JOB TODAY 3rd October 2013

SOS Children’s Villages

SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an indigenous non government organisation affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, a worldwide child care organization that provides orphaned and destitute children with a permanent home and educational opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS Children’s Villages International the umbrella organization, currently has Children’s Villages and other projects in 133 countries around the world.  Globally, it runs two major programmes i.e. Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS has been working in the United Republic of Tanzania since 1991, and runs Children’s Villages and other projects in Tanzania, the organization runs three Children’s Villages in Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar and a Family Strengthening Programme in Mwanza and Pemba.

Job title: Registered Nurse Midwife
Duty station: Arusha (1 post)
Reporting to: The Village Director
 

Scope:
A nurse requires extensive, current knowledge of the symptoms and treatments of AIDS and HIV infections, the methods by which the virus is (and is not) transmitted and prevention measures. A broad knowledge of diverse cultural beliefs and attitudes is often necessary when working with diverse populations.

Roles & Responsibilities
- Ability to build the capacity in the community in raising awareness on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
- Ensuring that patients receive appropriate clinical care during a clinic visit
- With the support of Village Doctor examines and reports upon all children newly admitted to the SOS Children’s Village.  Advises the Village Director and SOS Mothers on treatment of malnourished of otherwise unhealthy children.
- Educating patients in all aspects of HIV disease and treatment management, as well as basic healthy lifestyles.
- Counseling and educating family members and care givers to promote secondary prevention of HIV infection, to improve the care of patients with HIV.

Academic Qualifications and experiences.
- Diploma in Nursing, from any government recognized Institution
- Must be registered with Nursing Council of Tanganyika
- Experience in hospital nursing work for at least 3 years working with children and reproductive &Child Health,
- Recently training on HIV counseling is a must and will be added advantage
- Should be well motivated and initiative.
- Computer literacy

Job title: Laboratory Technician
Duty station: Arusha (1 post)
Reporting to: The Dispensary Head

Main Responsibilities
- Ensures Efficient Management of the Laboratory.
- To Provide Health Awareness and Screening on HIV/AIDS to the SOS Village and the Surrounding Community.
- The Lab. Technician will be responsible for equipment and instrument update and inventory and protection
- He/she should be able to perform routine maintenance on equipment and quality control for all reagents
- Lab Technician will coordinate the all lab result and lab activities
- Perform, evaluate, and document quality control data and assure that patient results are not reported when quality control does not pass.

  Academic Qualifications and experiences.
- Diploma in Laboratories Technician from any Government recognized institution
- Should be well motivated and initiative.
- At least two years working experience preferably with NGO busy environment
- Training on HIV counseling is a must
- Computer literac

To apply for this position, send your application by letter or email describing how your experience, qualifications and competencies making you the right candidate for this position, Enclose a detailed updated CV,  telephone contacts and details of at  least 3 referees with their emails, address & phone numbers. All candidates will be subject to child protection recruitment procedures and checks. Closing date is two weeks after the first Advert. Addressed to:-

The National Director
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
P. O. Box 80462 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
national.office@sos-tanzania.org
SOS Children's Villages Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.