Provincial Technical Assistant (TA) Lead x4

Jhpiego; Eastern Province; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jhpiego seeks a Provincial Technical Assistant (TA) Lead for their Family Health and Nutrition Project in Saudi Arabia. This role is pivotal in coordinating technical assistance activities with the Ministry of Health, ensuring effective implementation of health care strategies at provincial levels. Applicants should possess a Master's in Public Health and demonstrate strong leadership and organizational skills, alongside in-depth knowledge of health systems.

Qualifications

• 7 to 8 years’ experience in efficient management across decentralized programs.
• Strong knowledge of the Zambian health system.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, monitor, and report on FHN provincial activities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with MOH counterparts.
• Prepare provincial technical and program reports.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Organizational Skills

Team Building

Education

Master’s in Public Health or related field

Job description

Family Health and Nutrition Project (FHN) is a five-year, USAID-funded project that will contribute to reduction of maternal mortality and under five mortality through collaboration with Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), Ministry of Health (MOH), communities and other local partners to improve health system performance and to deliver high-quality, accessible reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH&N) care. Working in four provinces, Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, and Southern, FHN will work with MOH provincial and district counterparts to deliver high-quality services, strengthen health systems, and increase community engagement.

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated withThe Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years in East and Southern Africa, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions that strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the household-to-hospital continuum of care. Jhpiego partners with organizations from the community to the national levels, building sustainable, local capacity through advocacy, policy development, human resources for health and quality and performance improvement approaches. For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website atwww.jhpiego.org.

Jhpiego seeks candidates for the following position(s):

Provincial Technical Assistant (TA) Lead(4)

Location: Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, and Southernprovince

Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party

Positions supervised: District Capacity Strengthening Officers, MER Officer, Finance and Administrative Officer and Drivers.

Position Overview

The FHN Technical Assistant (TA) Lead isFHN’s primarypoint of contact withMOH Provincial Health Office (PHO) and responsible for coordinating FHN’s TA activities across the province, organizing FHN’s contribution to annualmidterm expenditure framework (MTEF)and RMNCAH&Nprogramplanning, implementation, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Plan,execute, monitor, and report onFHN provincial activitiesto deliver TA in line with FHN technical strategies.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with MOH counterparts in PHO and District Health Offices, USAID implementing partners, andRMNCAH&Nprogrammanagement team.
• LeadFHN’s TA contribution to (MTEF) annualplanningcycle includingperformance reviews,community structures, selecting of interventions, and budgeting.
• Engage provincial planners to ensure activities supporting HII are prioritized in quarterlyplanning.
• CoordinateFHNtechnicalsupportbyDistrict Capacity Strengthening Officers in delivery of TA at district level.
• Prepare FHN provincial technicaland program reports.
• Manageprovincial team travel plans in compliance with Jhpiego policies and procedures.
• Workwith finance officer to prepare monthly cash forecasting.
• Support MOH in preparation ofSidagrant technical and programmatic reporting.
• SupportMOHinchange management as needed forRMNCAH&H program.
• Provincial team compliance with Jhpiego policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Master’s in public health or related field (health administration, public administration, business administration)
• 7 to 8years’ experiencein efficient management processes and systems across awide range of decentralized programs.
• Proven leadership, strategic thinking,organizational, team-building, and representational skills.
• Strong knowledge of the Zambian health system.

To apply, please send your application letter and curriculum vitae in a single document, stating the position in the subject line (position – location) to the Human Resources Manager:[e-mail].

Kindly note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date is Friday 30^thJuly, 2021.

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