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In partnership with BigWin and MOH PATH is starting implementation of a project that named Early Childhood Development in Conflict affected areas to promote nurturing care for children affected by the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Early recovery strategies begin immediately after the disaster occurs and should include self-sustaining, nationally owned, and resilient processes for post-crisis recovery.
While the emphasis on post-conflict recovery is on reconstructing vandalized health centers and hospitals, it is crucial to revitalize the health extension program which is the backbone of Ethiopia’s primary healthcare system and deliver critical MCH services that have been disrupted by the conflict. It is also essential to strengthen nutrition service delivery and ensure the integration of interventions to promote child development and buffer children affected by the conflict from long-term developmental consequences. When successfully rolled out, this investment is expected to raise awareness and attract additional investment in the early years in the conflicted-affected areas and beyond. It will also provide real-world example that can inform future investments and decision making.
PATH seeks to recruit a Program Advisor for the project-Early Childhood Development (ECD) in conflict affected areas. The incumbent will serve as a member of the central project team, providing technical and program management support to the project and the ECD portfolio of the organization.
Major duties and responsibilities:
Project management
Engage in the design, implementation and monitoring of the ECD in conflict affected areas project and other related projects.
Support the project field staffs in planning, implementation, monitoring and other project management activities.
Engage in the project learnings documentation and sharing. Involve in research, and assessments.
Engage in proposal development ensuring that proposals meet funder specifications and deadlines as well as PATH’s quality standards
Attend and represent PATH at relevant external briefings and meetings.
Provide additional support as necessary to build the portfolio of PATH Ethiopia and Global ECD team.
Routine health service restoration & integration of ECD interventions in conflict affected areas
Provide technical assistance to Federal Ministry of Health and Regional Health bureau in promoting system level interventions that help speedy restoration of the routine service and the integration of ECD interventions such as developmental millstones monitoring, counselling on responsive care giving and stimulation and playbox sessions into the MNCHN services in conflict affected areas.
provide technical and service coordination support to catch-up immunization and integrated community outreach service.
Provide technical and project management support to regional project coordinator, community ECD associates and public sector staffs to facilitate a speedy restoration of routine health services.
Lead the support to the primary health system down to the level of health extension workers (HEWs) to successfully integrate developmental monitoring and counselling into routine maternal and child health and nutrition services in conflict affected areas.
Lead adaptation of the training materials, information, education, and communication (IEC) tools, ECD key messages tool and the ECD counselling cards to the post-conflict context.
Learning through play
Parental mental health
Social and behavioral change communication (SBCC)
Multisectoral and multi-partner alignment and engagement
Monitoring and Evaluation
Duration of Employment: 9-12 months
Required Experience