JSI
Responsibilities
Deliver direct technical assistance in human capacity and workforce development with government partners.
Work with government and relevant partners to operationalize Zimbabwe’s new national HRH policy and strategy and establish feedback loops to inform continuous improvement.
Assist the MOHCC in conducting Human Resources for Health (HRH) situation analyses and developing and testing new approaches to health workforce management in project areas.
Work closely with the MOHCC to update and use human resources for health (HRH) information system(s) for analysis and decision-making.
Work with relevant personnel to develop and test MNCH capacity strengthening (i.e., mentorship programs) and staff retention strategies in project areas.
Develop/revise and ensure that the project’s capacity development tools–training materials, job aides, standard operating protocols and other materials—reflect local context and needs and are of high quality.
Ensure that the delivery of training and mentoring is cost?effective, consistent, efficient, and that it meets or exceeds project and MOHCC expectations.
Monitor the implementation of workforce development and retention activities against approved objectives, budgets and key project indicators.
Serve as a technical resource to project personnel on issues of design, methods, and interpretation of results related to capacity strengthening.
Work with the project’s technical and MERL specialists and its MOHCC and USAID stakeholders to determine the metrics for project monitoring and evaluation.
Contribute to the design of program learning (implementation research) and evaluation activities and use of their results.
Contribute to regular progress reports and other technical documents.
Qualifications
Graduate degree in management, human resources development, public administration, organizational development, or a related field
Minimum 7 years of senior level experience designing, coordinating and implementing health workforce development and retention programs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Knowledge of a wide range of organizational development models and instructional design and participatory training/adult education methodologies
Demonstrated ability to use and teach the use of HRH data to identify and address gaps in staffing and staff retention
Experience in building strong working partnerships with senior-level government representatives, civil society organizations, other donors and local private sector
Previous experience with USAID, other USGovernment, or similar donor-funded programs, preferably in Zimbabwe
Experience bringing new and innovative local partners into programs and developing their organizational and implementation capacities
Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
A critical thinker with well-developed problem-solving, leadership and advocacy skills