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
