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
The FMoH aims to provide equitable and quality health services for all with compassion and patient-centered care. The ministry needs to envision beyond the capacity to implement agreed at national policy, strategic plans and guidelines to deliver these services and address public demand. This required to set up a “delivery unit”, which is a small group of highly-skilled people who help to achieve outcomes for multiple initiatives that the leadership considers as critical or top priority.
Marie Stopes International Ethiopia and FMoH seek applications from experienced technical expert to serve as a member of Regional Health Bureau Delivery Units (RHB-DU), Health System Strengthening (HSS) and MH/FP Regional Advisor for the awarded project, Family Planning by Choice (FPbC) Program. This will be a local hire position seconded to the FMOH, with an anticipated start date of December 30, 2018.
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 Marie Stopes International Ethiopia Country Program in areas of FP /CAC Programming.
DUTIES/TASKS
Technical Assistance to RHB and its subsidiaries, CoE sites, MTC, and QAHs
Planning, monitoring of execution of project activities and monitoring service quality
Liaising and partnership
Capacity building and training
Coordination and representation
Monitoring and documentation
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualification Requirements:
Education
Experience
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Leadership Competencies
Local Language
Number of Position: (01)
Duty Station: Secondment to Gambella Regional Health Bureau
Salary: As per MSIE Salary Scale