JSI Director of Community Services Jobs 2022 – Zambia NGO Jobs

JSI Director of Community Services Jobs 2022 – Zambia NGO Jobs. JSI Zambia looking for “Director of Community Services”. Applicants with a degree in Master Degree may apply on or before 6th Oct 2022.

JSI has been working to strengthen health services and systems in Zambia since the mid-1980s. JSI is the Government of Zambia’s lead partner in strengthening supply chain systems for HIV-related health commodities. In 2019, JSI-led HIV projects in Zambia supported testing of over 1.5 million people for HIV and identified 95,000 people living with HIV. Through the support of JSI-managed projects in Zambia, over 300,000 people are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). For HIV prevention, JSI-led projects circumcised over 130,000 men and enrolled almost 15,000 individuals on PrEP.

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JSI Director of Community Services Jobs 2022

The JSI has published a job vacancy announcement on 26th Sept 2022 for qualified Zambians to fill in the vacant post of Director of Community Services to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.

Recruiter John Snow Inc (JSI)
Position Director of Community Services
Location Lusaka, Zambia
Country Zambia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Master Degree
Experience Required Minimum Five years
Application Deadline 6th Oct 2022

JSI Job Vacancy 2022

Job Responsibilities:

  • Work with the team to translate conceptual frameworks of community health including those aimed at mobilizing communities for HIV, TB/HIV, FP/RH, MNCH, and other health services into practical, effective and scaled interventions;
  • Provide leadership to project staff and community health workers (CHWs) and other community-based volunteers (CBVs) as they undertake and provide critical community health interventions;
  • Ensure that CHWs/CBVs are well equipped with knowledge and skills through training, refresher training and mentorship programmes using tried and tested methodologies, to provide quality services;
  • Provide leadership in the mobilization of priority populations, including students at universities, colleges, and schools so that they also access HIV, FP/RH, and other services;
  • Mobilize key gatekeepers and leaders, including lecturers, religious leaders, workplace leaders and traditional leaders to mobilize their constituents to seek and access health services;
  • Represent the project at health-related policy, implementation, coordination/collaboration and other meetings/forums, especially those related to community health services
  • With CBVs/CHWs and clinicians, ensure effective implementation of the community aspects of differentiated models of service delivery in partner districts and provinces
  • Work to increase community sensitization on the impacts of climate change through outreach efforts and introduce potential adaptive measures in programming; and
  • Provide guidance, supervision and support to local partners, and ensure quality and coordinated service delivery.

Position in Organization:

  • Director of Community Services
  • Location: Lusaka, Zambia
  • Position Category: Local hire, paid in country
  • Deadline Date: 6th Oct 2022

Qualification:

  • A master’s degree in social science, public health, nursing education, adult education or other relevant field, MD preferred, and eight years of experience in health, international development, or relevant area.

Experience:

  • A minimum of five years of demonstrated capacity and experience working with communities to deliver health services.
  • Experience successfully implementing social/behavior change methodology
  • Experience working with PEPFAR funded programs and/or other USAID funded activities.

How to Apply JSI Director of Community Services Jobs 2022

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://careers.jsi.com/JSIInternet/Careers/jobdescription.cfm?id=144522

The Closing Date: 6th Oct 2022.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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