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• Company: Amref Health Africa Zambia
• Location: Zambia
• State: Ndola
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Zambia

1 IDENTIFICATION
1.1 JOB TITLE Project Assistant- Community-Led Monitoring Project
1.2 DIRECTORATE/UNIT Programmes
1.3 PHYSICAL LOCATION Ndola
1.4 DURATION ONE YEAR

Amref Health Africa is an International non-governmental organization founded in 1957 as flying doctors of East Africa to provide critical health care to remote communities in East Africa and has since grown to become the main African based international organization working in health development. AMREF is currently implementing more than 140 Programmes and projects through its offices in Eastern, Western and Southern regions of Africa. AMREF’s vision is for “lasting health Change for Africa”. Its mission is to ensure that every African can enjoy the right to good health by helping to create a vibrant network of informed communities that work with empowered health care providers in strong health systems. We believe the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities. For more information on Amref Health Africa, please visit www.amref.org.

Job Description
Amref Health Africa in Zambia will be implementing a Community Led Monitoring Project on the Copperbelt province funded by PEPFAR. The overall goal is to provide services, care to PLWHIV that ensures adequate psychological support in order to re-inforce adherence, prevention, and promote health-seeking behavior among PLWHIV through involvement of communities, in order to reduce HIV related deaths by 80%. This will be realized through the following provincial level objectives (i) provide psychological support services to PLWHIV and their families (ii) to help PLWHIV adhere to anti-retroviral therapy through involvement of CHWs and (iii) to improve HIV/AIDS services through research emanating from feedback obtained from the PLWHIV through various mechanisms such as exit interviews and direct feedback to CHWs.

2. MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The Project Assistant, will work under the supervision of the Project Officer for the Copperbelt Province. She/he will provide overall strategic and technical leadership and oversight to the project in the province; ensure technical rigor and efficient and effective delivery of the objectives; and support and supervise the implementation. The Project Assistant will coordinate all the project activities in the province and be the point of Contact for Amref on the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development of data collection tools
• Platform Set up for M-Jal (data collection tool)
• Coordinate Trainings of Community Health Volunteers on tools including M-jali
• Coordination of data collection and periodic report on the project deliverables
• Coordination of Community sensitization meetings including community dialogue and interface meetings on provision of HIV care services.
• Support and participate in coordination meetings at the community, district and Provincial levels
• Support participation of grassroots organizations implementing HIV projects in district level and provincial level coordination meetings
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement meetings
• Support community members (PLWHIV) to advocate for service improvement
• Participation in thematic commemorations
• Coordinate/facilitate radio programs/jingles on HIV care services
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on progress of the project
• Document and share lessons learnt, best practices and challenges
• Documenting change stories related to the project

Requirements and Qualifications

• A minimum of Diploma in Environmental or Public Health
• Technical capacity and understanding of HIV service delivery at the community level
• Minimum three years of experience in HIV service delivery
• Demonstrated experience in mhealth
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience in working with grassroots organizations
• Demonstrated experience in supporting advocacy initiatives
• Demonstrated facilitation skills
• Good written and verbal communication
• Proven negotiation and networking skills
• Problem solving and flexibility

 

Method of Application

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter before February 12, 2021 to [email protected] with the subject line: REF: Amref-Zambia/Project Assistant/2021/02-02.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and have not retained any agent in connection with recruitment.