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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SPECIALIST
Location
: Ndola
or Kitwe
Reports to
:
Projet Manager
Positions supervised
:
7
About Us
Copper Rose Zambia (CRZ) is a youth-led and youth-focused organization working towards the empowerment of youth and women in Zambia. We exist to create a conducive environment for young people to thrive in all aspects of their lives as we envision a world in which every young person is happy, healthy, and living to their full potential. We are currently implementing around 3 thematic areas namely,
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Health and Wellbeing,
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Gender Equity
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Youth Development and Leadership.
Position Overview
:
The
community engagement specialist
(
CES
) is accountable for the
activity
implementation
of
the USAID Zambia Integrated Health (ZIH)
c
onsortium
p
roject, which aims to improve health outcomes for Zambians by ensuring equitable access to high-quality, client-centered HIV, TB/HIV, MNCH, and
family planning/reproductive health
services, products, and information. The
CES
will be responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance to the
Copper Rose Zambian ZIH project officers and coordinators
, on program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
The
CES
will serve as the
programmatic
lead. He
/
she will
lead the
design and
oversee the
implementation of demand creation and uptake of high-impact interventions, ensuring coherence and alignment among all project
activities
and supporting the highest level of quality
in the
execution of capacity building/transfer and any direct implementation.
R
esponsibilities
:
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Coordinates project officers/coordinators in day-to-day management and implementation of the ZIH interventions and community strengthening activities in targeted districts.
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Supports ZIH project officers/coordinators to ensure timely reporting of activities, monitoring and analysis of results against set targets, and use of data to adjust implementation strategies as necessary
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Provides day-to-day oversight, as well as strategic and technical input and direction in the implementation of all ZIH activities.
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Working closely with project officers/coordinators, implementing partners, and community based volunteers in the design and implementation of activities and deliverables.
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Working with local stakeholders, identify and prioritize key behaviors of providers, system actors, and policymakers, as well as individuals, families, and community leaders, to help achieve results of high-impact interventions across all IRs. This will include all technical areas.
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Use identified interventions to formulate detailed activities in response to identified factors, together with local groups.
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Provide input into identification of indicators for priority practices and critical factors associated with enabling change, along with methods for tracking progress on those indicators and adapting implementation as necessary.
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Revisit and adapt strategy as necessary over the course of project implementation, in response to monitoring data as well as any other changes.
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Assists project officers/coordinators to build technical skills in HIV prevention, as well as strengthening organizational capacity to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency.
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Participate in annual work plan and project review meetings, leading the discussions on progress, and potential.
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Develop stories and abstracts of ZIH work upon request.
Qualifications and Experience
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Bachelor’s
Degree equivalent in one of the following or related fields: Social Sciences, Health Sciences
. A masters degree is an added advantage.
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Five
years of relevant experience in design and implementation of evidence-based behavior and social change strategies in Zambia, ideally related to a
d
olescent health and HIV Prevention
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Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to build consensus among partners and stakeholders, with demonstrated success working with local government and NGO stakeholders
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Demonstrated capacity for strategic and tactical programming and use of creative, innovative program approaches and actions.
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Ability to work in a dynamic team with colleagues of different
backgrounds and
to develop new ideas and perspectives in a team environment
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Demonstrated ability to articulate concepts well in writing and
verbally
in English, with proven ability to communicate effectively in diverse multi-stakeholder settings.
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Willingness to travel to the field and community levels as required.
Note: The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. The job description may change from time to time.
Application Process
The deadline for applications is
Wednesday 11
th
September 2024 at 17:00 hrs.
For all interested candidates, please apply with this
Link
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Copper Rose Zambia provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. We also strive to achieve equal employment opportunities through continuing diversity enhancement initiatives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and with diverse experiences to apply. We are committed to evaluating applications fairly.
