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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Pathfinder Internationals mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live

a healthy reproductive life. In Tanzania, Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care through a series of integrated projects. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning and HIV/AIDS, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve. Pathfinder is seeking highly motivated and self-driven staff to join a dynamic team to implement an integrated Population, Health and Environmental (PHE) project known as Tuungane (Lets unite!). Tuungane project is a collaborative initiative by three international NGOs; namely Pathfinder International (PI), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) working with local Government and Communities in Kigoma Rural district to improve access to primary and reproductive health care as well as protecting the natural resources that sustain peoples lives and livelihoods. COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER Position Title: Community Health Officer Reports to: Duty station: Key Tasks: Ensure integration of Population, Health and Environmental (PHE) activities of the Tuungane project Supervise Community Health Workers in the project villages so as to ensure monthly health reports are collected and submitted to in charge of village health facilities Conduct on job training to the Community Health Workers Health Technical Lead Buhingu/Kalya village in Kigoma Rural District

Compile monthly health reports based on the work of the Community Health Workers and own activities as stipulated in the work plan and submits to the Health Technical Lead Conducts visits/inspections to the social marketing kiosks/shops for Condoms and water treatment methods on monthly basis to monitor stocks Collaborate with Health facility in charge/health officer/health village committees to conduct regular inspections in regard to water sources, general sanitation of the communitites and institute corresponding measures Conduct awareness meetings and training to Village, religious leaders and other influential members of the communities; BMU members and other target groups e.g. women groups, young adults on issues in relation to FP/reproductive health/ water and sanitation Organise campaigns on family planning; critical WASH practices; diarrhoeal diseases; nutrition; breastfeeding in collaboration with village governments and health staff in charge of facilties. Conduct awareness meeting and trainings on adolecsent Sexual Reproductive Health to youth in and out of school and advocates for healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies Maintain good work relationship with communities, community leaders and other key project stakeholders at all levels of the project implementation Perform any other duties as may be directed by Health Technical Lead

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Certificate or Diploma or higher qualification in Community Health Conversant with sexual, reproductive health and able to carry out counseling work in relation to Family Planning methods/issues Knowledge of Community Hygiene and Sanitation /WASH Capable of carrying out Advocacy work in villages /Community mobilisation to achieve total behaviour change cutting across all age groups and gender Public Health Nurses will be considered

Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV, including contact details for 3 references and a covering letter explaining why they are best suited for the position. Applications should be addressed to the Associate Director for Human Resources and Administration, Pathfinder International, PO Box 77991, Dar es Salaam or sent via email to Tanzania-jobs@pathfind.org. Deadline for receiving application for this position is July 22, 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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