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Position Title: Associate Director, Quality Assurance
Function: USAID MULU Key Populations Activity
Department/Program: Technical Program
Division: Quality Assurance
Level: D3
Reports to: Director, Technical Program
Direct Reports: Quality Assurance Specialists (2)
Based in: Addis Ababa
Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of funds
Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/Ethiopia staff benefits.
Who we are?
We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.
Join us!
There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds - from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.
PSI/Ethiopia wants reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door. We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes. We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities. We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage.
We are looking for a dynamic Quality Assurance Associate Director that serve as the guardian of quality assurance/quality improvement on the MULU KP Activity, contributing to a quality service orientation across PSI/E (90% MULU KP/10% other). Infusing the science of QI, the Associate Director will ensure the quality of MULU KP programming by (i) leading development and implementing the QA/QI framework and standard operating procedures across MULU KP and broader PSI/E; (ii) building and leading a QA/QI sub-team to build QA/QI capacity at all levels; (iii) strengthening capacity of the sub-team to monitor, audit and improve quality of programming on a continuous basis, including routine IQA/EQA; (iv) applying QA/QI to increase ART adherence and retention in liaison with the Associate Director/Clinical Services; (v) serving as PSI/E focal person to institutionalize PSI’s Health Network Quality Improvement System (HNQIS); (vi) liaise and participate with MOH/Technical Working Groups on QA/QI-related issues; (vii) publish and represent the Activity and PSI/E at national and international workshops and conferences.
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