Job Description
Adolescent Health Services Advisor, Lusaka
IntraHealth International is currently accepting expressions of interest from potential Adolescent Health Services Advisor candidates interested in IntraHealth's submission for the upcoming USAID-funded project to provide leadership and direction around the provision of adolescent friendly services as they relate to the scale up of family planning services in Zambia. The Adolescent Health Services Advisor will work collaboratively with staff to develop, and integrate adolescent friendly approaches into family planning services aimed at scaling up the use of these services in underserved and rural communities. S/he will work to increase the uptake of a range of methods of contraception, including long term reversible methods as well as document and disseminate approaches for scale-up. S/he will be responsible for ensuring integration of adolescent health programming in FP/RH interventions, developing project strategies for meeting the needs of adolescents and reducing the social and cultural barriers to accessing family planning services. This position will also play a lead role in transferring capacity in adolescent-friendly approaches to key local staff. The proposed Adolescent Health Services Advisor must have strong technical (academic and programmatic) experience in improving access to and uptake of family planning services for adolescents, including strategies that promote girls' participation and empowerment. Requirements
Nurse with a masters level degree, preferred; or advanced degree in adolescent health, gender/women's studies, public health , international development, social sciences, or a related field.
A minimum of five years of experience in managing and/or implementing adolescent focused FP/RH programs in Zambia or Southern Africa region
Experience in planning and implementing youth programs, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data.
A demonstrated familiarity with adolescent friendly services and methodologies, and knowledge of internationally recognized evidence-based interventions to promote youth friendly FP/RH services
Excellent interpersonal communication, writing, and oral presentation skills in English.
Ability to travel up to 30% may be required.
IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
How to apply:
The position is pending upon award by USAID. This is a position is with IntraHealth International in Lusaka, Zambia. For immediate consideration, please apply, including submitting your most recent and Biodata form (found at http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers). IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Job Qualifications
Division Manager - Results Reporting Division
Position title: Division Manager - Results Reporting Division
Grade: PL-2
Position N°: NA
Reference: ADB/11/188
Objectives
The African Development Bank (the Bank) is a leading development institution on the continent, focused on promoting economic development and poverty reduction. It engages with the full range and complexity of development challenges in Africa. It has integrated operations, lending directly to the public and private sectors through a variety of instruments. It also provides advisory services and has an increasing country presence through a growing network of 27 field offices. The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is charged with improving coherence and coordination across the Bank’s complexes, ensuring strategic priorities are reflected in resources allocation, enhancing monitoring and management of performance, and strengthening the focus on results. Within the COO’s Office, the Quality Assurance and Results Department (ORQR) seeks to improve the quality and the development impact of the Bank’s operations. This includes promoting a stronger focus on delivering development results, but also on reporting results and demonstrating the impact of Bank’s operations on people’s lives.
Duties and responsibilities
The Division Manager will work under the general supervision of the Director ORQR. Core responsibilities include:
Determining the objectives of the Division and establishing the work programme;
Monitoring implementation of the Division’s work programme and introducing changes where necessary to ensure that work objectives are met;
Leading Bank-wide work for consolidating and updating the Bank Group’s Results Measurement Framework and implementing Bank policies to collect core sector indicators;
Advising the Director ORQR and COO on improving the Bank’s performance in key areas of the Bank’s Results Measurement Fraemwork.
Leading Bank-wide work for preparing and publishing the Bank's flagship publications on development effectiveness: the Annual Development Effectiveness Review, the Sector Briefs, and the Country Briefs;
Coordinating Bank-wide efforts for mainstreaming aid effectiveness principles into the Bank’s operations, as well as the Bank’s engagement in international discussions on development effectiveness;
Contributing to corporate efforts to develop formats, guidelines, policies, and systems (including a Bank-wide Results Reporting System) to strengthen the Bank’s capacity to report on and disseminate results throughout the project cycle;
Leading the Bank dialogue with other multilateral development banks with regards to mutual accountability frameworks, reporting on results, and other high-level corporate initiatives;
Conceptualising, in coordination with the relevant departments, initiatives to upgrade the Bank’s practices on communicating results to a wider audience, from Parliamentarians, to civil-society organisations, and the public at large.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
Minimum of a master’s degree in public administration, economics, development evaluation, strategic communication, international relations or a related field;
Preferably a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience and with a good mix of corporate and field level assignments;
Established track record of assisting both internal and external clients to improve their capacity to deliver, monitor, and communicate development results;
Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build consensus among different stakeholders, create effective networks across institutional boundaries, and lead teams in a multicultural environment;
Demonstrated skills to combine strategic thinking with a good understanding on how to translate ideas into products in a participatory manner, navigating the shortest institutional way possible;
Superior written and oral communication skills in English and/or French with a working knowledge of the other language.
Apply for this position
To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.
Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
NO FEES
AJS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND AJS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON BANK ACCOUNTS.
SOME EMPLOYERS MAY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION.
