Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Specific Responsibilities:
• Work as an integral part of the provincial team to provide focused mass campaign implementation support.
• Coordinate & participate in provincial, district, facility, and sub-facility level campaign activities, including SBC & advocacy.
• Report on progress toward campaign objectives during in-house weekly monitoring meetings and through written weekly activity reports; identify gaps and areas for improvement and follow up.
• Assist in conducting training and strengthening local capacity in ITN mass campaign preparation and implementation.
• Assist in preparing for and conducting provincial & district meetings as needed, such as training for CBHVs, health facility officers including district health officers.
• Serve as a liaison between Evolve and the Provincial/districts to support translation of global & national guidance on the campaign into successful implementation at provincial level.
• Work closely with provincial & district teams to strengthen adherence to monitoring & evaluation protocols, including participating in training of district and health facility staff as needed.
• Provide robust analytical & data management support to serve as evidence of progress in campaign implementation/outcomes.
• Monitor campaign performance and data quality alongside provincial health officers.
• Provide technical support and follow-up to District Health Information Officers and Malaria Elimination Officers on data entry/management, and monitoring of ITN campaign performance.
• Provide technical assistance and follow-up with health facilities, as necessary, to ensure correct synthesis of data.
• As needed, provide on-the-ground support and supervision of distributions and issuing of ITNs to beneficiaries.
• Document minutes for a variety of meetings as required and provide recommendations for best practices and challenges.
• Supervise and track inventory distributions and storage of ITNs in the Health facilities.
• Ensure environmental health guidelines are fully implemented.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor/s

Deliverables
• Weekly activity report sent to PMI Evolve ITN Coordinator and Vector Control Manager detailing key activities accomplished, challenges, and plan for the upcoming week.
• Summary report on the overall campaign planning and implementation in consultant’s respective duty province within 2 weeks following the end of the consultancy.
• Participation in the Post ITN Mass distribution review meeting.

Duration and LOE
• Period of performance is 94 days,
• Expected assignment start date is on or around June 19, 2023.
• The consultant will be expected to work 4 days a week.
• Expected assignment end date is November 30, 2023.

Desired Qualifications
Education
• Bachelors in public health, Health Education, Social Sciences, or related field of study.

Experience
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience working with Provincial and District health teams in the implementation of community health interventions
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Experience in working with local communities, civil society partners, urban /Local Government Institutions and Governments officials.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mass ITN distribution campaigns at district or provincial level in Zambia is highly desirable.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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