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PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

PATH is leading a vibrant consortium of Zambian and international organizations that will collaborate closely with Zambia’s Ministry of Health (MoH), the National TB Program (NTP), the private sector, and other partners to support the eradication of TB in Zambia. Funded by USAID and focusing on six of Zambia’s 10 provinces, the five-year Eradicate TB project aims to increase the number of individuals screened for TB by 50% and increase the TB treatment success rate to 85% in targeted provinces. The four key tasks of Eradicate TB are to:

  • Pursue high-quality DOTS expansion and enhancement
  • Address TB-HIV, MDR-TB, and the needs of poor and vulnerable populations in six provinces
  • Engage all categories of care providers
  • Enable and promote operational research

PATH is seeking a Key Populations Specialist to work closely with the MoH and the NTP to develop and build capacity in TB programming for key populations such as prisoners, children, miners and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This position will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement TB and MDR-TB programs targeting vulnerable populations, including prisoners, miners, women, children, and PLWHA.
  • Participate in designing, development, adaptation, finalization and revision of TB,TB/HIV and MDR-TB training packages with a focus on vulnerable populations, including prisoners, miners, women, children, and PLWHA.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with relevant personnel in the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Home Affairs and professional association such as the Pediatric and Medical Associations and other TB partners in order to ensure project goals and objectives are met.
  • Provide linkages with local partners to ensure improved programming targeting vulnerable populations and increasing demand for services.
  • Build capacity within a strong technical team to address the needs of vulnerable populations
  • Increase political commitment related to vulnerable populations
  • Provide guidance and support to Provincial teams in development of annual work plans that are in line with Ministry, donor and project priorities
  • Represent the project and PATH on the National Technical Working Groups (TWG) and report back to project leadership on outcomes of TWG meetings

Required Skills

  • Master’s degree in Public Health with five (05) years of relevant experience or equivalent academic degree (Degree in social sciences) with experience in TB control.
  • Experience working with Key Populations for TB programming.
  • Ability to conduct trainings, post training follow-ups, supportive supervisions and build capacity in TB control, including DOTS and MDR-TB using the Ministry of Health standard training packages.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask and maintain schedules for deliverables with excellent attention to detail.
  • Exemplary interpersonal skills to facilitate relations with the Government and local partners.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Strong computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office programs.
  • Excellent organizational, planning, negotiating and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
  • Familiarity working with international organizations is preferred.
  • Valid practicing license with relevant professional body
  • Must have legal authorization to work in Zambia

Position remains open for applications until 12th July, 2017

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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PATH envisions a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone.

We dare to believe that innovation can change the world

PATH is the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, we save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

Our commitment

PATH is driven by an unshakeable commitment to health equity and a bold belief in the power of innovation to improve health and save lives. For nearly 40 years, PATH has been a pioneer in translating bold ideas into breakthrough health solutions, with a focus on child survival, maternal and reproductive health, and infectious diseases.

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Our expertise

PATH brings innovative solutions to bear wherever they are needed—in the laboratory or the factory, government halls or communities. We specialize in overcoming the barriers that can keep a bright idea from reaching widespread impact, especially those that arise in the middle of the journey of innovation. This is where promising projects often fail, during steps like testing and refining, gaining approvals, commercializing a product, and introducing new approaches. Through experience, creativity, and tenacity, we accelerate the pace at which innovations are transferred into the hands of the people who need them.

Our innovation platforms

PATH takes a multidimensional approach to solving health challenges. Our work spans five platforms, which we deploy strategically for greatest impact:

Vaccines to give children a healthy start in life.

Drugs to treat diseases more effectively and at lower cost.

Diagnostics to detect and track diseases.

Devices like household water filters and prefilled, nonreusable syringes.

And system and service innovations to ensure that all these tools reach the people who need them.

Our partnerships

PATH mobilizes cross-sector partnerships that radically extend our reach, making powerful tools and strategies accessible at a massive scale. We start with a country’s needs, partnering with government and civil-society institutions to develop and introduce health solutions that address the country’s highest priorities. Corporations, foundations, social entrepreneurs, individuals, as well as governments and multilateral institutions provide complementary strengths and capabilities.

 

Our impact

From devices like the vaccine vial monitor, which alerts health workers when a vaccine has been damaged by heat, to the newest science and strategies for eliminating malaria, our innovations have reached billions of people around the world.

By accelerating innovation, PATH and our partners are transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable women and children and helping to create thriving, self-reliant communities.

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0 USD Lusaka CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week PATH

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

PATH is leading a vibrant consortium of Zambian and international organizations that will collaborate closely with Zambia’s Ministry of Health (MoH), the National TB Program (NTP), the private sector, and other partners to support the eradication of TB in Zambia. Funded by USAID and focusing on six of Zambia’s 10 provinces, the five-year Eradicate TB project aims to increase the number of individuals screened for TB by 50% and increase the TB treatment success rate to 85% in targeted provinces. The four key tasks of Eradicate TB are to:

  • Pursue high-quality DOTS expansion and enhancement
  • Address TB-HIV, MDR-TB, and the needs of poor and vulnerable populations in six provinces
  • Engage all categories of care providers
  • Enable and promote operational research

PATH is seeking a Key Populations Specialist to work closely with the MoH and the NTP to develop and build capacity in TB programming for key populations such as prisoners, children, miners and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This position will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement TB and MDR-TB programs targeting vulnerable populations, including prisoners, miners, women, children, and PLWHA.
  • Participate in designing, development, adaptation, finalization and revision of TB,TB/HIV and MDR-TB training packages with a focus on vulnerable populations, including prisoners, miners, women, children, and PLWHA.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with relevant personnel in the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Home Affairs and professional association such as the Pediatric and Medical Associations and other TB partners in order to ensure project goals and objectives are met.
  • Provide linkages with local partners to ensure improved programming targeting vulnerable populations and increasing demand for services.
  • Build capacity within a strong technical team to address the needs of vulnerable populations
  • Increase political commitment related to vulnerable populations
  • Provide guidance and support to Provincial teams in development of annual work plans that are in line with Ministry, donor and project priorities
  • Represent the project and PATH on the National Technical Working Groups (TWG) and report back to project leadership on outcomes of TWG meetings

Required Skills

  • Master’s degree in Public Health with five (05) years of relevant experience or equivalent academic degree (Degree in social sciences) with experience in TB control.
  • Experience working with Key Populations for TB programming.
  • Ability to conduct trainings, post training follow-ups, supportive supervisions and build capacity in TB control, including DOTS and MDR-TB using the Ministry of Health standard training packages.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask and maintain schedules for deliverables with excellent attention to detail.
  • Exemplary interpersonal skills to facilitate relations with the Government and local partners.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Strong computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office programs.
  • Excellent organizational, planning, negotiating and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
  • Familiarity working with international organizations is preferred.
  • Valid practicing license with relevant professional body
  • Must have legal authorization to work in Zambia

Position remains open for applications until 12th July, 2017

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

2017-08-04

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