Director of technical support

Chemonics International seeks a director of technical support for the USAID-funded Behavioral and Social Change Communication Program in Zambia. The program aims to develop sustainable human and institutional capacity for information, education, and communication/behavior change communication (IEC/BCC) across the areas of HIV/AIDS; malaria; family planning and reproductive health; and maternal, newborn, and child health. Responsibilities include: provide technical support and oversight in the implementation of activities across all program areas. The position will be based in Lusaka.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in health or a related field
• Experience in health communication, health education, health promotion, or the socio-behavioral sciences preferred
• Minimum eight years of relevant experience in public health in developing countries; experience in Zambia or southern Africa preferred
• Minimum five years of experience in a senior technical position for a large, complex public health or international development project 
• Experience implementing large-scale IEC/BCC programs (including gender issues, operational research, youth outreach, and stigma reduction) strongly preferred 
• Strong record of development, implementation, management, and evaluation of IEC/BCC campaigns, messages and materials in HIV/AIDS; malaria; family planning and reproductive health; and maternal, newborn, and child health 
• Experience in sustainable capacity development among local partners and institutions for the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of IEC/BCC campaigns and activities 
• Familiarity with USAID and U.S. government regulations preferred, particularly regarding branding and marking 
• Experience in capacity building and IEC/BCC related to HIV/AIDS; malaria; family planning; reproductive health; and maternal, newborn, and child health
• Experience working collaboratively across technical disciplines 
• Experience working with Ministry of Health 
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, supervisory, and team-building skills 
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to coordinate activities with officials from the host-country government, U.S. government, NGOs, and other agencies
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications 
• Ability to travel extensively to program locations within Zambia

Application Instructions: Send electronic submissions to ZambiaBCC_TechDir@chemonics.com by December 14, 2009. Submit CV, three recent professional references, and cover letter. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.