Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 11 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Overview:
The provincial lead – Adolescent Health (PL-AH) is accountable for the activity implementation across Copperbelt and North Western provinces of the USAID Zambia Integrated Health (ZIH) consortium project, which aims to improve health outcomes for Zambians by ensuring equitable access to high-quality, client-centered HIV, TB/HIV, MNCH, and family planning/reproductive health services, products, and information. The PL-AH will be responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance to the CRZ ZIH project officers and coordinators who work at district level, on program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
The PL-AH will serve as the programmatic lead. He/she will lead the design and oversee the implementation of demand creation and uptake of high-impact interventions, ensuring coherence and alignment among all project activities and supporting the highest level of quality in the execution of capacity building/transfer and any direct implementation.

Responsibilities:
• Coordinates project officers/coordinators in day-to-day management and implementation of the ZIH interventions and community strengthening activities in targeted districts across two provinces.
• Supports ZIH project officers/coordinators to ensure timely reporting of activities, monitoring and analysis of results against set targets, and use of data to adjust implementation strategies as necessary, as well as reviewing the reports.
• Provides day-to-day oversight, as well as strategic and technical input and direction in the implementation of all ZIH activities.
• Working closely with project officers/coordinators, implementing partners, and community based volunteers in the design and implementation of activities and deliverables.
• Provide input into identification of indicators for priority practices and critical factors associated with enabling change, along with methods for tracking progress on those indicators and adapting implementation as necessary.
• Works closely with the project manager to revisit and adapt strategy as necessary over the course of project implementation, in response to monitoring data as well as any other changes.
• Works closely with the project manager in capacity building to project staff and community-based volunteers.
• Works closely with the project manager to track milestone activity and ensure timely project progress.
• Assists project officers/coordinators to build technical skills in HIV prevention, as well as strengthening organizational capacity to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Participate in annual work plan and project review meetings, leading the discussions on progress, and potential.
• Develop stories and abstracts of ZIH work upon request.
• Works closely with M&E to ensure correct use of tools and entry of data.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree equivalent in one of the following or related fields: Social Sciences, Health Sciences. A masters degree is an added advantage.
• Three (3) years of relevant experience in design and implementation of evidence-based behavior and social change strategies in Zambia, ideally related to adolescent health and HIV Prevention.
• Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to build consensus among partners and stakeholders, with demonstrated success working with local government and NGO stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capacity for strategic and tactical programming and use of creative, innovative program approaches and actions.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team with colleagues of different backgrounds and to develop new ideas and perspectives in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate concepts well in writing and verbally in English, with proven ability to communicate effectively in diverse multi-stakeholder settings.
• Willingness to travel to the field and community levels as required.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Note: The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. The job description may change from time to time.
• The deadline for applications is 17th November, 2024.
• For all interested candidates, please apply with this Link
• Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Copper Rose Zambia provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. We also strive to achieve equal employment opportunities through continuing diversity enhancement initiatives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and with diverse experiences to apply. We are committed to evaluating applications fairly.
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