Technical Officer

$500 - $1.5K / month

Zimbabwe, Harare

2 days ago

Job Description

Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI) is looking for a Technical Officer (TO) to work closely and under the guidance of the Technical Director (TD) to provide technical support and guidance to staff and partners in the nine-priority high HIV burdened districts in Zimbabwe: Mazowe, Gweru, Bulawayo, Insiza, Beitbridge, Bulilima, Mangwe, Matobo and Gwanda.

S/he supports the implementation and monitoring of technical strengthening initiatives of the DREAMS-RISE Project. The TO supports the TD to enhance staff capacity to understand the DREAMS Technical Guidance and translate it project implementation level. S/he supports TD to organize technical capacity building trainings for staff and community cadres. The TO is responsible for supporting, mentoring staff and community cadres to implement project activities following the DREAMS Program global, country and project guidance. The TO supports TD to assess technical capacity needs and design and implement interventions to address identified gaps. S/he support development of technical capacity enhancing materials that simply the complex DREAMS guidance into user-friendly formats. Contributes to development of technical documents including reports and progress updates. S/he creates scientific and technical material to support project teams during implementation, working with communities and partners to maximize local capacity. The TO works closely with the SIE team to evaluate programmatic effectiveness and provide technical assessment reports to enhance program implementation.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides support in the unpacking of the PEPFAR DREAMS guidance to inform program implementation with fidelity
Provides technical support in the development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention for operational research
Works closely with National and district teams to ensure activities are implemented according to DREAMS program technical guidance and RISE standard operating procedures (SOP’s)
Writes and edits technical reports and documents
Assists with publications, web pages, and presentations
Conducts searches of published literature on evolving issues in HIV and Sexual Violence prevention technical areas
Monitors and maintains protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports
Responds to requests and inquiries from internal and external staff
Develops or writes technical briefs, reports, or other necessary materials to facilitate research, best practices, policies and procedures
Assists with the implementation of research studies by monitoring and documenting processes
Conducts analysis of program implementation to identify areas for improvement and propose appropriate technical strategy and guidelines
Prepares reports and papers summarizing project results
Delivers presentations at professional meetings and conferences
Ensures project implementation adheres to organizational strategy and remains technically sound
Support the TD in providing leadership and team building at the task level
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

Working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures with providing technical support for operational research
Ability to transfer knowledge and skills to others
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent organizational and analytical skills
Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required
Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors and prepare reports
Ability to problem solve and implement corrective action as needed
Works on problems of diverse scope that require analysis or interpretation of various factors
Exercises judgment within selecting methods and techniques to determine appropriate action
Builds productive working relationships with internal and external staff
MS/MA in Social Science, Adult Education, Public Health or related field
3 years relevant experience working on adolescent and youth health related interventions which includes experience with youth focused HIV prevention, ASRHR, GBV, Education, Economic Strengthening program planning and implementation at the community, provincial and district levels working with NGO sector
Experience in youth capacity building is required
Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas
Articulate and professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive fashion with clients and staff
Prior work experience in USG funded project or government agency is added advantage