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Catholic Relief Services - Zambia Country Program

About CRS

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the
United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic
identify is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as part of
our staff and as partner’s, people of all faiths and secular traditions who
share our values and commitment to serving those in need. Since 2000 CRS
Zambia has been implementing several programmes to support vulnerable
Zambians. Its recent programming areas include nutrition, agriculture, food
security, HIV/AIDS, WASH, financial inclusion, and early child development.

Background

CRS will be implementing the 3-year Mayi & Mwana project in target districts
to improve antenatal and postnatal health services in health facilities,
improve health seeking practices by women and improve coordination among
district and provincial teams within the MoH, thereby reducing the incidence
of maternal and newborn mortality in target districts. Mayi & Mwana will
address barriers to positive health outcomes for mothers and newborns in
Petauke, Sinda, and Katete districts in Eastern Province utilizing a district
health system strengthening approach to improve timely access to high quality
care for pregnant women and newborns. CRS will tailor the program to specific
community needs and will address supply and demand barriers to women’s access
to quality emergency obstetric and newborn care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The candidate will assist the Project Director in coordinating, mentoring and
monitoring facility mentors within the targeted districts.

Key Responsibilities

> Engage and strengthen partnerships relevant to the maternal and child health project, applying appropriate partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
> Contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
> Provide coaching and mentoring of staff and guide individual development plans.
> Ensure supervisees (facility mentors) have clear targets and performance metrics and meet agreed upon deliverables
> When delegated by the Project Director, represent the organization with donors, INGO working groups, relevant local partners and relevant local government and community actors for maternal and child health programming area.
> Work with facility mentors to identify capacity and technical assistance gaps within targeted health facilities and create systematic plans to address these gaps.
> Develop health facility assessments to determine areas for capacity building and quality improvement and work with facility mentors in the administration of these assessments and remedial action plans
> Liaise with resource partners to ensure SOWs are developed and contracts are prepared to facilitate technical service delivery
> Manage consulting contracts and deliverables with resource partners.
> Work with facility mentors, district coordinators and MEAL manager in the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports and lessons learned and disseminate results.
> Facilitate frequent field monitoring of facility mentors
> Ensure mentors and facility focal point staff have the most recent SMAG resources to facility activities within targeted catchment areas
> Assist facility focal point staff in applying tools to assess the capacity of existing SMAGs and needs for training, mentorship, and supportive supervision
> Work closely with resource partners to strengthen the provision of EmONC in facilities through training of midwives/healthcare providers and ongoing mentorship and supportive supervision to sustain quality of care
> Support mentors in the use of tele mentoring platforms such as ECHO to provide ongoing mentoring, supportive supervision and training
> Execute other tasks as assigned by the Project Director

Required Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Education and Professional Experience

> Prior experience in maternal or child health programming
> Masters in Development /Public Health or similar field, an added advantage
> Minimum of seven years of work experience in MNCH programming with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of three years of working on programming interventions.
> Demonstrate application of technical principles and concepts in MNCH program coordination. General knowledge of other related disciplines to support proper cross-sectoral approaches.
> Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation, and training applying adult learning principles and practices with special focus on critical Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health curricula.
> Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
> Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based and civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
> Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.

Personal Skills

> Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings.
> Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture whilst teasing out granular detail, and ability to make sound judgement
> Strong written and oral communication skills in English and relevant local dialect appropriate for the setting
> Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
> Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented

Required/Desired Foreign Language Proficiency in English and relevant local
dialect

Travel Required 50% travel

Key Working Relationships

Supervisory Facility Mentors

Strong collaboration District Coordinators

Internal Project Director, Mayi and Mwana Facility Mentors, MEAL Manager and
MEAL Coordinator
External Facility In charge, District MCH coordinator, District Health
Director (DHD), District Health Information Officer, and District Clinical
Care Officer.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and
used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve
the desired results.

> Serves with Integrity
> Models Stewardship
> Cultivates Constructive Relationships
> Promotes Learning

Disclaimer This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills,
effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Note By applying for this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS requires
its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent
harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand
that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive
background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to
evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics.

Applicants Instructions Please email a cover letter, and curriculum vitae
which should include three references to crszambiajobs@crs.org. Please
include the position you are applying for in the subject line.

The closing date for applications 24th August 2020. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for an interview.



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