Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
ICAP at Columbia University is an international, non-profit organization situated at the Columbia University in New York. ICAP is Empowering Health Around the World and works in over 30 countries, including Zambia. Together with our partners—Ministries of Health, large multilaterals, health care providers, and patients—we support comprehensive, person-centered HIV/TB services and high-performing health system strengthening initiatives that provide quality and affordable health care. And by enhancing health information systems, improving quality, and developing human resources for health, we build capacity and efficiency in the world’s most challenging, resource-limited settings.
ICAP seeks to recruit for the following positions in Zambia
Position Title: Provincial Community Engagement Manager (01)
Reports to: Provincial Deputy Director
Location: Mongu
Position summary
Working under the guidance of the Provincial Deputy Director, the Provincial Community Engagement Manager will serve as the community focal point for ICAP in Southern and Western provinces of Zambia. The Manager will provide support to project teams at district and provincial level, liaising with partners and local organizations to ensure community mobilization and community engagement activities are strengthened in order to ensure access to quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services in the assigned provinces. The community activities will focus on all aspects of HIV programming including HIV/TB Prevention, case identification, linkage and retention in care and treatment as well as VL monitoring.
Major responsibilities
• Coordinate community HIV/TB activities working with the Provincial health team and other implementing partners at provincial and district level.
• Provide leadership to proactively engage community leadership who are key to provide guidance and support for achievement of PHO deliverables for HIV/TB care and treatment
• Support and monitor HTS activities at community level to promote targeted testing with priority to HIV index testing and use of HIVST for hard-to-reach populations
• Provide mentorship in community level HIV/TB prevention, case identification and oversee linkage of HIV+ patients to care and treatment services from community to facility within the zone.
• Collaborate with relevant community partners at provincial level to optimize and scale up HTS for key populations and priority populations
• Provide leadership to design and guide the implementation of community strategies that improve retention in care, adherence to treatment and viral suppression in both provinces
• Support the provincial teams, implementing partners and district teams to optimize strategies and efforts to identify and track patients who miss appointments.
• Collaborate with DHO community team to provide ongoing community adherence support in order to improve retention in care
• Mentorship and coordination of district managers and DHO to supervise and monitor activities by community-based volunteers working with community partners to improve retention in care.
• Leadership to design and guide the implementation of appropriate community DSD models in the provinces to increase access to HIV/TB care and treatment services
• Design innovations that will assist PHOs to create demand for TB/HIV services through mentorship to DHOs/PHOs for successful sensitization meetings with key stakeholders within the provinces.
• Collaborate with relevant community partners and CBOs within the Provinces to conduct innovative community health communication/campaigns to stimulate behavior change relating to the importance of adherence to ART and VL suppression
Qualifications
• Degree in public health, social work, development studies or related field
• Master’s degree in public health will be an added advantage
Experience and skills required
• Minimum 3 years’ demonstrated experience in relevant community mobilization and engagement under health.
• Experience working in donor funded projects a Plus
• Fluent English oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact professionally in English and oversee development of comprehensive program reports
• Computer skills: Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint
• A team player with ability to coordinate HIV/TB services at Provincial level
Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
ICAP seeks to recruit for the following positions in Zambia
Position Title: Provincial QI Advisor (01)
Reports to: Provincial Deputy Director
Duty station: Choma
Position summary
Working under the guidance and direction of the Provincial Deputy Director for ICAP in Zambia, the Provincial QI Advisor will oversee QI activities to strengthen HIV care and treatment in Southern and Western Provinces in Zambia. S/he will provide QI technical and operational guidance and oversight to the project teams at provincial and district level, liaising with the Provincial Health Office QI focal persons, implementing partners and local organizations.
Major responsibilities
• Support and contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of the QI Collaboratives (QICs) and Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs) in the supported provinces in Zambia.
• Assist in strategic planning and work plan development, and document QI trainings/orientations and other QI capacity building activities in the provinces
• Facilitate and ensure clear, regular, and systematic communication and collaboration between ICAP, the provincial health team and other project stakeholders in order to achieve provincial level QIC project objectives.
• Develop and update QI related materials and technical assistance activities, including but not limited to, assisting with design, delivery and management of the QI training/orientation package.
• Provide hands-on leadership and support to face-to-face training/orientation and above site QI coaching and evaluation sessions, workshops.
• Lead and facilitate monthly zonal/regional supervision, QI coaching, mentoring and implementation of QI efforts within the enrolled zones.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in health-related area or social sciences
• Master’s Degree in Public Health/Epidemiology an added advantage
Experience and skills required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in implementation of QI projects in the HIV/health services
• Experience in mentoring, training health care workers in QI methodologies
• Knowledge in database maintenance, and patient-level databases is preferred.
• Computer skills: Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience working in donor funded projects a Plus
• Fluent in English oral and written communication skills
Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
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Requirements
• Must have a grade 12 certificate with at least credits in English and Mathematics.
• One year of experience in a similar position will be an added advantage.
• Aged between 18 and 25.
• Must be committed, honest, and of sober character.
• Candidates who live near Northmead, Olympia, Luangwa, or Garden only will be considered.
Deadline of this Job: 23 August 2022
At IHM Southern Africa, we are looking for talented individuals to join our dynamic team in the following roles: –
Job title: Creative Writers
About IHM
IHM is Southern Africa’s indigenous strategic information solutions provider, offering data collection, data analytics, management, and information systems as well as capacity building for data leadership. IHM operates on an ethos that is based on applying local competencies in leveraging simple but empowering technical solutions to Africa’s public health systems. IHM has been awarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CoAg to strengthen capacity of the ministry of health in Zambia in implementing a sustained health information system (HIS) that supports a data driven health response, particularly a data informed accelerated strategy for HIV epidemic control.
IHM operates from 3 country offices in Zambia, Lesotho and Swaziland with its headquarters based in Lusaka, Zambia.
Our People
We are agile, resourceful people who encourage innovation and take initiative individually and in collaboration with others. We treat people both inside and outside IHM with honesty and integrity. We depend on a willingness to share power, information, and responsibility to create the institution and results we want. We value diversity and inclusion in our work.
Our Recruitment Process
Shortlisted candidates will go through the following process before a final offer:
• Competency Assessment Test
• Panel Oral interview
• Psychometrics tests (Selected roles)
• Reference Checks
What we are offering?
• Full-time employment contract renewable subject to performance
• Competitive Salary package
• In-patient and out-patient medical package for you and your legal dependents
• Supportive environment enabling continuous professional development
• Other fringe benefits in line with specific role