlines with minimal supervision - Ability
to travel up to 30% of the time within Tanzania
To
apply for this role please follow the instructions below. Applications which do
not meet these requirements will not be considered.
apply for this role please follow the instructions below. Applications which do
not meet these requirements will not be considered.
Email
the following documents to jobs@d-tree.org
the following documents to jobs@d-tree.org
- Cover
letter, clearly and concisely explaining how you meet each of the required
skills and experience specified above - Your
current Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume, showing your work history &
achievements - A
writing sample - Include
subject: “Zanzibar Project Manager”