Job Detail

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to provincial and district structures to strengthen QA/QI systems including PA, SQA, T.S.S.
• Support identification and documentation of root causes for poor performance of high impact interventions through provincial and district QA/QI committees
• Support development of QI interventions to improve poorly performing HIIs
• Support PHOs and DHOs to develop QI projects at provincial, district and facility level
• Work closely with capacity strengthening officers in strengthening QA/QI capacity of district level structures.
• Support collaboration with professional associations (e.g. MAZ) and other partners to overcome barriers to respective maternity care.
• Support data utilization to ensure that gaps are identified and action plans are well documented and tracked.
• Support best practice sharing utilizing the existing provincial and district platforms including ECHO
• Support strengthening provincial level MPDSR processes including building capacity of relevant provincial staff in supporting district level MPDSR.
• In collaboration with the Provincial Technical Assistant ensure that necessary planning, budgeting and management activities occur to facilitate smooth and efficient implementation of program activities.
• Identify and document program successes, best practices, challenges and lessons learnt and facilitate sharing at international, national and district levels.
• Contribute to annual planning process in collaboration with the program team.
• Perform or assume other duties as assigned by the chief of party to ensure the smooth of the program.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in public health or related field with 7 to 8 years’ experience
• Strong experience in successful field implementation and management of programs in maternal and newborn health for the public, private or NGO sector
• Technically proficient with up-to-date clinical MNCAHN skills
• Experience supporting QA/QI systems at subnational level
• Experience in supporting QA/QI projects to improve service delivery at district/facility level.
• Strong communication, clinical skills training, coaching and mentorship skills
• Provincial/District-level work experience in Zambia and solid relationships with the Zambian health sector
• Knowledge of the roles and functions of the different structure of PHOs and DHOs
• Experience in the development of strategic and tactical plans in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to build capacity and collaboration between governmental and non-governmental partners and other project implementers
• Experience in data management at the facility and program level
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, writing and oral presentation skills
• Strong results-oriented, decision-making skills
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple task and intense pressure to perform
• Familiarity with USAID donor policies and administrative procedures, and experience in design and implementation health programs

Please send your application letter and curriculum vitae only in a single document to the Human Resources Director: Zambiajobs@jhpiego.org

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Closing Date is Friday June 24, 2022