This position is located at MDH Head Office and reports to the Maternal and Child Health Manager.
The Maternal and Child Health Senior Officer is a self-motivated individual who will assist the MCH Manager to provide oversight to Program activities with the different partners including the project sites. He/She will responsible to the Maternal and child health manager and will work in close collaboration with the Regional and District reproductive and child health coordinators, to support Maternal health initiatives with focus on PMTCT and HIV early infant diagnosis.

Duties:
 The MCH-Senior Officer is responsible to assist MCH-Manager in ensuring that MDH supported program sites meet national standard for PMTCT/EID and Maternal health improvement initiatives by:
Assisting MDH supported Reproductive and Child health clinics (RCH) and labour wards meet the national standards for comprehensive PMTCT and EID.
Providing TA in implementation of national standards for PMTCT and Early infant diagnosis at Dar es Salaam districts
Assisting in identification of training needs for sites, districts and regional personnel and organize trainings for site level staff using currently recommended national curriculums
Collaborating with national, regional and district level RCHS to develop a mentorship program for site staff work in RCHS clinics.
 Work together with MCH-Manager to ensure that MDH supported sites implement integrated and comprehensive package of PMTCT, and HEID at all levels through:

Participation in supportive supervision with district teams for PMTCT/HEID and other maternal health services including BEmOC/ EmOC, FANC, etc
Support and supervise mentorship activities for PMTCT/HEID and other maternal health services including BEmOC/EmOC, FANC etc
Assist the MCH-M in achieving the agreed program targets for PMTCT/HEID and Maternal health
Assist the MCH-M in strengthening systems for M&E of PMTCT, and Maternal health services

 Assist MCH-M in the development of proposals, budgets, workplans and reports related to MDH’s Maternal and Child health including PMTCT and EID activities
 Assist MCH-M in preparation of quarterly, semiannually and annually narrative reports to be submitted to key stakeholders.
 Assist MCH-M in secondary analysis of data and writing conference abstracts and manuscripts for publication
 Support various trainings related to maternal and child health improving initiatives including
PMTCT/HEID.in collaboration with MCH-M and Training manager.
 Carry out any other responsibilities as assigned by the line manager.

Experience, academic and professional qualifications requirements:
a) University degree in Medicine/Nursing
b) Public Health; women and Reproductive Health education
c) At least 3 year experience in Maternal and Child Health clinical activity
d) Good communication skills in both English and Kiswahili
e) Ability to collaborate and work well with related District staff and other partners.

How to apply:
Interested candidates for any of the above positions should submit an application letter indicating the position applied for, a detailed copy of their CV, and names and contact information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work related referees.

Applications should be submitted by 15th August 2016, to the Human Resource Manager through email hr@mdh-tz.org or dropped by hand at the MDH Head Office in Mikocheni, along Mwai Kibaki Road, Plot No. 802.

Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.