Job no: 495160
Work type: Temporary Full-Time
Location: Tanzania – Kagera, Tanzania – Mara, Tanzania – Mwanza, Tanzania – Dar es Salam
Categories: Program Management/Implementation/Support
ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situated within the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City, seeks Linkage and Retention Assistants to be based in Mwanza, Mara and Kagera, Tanzania.
The Retention assistants (Specific task) are responsible for following up the linkage to care, initiation of HIV treatment, and retention in care of beneficiaries diagnosed with HIV through the FIKIA project which a community-based HIV prevention program. The Linkage and Retention specific tasks assistants’ responsibilities include identification of clients who are not linked to or retained in care, and follow-up of these clients to ensure they achieve viral load suppression. Linkage & Retention specific tasks assistants follow up cases between community and facility-based service delivery to ensure continuity of care.
For more details about this job, click here; Download File Retention Assistant – Specific Task.pdf
“The position is contingent upon availability of grant funding. Columbia University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, creed, national and ethnic origin, age, citizenship, status as a perceived or actual victim of domestic violence, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, or any other legally protected status.”
The deadline for submitting the application is 7 May 2021.