Country: United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 17 May 2016
For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in 41 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
MdM program in Tanzania focuses on scaling up harm reduction across the city of Dar es Salaam and other regions through its training and resource center which proposes technical assistance to partners.
In 2016, the MdM program in Nairobi, Kenya focuses on:
-A Drop In Centre (DIC) & outreach services offering prevention and access to HIV, HBV, HCV and STI testing/care and treatment and referral system
-Empowerment of self-help support groups and networks
-Capacity building of local, national and regional stakeholders
-Advocacy campaigns/workshops for the promotion of an adapted and holistic approach to HR services
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As training and resource centre coordinator (TRC), you will work 80% of the time in Tanzania and 20% of the time in Kenya. You will report respectively to the general coordinator of Tanzania and to the general coordinator of Kenya/Somalia. Your mission is to support the team in developing training programs and pedagogical tools.
More precisely, you will:
-Ensure the quality of the training programs and of the pedagogical approach
-Support the design and implementation of MdM strategy in terms of dissemination of HR model in Tanzania, Kenya and Eastern Africa in collaboration with the coordinators and HQ
-Participate to the recruitment of training positions
-Manage and support TRC managers, trainers and peer educators
-Set up partnerships with other (training) institutions
-To participate in the elaboration of program proposal and reporting
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Status : Employee
Contract : Fixed-term contract
Duration : 12 months
Starting date: ASAP
Position based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with frequent trips to Nairobi, Kenya.
Single posting
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
Extensive experience in harm reduction programming (minimum 3 years)
Extensive experience in building pedagogical tools and curricula
Experience in capacity building of NGOs
Experience working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
Background in adults training, pedagogy
Excellent knowledge of raising awareness technics and communication
Good computer skills including MS Word, Excel & PPT
Writing reports and proposals skills
Representation skills
Ability to prioritize workload and plan activities
Ability to work in collaboration with different level of constraints and interlocutors
Languages:
English fluent (oral and written)
Swahili is an added value
French is an added value
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.
TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination.
How to apply:
Please apply via :
https://mdm.profilsearch.com/recrute/intranet/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1549&idpartenaire=128