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Job Description Project Officer – Community – Birth Companionship About Thamini Uhai Thamini Uhai, formerly World Lung foundation, is a Tanzanian non-governmental organization that has partnered with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania since 2008 to reduce maternal and early neonatal mortality and strengthen health systems in underserved rural areas. From 2008 to 2019, Thamini Uhai worked with Bloomberg Philanthropies to expand quality Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care services and, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Local Government Authorities, piloted birth companionship project nine (9) public health facilities in Kigoma Region from 2017 to 2018 and scaled birth companionship as a core element of respectful maternity care across 28 health facilities in Kigoma, Katavi, Geita, and Mwanza Regions. The project supported advocacy efforts for government-led scale-up through comprehensive council health budgets, introduced a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) module integrated into national eLearning platform, contributed to revision of Labour ward designs to accommodate privacy and contributed to the development of national guideline on [...]

RESPONSIBILITIES

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- Community-level planning and coordination Build and maintain strong working relationships with CHWs, community leaders, RHMTs, CHMTs, and facility teams Support planning and coordination of community engagement and sustainability meetings Contribute to development of activity plans aligned with program workplans Support coordination between community structures and health facilities Work closely with the communication team to align community activities with communication strategies II.

- Community implementation and mobilization Conduct community sensitization sessions on birth companionship and respectful maternity care Work closely with community health workers to mobilize households and strengthen facility-community linkages Support formation and strengthening of birth companionship associations for peer support and advocacy Facilitate establishment of community-based support mechanisms, including village-level support funds Engage community leaders and groups to strengthen ownership and sustainability Ensure consistent delivery of approved messages and materials in collaboration with the communication team III.

- Implementation support and integration Support the implementation of birth companionship activities across assigned sites Facilitate linkage between community mobilization and facility service delivery Support coordination of field activities with project teams and partners Assist in the implementation of integrated interventions where required Ensure adherence to program guidelines and quality standards IV.

- Monitoring, evaluation, and learning Support the collection and reporting of community and facility-level data Work with CHWs to ensure completeness and accuracy of community data Conduct routine data quality checks and provide feedback Support the implementation of endline evaluations and surveys Contribute to the documentation of lessons learned and community insights Work with the communication team to package learning for dissemination V.

- Supervision and community coordination Provide day-to-day support to community health workers and community groups Monitor the performance of community-level activities and provide feedback Strengthen coordination between CHWs, facilities, and project teams Support [...]

HOW TO APPLY

Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social sciences, or Community Development with at least three (3) years of relevant experience, or a diploma with at least seven (7) years of experience in RMNCAH Experience working with community health workers and community-based health systems Experience in community mobilization, training facilitation, and stakeholder engagement Familiarity with maternal and newborn health and respectful maternity care interventions Experience supporting donor-funded health programs is an added advantage How to apply Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting a cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) as one consolidated PDF [...]