Ministry of Health would like to invite competent applicants for the following positions.
Background
The Seqota Declaration is the government of Ethiopia commitment to end stunting among children under two years by 2030. To attain this goal their Excellences at federal and regional level and inter-ministerial steering committee and regional cabinets has provided leadership and performance management in the past years. This has leverage the government commitment and allocation of funding for the Innovation Phase (2016-2020) which focuses on the implementation of priority high impact nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific and infrastructure interventions packages to generate learning and evidence that inform the design and implementation of the Expansion Phase (2021-2025).
The Seqota Declaration provided a high level coordination mechanism that seeks to mainstream and accelerates existing multi sector programs in Ethiopia. The SD goal of ending stunting under two years of children by 2030 is widely known and has been embraced by actors from diverse government sectors, development partners and religious leaders at different levels from federal to kebele level.
The Seqota Declaration is characterized by high level political commitment and ownership in to its day-to-day roll-out. In terms of the sectors participation, the level of engagement of the different sectors has been based on the existence of costed woreda based plan within the sectors and the availability of multi sectoral coordination staff through program Delivery Unit and focal points in the SD implementing sectors. The leadership provided by the inter-ministerial steering committee, regional, Zonal and woreda cabinet, government and development partners’ technical and financial contribution to finance the investment Plan in the past years has been the success factor for the innovation phase.
In August 2021, the government of Ethiopia has launched the Expansion Phase (2021-2025) to reach 240 stunting prevalent woredas. This will enable the regional governments and city administrations across the country to develop and implement the expansion phase through costed woreda based plan which will be financed by federal and regional governments. In this regard, the PDU will play a pivotal role in technical leadership and coordination of the Expansion Phase along the Food and Nutrition strategy implementation.
General Purpose of the Position
The SD Expansion Phase Implementation Advisor will be responsible for supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, effective utilization and scaling up of the GMP and Individual child tracking in the SD Expansion Phase implementation woredas. S/he is expected to bolster GMP so as to enable the Government to develop multi-sectoral, costed, woreda-based plans; obtain accurate, timely and consistent information to track inputs, both on an aggregate and individual basis; monitor implementation progress; and ensure accountability.
S/he is envisioned to be a senior nutrition or public health expert who understands how public service in Ethiopia works, has ample program management experience with results-oriented mindset, and has expertise in multi-sectoral nutrition coordination and linkages. The role requires regular communication with government stakeholders in the implementation of priority nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific interventions through the Seqota Declaration Expansion Phase. The position requires ability to provide strategic input and communicate effectively to effect positive change in implementation of the SD expansion Phase in different regions.
Scope of the Assignment
The Implementation Advisor will be a staff member of the Seqota Declaration Federal PDU – federal level which is located within the Ministry of Health and will report directly to the Senior Program Manager of the PDU. S/he will work collaboratively with other members of the PDU to ensure the coordinated implementation of SD Expansion Phase and all components of the GMP Plan. In addition, she/he will execute other duties assigned by the Senior Program Manager of the PDU.
Main Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Implementation advisor at the Federal Program Delivery Unit (FPDU) will be required to perform the following:
Provide technical oversight for effective planning and implementation of GMP and individual child growth tracking in SD Expansion Phase implementing woredas
Provide capacity building for operationalization of GMP and individual child growth tracking data in Seqota Declaration Expansion phase implementation woredas
Enhance effective utilization of GMP and individual child growth tracking data at all levels.
Document GMP and individual child tracking promising practices and disseminate lessons on GMP and individual child growth tracking for adoption
Reporting
Deliverables
The main deliverable from this exercise will be reports that track physical implementation of SD expansion phase programs and GMP against activity performance and budget utilization of the program under the Seqota Declaration Federal Program Delivery Unit and appropriate documentation of key learning from program implementation.
Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Performance Evaluation
The SD program Implementation Advisor will develop and agree an annual work plan with the Senior Program Manager and other relevant departments or units at the beginning of the year. And the work of the Implementation Advisor will be reviewed by the Senior Program Manager
Reporting
Reports to: Seqota Declaration FPDU, Senior Program manager
Duty station: Seqota Declaration Federal Programme Delivery Unit (FPDU)
Required no: 1
Type & Duration of Position: The assignment will be for a period of 12 months’ contract with possibility of extension subject to performance up to the project period.
Academic Background, work Experience and skills