Multiple Positions Currently Available at Catholic Medical Mission Board

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Background

Overview of the Project

CMMB Zambia anticipates the award of a five-year USAID funded project to be implemented on the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces of Zambia. The goal of the project is to mitigate the impact of HIV and improve the health and wellbeing of VCA through the delivery of high-impact, evidence-informed, and age-appropriate interventions customized for each VCA sub-population using a family-centered approach. The project seeks to improve the social and health outcomes of vulnerable households in high HIV burden districts across two provinces of Zambia (Copperbelt and North-Western) in close collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ). The Activity aims to ensure that children are a) healthy by improving access to health/HIV services; b) safe by improving child protection and prevention of gender-based violence (GBV); c) stable by improving household economic security and linkage to social protection; and d) schooled by improving school retention and progression.

CMMB Zambia seeks to fill the positions stated below to implement this project successfully.

1. CHIEF OF PARTY

Position Overview

S/he will have overall responsibility for administration, program management, performance monitoring, and technical implementation and oversight of all aspects of the Activity. S/he will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID/Zambia and should be expected to have regular and transparent communication with the USAID/Zambia Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR).

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field;
• Progressive experience in designing, implementing, managing and leading large development involving multiple partners, stakeholders, and geographic target areas in Sub-Saharan Africa (preferably Zambia);
• Demonstrated experience in leading a large program or activity (preferably funded by PEPFAR);
• Demonstrated ability through previous experience leading a technical activity through evidence and data driven decision-making;
• Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability through previous experience to liaise with senior government officials, dignitaries, executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, and the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community; and
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English.

2. DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY

Position Overview

S/he will have responsibility for all aspects of technical and operational program management in order to optimize program performance and outcomes. This includes systematic monitoring of program results against targets and work plans, operationalization of program standards and employing data for decision-making and course correction. S/he will ensure effective coordination with key stakeholders including government, CBOs, and private sector as well as robust sub-partner management. The Deputy Chief of Party will ensure program effectiveness and cost efficiency through appropriate human and financial resource management.

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field;
• Progressive responsibility and experience in technical and operational program management of large-scale complex development activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (preferably Zambia);
• Demonstrated experience in the management of a large HIV or OVC activity (preferably PEPFAR-funded), including program planning, implementation, strategic information and data use and reporting;
• Demonstrated ability to manage large teams and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders including government, community and other civil society organizations, and the private sector;
• Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government program management rules and regulations; and
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.

3. COMMUNITY SERVICES & LINKAGE MANAGER

Position Overview

S/he will be the lead technical expert for integration of community and clinical service delivery with a focus on accelerating and maintaining results towards “90-90-90”. This includes strengthening linkages and coordination between social service and health workforces as well as strengthening bi-directional referral systems to improve both health/HIV and social service delivery. The Community Services & Linkage Manager will strengthen the implementation of comprehensive, HIV-inclusive case management with a focus on improving pediatric HIV case identification; strengthening HIV prevention focus, linkage to HTS, care, and treatment; retention among both children and their caregivers; and violence prevention and response. S/he will take the lead in overseeing the Applicant’s participation in the PEPFAR/Ministry of Health Pediatric Surge

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Public Health or related field;
• Progressive responsibility and experience in a technical advisory role for large-scale family and community-based programs;
• Demonstrated experience serving in a technical advisory role for PEPFAR-funded activity, with a focus on improving the wellbeing of OVCA and HIV prevention among AGYW;
• Demonstrated role in strengthening coordination and linkages between clinical and community stakeholders, health and social service workforces; and operationalizing integrated service delivery models;
• Experience in providing technical support to GRZ at provincial and/or district level is desirable;
• Demonstrated working knowledge of PEPFAR Technical Guidance for OVC and Prevention; and
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.

4. STRATEGIC INFORMATION MANAGER

Position Overview

S/he will be the lead technical expert responsible for all strategic information responsibilities related to the program, including all monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results. S/he will lead Activity efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within the geographic area of Activity, which may include overseeing support to community organizations to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV/OVC services and activities and ensure data quality. S/he will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination with national management information system.

Qualifications / Experience

• A Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, social work, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or a related field is required;
• Progressive experience in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and managing data intensive, performance-based programs (preferably funded by PEPFAR);
• Demonstrated ability to be the senior technical specialist and as a senior subject matter expert in data analytics;
• Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems;
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics;
• Demonstrated ability to prepare expert quality data visualizations;
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex data quality analyses and make recommendations based on findings;
• Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy to understand formats including visualizations;
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Zambia’s health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting;
• Demonstrated knowledge and working experience in the use of mapping and other similar tools (including computer software programs) to target program interventions and resources; and
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.

5. GRANT FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Position Overview

S/he will be the lead expert for financial operations and management. This includes being responsible for efficient resource deployment and use, program accounting and financial reporting systems, cost-share and related reporting and ensuring compliance with USAID financial and accounting rules and regulations.

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a degree in finance or a related field or a professional qualification in accountancy, such as ACCA, CPA, or CIMA; must also be registered with the Zambian Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA). A Master’s degree is preferred;
• Progressive responsibility and experience in overseeing financial operations and management of large-scale, complex development activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (preferably Zambia);
• Demonstrated experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a PEPFAR-funded activity;
• Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government financial and procurement rules and regulations; and
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English

How to apply

Interested persons should send an Application letter, a detailed CV and copies of certificates to [email protected].

The closing date for receipt of applications is 22nd June 2020.