Zambia Health Education and Communication Trust
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Zambia Health Education and Communication Trust (ZHECT) is an indigenous Zambian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), registered with the Registrar of Societies in 2001 under the laws of Zambia and dedicated to providing high quality health services, social behavior change interventions, research and capacity building for the improvement of the health status and general wellness of people in Zambia. ZHECT is also a capacity leader and has a wealth of experience in providing Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV prevention and mitigation services to organizations and communities mainly in Zambia. ZHECT also works in the area of Gender Based Violence and Economic Empowerment among vulnerable and hard to reach communities.
ZHECT has been awarded a grant from USAID through Panagora to implement the Localize Global Health Security project in Kalomo, Kazungula, Livingstone and Sinazongwe districts of Southern province of Zambia.
The USAID’s Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) Project’s goal is to work with local entities to address critical health security gaps in public health at the sub-national level in target districts in Zambia using the One Health approach that integrates human, animal and environmental health. The focus of the project will be on prevention, detection and notification of suspected zoonotic diseases through Risk Communication and Community Engagement, working with two other partners- CIHEB and CHZ that will focus on Community-Based Surveillance and Workforce Development.
The purpose of the LGHS Zambia grants program is to further strengthen, establish and sustain Zambia’s implementation of Global Health Security (GHS) priorities and compliance with International Health Regulations (2005) at the sub-national level in the Southern province.
Specifically, the Grantees will:
1. Improve the ability to prevent, detect and notify suspected zoonotic disease threats at the sub-national level
2. Strengthen community-level ability to identify, respond and mitigate the risk associated with animal-to-human transmission of diseases.
3. Strengthen or establish multi-sectoral linkages with existing public health security systems and structures to improve timely and complete reporting of events and feedback to the communities of health security threats.
ZHECT is therefore seeking applications from suitably qualified individuals for the following positions:
Monitoring and Evaluation Officers (M&EO): 2 Positions
Brief Job Description: The M&EOs will be responsible for all monitoring and evaluation functions at the districts level. The M&EO will be responsible for the day to day data collection and entry. They will be responsible for defining the data collection process and reporting procedures to the community-based volunteers in each of the operational districts (capacity building).
Receive data from site/community volunteers, review for completeness and consistency, entered completely and correctly in the appropriate database timely.
The M&EO will routinely generate and report service statistics and carry out analysis of data that will be used in the learning process and participate in conducting M & E training activities.
Qualifications
At least a diploma in a relevant field (social sciences, Management information systems, statistics or other related field) or equivalent
Minimum 3 years relevant practical experience.
Proven knowledge and experience in program M&E data management and quality assurance, including data entry, quality assurance, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Experience working on health projects in Zambia will be an added advantage.
Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills and ability to work as a team player.
Please note that ability to ride a motor cycle for both positions will be an added advantage
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter and CV to [email protected] indicating the job title in the subject line.
The closing date for receiving all applications is 29th November 2024
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.