Senior Health Specialist

About this role

Compassion International is recruiting a Senior Health Specialist to provide national technical leadership for integrated health programming within FCI in Tanzania. The fixed-term, full-time position is grant funded for one year and is based in Arusha. It focuses on HIV and tuberculosis, maternal, newborn and child health, and nutrition, with integration of malaria and other community health activities where planned. The specialist will lead national technical planning across FCI hubs, spokes, facilities, and community platforms and translate approved activities, targets, timelines, and budget inputs into detailed implementation plans.

The post-holder will guide HIV testing, linkage to treatment, ART continuity, viral-load follow-up, TB screening, diagnosis, referral, treatment support, TB preventive treatment, and adherence approaches. They will also guide antenatal and postnatal care, newborn and child health, immunization linkages, nutrition screening and counselling, and referral. Additional duties include training, coaching, and mentorship for health workers and community teams, plus supportive supervision and quality improvement. The specialist will monitor milestones, outputs, budgets, and resource use, coordinate with finance, sourcing, and MEAL colleagues, and strengthen referral and continuity of care.

Candidates must have a master's degree in public health, epidemiology, maternal and child health, nutrition, nursing, or a related health field, plus at least six years of relevant experience. Required experience includes HIV/TB programming, MNCH, or nutrition, preferably in integrated or USG-funded programmes, and training, mentorship, supportive supervision, and quality improvement. Desirable experience includes working with government health structures and faith-based or community platforms and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Strong technical knowledge of HIV, TB, MNCH, nutrition, integrated service delivery, data interpretation, safeguarding, and equitable access is required.

Compassion International is a Christian ministry prioritising child protection and faith-based values. The position requires 20 to 30 percent travel to regions, districts, hubs, spokes, facilities, and stakeholder sites. Candidates should apply promptly via Compassion International, which may close recruitment early if a suitable pool is identified.