Global Health Corps Community Health Specialist Jobs in Zambia

Global Health Corps Community Health Specialist Jobs in Zambia


Role Overview

  • The Community Health Specialist (CHS) will collaborate with our volunteer doctors, and our programme team to support the development of our Community Health work in Southern Province, Zambia.

  • The role will involve shaping community health worker (CHW) recruitment, training, incentives, and supervision.

  • The CHS will directly assist the volunteers and programme team to administer quality improvement projects; help with data management systems; support development of tailored community plans; and assist in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) to promote internal and external learning.

  • The CHS will help On Call Africa to ensure that it is supporting national Community Health Strategies, and act as a link between the organization and the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promote collaboration and learning. .

    Responsibilities

    Programme development

    • Support the development and implementation of a CHW incentive programme

    • Review and update the CHW supervision model, helping to plan for a transition from doctor led to CHW led delivery model

    • Oversee the recruitment of CHWs into our training scheme, in partnership with MoH

    • Support the planning and delivery of CHW training from our Livingstone base

    • Liaise with MoH to ensure training content matches national priorities

    • Review programme content and carry out quality improvement projects as needed

    Monitoring and Evaluation

    • Work closely with volunteers and the programme team to monitor and evaluate the progress and performance of CHWs

    • Collaborate with volunteers and the programme team in the maintenance and improvement of data management and monitoring systems in the community health programs

    • Assist the staff in programme evaluation, as well as research where applicable Systems Improvement

    • Support the development of improved data management and support systems
    for CHWs through applications such as Better Impact and the Community Health Toolkit

    • Work closely with the Medic Mobile and D-Tree teams to facilitate implementation, configuration, and testing of new app features

    • Support the development of improved systems for collecting and analyzing data

    Skills and Experience

    Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required

    • Bachelor’s degree in economics, development studies, international affairs, global/public health, or another related field*

    • Demonstrated experience improving processes or outcomes, especially through quality improvement methodology*

    • Demonstrated quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills, especially used for research or program evaluation*

    • Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to ensure internal and external collaborators achieve a time-bound goal or project*

    • Strong writing skills with experience producing reports, abstracts, best practices, impact stories, or other documents for technical and non-technical audiences*

    • Previous experience in resource-limited settings*

    • Academic training in or professional experience with community-based initiatives, especially in a rural setting

    • Experience with partnership/relationship management, acting as the main point of contact for donors, clients/beneficiaries, or other key stakeholders

    • Experience with mobile data tracking platforms, especially platforms such as Medic Mobile, Kobo, or DHIS2

    • Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision

    • Innovative

    • Team player with the ability to impart skills/mentor others

    • Ability to be flexible, think creatively, and manage competing priorities

    • Demonstrated maturity and good judgment

    • Strong organizational skills and detail orientation

    • Ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff

    • Comfortable traveling to and staying in a rural area

    • Advanced skills in Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Global Health Corps Community Health Specialist Jobs in Zambia

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