TITLE: | Maternal Health/Family Planning Advisor | |
PROGRAMME/OFFICE: | Family Planning By Choice (FPbC) Programme | |
REPORTS TO:
DUTY STATION | Functionally to Regional Health Bureau(RHB), Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Core Process Owner and Administratively to EngenderHealth, FPbC Project Semara | |
EngenderHealth is a leading global women’s health organization. EngenderHealth’s vision is a world where sexual and reproductive health rights are respected as human rights, and women and girls have the freedom to reach their full potential. This emphasis on rights directly underpins EngenderHealth’s values and principles: choice, quality, and excellence. To achieve transformational change leading to true social and economic progress, EngenderHealth collaborates with diverse organizations across sectors with shared goals of highlighting women’s value to sustainable development.
EngenderHealth seeks applications from experienced expert to serve as Regional Family Planning and Maternal Health advisor for Afar Regional Health Bureau under Family Planning by Choice Programme (FPbC). The programme is part of a partnership between DFID and Ethiopia FMoH, and aims to provide Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to the FMoH and RHBs to improve quality, equity, choice and financing for comprehensive family planning and safe abortion services in Ethiopia. This will be a local hire position financially supported by EngenderHealth/DFID with an anticipated start date of December 1, 2018. Qualified women applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Regional Maternal Health / Family Planning (MH/FP advisor) will be part of the RHB advisors team seconded to Regional Health Bureau(RHB), Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Core Process through the DFID funded Family Planning by Choice (FPbC) programme. The Regional MH/FP advisor provide strategic, technical and programmatic support to RHB, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Core Process in areas of FP/CAC Programming. S/he will work with the Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs/ZHDs), CoE sites, Model Training Center, QAHs and other relevant partners in enhancing equitable access to high quality, efficient and effective family planning/CAC services. More specifically, the advisor provides high-level technical assistance to the FP team leader and other staffs at the RHB, ZHDs and district health offices as it relates to family planning and CAC services. S/he will work with relevant team of professionals at the RHB, model training centers (MTC), QAHs and collaborating with Center of excellence sites (CoE) to make sure that regional project objectives and planned activities by the RHB Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Core Process are implemented as per the national policy, strategy, and guidelines. Besides, s/he provides guidance and support to the Family Planning by Choice (FPbC) programme and EngenderHealth Ethiopia Country Program in areas of FP /CAC Programming.
DETAIL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Assistance to RHB and its subsidiaries, CoE sites, MTC, and QAHs
Planning, monitoring of execution of project activities and monitoring service quality
Monitoring and Technical assistance AYH services
Liaoning and partnership
Capacity building and training
Coordination and representation
Monitoring and documentation
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COMPETANCIES