District Capacity Building Officer

JHPIEGO - all the provinces, all the provinces

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Contract

Contract type
Contract
Application deadline
30/12/2019

Description

Position
District Capacity Building Officer
Industry
Vacancies
1
Description

Jhpiego seeks a District Capacity Building Officer (DCBO) who will oversee technical assistance efforts in a project district for an upcoming U.S. government-funded integrated health system technical assistance project. The project aims to improve the capacity of the public health system to sustainably deliver quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH&N) services across four provinces of Zambia. The project will operate over a five-year period. The DCBO will provide technical assistance to district level governmental and nongovernmental agencies to improve their capacity to deliver quality services. He/she will represent the project at the district level.

Requirements

Min education
Bachelor's degree
Required experience
2 Years
Nationality
Not defined
Languages
Not defined
Skills
Not defined
Prerequisites

Experience in facilitation and advocacy with various levels of stakeholders and policy makers.
Knowledge of major RMNCAH&N best practices with a strong understanding of Zambia health care system
Experience working in integrated programming through the continuum of care from household through community to hospital
Ability to skillfully represent RMNCAH&N at district health office meetings.
Demonstrated skills in collaborating with other implementing partners
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
Excellent writing, data collection, analysis and reporting skills
Fluency in English
Excellent facilitation, oral and written communications skills
Ability and willingness to travel around Zambia up to 30% of time
Understanding and previous use of a Windows-based computer system and applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; and PowerPoint.

Company

Employer name

JHPIEGO

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