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Associate, HRH M&E job in Zambia

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Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)/Zambia’s Human Resources for Health (HRH) team works directly with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Community Development Maternal and Child Health (MCDMCH) to plan, design, and implement programs to alleviate the human resources for health crisis in the country.

The HRH team partners with the Government of Zambia (GRZ) to set shared priorities and implement strategic and effective programs that work to: (i) expand the number of healthcare workers in the country, (ii) optimize the distribution of the health workforce to improve equity of access and meet the needs of communities, and (iii) enhance the productivity of the existing health workforce.

In effort to meet the third HRH objective, CHAI partnered with the MoH to plan, implement, and evaluate the National Community Health Assistant (CHA) Strategy, with the aim of formalizing and expanding the community health workforce in Zambia. Additionally to ensure CHAs have skilled birth attendants to refer the community to at the rural health Centre level, CHAI is working with the government to implement the scale up of skilled birth attendants (SBA) cadre(s). The M&E Associate is responsible for assisting and managing the quantitative and qualitative data for CHA and SBA programs of the HRH team, as well as guiding analytical and cost-effective HRH interventions.

The HRH Associate will be part of the CHAI Zambia HRH team, and reports to the M&E HRH Program Manager. The HRH Associate will work in close collaboration with the government and will interact on a regular basis with donors, NGOs, academic and research institutions and civil society.

Responsibilities:

  • Engage in planning, coordination, and communications directly with the GRZ to launch and implement projects to alleviating the HRH crisis in Zambia.
  • Collaborate with the HRH team to design and run qualitative and quantitative evaluations to asses impact and provide evidence for program improvement
  • Partner with GRZ and HRH team to create sound and analyzable monitoring and supervision systems
  • Provide strategic guidance and technical assistance to the HRH team and GRZ by serving as a resource for HRH data, best practices and evidence in the HRH sector
  • Assist with the management, updating, and modification of databases housed at CHAI, MoH, MCDMCH; produce and present analyses from large, databases to quantify different aspects of the HRH crisis in Zambia, and forecast the impact that different interventions could make.
  • Manage the CHA data system, building GRZ capacity, and generating quarterly reports
  • Assist on a Discrete Choice Experiment to provide evidence for the attraction and retention of rural health workers
  • Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government, international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure coordination of resources and efforts
  • Support the M&E HRH Program Manager in all programmatic matters including report writing
  • Provide support to core HRH team to ensure that the objectives and deliverables of the CHAI Zambia HRH Program are met

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of four years’ work experience within a demanding and fast-paced environment
  • Proven track record of effective project management and ability to generate results
  • Excellent quantitative, problem solving, analytical and statistical analysis skills (including strong Microsoft Excel skills experience with STATA or SAS a plus)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong interpersonal capabilities
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities
  • Ability to maximize available data to provide strategic recommendations
  • Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure on complex projects
  • Ability to deal with sparse data and ambiguity
  • Ability to work cohesively with many stakeholders (e.g. MoH, MCDMCH, GNC, )
  • Ability to generate data driven reports and work in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience working effectively with diverse teams
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Willingness to travel domestically
  • Experience working or living in Zambia required

Advantages

  • Experience working in public health and with international organizations in Zambia
  • Familiarity with GRZ healthcare worker’s training curriculums, teaching methodologies and the public health sector systems
  • Experience in quantitative or qualitative research
  • Experience in financial modelling and data analysis

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