Provincial Strategic Information Coordinator (9 Positions)

Job description

Right to Care Zambia (RTCZ) has provided public health service delivery and technical assistance in partnership with the Ministry of Health since 2016. Its work includes HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, epidemic response, malaria and TB, public health research, social behaviour change, laboratory services, pharmaceutical supply chains and non-communicable diseases.

Position: Provincial Strategic Information Coordinator (9 Positions)
Number of vacancies: 9
Contract type: Fixed Term. Contract duration: TBA.
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Reporting to: Strategic Information Advisor
Date advertised: 10 September 2026.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics, Demography or a related field.
• Background in research, monitoring and evaluation and/or data management; formal M&E training.
• Minimum five years’ Monitoring & Evaluation experience.
• Donor-funded programme experience required.
• Experience with government-owned systems such as SmartCare Pro, DHIS2 and eLMIS required.
• Strong data-analysis/report-writing skills.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Master’s degree/international equivalent in Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health or related field.
• Two to three years’ health-data management experience, including verification/quality assurance.
• Data-quality assessments and end-use/verification survey experience.
• Analytics/visualisation experience such as Power BI.
• Experience with programme systems including QAT, DTT and ePOD.

COMPETENCIES
Ownership and adaptability; clear technical/non-technical communication; innovative analysis; sensitivity to organisational/stakeholder contexts; planning and coordination; data ethics, confidentiality and integrity; quality-assured analysis; multidisciplinary collaboration.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
M&E systems
• Develop/update provincial work plans, reporting templates and data tools.
• Design, improve and expand provincial data tools.
• Stay informed on M&E best practices and MoH/donor reporting requirements.

Performance analysis and data use
• Monitor targets and performance, including supply-chain and other programme areas.
• Identify issues/drivers using monitoring tools and government-owned eLMIS, SmartCare Pro, QAT, DTT and ePOD systems.
• Promote dashboards/Power BI analytics and disseminate stakeholder reports.

Data quality and verification
• Coordinate annual assessments and applicable end-use verification with MoH.
• Design/conduct audits and follow up recommendations.
• Support provincial milestone/transition verification through government-owned systems.

Verification and reporting
• Ensure timely facility/district reports.
• Conduct internal verification and obtain corrections by deadlines.
• Compile/verify quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports; maintain aggregate statistics databases/repositories.

Technical assistance and capacity building
• Assist provinces, districts and facilities with M&E reporting, analysis and data use.
• Conduct site visits and mentor government Provincial Health Officers/district counterparts to strengthen their capacity.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned by the Strategic Information Advisor.

HOW TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and CV to Vacancy26@rightocare.org no later than 15 September 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. By applying, candidates consent to qualification, ID, criminal and internal/external reference checks under RTCZ’s recruitment policy. If no response is received within one month of the advert, consider the application unsuccessful. Only applicants meeting the stated criteria will be considered for shortlisting. RTCZ may withdraw the vacancy at any time.

RTCZ is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. It does not charge fees at any recruitment stage and is not responsible for fraudulent announcements or activities by people or entities claiming to represent it.

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