VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1973 at Baltimore, Maryland, USA with the mission to create and deliver transformative health care solutions that save lives. In partnership with national governments, health experts and local communities, Jhpiego builds health providers' skills and develops systems that save lives now and guarantee healthier futures for women and their families. Since inception, Jhpiego worked to save lives and improve health has reached people in more than 150 countries worldwide. Currently, it runs active programs in more than 35 countries across the globe.

NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who
are being considered. We will shortlist on rolling basis. Thank you for your understanding.

Job Purpose: Jhpiego is collaborating with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and has been tasked to implement the Pharmacy Associates project (Test and roll out Pharmacies with Pharmacy Associate Intervention). Under the overall guidance of the Project Specialist and Program Officer of Urban Health the Program Associate will perform the following duties:

Main duties & responsibilities:

• S/he will coordinate with other team members, managers, and providers of the targeted project areas to accomplish the planned activities as per approved AWP.
• Overall coordination of different stakeholders of the project and liaison with Bangladesh Chemists and Druggists Samity (BCDS) and other relevant stakeholders including the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP)
• Identification of qualified pharmacies where pharmacy associates can get their employment based on agreed selection criteria
• Identification of older adolescents aspiring to become pharmacy associates based on agreed selection criteria
• Local-level advocacy and a series of sensitization meetings with the local authorities (DGHS, DGFP, DGDA, Women and Children Affairs, IFB, Social Affairs, etc.) to create employment opportunities for women.
• Conduct orientation/sensitization workshop with pharmacists and pharmacy owners to ensure older adolescents’ access to FP/contraceptive services through pharmacies
• Organize cascade training for pharmacy associates 
• Organize advocacy meeting with the Bangladesh Chemist & Druggist Samity (BCDS) for the employment of pharmacy associates 
• Organize workshops with pharmacy owners to make pharmacies gender-equal workplaces. 
• Organize workshops to identify specific IEC materials needs and develop IEC materials including job aids and intervention branding 
• Organize a campaign on promoting pharmacy initiatives.
• Printing display and distributing IEC, promotional, branding, and visibility materials based on an agreed plan.  
• Recruitment of some mentors and orient them as per the mentoring guidelines
• Ensure visibility of the intervention
• Proper documentation, meeting minutes, need-based data collection and report writing
• Regular reporting to the immediate supervisor and following the guidance in conducting the activities

Compliance

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program's goals of safeguarding implementation. She/He will be a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding to establish a safe working environment.

Safeguarding/ PSEA

• Practice, promote, and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action. She will follow the safeguarding reporting procedure if any reportable incident occurs, encouraging others to do so.

Special Assignment

• Carry out any other tasks the supervisor and senior management team assign.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social science or any other discipline
• At least three years of working experience with an interest in public health, focusing SRH in any national or international non-governmental organization

Key competencies:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Bangla
• Computer literacy with particular skills in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Bijoy52, and MS Outlook.
• Successful implementation of the project objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Willingness to visit the targeted facilities frequently (at least 75% of the time) using public transportation to accomplish the assignments.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Please apply at www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, current & expected Salary

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

Application Link: https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/5785/assistant-program-officer-%
28pharmacy-associate-initiative%29-fixed-term-contract/job?mode=view

 Deadline: Before 5:00 pm, January 21, 2024.