Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: U2G GH002047-03-001/2019
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources
OPENING DATE: November 25, 2019
CLOSING DATE: December 6, 2019
WORK HOURS: Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week
SALARY: A competitive package will be offered to successful candidates on annual contract basis.
Eastern Provincial Health Office under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Project through a Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the positions listed.
NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.
1. PROVINCIAL M&E SPECIALIST – HIV CASE BASED SURVEILLANCE (1 Position)
The incumbent is a program specialist and key public health technical advisor for HIV Case Based Surveillance at Eastern Provincial Health Office. S/he serves the PEPFAR/CDC/EPHO Project in the province under the supervision of the M&E/HI Team Lead. S/he is responsible for implementing and executing project HIV Case Based Surveillance program goals in the province so that larger project goals are met. .

Job Responsibilities:
• The Job holder works at a project technical level with other project staff, the Ministry of Health staff, other PEPFAR implementing partners, non-governmental organizations, contractors and community sub-grantees to coordinate the design and ensure appropriate, high quality implementation and strengthening of CBS as recommended in the WHO Guidelines and as approved in the country CBS Document as well as specific project document.
• The incumbent assists the Provincial Health Office to plan, initiate, conduct, evaluate, and coordinate complex HIV/AIDS CBS and to monitor program implementation, document and present results, and translate data into meaningful policy and program improvement.
• Quantifying progress towards the UNAIDS Fast Tract targets (90, 90, 90) and the Provincial HIV response requires personal-centric granular data, public health technical knowledge, results-oriented data analysis, advocacy, and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with partners at both implementer and provincial levels.
• The Jobholder represents the project on HIV CBS issues at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donors in the province and/or national level.

Job Skills:
• Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with district, provincial, national and international working partners and to prepare written reports.
• Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required.

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

Job Education Requirements:
• Masters’ Degree equivalent in public health, epidemiology, evaluation and monitoring with specialization in quantitative aspects is required.
• A Bachelor’s Degree with vast experience in CBS, epidemiology, EHR may be considered.

Job Experience Requirements:
• A minimum of three years of progressively responsible, professional-level experience working as an epidemiologist, CBS Coordinator, EHR in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency is required.

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Job application procedure
  Candidates should send:
1. A formal application letter or cover letter;
2. A current CV;
3. Photocopies of all professional certificates and degrees; and
4. Contact information for at least three professional references.
TO:
The Principal Investigator: The Provincial Health Director Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 510023, Hospital Road, Chipata.
To apply for this job email your details to jnjnyirongo@gmail.com

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