INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
JOB TITLE: Center of Excellence Officer
PROGRAM/OFFICE: Family Planning by Choice (FPbC) program
REPORTS TO: Administratively to Senior Field Program Manager (and functionally to RHB MCH Department Head) with technical support from the FPbC COE Lead
DUTY STATION: Bahirdar University Teaching Hospital
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 partners with diverse organizations across sectors with the shared goals of highlighting women’s value to sustainable development.
EngenderHealth seeks applications from experienced experts to serve as Center of Excellence Officer at four teaching hospitals in four regions for Family Planning by Choice Programme (Fpbc). The programme is part of a partnership between DFID and Ethiopian 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 (FP) and safe abortion services in Ethiopia. This will be a local hire position financially supported by EngenderHealth/DFID with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2018. Qualified women applicants are highly encouraged applying and applications will be considered on first come-first served base.
JOB SUMMARY:
Under the DFID funded Family Planning by Choice (FPbC) programme, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and project partners envision to establish Center of Excellence (COE) for SRH with particular focus on family planning and abortion care at 11 teaching hospitals. The COE are envisioned to serve as models for service delivery, in-service training, mentorship and research. The COE will intern train, mentor and provide supportive supervision for 110 referral/general/primary hospitals to become “Quality Assurance Hubs” (QAHs), which intern will mentor health center across the country on FP and safe abortion care. Ultimately, the health centers will mentor health post staffs on counselling for FP and CAC services and on implants and IUDs skills whenever providers are eligible for mentoring.
The Center of Excellence Officer will be part of regional program implementing team for the DFID funded Family Planning by Choice (FPbC) programme. The Center of Excellence Officer takes regional level technical leadership in implementing specific interventions by established Centers of Excellence for family planning and safe abortion services at respective sites.
The Center of Excellence Officer will work collaboratively with the regional FPbC team, COE/teaching hospitals, QAHs and relevant teams with RHBs as well as other relevant partners to implement COE activities that are sustainable, effective, and responsive to the local context. S/he will be responsible to lead the provision of high-quality technical assistance to enhance the capacity of hospitals and health centers on FP and safe abortion care service delivery, in-service training, mentorship, and other relevant activities.
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