Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 09 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.
PATH seeks a Technical Director for an anticipated USAID-funded malaria bilateral project. The purpose of the anticipated program is to contribute to reduction in malaria incidence, severe cases, and deaths across multiple priority provinces.
The Technical Director reports to the Chief of Party. The Technical Director will provide overall strategic and technical leadership for the design and implementation of project activities. S/he will oversee other technical staff and partners, providing technical oversight of activities to ensure quality and sustainability of project interventions. This position will take a leadership role in ensuring that project technical staff meet stated goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements.

Please note this position is contingent upon award to PATH and approval from USAID. Zambian nationals are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership, management, and monitoring of project activity implementation and ensure adherence to PMI technical guidance and global best practices in collaboration with key personnel, USAID, Government of the Republic of Zambia, and relevant national and subnational stakeholders.
• Provide technical support as requested on malaria program policy, strategy, and implementation and actively participate in malaria-related technical working groups.
• Manage introduction and scale-up of technical interventions.
• Lead development of project implementation plans and guide the design of specific, quantifiable performance indicators and targets for project activities, and reporting results.
• Contribute to identifying and scaling-up best practices in malaria diagnosis and case management, malaria in pregnancy, and community case management.
• Provide technical support to the MOH on the introduction of the malaria vaccine.
• Lead documentation and dissemination of project activities.
• Identify and resource short-term technical assistance needs, and supervise PATH technical consultants and oversee their input to program activities.
• Provide guidance to local partners in the development of workplans, ensuring technical quality and fidelity to the project implementation plan, and work with the Director of Finance and Operations to support local partners in their budget development.
• Lead relationships with local partners in support of capacity-strengthening efforts.
• Work with NMEP and other offices within the MOH to facilitate the integration of malaria control activities into the broader primary health care system.
• Work with the MOH to actively use data for decision-making and to identify how malaria control activities and impact can be sustained over time.
• Assist the Chief of Party in developing annual work plans, budgets, and performance reports.

Required qualifications and experience
• Minimum of a master’s degree in public health, medical sciences, epidemiology, or other related area.
• Minimum of 10 years of providing technical leadership in designing and implementing malaria control or related programs in service delivery activities, collaborating closely with national malaria programs and other government and civil society stakeholders in southern Africa.
• Demonstrated national and international credibility as a leader on malaria surveillance, control, and elimination.
• In-depth knowledge of malaria and the public health system in Zambia.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with senior-level representatives of ministries of health and other national government stakeholders, international organizations, other bilateral donor and civil society organizations, and private sector organizations.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Full professional proficiency in English, with excellent oral and written communications skills required.
• Available to travel nationally and internationally up to 25%.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
• PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.
• PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment.
• PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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