Brief introduction
The Tuberculosis Local Organizations Network (LON) is the USAID funded project designed to fight and end TB effectively and efficiently by partnering directly with local entities within TB priority countries of which Ethiopia is one, to provide accessible services, resulting in increased diagnosis and treatment success rates.
The TB LON Urban project awarded to REACH Ethiopia is a Fixed Amount Agreement implemented by REACH Ethiopia. The project will focus on finding and referring the missing TB cases in 3 urban administrative settings (Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Hareri) by using urban community TB approach to increase its contribution of case notification from 3.4% to 20% and ensure improved case notification by finding missed TB cases. The project will also aim to strengthen the organizational capacity of local organizations and TB survivors’ associations and enabling environment for urban TB programming. The primary beneficiaries of the project will be key populations living in urban areas of the three cities. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Regional Health Bureau (Hareri), city administrations (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa), Sub-city health departments (Addis Ababa), family health team, the urban health extension professionals, public health facilities, health development armies (HDAs), community associations, Idir, Civil Society Organizations such as former TB patients associations and Network of PLHIV.
Contract term: Full time Position, Fixed term contract
Number of positions: 1
Purpose of the position (general)
Under the leadership of the Regional TB coordinator, the TB officer (TO) is responsible for planning, execution and for overseeing the successful implementation and delivery of CBTBC program activities to achieve its intended goal in the Urban setting (Dire Dawa). He/she coordinates the planning, implementation and delivery of defined and agreed upon and service delivery/practice of standards and provides oversight to all Community based TB Care activities under the Urban TB LON project that will be implemented in this setting.
S/he will be responsible for developing the project’s management plan and regularly review activity performance; discuss issues with the project management team and develop improvement plans when necessary. S/He will, collaborating with M&E Coordinator.
S/he will closely work with the Regional Coordinator to engage community TB work force (TOOs, UHEP, HDAs, Volunteers) and ensure effective community based TB care interventions are in place.
Answerability and Position in the organization
The TB officer reports to the Regional Coordinator.
Major and overall Duties and Responsibilities:
Knowledge management
Qualifications and Requirements