Mentoring and Coaching Training Consultant at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Overview

• HARMONY Care implements integrated maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition interventions through group care and related service delivery approaches. 
• Key areas include Group Antenatal Care (G-ANC), Group Postnatal Care (G-PNC), Family-Led Postnatal Care (FPNC), Nutrition, Perinatal Mental Health, Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), and Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI). To strengthen quality and sustainability, the project seeks to engage an experienced master coach to design and facilitate a practical mentorship and coaching skills training for selected project staff, mentors, and coaches.

Responsibilities

• The consultant will strengthen participants’ ability to apply mentorship, coaching, adult learning, supportive supervision, feedback, problem-solving, documentation, and action planning approaches that improve implementation quality across HARMONY Care interventions. These include:
  • Preparation - Review relevant HARMONY Care documents; hold consultations with project leadership; develop the training agenda, facilitation plan, participant materials, pre/post tests, coaching guide, and practical tools.
  • Training delivery - Facilitate a three-day interactive training covering mentoring and coaching concepts, adult learning, communication, active listening, pre-visit planning, coaching conversations, feedback, follow-up, problem solving, supportive supervision, documentation, role plays, and application to HARMONY Care service areas.
  • Post-training support - Administer and summarize pre/post assessments; support participants to develop coaching action plans; submit a final report with outputs, results, recommendations, and documentation.

Expected Deliverables and Acceptance Criteria:

• Inception report and workplan (Before training) Clear approach, schedule, and requirements agreed with HARMONY Care.
• Training agenda, facilitation plan, and full training package (Before training) Materials are practical, participatory, contextualized to HARMONY Care, and approved before use.
• Pre/post assessment tools and results summary (During/after training) Assessment tools administered and results analyzed.
• Three-day mentorship and coaching skills training delivered (Training period) Training completed using adult learning methods, simulations, group work, and coaching practice.
• Final training report (Within 5 working days after training) Report includes methodology, attendance, pre/post results, key outcomes, participant action plans, recommendations, and photos.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Public Health, Health Systems Management, Nursing, Medicine, Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources Development, Psychology, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in mentoring, coaching, leadership development, work force capacity strengthening, or performance improvement.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating mentorship and coaching training in healthcare or development programs.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning, participatory facilitation, supportive supervision, performance improvement, and report writing.
• Experience in maternal and child health, primary healthcare, health systems strengthening, or donor-funded health projects is desirable.
• Professional certification in coaching, mentorship, leadership development, or a related area is an added advantage.