THPS is an indigenous NGO established under nongovernmental organisation act No 24 0f 2002 as part of partnership framework implementation plan between the USG and the Government of Tanzania which calls for an uninterrupted transition of PEPFAR funded HIV and AIDS programs into local entities. THPS works in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Social Welfare in Tanzania (MoHSW) and Regional Administration and local government (PMORALG) with a goal of ensuring accessible high quality health care services to Tanzanian’s through establishment and strengthening of comprehensive family focused HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment services. This is a continuation of the PEPFAR funded broader US Government HIV/AIDS initiatives through Centres for Disease Control Tanzania (CDC) in Tanzania.
As CDC prime awardees; THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill Intervention Coordinator and Assistant Intervention Coordinator positions in Dar Es Salaam.

POSITION TITLE: ASSISTANT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR
REPORTS TO: Implementation Coordinator
LOCATION: Dar Es Salaam (with frequent field travel of up to 50% )
OVERALL JOB FUNCTION:
Overall Responsibilities: Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) in collaboration with Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare National AIDS Control Program(MOHSW- NACP) and PEPFAR Tanzania seeks a Tanzanian to serve as ‘Assistant Intervention Coordinator” to coordinate and the intervention component of an Impact Evaluation study on the Coordinated, integrated use of non-clinical health workers on linkage to and retention in HIV/AIDS care in the United Republic of Tanzania. The successful candidate
should have knowledge of the Tanzanian health systems and community support services for PLHIV and skills in training, and supervise intervention teams working with national and other implementing partners’ teams. The incumbent will have an opportunity to work with an international study team on the evaluation and have research skills and capacity built through ongoing mentorship. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work with Implementation Coordinator to facilitate activities to design the intervention including but not limited to stakeholders workshops and site visits
• Facilitate development of all SOPs, job aids, training materials, monitoring tools, and other materials needed to implement the intervention
• Prepare logistics for training activities for selected facilities and intervention staff
• Conduct implementation meetings with stakeholders and intervention staff
• Conduct supportive supervision visits to the intervention and control study sites
• Represent the project at national and international meetings as required
• Participate in data analysis, publication, and dissemination activities
• Any other task as assigned by supervisor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• Medical Degree, Nursing Degree, Social Science or equivalent. Master of Public Health and research experience is an added advantage;
• Three (3) years of related experience in HIV care, support and treatment programs is an added advantage;
• Experience collecting and reporting health-monitoring data is preferred.

How to apply:
Interested applicants should send their application letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by 21st November, 2014 through email with Position Tittle at a subject line to HR@thps.or.tz .Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.
THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women and people living with HIV/AIDS are encouraged to apply.

 

THPS is an indigenous NGO established under nongovernmental organisation act No 24 0f 2002 as part of partnership framework implementation plan between the USG and the Government of Tanzania which calls for an uninterrupted transition of PEPFAR funded HIV and AIDS programs into local entities. THPS works in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Social Welfare in Tanzania (MoHSW) and Regional Administration and local government (PMORALG) with a goal of ensuring accessible high quality health care services to Tanzanian’s through establishment and strengthening of comprehensive family focused HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment services. This is a continuation of the PEPFAR funded broader US Government HIV/AIDS initiatives through Centres for Disease Control Tanzania (CDC) in Tanzania.
As CDC prime awardees; THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill Intervention Coordinator and Assistant Intervention Coordinator positions in Dar Es Salaam.
Plot 254, 3rd floor, Coco Plaza Building , Toure Drive, Masaki, Dar es Salaam Tanzania, East Africa P.O Box 32605 Dar es Salaam, Tel +255-22-2923107/+255 689 103 046 Fax+255 22 2923108. e – Mail ceo@thps.or.tz info@thps.or.tz

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THPS is an indigenous NGO established under nongovernmental organisation act No 24 0f 2002 as part of partnership framework implementation plan between the USG and the Government of Tanzania which calls for an uninterrupted transition of PEPFAR funded HIV and AIDS programs into local entities. THPS works in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Social Welfare in Tanzania (MoHSW) and Regional Administration and local government (PMORALG) with a goal of ensuring accessible high quality health care services to Tanzanian’s through establishment and strengthening of comprehensive family focused HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment services. This is a continuation of the PEPFAR funded broader US Government HIV/AIDS initiatives through Centres for Disease Control Tanzania (CDC) in Tanzania.
As CDC prime awardees; THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in the following position in Dar Es Salaam:

POSITION TITLE: INTERVENTION COORDINATOR
REPORTS TO: Technical Director
LOCATION: Dar Es Salaam (with frequent field travel of up to 50%)
OVERALL JOB FUNCTION:
Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) in collaboration with Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare – National AIDS Control Program ((MOHSW –NACP) and PEPFAR Tanzania seeks an experienced Tanzanian to serve as Intervention Coordinator to manage and lead the intervention component of an Impact Evaluation study on the Coordinated, Integrated use of Non-clinical Health workers on linkage to and retention in HIV/AIDS care in the United Republic of Tanzania. The successful candidate should demonstrate research skills and ability to train, mentor, and supervise intervention teams working with other implementing partners’ teams across the three study regions. The incumbent will have an opportunity to work with the international study team on evaluation and have additional research skills and capacity built through ongoing mentorship.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Plan and facilitate activities to design the intervention including but not limited to stakeholders workshops and site visits
• Lead and coordinate development of all SOPs, job aids, training materials, monitoring tools, and other materials needed to implement the intervention
• Lead and coordinate training activities for selected facilities and intervention staff
• Oversee and supervise the intervention phase in its entirety
• Coordinate stakeholder meetings and activities (including with national and local governments, communities, PLHIV, health workers, study team members, partners and other collaborators) to ensure key stakeholder participation buy-in
• Conduct implementation meetings with stakeholders and intervention staff
• Ensure fidelity to the intervention and control plans at study sites through routine site visits and regular monitoring and reporting
• Participate as co-investigator on intervention evaluation
• Communicate regularly with the evaluation team
• Represent the project at national and international meetings as requested and approved
• Have research skills and capacity built through mentorship by and participation with international study team
• Facilitate the acquisition and renewal of ethical clearance with relevant institutional review boards (IRBs)
• Participate in data analysis, publication, and dissemination activities
• Any other task as may be required by the supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• Medical Degree or equivalent, Master of Public Health is an added advantage
• Six (6) years of related experience in HIV care, support and treatment programs is an added advantage.
• Research experience in clinical and community HIV/AIDS interventions is an added advantage.
• Knowledge community support services for PLHIV and the Tanzanian health system is required. .
• Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal, organizational, skills required.
• Experience collecting and reporting health-monitoring data is preferred.

How to apply:
Interested applicants should send their application letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by 21st November, 2014 through email with Position Tittle at a subject line to HR@thps.or.tz .Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.
THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women and people living with HIV/AIDS are encouraged to apply

The Church of England has formally adopted legislation which means its first female bishops could be ordained next year.

The amendment was passed with a show of hands at the general synod.
The first women priests were ordained in 1994, but to date they have not been able to take on the Church's most senior roles.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the move meant the start of "a new way of being the church".
But divisions remain between Anglicans who feel it is consistent with their faith and traditionalists who disagree.
The general synod voted to back plans for female bishops in July.
A prior move to allow women to stand as bishops was defeated in 2012 by six votes cast by lay members of the general synod, the law-making body of the Church of England.
'Changing the culture' The vote on Monday at the general synod meeting at Church House in Westminster gave the final seal of approval to the legislation, following its passage through Parliament in October.

The amendment was passed with a show of hands

It is thought the first appointments could come early next year

The Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the Synod after the legislation was formally adopted

The final legislative requirements took place during a session chaired by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
The change means the addition of a sentence to Canon 33, stating: "A man or a woman may be consecrated to the office of bishop."
Archbishop Welby said: "Today we can begin to embrace a new way of being the church and moving forward together. We will also continue to seek the flourishing of the church of those who disagree."
Speaking before the vote, BBC Religious Affairs Correspondent Caroline Wyatt said it was "a mainly symbolic stage in this long process but it's clearly an immensely historic and really significant one".
Applications from women had already been considered for the vacancy at Southwell and Nottingham diocese, although no announcements will be made until January 2015, added our correspondent.
Gloucester, Oxford and Newcastle also number among the dioceses where new bishops will soon be appointed.

Church of England women priests

7,798

full-time C of E priests

1,781

are women

• 100 male C of E bishops
  
• 29 Anglican women bishops worldwide
  
• 20 years since first C of E women priests ordained
  

Source: Church of England

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The decision has been welcomed by long-term campaigners for change, who see it as step towards widening female participation in the Church.

The Very Reverend Jane Hedges, the first female dean of Norwich, said she had previously thought she would not have seen it happen until after her retirement.
She said she thought "people were surprised at how quickly women were accepted as priests" but added the road to them becoming bishops had in some ways taken longer.

The journey so far

1987 saw the ordination of the first women deacons, a position in the clergy which ranks below priests

• 1978: A motion to remove the barriers to the women's ordination as priests fails at General Synod.
• 1985: The general synod votes to allow women to become deacons.
• 1987: The first female deacons are ordained in the Church of England.
• 1992: The general synod votes to permit women to be ordained in the priesthood.
• 1994: 1,500 female deacons are ordained as priests.
• 2005: A motion to remove the legal obstacles to women as bishops is approved by the general synod.
• 2012: The legislation is rejected at the general synod by just six votes in the House of Laity.
• 2014: The general synod votes for legislation introducing women bishops.

Dean Hedges predicted it "will be a slow process", but added: "The fact it is on its way is very exciting and good news for the Church and our mission to the world."
Hilary Cotton, chairwoman of Women and the Church (Watch), said she would like to see women ultimately make up a third of bishops, around 40 posts, "in order to make a difference".

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As a lay synod member, she has been campaigning for women in the church for more than a decade.
She said: "It is not just about having women wearing purple, it is about changing the culture of the Church to be more equal."
Women currently make up about a third of clergy.
'Inappropriate' In October, the Church said that positive discrimination could be used to install "under-represented" female bishops in diocese.
But the latest step on the path towards the ordination of female bishops will not be universally welcomed.
One body that opposes the move - the conservative evangelical group Reform - maintains that "the divine order of male headship" makes it "inappropriate" for women to lead dioceses.
Reform has estimated that there is at "least a quarter of the Church" who will find the development incompatible with their beliefs.
The legislation includes some safeguards to manage dissent, such as the introduction of an independent reviewer who will oversee arrangements for parishes who want oversight from a male bishop.

The prime minister was reporting back to MPs after the G20 summit in Australia

The UK will not be "cowed" after Islamic State killed another western hostage, David Cameron has told MPs.

The prime minister described IS as "sick terrorists" who he pledged would be defeated.
A video was released on Saturday showing the beheading of a US aid worker and 18 Syrian prisoners.
Earlier Home Secretary Theresa May told the Commons the killing of American Abdul-Rahman Kassig demonstrated the "deadly threat" faced by the UK.
Mr Kassig - known as Peter before he converted to Islam - became the fifth western captive beheaded by IS in recent months.
The father of a British man thought to be pictured in the video has denied it is his son.
Ahmed Muthana said 20-year-old Nasser Muthana was not among the uniformed jihadists seen in the footage.
'Deadly threat' Meanwhile the Ministry of Defence said it had carried out further air strikes against the militants in Iraq.
It released a video which it said showed a single RAF missile strike on an IS communications vehicle.

Home Secretary Theresa May: "This demonstrates the very deadly threat we face from terrorism"

Appearing in the Commons after discussing the West's response to IS at the G20 in Australia, Mr Cameron said: "We will not be cowed by these sick terrorists. They will be defeated and they must face the justice that they deserve.
"The threat is faced by countries right across the world. We must face it together."
Mr Cameron said new legislation aimed at tackling British citizens going abroad to fight with the militants would be introduced in the next two weeks.
The Counter-Terrorism Bill would give police new powers to seize passports, stop suspects from travelling, and to stop Britons returning to the UK "unless they do so on our terms", he said.
Mrs May said Mr Kassig's murder, and the recent attack on the Canadian parliament, were reminders of "the very deadly threat we face from terrorism at home and abroad".
She told MPs: "That is why protecting the British public remains this government's number one priority and why we're taking urgent action to ensure our police and intelligence agencies have all the tools they need to keep people safe."
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the latest beheading was another demonstration of IS's "evil ideology" that reinforced "our determination" to defeat the militants.

"Immediate and robust action" is being taken to stamp out bird flu following a confirmed case at a duck breeding farm in East Yorkshire, the environment secretary has told the Commons.

Tests are yet to establish the strain, but the H5N1 form, deadly to humans, has been ruled out, Liz Truss said.
About 6,000 birds will be culled from Tuesday as a precaution and a 10km (6 mile) exclusion zone is in place.
Ms Truss repeated reassurances that there was no food safety risk.
The exclusion zone around the farm in the village of Nafferton prevents all poultry and poultry waste being transferred in or out of the area.
Defra said the flu strain had been identified as the H5 virus, but not the H5N1 strain.
In her statement to MPs, Ms Truss said: "Importantly, the chief medical officer and Public Health England have confirmed the risk to public health is very low.
"It is important to note this disease is highly pathogenic for birds but the Foods Standards Agency has advised that avian flu does not pose a food safety risk."
She added: "We have seen a really good effort, I am clear we need to keep that up, to make sure we stamp out this disease."
She said compensation would paid to farmers adversely affected by the outbreak.

Analysis By Paul Murphy, environment and rural affairs correspondent, BBC News

The sight of Defra officials, clad in protective clothing and planning the cull of 6,000 ducks is something no farmer wants to see.
But this community wants this virus stopped in its tracks here at the duck farm in Nafferton.
There are 2.5 million farmed birds in East Yorkshire alone, spread over 50 units. They include 500,000 ducks and more than one million hens. All of them are vulnerable to this highly contagious strain of Avian Flu.
The six mile exclusion zone around the infected farm was enforced from first light and could last for weeks. Within the zone the movement of all poultry is completely prohibited.
A biosecurity measure which in itself will already be having an impact on local businesses.
But perhaps what will worry farmers most is the suspected source of this outbreak. It is not believed to be the industry's supply chain but rather the droppings of wild birds, migrating in their thousands across Europe, with no regard for exclusion zones and completely beyond anyone's control.

A private vet reported a possible case of bird flu at the farm on Friday morning and the disease was confirmed the following day.
Ms Truss said: "It is essential anyone keeping poultry practises good biosecurity, is vigilant for any signs of disease and seeks prompt advice from their vet."
The case is the first in the UK since 2008, when chickens on a farm in Banbury, Oxfordshire, tested positive for the virus.

The cull is due to begin on Tuesday morning

EU officials say the outbreak is likely to be linked to migratory birds - possibly swans - heading south for winter and cases in the Netherlands and Germany.
On Sunday, an outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm in the Netherlands. The Dutch government has imposed a three-day nationwide ban on the transportation of poultry and eggs.

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Environment Secretary Liz Truss: "Avian flu does not pose a food safety risk"

Officials say the strain, H5N8, is very dangerous for bird life and could potentially affect humans, although people can only be infected through very close contact with the affected birds and there has never been such a case in northern Europe.
Specialists dressed in blue protective overalls and face masks could be seen on the Nafferton farm on Monday.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency - an agency of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) - said the culling of the livestock will begin on Tuesday morning and is expected to last all day.
In the Commons, Shadow environment secretary Maria Eagle questioned whether officials should operate on a "precautionary principle" until it was clear what the source of the bird flu was.
"Would this not impact on measures ought to be taken to contain it," she said.
Ms Trust told MPs: "Whilst we are never complacent about such an important issue, we do have a strong track record of controlling and eliminating outbreaks of avian flu in the UK and we are working closely with operational partners, devolved administration colleagues and the industry to deal effectively with this outbreak."
Chris Dickinson, the National Farmers Union county adviser for Yorkshire, said farmers needed to maintain good hygiene measures and check their stock to help prevent a spread.
British Poultry Council chief executive Andrew Large reiterated the message from scientists that the risk to the general public from bird flu is negligible.
"Consumers should continue to support British poultry meat, assured that there is no risk in eating cooked poultry, and that is a message echoed by the Food Standards Agency and the World Health Organization," he said