Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Posting Date: 11/13/2017
Deadline Date: Open until the position is
filled.
Description
Background:
The Zambian health context is
particularly complex due to widespread poor health outcomes and high disease
burden, significant gaps in MOH systems and staffing, and the large footprint
of a wide range of cooperating partners (CPs). USAID/Zambia intends to 1)
Strengthen the national Health Management Information System (HMIS) owned and
managed by the Government of Zambia’s (GRZ) Ministry of Health (MOH), 2)
Improve monitoring, evaluation, and research capacities within key government
and non-governmental partners, and 3) Expand the evidence base for existing
approaches to health programming in malaria, nutrition, family planning,
maternal and child health, and HIV.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What will Success Look Like: Success will be measured
through change in the 1) Improved quality, timeliness, accessibility, and use
of national provincial, district, and health facility data, 2) Quantity and
quality of research generated and publically disseminated by Zambian
researchers at the national level, and the 3) Quantity and quality of
operations research studies, special studies, and evaluations completed by the contractor.
Successful implementation of this activity will result in documented, improved
HMIS data collection, analysis and use at the facility and at selected
districts. Successful implementation will also result in strengthened HMIS
systems, policies, and practices as that national level. USAID expects to see
impact at all levels of project implementation, from national to facility.
Through partnership with the MOH and other key government and non-government institutions, the contractor is expected to achieve key deliverables such as:
Through partnership with the MOH and other key government and non-government institutions, the contractor is expected to achieve key deliverables such as:
- Assessment
of the HMIS with actionable recommendations for system strengthening
- Development
of an MOH-led HMIS Strategic Plan that aligns with existing policies and
practices within the MOH and GRZ
- Sustained
mentoring of health sector staff to improve facility, district,
provincial, and national data collection and analysis capacity
- Development
of a pre-service training curricula on health information data collection
and data use for first-line health workers
- HMIS
community of practice established and maintained to improve coordination
of donor support and donor engagement with the MOH and GRZ
- Research
capacity assessments of selected governmental and non-governmental
research institutions conducted and capacity strengthening plans executed
- Organizational
support to MOH-led national health research symposia provided to promote
Zambian-led health research
- A
small-grants research development fund created and managed to award
short-term funding to junior Zambian researchers
- Operations
research, special studies, and evaluations completed to inform the
evidence base for health in Zambia
- Capacitation
and support provided to USAID health Implementing Partner (IP) staff in
key monitoring, evaluation, and research practices
Responsibilities:
The Chief of Party (COP) will be the principal point
of contact in Zambia for procedural and substantive matters. The COP will
coordinate and ultimately be responsible for results under this activity. The
COP will be the primary liaison with USAID/Zambia and GRZ on technical matters.
The COP will be responsible for responding to the COR and USAID/Zambia’s
Contracting Officer. The COP will also be responsible for ensuring control and
the overall responsiveness of technical assistance provided under Contract.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A
minimum of a Master’s degree in a related field
- Demonstrated
knowledge and experience in national health data systems, data management
and use, or social science research
- Demonstrated
experience in leading, managing, and implementing large international
development projects with similar depth and complexity to this RFP
- Demonstrated
experience working in partnership with host governments, international
donors, and implementing partners
- Significant
experience with USG- or USAID-funded activities or other internationally
funded activities
- Strong
oral and written communication skills in English, including evidence of
quality report writing and presentations. Demonstrated ability to meet
deadlines with quality products
- Strong
organizational and interpersonal skills – measured by both being able to
be a “people” person and yet, passionate about promoting research and
capacity building and leveraging that data for positive change.
- Zambia
experience preferred, Africa experience a must.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should submit their resumes and
cover letters online.
No phone calls please.
Principals only please.
Principals only please.
