JOB DESCRIPTION

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.

PATH’s Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA) brings together our expertise across every stage of the long and complex process of vaccine research, development, and delivery to make lifesaving vaccines widely available to children and communities across the world. CVIA’s current portfolio encompasses more than two dozen vaccines either in development or already in use to protect against fifteen different diseases. We work in partnership with national health ministries, pharmaceutical manufacturers, donors, international financing and regulatory organizations, and many others. Within CVIA, the Policy, Access, and Introduction (PAI) functional area leads PATH’s efforts to support countries in all aspects of new vaccine introduction, including implementation, costing, communications, system strengthening, and evaluation.

PATH is currently seeking 2 Program Officers for our Malaria Vaccine Project (MalVac) in Zambia.  MalVac is a multi-country initiative supporting countries as they prepare for and implement malaria vaccine introduction. These senior-level position will report to the Malvac-Zambia Project Lead, who provides in-country project leadership of planning, implementation, and evaluation.  The Program Officers will ideally be located at the provincial Level and interface with the Project Lead, Provincial/District Immunization staff and other PATH colleagues routinely.

We seek candidates who have at least 5 years’ experience working with immunization programs and systems to introduce new vaccines or strengthen routine immunization services, as well as immunization program training, evaluation, and support and have appreciable overview of the malaria program in the country including health system operations at the national and subnational levels.

Responsibilities:

• Participate to the project team’s efforts to ensure the successful implementation of project activities, including creating work plans, budgeting, and reporting.
• Work closely with the relevant divisions of the MOH (e.g. EPI, Malaria Control Program) and other relevant stakeholders to plan for and implement malaria vaccine introduction and scale-up.
• Facilitate trainings and organize key events and meetings.
• Provide technical support for project activities, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and documentation in a timely manner.
• Assist with other programmatic and administrative duties as required for successful implementation of MalVac project activities.
• Support business development and positioning of PATH in the immunization space in Zambia
• Travel in country as needed for completion of activities.

Required Experience

• Advanced degree in a relevant public health discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in vaccines and immunization with demonstrated skills in vaccine implementation.
• Experience with projects that involve liaising with government institutions, WHO, UNICEF, other stakeholders, and NGOs.
• Proven ability to multi-task and collaborate work effectively with senior staff, colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions, and others at all levels.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and an emphasis on quality.
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and report writing skills
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination.
• Demonstrable problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Proficiency in application of Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Proven success drafting, proofreading, and editing documents.
• Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively (written and spoken) in English as well as other local languages in Zambia.