JSI Research and Training Institute Inc. (JSI)
DUE: 20 APR 2023
Health Workforce Development Specialist – Zimbabwe
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Position Category: Local hire, paid in country
Starting Date: 01 AUG 2023
DESCRIPTION
Zimbabwe, like many other countries in the Africa region, is experiencing health workforce retention challenges. This is particularly acute among the physicians, nurses and midwives who provide the bulk of the maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services. The project’s Health Workforce Development (HWD) Specialist will support capacity development, strengthening, and retention in line with the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s (MOHCC) human resources strategy. S/he will ensure the project adopts training, coaching, mentoring and other capacity strengthening approaches that reflect global and national best practice; will work with the MOHCC to identify and address workforce development and retention needs; will contribute to innovative training programs for new MNCH service providers; and, will support the government’s development and testing of new staff retention strategies.
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
Salary commensurate with experience.
TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 04/20/2023.
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No phone calls please.
Principals only please.
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