Technical Officer
- Career Category: Health/Medical
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for Technical Officer (One position) based in Battambang Provincial Health Department, Cambodia as following (The candidate needs to be legally authorized to work in the country).
Job Summary:
The Malaria Technical Officer will provide technical support to FHI 360 programs, including the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project in Cambodia and other relevant initiatives, with a primary focus on malaria surveillance, malaria elimination, and Prevention of Re-establishment (POR) of malaria transmission in target provinces. Working under the guidance of the Malaria Regional Coordinator, the position will support Provincial Health Departments (PHDs), Operational Districts (ODs), health facilities, and subawardee to implement project activities in line with national guidelines and global standards. The Malaria Regional Technical Officer will support the implementation and monitoring of technical activities, conduct supportive supervision, help address implementation challenges, and recommend practical strategies to improve program quality and effectiveness.
The Malaria Technical Officer will support the development of technical tools and materials and contribute to progress reports, technical updates, and presentations in collaboration with the Malaria Regional Coordinator and the project team. The position will also help document lessons learned and good practices that strengthen government ownership and the transition toward sustainable, government-led implementation. As needed, the Malaria Regional Technical Officer will assist with business development efforts, including opportunity identification, proposal development, and strategic partnerships. This position will be based at a sub-office of FHI 360 located in Battambang Provincial Health Department.
- Technical Requirements:
- Provides technical guidance and on-site support to PHDs, ODs, health facilities, and subawardee in line with national malaria guidelines and global standards to support high-quality implementation of surveillance, POR, and malaria elimination activities.
- Supports quality assurance and quality improvement of malaria activities in assigned provinces and operational districts.
- Supports the development, adaptation, and maintenance of project tools, checklists, data sets, training materials, and reports related to surveillance, POR, and malaria elimination.
- Drafts technical briefs, reports, and other materials to document results, best practices, policies, and procedures.
- Analyzes project implementation and data to identify gaps and proposes practical solutions and corrective actions to the Malaria Regional Coordinator.
- Provides on-the-job coaching and mentoring to provincial, district, and health facility staff during supportive supervision.
- Provides technical input to the provincial components of the work plan, within the given resources and financial constraints.
- Assists with implementing the technical components of the work plan, including implementation of the POR model toward the integration of malaria POR into the Commune/Sangkat Investment Program and the preparatory documentation for subnational verification for malaria-free certification.
- Participates in coordination meetings with government counterparts, partners, and donors, and drafts meeting notes, reports, and presentations.
- Project Design Implementation:
- Supports the Malaria Regional Coordinator in coordinating malaria activities across assigned provinces and operational districts.
- Supports PHDs, ODs, and subawardee to plan and implement project activities effectively and on schedule.
- Conducts regular monitoring and supportive supervision of malaria activities at provincial, district, health facility, and community levels.
- Leads assigned technical activities and sub-activities and assists with overall project implementation.
- Monitors and follows up on project deliverables and reports progress to the Malaria Regional Coordinator.
- Identifies implementation challenges and raises issues to the Malaria Regional Coordinator for timely resolution.
- Project/Program Reporting:
- Assists the Malaria Regional Coordinator in preparing progress reports, technical updates, and presentations summarizing provincial implementation, results, and data analysis.
- Documents supervision findings, agreed follow-up actions, lessons learned, and good practices.
- Reviews subawardee and health facility reports and data for completeness, accuracy, and timeliness, and flags issues to the Malaria Regional Coordinator.
- Contributes technical content to donor reports, presentations, and other technical products as required.
- Quality Assurance:
- Supports quality improvement of malaria surveillance, POR, and elimination activities through regular review of processes, procedures, and data.
- Supports compliance of field activities with national guidelines, donor requirements, and project quality standards.
- Follows up on the implementation of corrective actions agreed during supervision visits and coordination meetings.
- Operations Management (Finance, HR, etc.):
- Ensures assigned activities are on track with approved work plans and timelines, with technical expertise informing implementation.
- Supports the Malaria Regional Coordinator and Project Manager in monitoring project timelines and budgets, including subawardee implementation.
- Tracks Statement of Work (SOW) deliverables and activity expenditures; provides updates to the Malaria Regional Coordinator.
- Assists in collecting financial and technical tracking data and prepares reports.
- Supports government counterparts to strengthen ownership and plan for the transition to sustainable, government-led implementation.
- Coordinates logistics and procurement for field activities, including liaison with suppliers, as needed.
- Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Disease Control or a Related Field.
- Relevant experience managing data collection and technical assistance experience for 6 years
