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MSI Tanzania provides a range of contraceptive services, including long-acting and permanent methods, post-abortion care following an unsafe abortion.
Assistant Clinical Quality Coordinator (2 Positions) at MSI Tanzania, Mwanza and Makambako – February 2026
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
MSI Tanzania, a Non-Governmental Organization, is a social enterprise and a leading provider of family planning, sexual and reproductive health care and allied services. MSI Tanzania is a partner of the Government of Tanzania and a member of the Marie Stopes International (MSI) Global Partnership, which operates in 36 countries worldwide. MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose.
MSI Tanzania is gladly recruiting for the following new exciting positions:
II. ASSISTANT CLINICAL QUALITY COORDINATOR ( 2 Positions)
Expected duty stations: Mwanza and Makambako
Job Summary:
The Assistant Clinical Quality Coordinator (ACQC) is under the supervision of the Quality Assurance Supervisor, while also maintaining a collaborative working relationship with the Clinical Quality Manager. The primary responsibility involves overseeing and coordinating clinical quality standards in the assigned Outreach teams as directed by the Quality Assurance Supervisor. The Assistant CQC oversees all clinical quality activities within their assigned Outreach zones. They are tasked with monitoring Providers’ competency, teams’ Quality Internal Audits (CQIA), and overall clinical governance aligning with MSI clinical quality standards to meet HSS project objectives. Additionally, the Assistant CQC collaborates with peer assessors to monitor and facilitate activities across all Outreach sites, ensuring timely completion of donor-funded projects. Furthermore, they actively promote sexual reproductive health and provide regular reports to the Cluster Coordinator and MST Support Office in Dar es Salaam.
Among the Key Responsibilities:
Key responsibility 1: Ensure services offered in the supported Outreach teams comply to MSI and MOH
clinical quality standards.
• Contribute to strengthening high-quality FP and TL service integration through technical support in Clinical Quality Internal Audit (CQIA) provider’s Competency assessment, counselling for informed choices, and infection prevention and control (IPC)
• Follow up and implement action plans obtained from CQIA, CA’s, and supportive supervision, to ensure that Outreach team’s timely implement, execute and act on the agreed resolutions.
• Support Outreach teams in adherence to clinical governance principles including managing medical emergencies
(MEM), incidence reporting, and use of pregnancy exclusion checklists.
• Conduct regular field visits to establish the level of adherence to MSI and MOH guidelines and protocols.
• Review clinical records on a regular basis to establish areas for improvement (and subsequently provide appropriate technical support)
• Ensure all clinical staff have access to up-to-date manuals and guidelines on clinical procedures, treatment, Vocal Local, organisational matters such as safety, infection prevention, PEP etc.
• Assist in the rollout and ongoing management of an in-service coaching, mentorships and supportive supervision program for facility healthcare providers delivering SRH-FP interventions.
• Participate in strengthening FP guidance, tools, and procedures for continuous assessment of training needs, ensuring
the inclusion of respectful maternity care principles in all training materials and modules.
• Assist Cluster coordinator in the efforts to identify and address skill gaps in SRH-FP and TL service delivery through targeted refresher training for facility staff in Outreach supported regions.
Key responsibility 2: Plan and coordinate SRH activities in MSI supported councils and facilities.
• Support Outreach Teams to ensure Uninterrupted availability of FP commodities by working closely and facilitating redistribution, follow up and capacitate Medicine Therapeutic Committee (MTC) at the facilities on proper quantification
and forecasting to ensure last mile assurances (LMA).
• Work closely with DRCHCO to coordinate timely engagement of LGAs through induction and competency assessments prior to engagement with MSI providers
• Facilitate and participate in quarterly project review meetings with regions and councils supported under Outreach channel, to showcase project performance, challenges and discuss opportunities for improvement.
Key responsibility 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of the Outreach Projects
• Work closely with Outreach Providers on incident reporting and management. Follow up and provide timely feedback to the reported incidence cases reported
• Monitor the risk mitigation scores for the supported Outreach teams to be above the minimum required score of 50%
• Support the teams during QTA preparations
‘We serve our clients with a smile, always’
Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications:
• A medical degree from a recognized Institution.
• Clinical experience in the provision of family planning, achieving MSI Competency Level 1 at long & short-acting methods.
• Must have an up-to-date registration certificate/license with the appropriate regulatory body.
• Additional qualifications in project management and working with the donor-funded project will be an added advantage.
Experience:
• At least two years of active service delivery working directly in client care settings including counselling, Adolescent health services, involvement in delivering quality family planning services especially LARC & Permanent Methods, Stock management, involvement in reporting, and data validation.
• Computer Literacy especially the use of MS Excel, Word & PPT.
Skills:
• Ability to network and create positive, mutually cooperative relationships
• Excellent organizational and decision-making skills
• Able to prioritise complex workloads and work independently
• IT literate
• Numerate (for performance analysis and budget development)
Attitude/Motivation:
• As this position will have the need and opportunity to interact with government, donors, and other partners, it is a must that the Cluster Coordinator be able to foster a collaborative work environment that ensures good relationships and teamwork at all levels: country office staff, headquarters, donors, and partners, to ensure that relevant reports
are submitted on time.
• Ability to prioritize workload
• Tenacious and persistent
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Enthusiastic, honest and with high integrity
• Attention to detail
• Willing to travel extensively 75%
• Keen to pursue personal development
• Strong commitment to the goal and vision of MST/MSI Reproductive Choices
If you feel that you are able to meet the requirements and you are motivated enough to be part of the team, please send your applications including your curriculum vitae (CV) and a cover letter detailing your suitability and why you are interested in the post to the address below:
Director of People and Culture
MSI Tanzania
11 Majuva Street – Mwenge
P. O. Box 7072, Dar Es Salaam.
Telephone: +255 22 2774991 / 4
VOIP +255 768 987 780
E-mail : jobs@mst.or.tz
Closing date: All applications should reach the addressee before Friday, February 20th, 2026. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
‘We serve our clients with a smile, always’
To apply for this job email your details to jobs@mst.or.tz
