Country: Zambia
City: Lusaka
Type: Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)
Business Unit: Country Programs - Country Teams
Overview:
CHAI/Zambia’s Human Resources for Health (HRH) team works
directly with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Community
Development Maternal and Child Health (MCDMCH) to plan, design, and implement
National Training Operational Plan 2013-2016 to alleviate the human resources
for health crisis in the country.
The HRH team partners with the Government of Zambia (GRZ)
to: (i) expand the number of healthcare workers in the country, (ii) optimize
the distribution of the health workforce to improve equity of access and meet
the needs of communities, and (iii) enhance the productivity of the existing
health workforce.
The HRH Analyst is a part of the CHAI Zambia Human Resources
for Health (HRH) team, and reports to the M&E HRH Program Manager. The HRH
Analyst is responsible for assisting and managing quantitative and qualitative
data for the HRH team, guiding analytical and cost-effective HRH interventions.
The HRH Analyst will work in close collaboration with the government and will
interact on a regular basis with donors, NGOs, academic and research
institutions and civil society.
Responsibilities:
- Engage
in planning, coordination, and communications directly with the Government
to launch and implement projects to alleviating the HRH crisis in
Zambia. Respond to requests for technical assistance with speed and
high-quality products.
- Provide
strategic guidance and technical assistance to the HRH team and Government
by serving as a resource for all HRH data, best practices and evidence in
the HRH sector
- Assist
with the management, updating, and modification of multiple, complex
databases housed at CHAI, MoH, MCDMCH and the regulatory bodies and;
produce and present analyses from large, complex databases to quantify
different aspects of the HRH crisis in Zambia, and forecast the impact
that different interventions could make.
- Manage
the CHA and SBA data system, building GRZ capacity, and generating
quarterly and additional data reports as requested
- Manage
the CHA data collected through DHIS II and download for analyses for GRZ,
donor and HRH team use in order to inform programme implementation and
development
- Participate
in the training of GRZ staff and CHAs in the utilization of DHIS II
through all aspects from data inputting to report generation
- Collaborate
with HRH team to implement both quantitative and qualitative evaluations
- Partner
with GRZ and HRH team to create sound and analyzable monitoring and
supervision systems
- Coordinate
the development of healthcare worker registers with GRZ
- Develop
strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government,
international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure coordination of
resources and efforts
- Support
the M&E HRH Program Manager in all programmatic matters including
report writing
- Provide
support to core HRH team to ensure that the objectives and deliverables of
the CHAI Zambia HRH Program are met.
- Perform
any other duties as may be assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
Degree with a minimum of three years work experience within a
demanding and fast-paced environment
- Proven
track record of effective project management and ability to generate
results
- Very
strong quantitative skills, including significant experience with
financial modeling in Excel
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills, and strong interpersonal
capabilities
- Ability
to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities
- Ability
to maximize available data to provide strategic recommendations
- Self-motivated
and ability to work under pressure on complex projects
- Ability
to deal with sparse data and ambiguity
- Ability
to work cohesively with many stakeholders (e.g. MoH, MCDMCH, GNC, etc.)
- Ability
to generate data driven reports and work in a fast-paced environment
- Experience
working effectively with diverse teams
- Excellent
quantitative, problem solving, analytical and statistical analysis skills
(including strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience with STATA or SAS)
- Proficiency
with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Willingness
to travel domestically
- Zambian
nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
Advantages
- Experience
working in public health and with international organizations in Zambia
- Familiarity
with GRZ healthcare worker’s training curriculums, teaching methodologies,
the public health sector systems and DHIS II
- Experience
in quantitative or qualitative research
- Experience
in financial modeling and data analysis
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