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PPAZ |
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Posted 2018-11-30 05:23:39
WHO WE ARE
Planned
Parenthood Association of Zambia (PPAZ) is Non-governmental organisation which
has existed since 1972 as a voluntary, not-for-profit and non-political
organisation advancing the cause of sexual and reproductive health in Zambia.
It is a Member Association of the International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
Our Vision
Our vision is realisation of a society in which all
people in Zambia enjoy equal sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
and have access to quality and affordable SRH information and services.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advocate for sexual and reproductive
health rights of women, men and young people, especially the vulnerable, and to
empower them to make free and informed reproductive health choices. We dedicate
ourselves to the provision of high quality and sustainable youth-focused sexual
and reproductive health services. PPAZ being a member of IPPF will also be
implementing the WISH2ACTION project locally.
WISH2 ACTION
Country Team
ABOUT WISH2ACTION PROJECT
Women’s Integrated Sexual Health
(WISH) is a multi-country programme which aims to improve access to Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for women and girls in areas of highest
unmet need. WISH is split into two separate Lots – Lot 1, focused in West
Africa and implemented by a consortium led by MSI, and Lot 2, called
‘WISH2ACTION’ focused in East and Southern Africa and Asia and implemented by a
consortium led by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) with
MSI as a key implementing partners.
The Project Team will contribute
to the fulfilment of IPPF mission in the area of SRHRs and to fulfil this
vision competent staff are required to in the following positions:
TECHNICAL MANAGER (ONE
POSITION)
JOB PURPOSE
The PPAZ WISH Technical
Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership and support across
the WISH Programme in Zambia , in order to ensure the achievement of
WISH project service delivery projections in line with evidence based
best-practice, rights-based programming, and clinical quality
standards. The Technical Manager will liaise with the PPAZ team, and
work closely with the IPPF WISH2ACTION team to build local capacity at cluster
level to improve access to integrated quality family planning and Sexual and
Reproductive Health Services in Zambia.
KEY TASKS
SERVICE DELIVERY AND REACHING
THE UNREACHED
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Provide technical leadership to
WISH cluster teams in delivery of quality, integrated family planning, safe
abortion, adolescent sexual reproductive health.
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Lead the development and
implementation of evidence-based strategies for:
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Reaching the unreached
(specifically young people, poor people and people living with disability) are
met.
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Reaching new users and lapsed users
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Increasing access to long acting
methods
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Working in close coordination
with the SBCC Advisor, ensure that demand generation activities are designed
and implemented to facilitate service uptake in cluster sites,
particularly amongst underserved populations including young people, poor
people and people living with disability.
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Develop and implement strategies
for ensuring that services delivered through the project are gender inclusive.
LEARNING, EVIDENCE AND USE OF
DATA
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Work with the Monitoring and
Evaluation Manager to ensure that data generated through the project is used to
inform programme strategies for reaching the unreached, and
adaptation to project design at country, district and cluster level.
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Ensure that lessons learned from
the WISH programme, and best practices / evidence from the global SRH
community is integrated into country WISH project implementation plans and
strategies.
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Facilitate learning between
clusters, and WISH programme in collaboration with the ITAD evidence
and learning team.
QUALITY OF CARE
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Coordinate the collection of
regular quality assessments semi-annually using project tools across all
cluster sites in coordination with the M&E Manager.
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Ensure the development and
implementation of quality of care improvement work plans across project sites
with the aim of ensuring quality improvements in cluster sites across the
project lifetime.
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Oversee clinical governance and
adverse events reporting across WISH cluster sites.
CLUSTER MANAGEMENT AND
COORDINATION
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Work with the WISH Programme Director
to support the formation of clusters, Cluster Management Committees (CMCs), and
District Management Committees (DMCs).
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Work with and support CMCs and
DMCs to maintain strong oversight of service delivery in cluster sites and
development of outreach plans to enable achievement of service delivery
projections.
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Provide technical support to the
cluster teams to use data generated through the project to ensure adaptive
programming in order to meet service delivery projections.
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Ensure that effective referral
systems are in place within clusters .
ADVOCACY AND NATIONAL
OWNERSHIP
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Support the WISH Project Director
and Executive Director, and Options staff working on sustainability and
national ownership to build national ownership of the SRH agenda.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
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Grade 12 with 5 ‘O’ levels
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Master’s degree or equivalent in
public health
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Registered Nurse/Midwife
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Project Management as an added
advantage
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Significant experience (5+ years)
in implementing Family Planning / Reproductive Health programmes in
country, preferably in contraceptive and safe abortion service delivery
projects.
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Demonstrated experience providing
capacity building and providing assistance with the public, the
private sector, and at community level.
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Skilled in at least two or more
of the following technical areas: strengthening service delivery; performance
and quality improvement; quality of care; adolescent FP.
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Demonstrated experience with a
mix of practical technical skills in FP/SRH necessary for strengthening service
delivery at the regional, national, clinical and community-level.
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Expertise in research to
practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts.
SKILLS
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Trainer in LARC and CBD
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Report Writing
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Analytical, resourceful,
organized, patient but persistent, detail- and solution-oriented, and able to
work collaboratively across teams to use data to support decision-making.
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Interpersonal Skills
OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
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Very Strong analytical skills.
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Highly adept with data analysis,
presentation, statistics.
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Strong writing skills and
experience with producing technical reports required.
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Understanding of statistical
software and data management required.
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Capacity to produce high-quality
briefs and reports.
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Ability to see patterns in data
and understand the cause and effect.
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Excellent English writing and
verbal communication skills.
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Detail-oriented and hard-working.
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Ability to collaborate well on a
team while also taking initiative to complete assigned tasks with high
competence.
Please send
your application letter and CV clearly marking “The position being applied forâ€
by 7th December, 2018 at 17:00 Hours to:
The Executive Director
PPAZ Head Office
11 Nkanchibaya Road, Off Addis Ababa Road
Rhodes Park, P.O. BOX 32221,
Lusaka, Zambia
All soft copies of applications via email
to: ed@ppaz.org.zm and
copy jobs@ppaz.org.zm