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Job Description

Zambart is an independent Zambian research organization whose headquarters are at Ridgeway Campus in Lusaka. Zambart is globally renowned for its interdisciplinary research on HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) and has contributed to HIV and TB policy and practice at national and global levels. Zambart’s research portfolio now includes a broader scope of urgent public health issues.

Zambart is inviting applications for the Implementation Coordinator Position (with potential PhD opportunity). Zambart will be leading a five-year project funded by the UK NIHR – Yaba Guy Che Study. The Yaba Guy Che Study aims to implement and evaluate a co-developed, digitally supported multi-disease intervention for men to overcome health systems barriers. The intervention is made up of community-based booths that men can visit to discuss health concerns, community-based vending machines dispensing health-related products and an app for accessing health results and information via mobile phone’ The intervention will be delivered over two years following a period of formative research. By overcoming health system barriers, the intervention aims to improve men’s knowledge of their HIV status and access to NCD screening services; the study also aims to look at variations in the outcomes by socio-economic factors.

The Yaba Guy Che consortium brings together researchers from five institutions globally. The study consists of five work packages (WP), including community-led monitoring (WP2), Digital Health Systems (WP3), Implementation and Systems Research (WP4), and Impact and Economic Evaluation (WP5).

The study is recruiting the Implementation Coordinator WP4 – Yaba Guy Che Study to work on WP4 Implementation and Systems Research. The selected candidate on the position below will also have an opportunity within the position to enrol for PhD at a reputable University to develop their PhD work within their work packages.

Position: Implementation Coordinator – Yaba Guy Che Study

Reporting to: Zambian PI and co-leads of WP4 Implementation and Systems Research

We are looking for a suitably qualified individual to fill the position of Implementation Coordinator. The successful candidate will be part of WP4 of the Yaba Guy Che Study, and they will also have the opportunity within this position to enrol for a PhD at a reputable University to develop a PhD as part of WP4 Implementation and Systems Research. The Yaba Guy Che project is community based and led; therefore, knowledge of participatory and community-based research methods is viewed positively. This position is ideal for an early to mid-career researcher who is committed to implementation science and health systems research, HIV/NCD service integration and digital innovation. Time and budget will be protected for PhD endeavours and deliverables.

Job Purpose:

The job holder will manage and oversee the implementation of the intervention activities, co-ordinate qualitative and quantitative research across WP4 and liaise with other WP when and if necessary. The Implementation Coordinator will support the Zambian Principal Investigator (PI) and the co-leads of WP4 and will be expected to participate in wider study team tasks.

Expected Roles and Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Coordinate and oversee implementation of the Yaba Guy Che intervention and be responsible for quality implementation of the intervention including progress monitoring.
• Manage project timelines, and review and manage WP4 study budgets and expenses
• Identify changes in project plans and implement solutions for managing these changes.
• Work closely with Ministry of Health (district, provincial and national health authorities) and other stakeholders in related activities to share progress with implementation activities.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Zambart core administration.
• Working with regulatory office at Zambart to coordinate ethics and institutional review board (IRB) submissions.
• Working with the PI, manage quality-assurance activities for data collection, including scheduling and documenting senior review, quality control of data, and editing.
• Liaise with project administrators and field team leaders to source supplies; obtaining quotations, execute purchases and manage ongoing communications.
• Support and Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support the project funder reporting and review processes.
• Develop a PhD study protocol linked to WP4 and focused on the integration of digital innovation and health systems strengthening and submit to in-country and other relevant ethics committees.
• Ethically conduct PhD specific activities, including recruitment, data collection, data management and data analysis.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential requirements

• Master’s level degree in public health, epidemiology or other, related field from a reputable University.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in HIV- and/or NCD-related research
  Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within the Zambian health care system (e.g as a clinician, pharmacist, nurse etc).
• Evidence of writing skills such as scientific publications
• Have project management and study coordination experience
• Registered with the Health professions council of Zambia (HPCZ)
• Fluency in English and Bemba or Nyanja
• Basic computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience with quantitative data management software such as STATA or R for data analysis

Application

The candidates with interest in PhDs must submit the following:

1.      Completed Application Form attached below

2.      Letter of Motivation (maximum 1 page)

3.      Supporting Letter from Academic Referee (maximum 1 page)

Closing Date for Applications: 16th August 2028

Please send all filled forms, letter of motivation and the letter from academic referee to the Head of Human Resource, Zambart: [email protected] clearly indicating the position and project within the subject area.

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