Jobs at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Overview

• Jhpiego seeks a Technical Lead: for integrated Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, Nutrition, Immunization (RMNCH+N, RI) program in Nigeria. 
• The Technical Lead: MNCH+N, RI will provide technical and program oversight and direction for project activities focused on improving access and availability of primary health care services at facility and community levels, as well as integrating services. 
• The program will focus its support for service delivery in integrated service intervention areas: routine immunization (RI), nutrition, maternal/newborn health, and treatment of pneumonia/diarrhea. 
• Responsibilities include providing leadership and technical guidance in the development and implementation of MNCH+N, RI, Malaria health activities under the leadership of the Jhpiego Country Director and Jhpiego home office Technical Directors, and utilizing and contributing to cross-cutting approaches, as well as annual phasing in of activities. 
• This position will ensure the technical and methodological soundness of activities and, in collaboration with the project team and partners, support the design of service delivery strategies, based on sound and current scientific evidence. 
• This position will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
• Responsibilities
• Provides technical oversight and strategic direction on integrated maternal newborn, child health, nutrition, malaria, Routine Immunization (RI) services, and ensures appropriate support, for the implementation of program activities focused on improving access to quality services.
• Participates in relevant federal-level TWGs and contributes to project support to the FMOH and Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) Unit and in project states for updating MNCH+N, RI and quality policies based on global, national, and project state needs, and supports adoption and adaptation of relevant national policies in project states to achieve program goals.
• Supports awareness of and use of global MNCH+N, RI metrics frameworks to prioritize meaningful service delivery and health outcome indicators (e.g., WHO Quality Equity Dignity MNCH monitoring framework).
• Develops new / reviews evidence-based clinical training materials, job aids, curricula, supervisory systems, and other training materials needed for program implementation.
• Supports project states to design and implement quality improvement work to improve quality of services including provision of mentoring and capacity building (clinical and QI) at state, LGA, and facility levels (PHCs and hospitals).
• Coordinates assessments and supports project states to strengthen training, site strengthening, follow-up, supervision, and capacity building across program sites.
• Leads the formulation of approaches for quality improvement and scale up of MNCH+N, RI, Malaria services.
• Analyses potential strategies to improve access to and quality of services within the context of the program and explains these, as necessary, to policymakers, funding agencies, and program staff.
• Works with healthcare providers, local authorities, community members, and program team members to identify service delivery issues that impede access to and quality of care.
• Identifies appropriate facility- and community-based strategies to address MNCH+N, RI health system and service delivery gaps.
• Formulates and tests sustainable solutions to service delivery gaps, utilizing cross-cutting approaches such as performance and quality improvement and in-service training / pre-service education.
• Guides FMOH/SWAp, SMoH/SPHCDA, professional associations, and other national stakeholders in the revision/development of evidence-based standards for competency in MNCH.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree (Masters - minimum) in Public health, Health Administration, International health or a related field. Clinical Degree preferred (Physician, Advanced Practice Nurse, and Midwife).
• A minimum of 10 years of experience with large, multi-year international health sector development programs that have implemented successful activities in areas such as reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with Department of State, USG, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and other donors.
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building and representational skills.
• Management, training or clinical background in reproductive, maternal, newborn and/or child health.
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to project realities.
• Previous experience working in West Africa, Nigeria strongly preferred, with intimate understanding of local health system and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agencies.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally up to 30%.
• Nigerian nationals strongly encouraged to apply.

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Overview

• With the leadership and supervision of the Project team lead, the Sustainability and Systems Advisor, will lead efforts to increase capacity of State and local government authorities and relevant Stakeholders to transition service implementation to State government and sustain program efforts beyond project duration. 
• He/She will provide technical assistance to government and private sector to effectively engage in domestic resource mobilization, put in place sustainable financing and accountability mechanisms, and make progress towards subnational health goals.

Responsibilities

• Build functional collaboration with the State MOH/SACA/SPIU/SPHCDA to ensure on-going health reforms are translated into state and local governments systems and plans.
• Under supervision of the Project Team Lead, oversee the development of project sustainability and transition plan for the state.
• Lead on sustainability and program transition to government stakeholders in the State.
• In consultation with government stakeholders, design, and plan for innovative financing mechanisms to transfer health workers and other key interventions to government funding in the future.
• Working with the project staff, build the capacity of state and local government Health management structures in leadership and management for a coordinated and integrated health response
• Liaise with project technical teams to review and revise activity designs to ensure maximum sustainability and ability to be transitioned to local actors.
• Assess both needs and capacity of government entities to take on funding and management of integrated health interventions.
• Provides health financing technical assistance to State activities of the project, working with other technical staff and state government institutions as per project requirements.
• Collaborate with State government officials, implementing partners, and other stakeholders in driving implementation of national and sub-national HCF strategies to strengthen PHC systems.
• Support the conduct of assessments of current user fees among PLHIV with a view to informing the design of interventions to reduce or eliminate these fees in the future.
• Guides and supports research, data collection, policy formulation, training, and capacity building efforts in support of project activities and deliverables.
• Ensures quality of services and compliance per project/program requirements.
• Organizes as needed project/program trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings.
• Represent project at the State level on matters of health systems strengthening.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree or equivalent experience in public health, sociology, or related health, medical, or social science discipline; masters-level degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with US Government (USG) programs and strong familiarity with USG reporting requirements.
• At least 7 years’ experience working at a senior level on health systems strengthening including health planning, health financing, human resources for health, and decentralization of health services in a public or private organization.

Required Abilities/Skills:

• Experience in Primary health care services including HIV and TB screening, care and treatment and prevention programs
• Familiarity with Nigeria’s health systems and reporting structure and demonstrated ability to collaborate with government level officials to strengthen program implementation
• Demonstrated ability in working and collaborating with a wide range of local and international partner organizations
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining donor relations
• Excellent facilitation skills’ supporting decentralized entities to translate policies into strategic plans for implementation.
• Excellent writing and communications skills,
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.

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Overview

• Service/Quality Improvement Officer will be responsible for providing leadership in capacity building, clinical mentoring and supportive supervision in the technical area of integrated MNCH, Nutrition, Immunization and Malaria for a Department of State US Government project in Nigeria. 
• The Service/Quality Improvement Officer will provide technical assistance at the State selected primary health care, LGA, Secondary level activities. 
• This integrated health project aims to contribute to reductions in child, newborn and maternal morbidity and mortality in target states, and to increase the capacity of health systems and health care providers to sustainably support quality Emergency Obstetrics and New born services (BEmONC and CEmONC) including nutrition, malaria and routine immunization services at PHC level of care and selected secondary health care facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on integrated MNCH+ Nutrition, Immunization and Malaria services and quality improvement that is sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the appropriate State and US
• Provide technical leadership, and build local capacity using proven training approaches and quality improvement methodologies.
• Provide trainings (providers and training of trainers) as well as follow-up support and clinical mentoring as necessary for QI at secondary and primary health care facilities.
• Support service/quality improvement efforts, approaches and tools at all supported health facilities in selected states.
• Support referral services and systems at the state to ensure they are functional.
• Develop strategies for increasing the percentage of pregnant women, including married adolescents, who deliver under the care of a skilled birth attendant
• Advocate with State Ministry of Health, SPHCDA, LGA for adoption of new evidence based quality improvement (QI) best practices at health facilities in project sites.
• Advocate with other ministries, community, NGO’s, and religious leaders to support and promote service/quality improvement components and increase uptake of health facility services by women and their children.
• Contribute to and coordinate with the program’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team on activities to ensure that the program meets set targets in accordance with national and USG standards.
• Represent program at state level stakeholder meetings and technical working groups in relation to service/quality improvement of RMNCH, Nutrition, Immunization and Malaria technical areas.

Management:

• Contribute to annual work planning, training plans and quarterly reports and other required technical reports.
• Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities and results.
• Ensure quality program implementation consistent with MOH Nigerian Guidelines, global best practices and US Government Nigerian Strategic Directions.
• Evaluate program progress against deliverables on a quarterly basis
• With the State Team Lead, the Integrated PHC Advisor, oversee program design, implementation, quality assurance and monitoring of work plan.
• Coordinate with the other members of the technical team and NGO partners to develop and implement feasible facility and community-based approaches
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor which contribute to the achievement of program goals.

Required Qualifications

• An experienced Midwife/Nurse or any other closely related health care professional; other related courses (e.g. MPH, MSC or other relevant Degree) will be an advantage.
• Minimum 7 years of experience working in MNCH+N, immunization and malaria in Africa, preferably in Nigeria
• Demonstrated expertise in working directly with host-community, senior government officials and policy makers in MNCH.
• Experience working with host-country partners, organizations, and institutions
• Strong skills in design, implementation and monitoring of program components; e.g. services, training, supportive supervision, clinical mentoring, advocacy and coordination.
• Demonstrated capacity to work with State Ministry of Health, SPHCDA, Local Government Authority and partners in developing technical materials and providing training to improve service delivery, advocacy and resource mobilization for expanding quality improvement of MNCH+N, immunization and malaria services.
• Experience with working on MNCH programs funded by the US Government and/or other donor programs in developing countries, with significant Nigeria experience.
• Strong verbal, listening, writing, and intrapersonal skills essential for effective coordination among several institutions and staff involved in a broad range of activities.
• Fluent in English, (written and oral communication) and Hausa and/or Fulfulde.
• Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria as necessary.

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Overview

• Jhpiego is seeking to hire a an MNCH Technical Advisor to support the implementation of an integrated health service. 
• The project is funded by the Department of State, USG and aims to contribute to the reduction of maternal, infant and child mortality due to malaria by delivering essential health packages and scaling up integrated service delivery models that combine malaria, MNCH, TB, and HIV screening across the antenatal, birth, postnatal, infant, and child health continuum. 
• The initiative will operationalize integrated PHC services for women and children in Nigeria, aligned with the Sector-Wide Approach (“one plan, one budget, one report”) under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NSRII), leveraging BHCPF 2.0 and strengthening referral pathways to higher levels of care. The MNCH Advisor will provide technical expertise on integrated high impact maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH+N) services nutrition, routine immunization, TB screening, PMTCT using various platforms at the PHC such as Antenatal care ANC, Post natal care PNC), child health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise on high impact integrated maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), nutrition, routine immunization (RI), TB screening and PMTCT services that are sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the state in alignment with national guidelines.
• Provide advice on the integration of (MNCH, nutrition, RI, TB and HIV) services into established delivery systems at different levels of care in the State.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders at the National and State level to apply lessons learned, innovations and quality methods to ensure evidence-based practices are translated to improved implementation.
• Provide technical expertise to the building of national and local capacity using proven training approaches and quality improvement methodologies.
• Design and deliver capacity-building activities, including provider trainings, Training of Trainers (ToT), follow-up support, and clinical mentoring as required.
• Work in partnership with the State Ministry of Health, SPHCDA and other stakeholders to implement a transition program of services to the government and ensuring sustainability.
• Provide technical support to key stakeholders at the State level including review of technical documents and provide input to relevant policies and strategies.
• Coordinate closely with other development partner programs at state level.
• Contribute to the program’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team on activities to ensure that the program meets set targets in accordance with national and donor standards.
• Represent program at state level stakeholder meetings and technical working groups in relation to integrated MNCH and related technical areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the State Team Leader that contribute to the achievement of program goals.

Management:

• Contribute to annual work planning, training plans and quarterly reports and other required technical reports.
• Provide technical input and support on the timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities and results.
• Advocate and ensure quality program implementation consistent with SMOH MNCH and WHO Guidelines and strategic directions, global best practices including advice on relevant latest health developments & publications.
• Support the evaluation of program progress against deliverables on a quarterly basis.
• Support with the other members of the technical team and partners to develop and implement feasible national and state-based approaches.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Team Lead which contribute to the achievement of program goals.

Required Qualifications

• The MNCH Technical Advisor must be a proven expert in the field of international MNCH with some management experience in public health programs.
• Must be a Medical doctor, Experienced Nurse or Midwife, or any other closely related health care professional; specializing in obstetrics and gynecology or Public Health and other health related courses (e.g. PhD, MPH, and MSc in international health, social sciences or other relevant degree) will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years’ working experience in MNCH
• Previous experience working on an international donor funded project will be an added advantage.
• Familiarity with the FMOH, SMOH structures and functions especially as it relates to integration of MNCH, nutrition, RI, TB, PMTCT etc is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated expertise in working directly with host-country government officials and policy makers in maternal health.