BACKGROUND: CHAI Ethiopia carries out a wide range of programs to support the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia in improving the health status of the country by ensuring access and quality of health services. The program is positioned to address the challenges on priority services delivery areas of MNH through innovative, high-impact and scalable interventions in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia. As such, the ultimate aim of the program is thus to design and test best practices and innovations on MNH that can be scaled up to achieve national impact. We are committed to increasing our effectiveness through an innovative programming approach that optimizes quality, impact and scale. Being the largest CHAI field office worldwide, we currently employ over 150 staff working in the following 07 programs: Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Access to Medicine, Lab Services, Vaccines Introduction, Nutrition, Child survival, and Global Health Financing.
Ethiopia is among the nations with the highest maternal and under five mortality rates. The latest available estimates (DHS 2011) show that there are 353 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, 28 Neonatal and 87 under five mortalities per 1000 live births annually. Though progress has been made in the reduction of mortalities compared with the 2000 estimates, much effort is needed to meet the sustainable development Goals which aim for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality in Ethiopia.
Recognizing the need for an innovative and high impact response to reduce the high maternal and child mortality rates, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) commenced the implementation of a comprehensive Maternal and Newborn Health program which uses an integrated approach to address critical gaps, create linkages through the entire system from communities up to tertiary care, and leaves a sustainable system for on-going impact. The project will build on the Ethiopian Maternal and neonatal health (MNH) program implemented by CHAI in 10 rural PHCUs located in Oromia and Tigray regions and RMNCH TF project implementation in 100 underserved woredas in eight regions (Afar, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambela, Oromia, SNNPRS, Somali and Tigray)with a focus on Midwife mentoring and PPFP.
JOB SUMNMARY: CHAI Ethiopia is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual with strong management experience as Midwife Mentoring Supervisor who will support the Integrated Maternal Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) Program by supervising CHAI Mentors and health facility staff in selected sites on a full-time basis. The Midwife Mentor supervisor will work with Hospitals, health centres, health posts and the community to implement and support the comprehensive MNH project which includes PPFP activities.
REPORTS To: MNH regional coordinator.
SUPERVISES: Midwife Mentors
Duty Station: In selected regions with frequent travel to health facilities
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