MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Responsibilities
• Facilitate and provide leadership to ensure effective design, review, and implementation of
the project’s M&E plan, including the development of project outputs, performance indicators, and targets, in line with PEPFAR indicators and reporting.
• Design and oversee the implementation of M&E systems, such as the evaluation and performance monitoring plan (EPMPT), to ensure timely collection, management, and dissemination of data for reporting progress towards the project’s objectives.
• Coordinate with the Senior Advisor for HIV Care and Treatment, Clinical Coordinator, and the clinical teams to ensure the availability of information on priority intervention for program management and coordinated action plans.
• Lead ICAP in Zambia’s technical assistance efforts to ensure provincial health offices
comply with donor agencies’ reporting guidelines and monitor the accuracy of data
included in all project reports and donor submissions.
• Ensure that program activity data reported by ICAP are verified by quality assurance
procedures and ensure quality, timely reports on project progress to ICAP headquarters,
PEPFAR, and other stakeholders and donors.
• Review regular reports (including quarterly, semi-annual and annual progress reports; both
internal and those addressed to funders) and provide feedback on the quality, completeness
and timeliness of all submissions.
• Review all data prior to the submission and provide timely feedback and follow-up for
required corrections
• Use appropriate software, such as DHIS2 to improve data visualization and presentation
to the ICAP team and to the stakeholders.
• Coordinate with clinical team around data review needs and regularly sharing performance
updates and monthly data with staff for feedback and use.
Provide technical direction to all ICAP Zambia projects on SI issues, including research,
evaluation, and review of routinely collected data to monitor and evaluate programs and
improve performance.
• Support the implementation of SmartCare and DHIS2 and data collection and management
tools.
• Support all ICAP in Zambia projects with the development and maintenance of tools and
databases to assist with data analysis and reporting.
• Implement training and on-going technical mentorship on SI for ICAP in Zambia and
Ministry of staff based in the provincial and district health offices.
• Serve as a resource to ICAP in the evaluation of ongoing programs, as needed.
• Work with a variety of collaborators within Zambia on projects and activities related to SI.
• Contribute to the documentation of program successes including the development of
manuscripts, abstracts and posters.
• Serve as the in-country focal point person for all M&E related components (including
narratives) for ongoing reporting including semiannual and annual reports, interim
progress reports, and continuation applications as required under various funding awards.
• Lead efforts of ICAP in Zambia related to developing key indicators, data collection tools
and information flow to meet project needs.
Management Responsibilities
• Oversee development and monitoring of annual work plans and budgets to support SI
activities.
• Manage SI-related human resources including regular appraisal of staff and performance
monitoring.
• Conduct supervisory visits to assess staff performance across all levels of the SI team and
provide technical assistance to improve staff performance
• Promote skills, technical capacity and abilities to be performed by SI staff
• Organize, conduct and attend national and international SI-related technical meetings to
inform and improve program planning and implementation.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Master’s Degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, demography or related field.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and expertise in HIV prevention, care and treatment,
with excellent knowledge of clinical issues and current literature in HIV treatment
programming.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in the management of strategic information largescale HIV care and treatment programs, with proven capacity in managing and supervising
a diverse team of technical staff.
• Prior experience in training, mentoring, and supervising multi-cultural teams.
• Experience in establishing working relationships with USG agencies, MOH, and other
partners
• Fluent in English oral and written, Excellent communication skills; ability to interact
professionally
• Strong data management and analytical skills.
• Strong data use and visualization skills.




