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About Muso

Muso believes no one should die waiting for health care. We are building health systems to save lives by reaching patients faster, within hours of them getting sick. To do this, we work in partnership with communities facing extreme poverty. Muso has spent more than a decade creating and improving our proactive care model, preparing it to serve the global effort for universal health care. We have documented rapid improvements in the health of the populations we serve: a 2018 study found that the communities we care for in Mali, which previously experienced some of the highest infant mortality rates in the world, now have infant mortality rates lower than any other sub-Saharan African country for five years and eventually reached a rate comparable to that of the United States. Access to patient care has increased tenfold. Muso now serves the governments of Mali and Côte d’Ivoire in their efforts to translate the results of this research into national policies and practices.

We provide proactive healthcare to 370,000 patients in peri-urban and rural areas of Mali and, in 2022, we are expanding our direct service to several districts in Ivory Coast, ultimately reaching an additional 247,000 patients.  The Muso team provides technical assistance that helps several governments implement their systems national community health and primary care systems, in order to pursue universal early access to care, maternal health and child survival.  We integrate rigorous academic research and strategic advocacy to identify and share strategies that can accelerate global efforts for child survival, maternal health and universal health care. Given the transformations in health care access and survivorship that Muso has documented, over the next five years our direct service, research and advocacy will work to advance a new model of care for health care systems. community health. To learn more about our work, visit www.musohealth.org .

About the position

Muso has designed our work and research to directly inform and support policy makers and implementers around the world to build high-impact, proactive community health systems. In recent years, requests from governments and NGOs for Muso’s partnership and technical assistance (TA) have accelerated.

The Government Partnership lead (GPL) helps to craft and communicate MoH and Muso’s ambitious plans for health care delivery, research, and advocacy across the community health space nationally. The GPL will conduct a thorough landscape analysis of the country’s partnership or direct service implementation, exploring where MoH, Muso and other implementing partners  are best placed to pursue partnership for national health system transformation, and build relationships with global institutional donors to align on and finance  the national priorities.

The GPL will play a key role in conversations with MoH and  be well-placed to provide support to the donor coordination  and Muso around potential funding streams for this work. By prioritizing this early-stage relationship in his/her scope of work, the GPL will facilitate Muso’s assessment of the feasibility, interest, and buy-in of institutional actors and the MoHto support a partnership for national health care reform in Zambia beyond the initial Technical Assistance  term.

The GPL will play an important role at the intersection of Muso’s partnerships for national, regional and global advocacy, technical assistance, and revenue generation. While the role’s primary function is to cultivate partnership and coordination with MoH, he or she will also work on the the mobilization of resources, the GPL is also expected to contribute to disseminating Muso’s learning for uptake by other partners, and facilitate connections between the TA team and government and other institutional actors.

The GPL reports to New Country Engagement Specialists, and will work closely with the Director of Technical Assistance, and other members of the Muso technical assistance and partnerships teams.

Responsibilities

Partnerships Team Strategic Coordination (25%)

• Facilitate periodic reviews on policy implementation progress in collaboration with the Community health senior advisor and chief community health officer
• Support periodic power mapping exercises to guide team efforts to influence key policy outcomes by engaging key stakeholders;
• Provide analysis and updates on key MoH policies and priorities relevant to Muso’s work with the Zambian government through MoH
• Maintain a regular contact with other MoH and government bodies such as the President’s Delivery Unit. of the various activities the team engages in and how they relate to the Zambia Muso collaboration priorities;
• Act as a central information repository for different team members, maintaining a running understanding of which team members are interfacing with which external partners around which issues; Point out areas of potential synergy and/or conflict.

Partnerships Operations & Communications (25%)

• Identify opportunities for team process improvement, coordinating with other team members to creatively solve problems and implement solutions;
• Organize regular team meetings, developing an agenda, taking notes, identifying key action items, and distributing notes;
• Maintain close contact with technical working group members on matters related to health system strengthening, community health and resource mobilization.
• Build and maintain a shared digital library of key public sector policy documents;
• Support the development of a central repository of contact and relationship background information on Zambia-based partnerships and technical assistance engagements; ;
• Manage the logistics of high-level MOH engagements, including arranging travel for government partners to attend international conferences and other opportunities;
• Support in the development of monthly and annual budget requests related to Zambia Team activities;
• Support the Zambia  Team to plan and execute events as needed.

Partnerships Cultivation & External Representation (50%)

• Field all external invitations to meetings and workshops, sharing them with the Zambia T.A team and making a recommendation around whether or not;
• Represent Muso at meetings and workshops; give voice to Muso’s unique perspective and expertise and then share key takeaways with the wider partnerships team in a timely fashion;
• Maintain a consistent presence in all relevant partner forums and technical working groups on a national level to ensure maximum coordination with other NGOs and government agencies. This includes amongst numerous others:
  • The Community Health Technical Working Group
  • The mHealth Working Group
  • HRH technical working group
• Support the Zambia technical assistance team to have regular touchpoints and maintain good working relationships with key actors in the public sector, including: the Ministry of Health , the National Health Directorate such as policy and planning, donor coordination;  M&E and HMIS, the National Malaria Elimination Control Program, the National TB Control Program, the High Council for the Fight against HIV/AIDS, the National Assembly, the Ministry of Finance,, the Office of the PDU;
• Conduct regular active outreach to key partners and individuals.

Profile sought

• The ideal candidate must have proven experience in the coordination and management  of development projects  preferably  health interventions and have  knowledge and mastery of the health system in Zambia.
• A commitment to universal health care, maternal-child survival, and equitable health systems;
• Attention to detail, sense of organization, and demonstrable skill for system and process management;
• Robust organizational skills, with capacity to manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously;
• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications

Key experience / Technical and functional skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the social and development sector  in Zambia
• Minimum 7 years of experience in collaboration and partnership with state actors
• Excellent ability to analyze and solve problems, using qualitative and quantitative approaches;
• Convincing with the ability to coordinate, inspire, and motivate professionals from different backgrounds towards a common goal;
• Experience organizing policy-focused campaigns or engaging in high level advocacy is a plus, but not required;

Academic and technical qualifications required

• Bachelor’s degree in public health; public administration; development studies, international relations  or other social science  , relevant academic profile; master’s degree in in social sciences or development studies  would be an asset;
• Experience with government partners and donor engagement as well as relations management;
• Experience and expertise in resolving problems related to the coordination and governance around health or other development interventions
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite;
• Mastery of English and local language (reading, writing)

Interpersonal Skills and Leadership

• Cultivate trusted collaborations with key partners in the governmental and non-governmental sectors through respectful communication, availability, commitment, good listening skills, and quality work;
• Great proactivity in identifying challenges: being able to early identify factors that could harm the successful implementation of the strategy and propose concerted solutions to meet the challenges
• Driven by a particular interest in partnership with the government to catalyze the improvement of the community health system at the national level and invested in a quality community health system;

Compensation and benefits

We offer an attractive remuneration policy and health insurance. This position will receive leave in accordance with local regulations. This role will also receive support for professional development opportunities.

Muso is an employer that subscribes to the principle of equal access to employment. We believe in building a diverse community and strongly encourage people of color, female candidates, as well as candidates with lived experience in underrepresented communities to apply.

This new position is an incredible opportunity for any candidate to leverage their technical skills into a management and strategic leadership role that creates significant impact for patients at scale.

Application

To apply to the Governement Partnership Lead, please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] with Governement Partnership Lead Application in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates who submit both a resume and cover letter will be contacted. The application deadline is rolling, but interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

PS: Candidates identifying as minorities are encouraged to apply