Jhpiego Bangladesh



Jhpiego Bangladesh Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide high-quality health care for their people. Jhpiego develops strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers, strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care. Jhpiego designs innovative, effective and low-cost health care solutions to ensure a level of care for women and their families. These practical, evidence-based interventions are breaking down barriers to high-quality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Since 1977, Jhpiego has been working in Bangladesh in partnership with MoH&FW and national/international NGOs. Jhpiego provides technical support for strengthening health system in the area of maternal & child health and Family Planning to increase access to high-quality health care to improve health outcomes and save the lives of women and their children. Jhpiego’s support to Bangladesh has been expanded to other areas such as- postpartum family planning, quality improvement, policy advocacy and research. Position: Technical Officer Department: Global Program Operations (GPO) Position Reports to: District Manager Location: Responsible for two districts Chandpur & Feni, Based in Chandpur with frequent movement to Feni. The Technical Officer will provide technical oversight and guidance within Feni & Chandpur districts. The Technical Officer will work closely with the District Manager to provide technical assistance for access to and scale up of post-partum family planning (PPFP) in the selected districts of Bangladesh. S/he will also work closely with GoB District Health and FP managers and officials, GoB service providers, community leaders, and community-based health providers. Job Responsibilities Provide technical assistance in broader goal of FP with special focus on PPFP to achieve project goals, objectives and targets and contribute in developing strategies for scale up Facilitate and conduct training activities, as needed Support the MOHFW to avoid potential stock-outs of commodities, instruments and equipment which are critical to FP/PPFP service provision Coordinate and facilitate discussions with the local health and FP managers and service providers and others at the division/district and upazila level to develop scale up plan Assist in developing a pool of PPFP trainers and QA managers in Sylhet and Chittagong divisions/district in coordination with relevant training institutions Develop functional and effective PPFP service delivery models by integrating PPFP into ANC, delivery, postnatal and immunization service delivery points Provide ongoing technical assistance at the division level in response to issues or problems encountered during implementation Support and monitor progress made through division led efforts according to the workplan Conduct facility visits to ensure selected facilities are adequately set up to provide PPFP services Work with government trainers within the health system to train healthcare providers on PPFP service delivery Provide mentoring and supportive supervision to newly trained healthcare providers to ensure transfer of learning and quality PPFP service delivery Strengthen PPFP counseling at facilities including introducing a digital counseling PPFP application Conduct PPFP counseling orientations with community health workers, immunization providers and their supervisors Facilitate review meetings with community health workers, immunization providers and their supervisors to review progress, exchange learnings and resolve challenges as needed Strengthen and deploy a community tracking system for women, babies, community health workers and facility providers Employment Status Full-time Educational Requirements Medical graduate; Master in Public Health would be added advantage Experience Requirements At least 6 year(s) Additional Requirements Age Na Technical expertise in FP and/or Maternal, Newborn, and Child health services A minimum of 6 years of mid-level experience in providing technical oversight in FP or maternal health projects or to community-based programs Experience working in district and upazila levels and ability to communicate with local community Proven leadership skills, as well as skills in facilitation, training, and coordination with govt. officials Strong leadership and technical capacity to support project implementation/community activities Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and under pressure Work based in any district of Chittagong or Sylhet division Job Location Responsible for two districts Chandpur & Feni, Based in Chandpur with frequent movement to Feni. Application Information: If you are interested, send your CV as a single document to nipa.sultana@jhpiego.org (You must mention the Job Title in the subject line of your email) Application deadline: May 28, 2019 Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Company Information Jhpiego Bangladesh, House 10/B (3rd Floor), Road 90, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh.