Ifakara Health Institute Field Worker Job Opportunity, August 2025

Job Description

Institute Overview

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing, and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training, and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery, and policy translation.

Job Summary

Position: Field Worker (8 Posts)
Reports To: Principal Investigator
Work Station: Dar es Salaam
Apply By: 30 August 2025

Ifakara Health Institute seeks a qualified Field Worker who will work with the Sub-TB project to follow up participants at the clinic and their home place.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow up household members of the patients at their home place.
• Take samples (blood and sputum) of the participants.
• Reconsent participants.
• Identify and manage adverse and severe adverse events.
• Contribute to the initial development of SOPs.

Qualification and Experience

• Diploma/Certificate in nursing, laboratory, or medicine.
• Experience in research.
• Experience in riding a motorbike.

Skills and Competencies

• Patient management skills.
• Computer skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Remuneration

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.

Equal Opportunity

IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the workplace and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labor laws of Tanzania.

Mode of Application

All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses, including email, telephone/cell phone numbers, and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below.

Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz
Subject Line: FIELD WORKER: SUB – TB PROJECT
Deadline: 16:30 hrs (EAT) on 30 August 2025

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Contact:
Senior Human Resources and Administration Manager
Ifakara Health Institute
Plot 463 Mikocheni
P.O. Box 78,373
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania