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Overview

CHAI Zambia’s programmatic work is organized into two major programmatic clusters. The first cluster is known as the Non-Communicable and Infectious disease cluster and the other is the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) cluster. CHAI Zambia is seeking an Associate Director Health Systems Strengthening to lead the HSS cluster. This cluster of programs is comprised of a broad range of interventions targeted at strengthening the Zambian health system across the various health system building blocks.

The Associate Director (AD) will report to the Country Director and will oversee staff and work related to this cluster which includes, but is not limited to, Health Workforce, Health Financing, Assistive Technology, Medical Oxygen, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health and broad health systems strengthening initiatives in the CHAI Zambia office. The AD will need to take a broad view and ensure effective linkages and synergies among the programs in this cluster and between other clusters in the office. The AD will also provide leadership and strategic thinking around program direction, ensure high quality program deliverables, manage human resource within the cluster and oversees a wide range of internal and external partnerships.

The AD is a member of the Senior Management Team, which makes decisions for the CHAI Zambia office as a whole and ensures effective linkage and reporting between the CHAI Zambia office, relevant CHAI global teams, donors and many other stakeholders. Lastly, the AD is responsible for providing strategic direction and ensuring the coordination of resource mobilization efforts as well as technical leadership in the development of proposals and concept notes for new HSS initiatives.

Responsibilities

Program Management :

• Ensure effective management, coordination and synergies across all programs within the HSS cluster;
• Oversee and manage all program staff working on the HSS cluster through talent management initiatives, succession planning and provision of continuous feedback and capacity building ;
• Work with Human Resource in the process of hiring, promotion, and teambuilding to ensure effective team staffing, leave approval, administration and performance in a multicultural environment;
• Provide direct support to program managers in the cluster in their strategic planning, budgeting, expenditure tracking, problem-solving, overseeing project performance against work plans and budget and overall grant management;
• Work closely with the CHAI Zambia finance, compliance, headquarters and donors to ensure compliance with donor and CHAI regulations, ensure sound financial transactions including the approval of expenses based on set thresholds.
• As directed by the CD, serve as official liaison between CHAI, donors, Government, regulatory bodies, partners, and other relevant governmental and non-governmental institutions on issues related to activities on the cluster.
• Ensure effective documentation and knowledge management within the programs and provide technical guidance and oversee quality of deliverables and ensure that communications and work products that are shared externally meet CHAI standards.
• Participate in Senior Management Team meetings and functions and provide strategic guidance and support on issues that affect the cluster.
• Develop new and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders necessary to advance the program objectives.
• In concurrence with the CD, provide strategic direction in reprioritization, expansion, scoping of new initiatives, proposal development, coordinating resource mobilization and fundraising efforts to help achieve program objectives of the CHAI Zambia office.

Technical :

Strengthening accountability across various health programs in the cluster to improve equitable access to high quality health services.Oversee the implementation of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health program work plans including program planning, budgeting, coordination, forecasting, monitoring and reporting. Including the provision of technical assistance to GRZ to assist with SRMNH program design and rollout influencing national research, policy formulation, strategic documents development and analysis.Increase access of basic health services in rural parts of Zambia by strengthening community health systems including the enrollment, training, deployment, supportive supervision and motivation of Community Health Workers such as Community Health Assistants (CHAs) as well as other community systems strengthening activitiesAddressing Zambia’s health workforce challenges including the training, absorption, distribution and retention of health workforce as well as pediatric workforce scale up activities.Development and implementation of strategies to build health systems resilience to absorb “shocks’ to the health system including ensuring access to oxygen such as liquid oxygen (LOX). Also, ensuring health worker availability, safety and competence in the provision of both COVID-19 and general health services.Sustainable health financing through improved financial risk protection, financial management and performanceIncrease access to Assistive Products (AP) and systems for delivering assistive technology (AT) in Zambia. This includes providing programmatic and technical oversight for effective program implementation.

Qualifications

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