BACKGROUND
The Last Ten Kilometers (L10K 2020) Project of JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), with funds from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has been implementing community-based maternal, newborn, and child health strategies since 2008 to contribute to the achievement of Ethiopia’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH) related targets of the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP).
L10K2020 re-scoped its project to align with the Bill and Melinda Gates Ethiopian Integrated Health Plan (EIHP). As such L10K 2020 focus has shifted from implementation support to systems support since October 2017. The focus of support will be both at Federal Ministry of health and regional health bureaus (RHBs) of Oromiya, Amahara, Tigray and SNNPR and selected Zones in the four regions. L10K 2020 will be using embedding technical staff at FMOH, RHBs and Selected Zones in the four regions it operates as one of the strategic approaches to providing systems support and enhance the capacity of RHBs/ZHDs and enable them provide support to Woredas under their preview to achieve the HSTP targets.
OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION
The equity TA will provide technical and strategic leadership support to Sheka ZHD and contribute to the strategic direction of RMNCH programs by providing technical guidance to the ZHD head and RMNCH program officers and support the overall technical management for the implementation of RMNCH programs with the goal of contributing towards Ethiopia’s RMNCH effort and ultimately post MDG RMNCH targets. The TA will work closely with the ZHD head, RMNCH team, L10K2020 regional office and other RMNCH supporting partners. TA will focus on building capacity of RMNCH team in the ZHD. As the focal capacity building entity, the TA will mentor, coach, advise, and collaborate with ZHD colleagues rather than taking on tasks alone.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: