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Jobs at Brave Venture Labs, Senior Android Engineer

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Senior Android Engineer 
About us:
Brave finds rising star talent for high growth companies. That means we’re always on the lookout for brilliant folks like you. We work to understand your work interests, career goals, and talents, then put you in touch with our clients who might want to interview you. Feel free to share our details with a friend or peer. We’d be happy to link them with jobs too.
About the company:
They’re on a mission to build a bank Africa loves to use. They are always keen to hear from capable, creative engineers who want to help us accomplish that goal.
Customers currently use their app to make payments (in Tanzania and Uganda) 7x faster all without using the internet and across multiple accounts. They’re a small team based in Tanzania, Uganda and Egypt and growing our business and engineering functions. Graduated from Y Combinator a year ago and raised a new round of funding.

Backed by: Y Combinator, Accel Partners (their first African Investment!), DST Global, DFS Lab, NYCA Partners, and several incredible fintech angel investors.

What they currently do:
They are building the future of banking in East Africa. They aim to bring access to banking services to the fastest-growing region of Africa and it’s mostly underserved 500+ million population.

Traditional banks have failed to reach high adoption in the region due to poor offering and prohibitive fees, leaving the door open to mobile network operators who run mobile money services (such as Mpesa). In East Africa alone, they processed over $293B in 2019. The mobile money system has not evolved in years, it’s hard to use (through USSD codes) and operators charge very high fees for customers to transfer money or take cash out.

They first product has been downloaded over 150,000 times between Tanzania and Uganda and makes managing mobile money 7x faster. They automate all the painful manual typing of USSD codes and help customers track their finances across multiple sim card wallets (the average user has 2 sim cards).
They are growing the team to now build the next stage of their vision to be able to offer simple, reliable and affordable banking services to customers.

They are looking for:
They are open to remote preferably in GMT to +3GMT timezones. They are looking for an experienced Android engineer who has an exceptional background in programming and software architecture–someone who is ready to dive into our Android codebase and build the best financial app for Africa.
The ideal candidate is a lover of fintech, a quick learner, strong problem solver, and is not afraid to step out of his or her comfort zone to learn and try new technologies and strategies. The candidate will be expected to dive into the technical details of the product, contribute to the technical vision, and help recruit for the engineering team.The ideal candidate will have had experience working in a fast-moving startup environment, and should be excited about the tough technical challenges they face.

Here are some of the technical challenges:

  • They build a product for everyone. Their customers have varying degrees of tech-savviness and financial literacy, and use a wide variety of mobile devices.
  • Most of their customers do not have access to a stable internet connection. How do they account for it when building features or thinking about things like analytics? The existing mobile money and banking infrastructure has not been designed to offer the experience they want for our customers. How do they overcome the limitations of legacy banks and mobile network operators?

They are looking for someone who is ready to: 

  • Help them build a bank
  • Develop Android in Kotlin with backend in Firebase
  • Analyze data from the mobile app and execute an analytics roadmap
  • Participate in scrum-based development sprints alongside the Product team.
  • Design and build the future of payment systems in Africa.

Responsibilities:

  • Working on an exciting project to work on with the ability to make a real impact on the financial well being of millions of people.
  • Face interesting technical challenges that require creative thinking and experimentation to overcome some of the unique constraints they operate with.
  • The opportunity to help shape the culture of the company as an early employee, they are serious about building an environment where everyone gets to reach their full potential.
  • A multicultural team where everyone supports each other to grow and develop while respecting each other’s individuality.
  • They care deeply about our customers both when providing them support as well as when building the product. Every feature they build goes through extensive user testing and feedback and they back our decisions with data, not ego.
  • They understand that people might take many different paths to get to where they are, they care about what they can achieve more than which degrees they hold.

Qualifications:

  • You have at least 3+ years experience delivering quality, at scale consumer-facing Android apps available in the PlayStore built-in Kotlin
  • You have excellent knowledge of the latest Android app design and development best practices
  • You hold Interest in financial services, payments, and wallets.
  • You have experience with best practices such as source control with git, continuous integration, app profiling and debugging
  • You have experience with Android Unit and UI Automation Testing
  • You hold strong communication skills and an ability to work with both engineers and other roles
  • You have fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Bonus points (but not essential):
  • Experience working in fintech
  • Experience with mobile app security
  • Experience from a start-up.
  • Experience building a wallet.
  • Experience with Firebase

About the Team
They are an ambitious and hardworking team based in Tanzania (with a few remote workers). They work quickly, prioritize market feedback (spend a lot of time with users), and obsess over execution. The team is currently ten people from five different countries (Tanzania, Uganda, Egypt, Switzerland, USA, and UK) and quickly expanding. Members of the team have experience in both traditional finance as well as fintech startups.

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Jobs at Brave Venture Labs, QA Engineer

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QA Engineer


About us:
Brave finds rising star talent for high growth companies. That means we’re always on the lookout for brilliant folks like you. We work to understand your work interests, career goals, and talents, then put you in touch with our clients who might want to interview you. Feel free to share our details with a friend or peer. We’d be happy to link them with jobs too.
About the company:
They’re on a mission to build a bank Africa loves to use. They are always keen to hear from capable, creative engineers who want to help us accomplish that goal.
Customers currently use their app to make payments (in Tanzania and Uganda) 7x faster all without using the internet and across multiple accounts. They’re a small team based in Tanzania, Uganda and Egypt and growing our business and engineering functions. Graduated from Y Combinator a year ago and raised a new round of funding.

Backed by: Y Combinator, Accel Partners (their first African Investment!), DST Global, DFS Lab, NYCA Partners, and several incredible fintech angel investors.

What they currently do:
They are building the future of banking in East Africa. They aim to bring access to banking services to the fastest-growing region of Africa and it’s mostly underserved 500+ million population.

Traditional banks have failed to reach high adoption in the region due to poor offering and prohibitive fees, leaving the door open to mobile network operators who run mobile money services (such as Mpesa). In East Africa alone, they processed over $293B in 2019. The mobile money system has not evolved in years, it’s hard to use (through USSD codes) and operators charge very high fees for customers to transfer money or take cash out.

They first product has been downloaded over 150,000 times between Tanzania and Uganda and makes managing mobile money 7x faster. They automate all the painful manual typing of USSD codes and help customers track their finances across multiple sim card wallets (the average user has 2 sim cards).

They are growing the team to now build the next stage of their vision to be able to offer simple, reliable and affordable banking services to customers.

They are looking for:
An experienced QA Automation Engineer or Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who specializes in full-stack QA (Front end, Webservice, & Non-Functional testing). Someone who pays exceptional attention to detail and who has excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate is a quick learner and a great
communicator (written and verbal). You will interact daily with our product managers and development team members to understand our domain and create technical solutions that make truly help move the needle for our business. The ideal candidate is excited about living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Responsibilities

  • Build a test automation framework to be used by the entire Agile squad.
  • Develop and maintain functional test cases, System & Integration Test cases, and test artifacts such as test data, test cases, and automated scripts used in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Review functional requirements and determine the data requirements for executing the use cases end to end from creating functional manual cases to automating the cases for regression.
  • Execute all manual and automated test cases that validate the functionalities, code quality and report/document test results, following all formal test architectures and project processes.
  • Ownership and autonomy to work on tasks and be pro-active in managing tasks through completion.
  • Research emerging test tools, trends and methodologies and enhance existing systems and processes.
  • Act as test lead working closely with Product Managers and Developers, while collaborating across teams.
  • Mentor other Engineers on test methodologies, test automation, coding standards, and best practices through code reviews and designing test plans.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of working experience in test cases automation and documentation or a related field.
  • 1+ years of software development experience in Java/Javascript/Typescript/Python/PHP
  • Hands-on experience in working with automation tools such as Protractor, Selenium
  •  Excited about designing and building the future of payments and banking in Africa

Nice to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Familiar with mobile testing tools and frameworks (i.e. Appium, RobotFramework, Espresso, etc.)
  • Experience with using virtual environments, source control, remote development, issue tracking, product build and installatio

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Job at Chemonics, Chief of party

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Chief of party 

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated USAID Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activity in Tanzania. This program will expand and sustain the provision and governance of WASH services through the following four objectives: 1) increase access to sustainable water services managed by the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency and urban water utilities; 2) increase access to finance for water, sanitation, and hygiene; 3) strengthen the market for sanitation and hygiene products and services; and 4) strengthen basin water boards and water user associations to enhance stewardship of water resources. The chief of party will provide strategic vision, leadership, and management to the project. This position will be based in Tanzania. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

Lead and manage the project to ensure seamless program implementation
Ensure program compliance with all USAID rules and regulations, cooperative agreement requirements, and Chemonics policies and systems
Coordinate with and maintain effective working relations with senior host-government stakeholders, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, and U.S. government agencies
Communicate clear expectations to program staff and establish an operating climate that encourages integrity, honesty, open communication, and compliance with local laws, USAID rules and regulations, and Chemonics policies and procedures
Oversee the program, with overall responsibility for the program management, strategic vision, fiscal integrity, quality and timing of deliverables, and coordination with partners

Qualifications:

Advanced degree in engineering, public policy, public administration, economics, water and natural resource management, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in a related field
A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible senior-level management experience in the design, implementation, and management of donor-funded (USAID preferred) WASH, infrastructure and financing, or utility-reform programs, or in other related fields
Strong working relationship with the government of Tanzania and relevant ministries; strong ability to manage and deal with diverse stakeholders
Experience with gender and youth integration in project implementation preferred
Proven record of building teams and fostering collaboration to achieve program goals, meet program milestones, and produce quality program results
Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
Fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills required; proficiency in Swahili preferred
Tanzanian citizen and/or extensive experience in Tanzania preferred

Application instructions:

Please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter at httpsss://chemonics_nb.formstack.com/forms/tanzania_wash_recruit by July 2, 2020. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. If you have any issues with the form, please reach out to [email protected] — however, please note that no applications submitted to this email will be considered.

Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: httpsss://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors

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2 Jobs at Gemen Engineering Company Limited , MWANZA

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Position: Senior Manager-Human Resources

Gemen Engineering Co Ltd
Location: Mwanza
Job Summary
This position is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of all Human Resources HR activities.

Qualification and experience:

  • A minimum of 7+ years of human resource experience in a diverse, high-growth company with at least 5 years progressive management level experience.
  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Human Resources Management and/or Public Administration obtained from a recognized institution;
  • Knowledge of Tanzania labour laws;
  • HR expertise with proficiency in multiple disciplines within HR;
  • Strong organizational development, change management and consultative skills;
  • Excellent communication, facilitation skills and perfect sense of confidentiality;
  • Knowledge of human resource and project management principles and practices;
  • Ability to show initiative by tackling complex, enterprise-wide issues;
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English
  • Ability to provide all services with full professional integrity, avoiding all fraudulent and unethical conduct.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • In partnership with the senior management team and department heads, develop and implement HR Strategies and initiatives that support and integrate the company’s strategic objectives;
  • Develops and implement human resource policies, programs, systems and practices that build the infrastructure necessary to support and strengthen a diverse, collaborative and high performing company;
  • Works with senior management team and departmental heads on HR issues, including team building, staff development planning, performance management, conflict resolution and managing company change initiatives;
  • Supervises and provides consultation to management on strategic staffing plans, compensation, benefits, training and development, budget and labour relations;
  • Works with Worker’s Compensation carrier and/or insurance broker to manage and resolve claim;
  • Ensures company-wide development of staff capacity (leadership, project management, organization, communication, financial, computer skills, etc.) This also involves insistence on taking organization mandatory courses and any other courses which will add value to staff in pursuit of company mission;
  • Oversees recruitment, on-boarding, retention, training and development, employee relations and separations in accordance with overall objectives of the company and ensures compliance thereof;
  • Oversees performance coaching process, including professional development plans.
  • Evaluates and consistently advises on Company-Tanzania’s compensation and benefits strategy to recruit and retain the best people, motivate individuals to excel at and enjoy what they do;
  • Facilitates meetings, workshops, seminars, etc.(e.g. Personnel actions, regulatory requirements, actions involving outside agencies.etc) for the purpose of identifying issues, developing recommendations and supporting other staff,
  • Manage department operations, the maintenance of services and the implementation of new programs and/or processes for the purpose of providing services including established time-frames and in compliance with related requirements achieving company objectives, and ensuring compliance with legal, financial and program requirements;
  • Responds to written and verbal inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources(e.g. staffing, conflicts in policies and regulations, community concerns, staff and partner requests, etc.) for the purpose of identifying the relevant issues and recommending or implementing a remediation plan;
  • Oversees company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance;
  • Develops and implement employee wellness and stress reduction programs;
  • In close coordination with Contracts, Finance and Accounting team, reviews, as necessary, contracts, subcontracts, amendments or other legally binding documents to ensure compliance supervision and support;
  • Supervises HR and oversee department strategic planning, goal setting and budget;
  • Ensures HR policies, programs, systems and practices comply with applicable laws and regulations;
  • Participates and present in management meetings including; senior management meetings, business operations reviews, strategic planning sessions and employee forums;
  • Collaborates with internal and external personnel (e.g. administrators, auditors, public agencies, community members, etc) for the purpose of implementing and/or maintaining services and programs;
  • Recommends policies, procedures and/or actions for the purpose of providing direction for meeting the Company-Tanzania’s goals and objectives.
  • Develops and monitor annual departmental budget, goals and objectives and annual operational/work plan for HR team;
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of HR related transaction;

Position: Mechanical Engineer/Technician (ERB Registered)

Gemen Engineering Co Ltd
Location: Mwanza
Job Summary Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines and other mechanically functioning equipment.

Job Description

  • Assesses the equipment and machinery condition and makes recommendation for replacement worn out parts or machinery replacement;
  • Performs routine services and repairs of machine and vehicles;
  • Prepares detailed mechanical engineering plans for the works/projects;
  • Ensures mechanical works complies with specifications and safety standards;
  • Carries out work place inspections on mechanical;
  • Plans and implements specific mechanical or programs for both workers and management;
  • Develops individual objectives or targets and all performance as part of the individual performance agreement in consultation with the immediate supervision;
  • To conduct weekly survey of mechanical equipment, plants and facilities in order to assess adequacy and submit recommendations on requirement gaps in order to ensure availability;
  • To manage equipment, plants and facilities acquisition including designing, preparation of user requirements, user requirement preparation schedules, preparation of procurement forms, follow up with the management on items under procurement, supervising projects for capital goods and reporting progress;
  • To prepare and implement annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly and adhoc plans, both physical and financial for maintenance of the equipment, plants and facilities;
  • To manage equipment, plants and facilities acquisition contracts including timely inspections, monitor performance of suppliers in terms of time, quality and scope, conduct contract management meetings, prepare and submit progress reports with recommendations on actions to be taken;
  • To initiate and enforce Mechanical policy;
  • To ensure all Mechanical Plants and equipment Lease procedures have Operational Safety certificates and Licenses;
  • To plan and coordinate the disposal and replacement of equipment, plants and facilities;
  • To coordinate and plan mechanical engineering Services to civil engineering projects;
  • To participate in the preparation and implementation of fundamental company strategic plans;
  • To update and maintain company’s equipment database in place and
  • To perform any other official duties as may be assigned from time to time.

MODE OF APPLICATION:
ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE DEADLINE (30th June 2020) VIA OUR EMAIL ADDRESS; [email protected]

2 Jobs at TANROADS, Drivers

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The Regional Manager’s Office TANROADS – KIGOMA on behalf of the Chief Executive TANROADS, intends to recruit and competent Tanzanians to fill the following vacant posts on specific duty short – term contract within the Region.
Only successful applicants will be notified to attend the interview at their Own cost at Kigoma.

JOB TITLE- MOTOR VEHICLE CUM DRIVERS [2 POSTS]

KEY QUALIFICATION:

  • Holder of form 1V Certificate
  • Trade test grade one from VETA or CBET/CBA level or any recognized Technical institution in motor vehicle Mechanics
  • Must be have genuine and a valid driving license class D, but having other Classes will be an added advantage
  • Must be fluent in Kiswahili and English languages
  • Must be Tanzania citizen
  • Knowledge of computer will be an added advantage
  • Age limit not above 38 years
  • Works experience five [5] years in related field in reputable

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY:

  • Carry out repair and maintenance of vehicle according to mechanical Workshop standard and procedure
  • Carry out cleanliness of working tools/ equipment and workshop premises
  • Open and maintain jib cards for mechanical works records

GENERAL CONDITIONS

  • Any Tanzanian who meets the conditions and requirements of this Advertisement is invited to apply.
  • Applicants who are employed should route their application through their Employers
  • Any person with criminal offences needs not to apply
  • All applicants should have at least three referees and their contract addresses and reliable telephone numbers for contact
  • All academic certificates must be certified
  • Submission of birth certificate is must, affidavits will not be considered

MODE OF APPLICATION

All interested applicants are invited to apply and submit their handwritten Application letters to the under mentioned address not later than 18th June, 2020, with their complete CV’s and copies of all academic and birth Certificates, names of three referees, addresses of previous employers, applicants contact telephone numbers, email address and postal address.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and overqualified applicants will Not be considered.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS EXTENDED TO 18TH JUNE, 2020, AT 16:00 HRS.

Application letters should be posted to the following address:

REGIONAL MANAGER TANROADS
P.0 BOX 97
KIGOMA
KASULU ROAD UJENZI YARD

E-mail:[email protected]

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Jobs at TANROADS, Civil Road Technician

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CIVIL ROAD TECHNICIAN 
The Regional Manager’s Office TANROADS – KIGOMA on behalf of the Chief Executive TANROADS, intends to recruit and competent Tanzanians to fill the following vacant posts on specific duty short – term contract within the Region.

Only successful applicants will be notified to attend the interview at their Own cost at Kigoma.

KEY QUALIFICATION:

  • Must have a Ordinary Diploma in civil/highway engineering [OD] Full Technician Certificate [FTC]
  • Must be fluent in both written and spoken Kiswahili and English
  • Must be computer literate
  • Two years experience
  • Not above 25 years
  • Must be a Tanzanian citizen

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The holder of this post who reports to maintenance Engineer will be responsible for:

  • Inspects and Reports on all designated Roads monthly or at more Frequent intervals if required
  • Prepares and supervises monthly work programmers for petty contractors Undertaking Routine and Recurrent, Periodic and Emergencymaintenance Work as directed by Engineer
  • Supervises bridge maintenance works as directed by Engineer
  • Certifies worksheets, delivery notes and similar documentation as directed By Engineer
  • Prepares Reports for Engineer as required
  • Perform such other related duties as may be assigned by Engineer

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Any Tanzanian who meets the conditions and requirements of this Advertisement is invited to apply.
Applicants who are employed should route their application through their Employers

Any person with criminal offences needs not to apply
All applicants should have at least three referees and their contract addresses and reliable telephone numbers for contact
All academic certificates must be certified
Submission of birth certificate is must, affidavits will not be considered

MODE OF APPLICATION

All interested applicants are invited to apply and submit their handwritten Application letters to the under mentioned address not later than 18th June, 2020, with their complete CV’s and copies of all academic and birth Certificates, names of three referees, addresses of previous employers, applicants contact telephone numbers, email address and postal address.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and overqualified applicants will Not be considered.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS EXTENDED TO 18TH JUNE, 2020, AT 16:00 HRS.

Application letters should be posted to the following address:

REGIONAL MANAGER TANROADS
P.0 BOX 97
KIGOMA
KASULU ROAD UJENZI YARD

E-mail:[email protected]

Names Called for Interview on 09 – 10th June, 2020 | UTUMISHI

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The Public Service Recruitment Secretariat (PSRS) is a government organ with a status of independent Department established specifically to facilitate the recruitment process of employees to the Public Service.

Public Service Recruitment Secretariat was established by the Public Service Act No. 8 0f 2002 as amended by Act No. 18 of 2007, section 29(1).

Names released on behalf of: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)

Download PDF files written in SWAHILI with all names and more details for this interview by follow the link below:

Interview Dates: 09 – 10th June, 2020

DOWNLOAD PDF FILE HERE.

4 Job Vacancies at TRA, Office Assisntants II

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POST: OFFICE ASSISTANT II – 4 POST
POST CATEGORY(S) HR & ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYER Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA)
APPLICATION TIMELINE: 2020-06-03 2020-06-18

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To distribute documents to respective offices;
  •  To collect and forward mail to post office;
  • To move files to and from registries;
  • To open office doors in the morning and close the same in the evening;
  • To carry out photocopying and binding of documents;
  • To assist in organizing for pre-meeting arrangements when needed;
  • To distribute mails internally to respective offices and staff;
  • To duplicate documents, such as circulars and other publications;
  • To circulate files and documents internally to respective staff;
  • To prepare and serve tea and refreshments to staff and during meetings and workshops;
  • To perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Holder of National Form IV Certificate with passes in English and Kiswahili subjects.The candidate should have attended training course in office Assistance or Cleaning of Office management or equivalent conducted by VETA or any other recognized training institution.

REMUNERATION Attractive remuneration package in

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Jobs at Guide House Tanzania, Business Analyst

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Business Analyst
Overview

The Global Health Supply Chain Program Technical Assistance – Tanzania (GHSC-TA-TZ) project, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), provides expert technical assistance to Tanzania to strengthen country supply chain systems across all health elements, e.g., malaria, family planning (FP), HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), and essential medicines. In coordination with in-country and development partners, GHSC-TA-TZ assists Government of Tanzania (GoT) by providing strategic planning and implementation assistance; improving the delivery of health commodities to service sites; providing capacity building support to broaden stakeholders’ understanding and engagement of the supply chain system; and strengthening enabling environments to improve supply chain performance.

Responsibilities
The Business Analyst will work under the guidance of the Management Information Systems (MIS) Team Lead, and will focus on facilitating all business architecture activities for the electronic logistics management information systems (eLMIS), and coordinating functional requirements for development and integration. S/he will work with in country stakeholders including the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) and the President’s Office of Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) to build consensus on business architecture decisions, where appropriate. This position will be based in Dar es Salaam, with occasional travel.

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Support the development of user requirements, including business process mapping and use case development or required system specifications
  • Monitor the log of bug, enhancement, and wish list in the JIRA/confluence wiki; prioritize backlog in consultation with MIS team and key counterparts
  • Periodically convene eLMIS (and related systems) subject matter experts on to gather and analyze user requirements, articulate objectives for requirements and document
  • Facilitate government counterpart(s) involvement and active participation in the OpenLMIS community for new features and latest release/versions of OpenLMIS v3.x for alignment.
  • Develop test plans and schedules for any system changes, in collaboration with software developers and the MIS team
  • Maintain and manage relevant documentation for MIS, including technical documentation, user manuals, and related training curriculum
  • Conduct trainings for users, as required
  • Proactively identify and implement ways to improve eLMIS functionality and use, conducting regular reviews of performance
  • Participate in in-country system linkages in areas of synergies for health facility level systems like GoTHOMIS, EMR and available registries like Health Facility Registry – HFR through the established Health Information Exchange platform(s)
  • Work closely with software developers, advisors and clients/end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
  • Ensure BA assigned workplan activities are completed on time and of high quality
  • Serve as a technical resource for project staff on MIS activities, and support other MIS activities as needed.
  • Prepare presentations, participate and/or represent the project in stakeholder meetings.
  • Complete and submit in a timely fashion written technical and trip reports.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Applicants for this position should be Tanzanian nationals or lawful residents who possess the following minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Health Information, Business Management, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
  • At least 4 years of practical experience in eLMIS, DHIS2, HMIS, and/ or related systems
  • Experience working with MOHCDGEC, health programs and knowledge of the larger HIS ecosystem in Tanzania
  • Experience with MIS technical documentation and user manuals
  • Experience conducting training
  • Familiarity with software development methodologies
  • Experience in UI mock-up tool such as Visio, Lucidchart or Gliffy
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
  • Proven communications and writing skills in English
  • Ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment but self-managing of own time
  • Ability to interact with and assist a wide range of end users
  • Ability to work independently, take responsibility, and follow-through on assignments
  • Experience with USAID-funded projects preferred.

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Jobs at Guide House, Laboratory Supply Chain Advisor

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Laboratory Supply Chain Advisor
Overview

The Global Health Supply Chain Program Technical Assistance – Tanzania (GHSC-TA-TZ) project, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), provides expert technical assistance to Tanzania to strengthen country supply chain systems across all health elements, e.g., malaria, family planning (FP), HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB)and Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), and essential health commodities. In coordination with in-country and development partners, GHSC-TA-TZ assists Government of Tanzania health programs by providing strategic planning and implementation assistance; improving the delivery of health commodities to service sites; providing capacity building support to broaden stakeholders’ understanding and engagement of the supply chain system; and strengthening enabling environments to improve supply chain performance.

Job Summary/function:

The Laboratory Supply Chain Advisor is expected to provide technical assistance to the HIV Pharmaceutical and Laboratory Services Unit under the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) as well as working closely with Assistant Director Diagnostics Services (ADDS) and Head of Laboratory Services (HLS) to ensure that HIV/AIDS commodities needs are accurately planned, forecasted, procured, stored, distributed and managed according to set standard, procedures and regulations. In addition, the advisor will be required to provide updated information and data on commodities status, risks and data quality issues and advice on appropriate corrective measures as may be needed. S/He will work to collaborate with key stakeholders including Medical Stores Department, PEPFAR, Global Fund, Pharmaceutical Supplies Unit, other sections within the NACP and other MOHCDGEC programs, as may be needed, to attain the best HIV/AIDS commodities availability and accessibility in the country.

Responsibilities

  • Specific responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
  • Develop interventions/solutions for addressing Laboratory Supply Chain bottlenecks such as using trends and peer-to-peer benchmarking to improve accountability.
  • Support the development and execution of effective management of HIV/AIDS laboratory commodity changes and demand management strategies, procurement plans, storage, distribution and monitoring of activities gearing to improving availability of HIV/AIDS laboratory commodities.
  • Provide technical expertise in annual HIV/AIDS laboratory quantification exercises and ensure quantification reports are written timely.
  • Participate in quarterly review of supply plan and generate updated supply plan for laboratory commodity, and providing coaching to GoT counterparts in supply plan management.
  • Update and monitor pipeline databases to ensure optimal laboratory supply of commodities.
  • Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly supply chain performance reports to the program, and facilitate its distribution to relevant stakeholders such as PEPFAR and Global Fund
  • Monitor HIV/AIDS laboratory commodities shelf life, prepare and follow through with action plans to avoid expiry of products in storage facilities
  • Liaise with GHSC – PSM and Global Fund to facilitate better commodities supply plans, and importation protocols in accordance to importations requirements.
  • Respond to laboratory supply chain queries from GHSC-PSM, PEPFAR, and USAID | Tanzania regarding USG funded shipments, ensuring productive collaboration between NACP and PSM.
  • Work with MSD and TMDA in ensuring that laboratory reagents and consumables and other related supplies are reported in accordance with the guidelines
  • Review HIV/AIDS laboratory shipment updates from PSM and Global Fund and provide guidance for responsible actors to take action where needed
  • Build capacity within the NACP on order management processes such as placing orders with GHSC-PSM.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders including Medical Stores Department, PEPFAR, Global Fund, Pharmaceutical Supplies Unit, MOHCDGEC programs, and Implementing Partners as may be needed, to attain the best laboratory HIV/AIDS commodities availability and accessibility in the country and provide timely feedback as may be required.
  • Coordinate key stakeholders which may include but not limited to MSD, PSU, TMDA, MOHCDGEC-Diagnostic Unit, NACP-PLSU, and other USG Implementing Partners to address supply chain issues including funding mobilization for HIV/AIDS laboratory commodities and leveraging of supply chain resources.
  • Contribute to the development of supply chain research questions to help identify determinants of product availability.
  • Support the preparations of annual work-plans and budgets and ensure smooth implementation of all activities.
  • Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, including development of project success stories.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
  • An advanced degree or a Master’s Degree in Public Health, , Laboratory Science or other relevant area
  • Experience in working with USAID funded projects.
  • Previous experience in HIV commodity management and supply chain data analysis.
  • Knowledge in health supply chains in Tanzania.
  • Knowledge on Tanzania Logistics Management Systems such the eLMIS, quantification tools (such as ForLab, Quantimed and Pipeline® is an added advantage.
  • Ability to use infographic-style data visualization methods for senior-level management.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Swahili
  • Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills highly desired

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