IntraHealth International is seeking candidates for the role of Senior Pre-Service Education Advisor for an anticipated five-year, USAID-funded Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) in Ethiopia. This project will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) at the national and sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda), higher educational institutions that provide healthcare education under the Ministry of Education (MOE), and targeted health worker professional associations, to create greater efficiency and self-reliance for delivery of quality health services through qualified health workers. The focus will be on institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres, improve the competency of clinical health care workers, and build the skills of health human resource managers.
The Senior Pre-Service Education Advisor will provide strategic direction and oversight to strengthen and improve the quality of pre-service education by working with relevant institutions responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of education. The Senior Advisor is expected to build capacity in leaders in higher education institutions and their respective Education Development Centers to institutionalize educational quality improvement systems. S/he ensures a comprehensive approach for pre-service education and provides programmatic leadership to ensure seamless planning, implementation of activities, and technical support. The Senior Pre-Service Education Advisor will report to the Chief of Party and will be based in Addis Ababa.
The ideal candidate will have the technical expertise and prior experience in pre-service education quality improvement or related programs working in areas such as competency-based education, faculty professional development, leadership and management of the administration, student admission, and retention policies, and gender transformative strategies. The Senior Advisor must be skilled in working in collaboration with higher education institutes, host country governments, and partner organizations, providing strong technical oversight to staff, modeling effective technical leadership skills, communicating and networking, completing deliverables on time, and achieving results. Previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is a plus.
This position is contingent upon award and approval by USAID.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Required
Masters or better in Education or related field.
Masters or better in Public Administration or related field.
Preferred
Masters or better in Public Health or related field.
Required
7 years: At least seven years of demonstrated experience on pre-service education quality improvement or related program for U.S. Government-funded projects or other internationally funded programs.