Technical Specialist 11 / Country Operations Manager, AIRS2, Zimbabwe
Organization Overview
The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
The USAID-funded PMI AIRS (Africa Indoor Residual Spraying 2) Project supports the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), as well as USAID Missions and Bureaus with malaria programs outside the PMI focus countries, in planning and implementing IRS programs with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria in Africa by enhancing USAID’s ability to implement IRS programs on the ground through cost-effective commodities procurement and logistics systems, access to technical expertise, and implementation of IRS in countries affected by malaria.
Under the supervision of the Zimbabwe Chief of Party, the Technical Specialist 11 / Country Operations Manager provides organizational and logistical management for the project’s IRS operations.
- Manages the overall planning and implementation of all project spray operations in Zimbabwe, including:
- Developing annual operations activity schedules,
- Conducting geographic reconnaissance,
- Identifying, and overseeing the preparation and renovation of, spray operation sites/bases,
- Organizing annual planning meetings with NMCP, other local stakeholders, and spray districts,
- Determining spray operation labor requirements, and overseeing the recruitment of seasonal spray personnel,
- Quantifying requirements for insecticides, sprayers, PPE, and all other equipment and supplies,
- Confirming specifications for PPE, and all other equipment and supplies procured locally,
- Organizing micro-planning meetings.
- Overall responsible for supervising and monitoring spray activities
o Ensuring that correct spray techniques are applied
o Ensuring quality and accuracy of primary data
o Ensuring data forms are promptly and safely delivered to data centers
o Ensuring that supervision and monitoring tools are used as required
- Oversees the management of warehouses and stores.
o Ensuring adherence to USAID/PMI BMP for IRS
o Ensuring that there are adequate stock levels of commodities, equipment and supplies, at all operation sites.
- Ensuring that all store records are up-to-date throughout the spray campaign
- Coordinates training-of-trainer (TOT) courses, and the trainings of the different categories of spray personnel.
- Oversees information, education, and communication (IEC) activities and community mobilization.
- Recommends spray personnel performance targets, and tracks progress against spray campaign targets and timelines.
- Achieves operations-related Monitoring & Evaluation and Quality Control indicators of the project.
- Develops the operations component of the country capacity-building plan to transfer skills to local institutions.
- Directly supervises the project’s Provincial Coordinator and M&E Consultant.
Qualification requirements include the following:
- Masters Degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, or other relevant field.
- At least eight (8) years of professional experience managing operations in an international development environment, with significant experience in vector control programs.
- Significant management and supervisory experience.
- Prior experience at USAID-funded programs, and basic knowledge of Federal and AID Acquisition Regulations (FARs and AIDARs) are highly desirable.
- Excellent writing, computer, and organizational skills.
- English language fluency.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
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