Quality Improvement Officer at EGPAF

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation– Tabora, Tanzania

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

"Sometimes in life there is that moment when it's possible to make a change for the better. This is one of those moments."

-Elizabeth Glaser

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 16 countries and at over 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 1,000—nine of 10 who work in the field—the Foundation’s global mission is to implement prevention, care, and treatment; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.

Position Details

Job title: Quality Improvement Officer

Primary manager: Quality Improvement Manager

Location: Tabora, Dodoma or Arusha (local candidates strongly preferred)

Job Summary

The regional Quality Improvement (QI) Officer is supervised by the Quality Improvement Manager, and will work under the leadership of the Senior Manager Evaluation. The QI Officer is a critical member of the EGPAF team and supports the QI Manager to coordinate and provide technical expertise for the implementation of high quality QI initiatives following EGPAF’s quality improvement plan. In collaboration with program teams, the QI Officer will support EGPAF-supported councils and sites to implement the national QI framework and carry out EGPAF’s program optimization approach. In collaboration with the QI Manager, s/he will lead efforts to initiate quality improvement projects in an effort to optimize the quality of health service delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Support implementation of the QI strategy at field level (Council Health Management Team, facilities, EGPAF regional staff).
Provide supportive supervision and mentorship to EGPAF and partner staff in the implementation of the QI project cycle, including data use and documentation.
Prepare data related to QI projects for analysis, use, and presentation to a diverse range of audiences.

Required Qualifications

University degree in clinical medicine or nursing, information technology, Statistics, Health Sciences or any field providing the essential skills and experience for QI and M&E.
Three or more years work experience in HIV programming, with prior experience implementing quality management programs using QI tools

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Training and experience in Quality Management/Quality Improvement and the development of QI tools; preferably of HIV& AIDS interventions or a related field, or otherwise the capacity and motivation to acquire an in-depth knowledge of this field in a short time;

Experience in data management, QI tool development and development and facilitation of training;
Proven proficiency with QI tool development and use at field and reporting levels using data management programs (Excel, Access, Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
Excellent oral and written communication skills (English and Kiswahili); strong critical thinking, problem solving and attentiveness to detail.

HOW TO APPLY

EGPAF is an equal opportunities employer and the position is open to all. Qualified candidates should submit a CV, cover letter and relevant certificates explaining how the experience detailed in the CV will contribute to the requirements of the position and references to EGPAF.

Submissions to be sent to:

The Human Resource Manager,

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation,

P.O. BOX 1628,

Oysterbay, Haile Selasie Road Plot # 8 & 10,

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Or e-mail: recruitment.tanzania@pedaids.org

Closing date: 20th October, 2016.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.