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. Number of Vacancy Position: District Manager Number of Vacancy: Not specific Job Context Position Reports to: Team Leader Location: Cox’s Bazar District The District Manager to provide technical assistance for access to and scale up of Maternal and Family planning services in the host community in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. S/he will also work closely with GoB District Health and Family Planning managers and officials, GoB service providers, community leaders, and community-based health providers. Job Responsibilities Provide technical assistance in improving PPFP services to achieve project goals, objectives and targets in host communities of Cox’s Bazar district Facilitate and conduct landscaping and training activities in Cox’s Bazar district 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 and Union level to develop scale up plan 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 district level in response to issues or problems encountered during implementation 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 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 Employment Status : Full-time Educational Requirements: MBBS degree and Master in Public Health would be preferred Experience Requirements: 6 to 7 year(s) Additional Requirements: Technical expertise in FP and/or Maternal, Newborn, and Child health services A minimum of 6-7 years of mid-level experience in providing technical oversight in FP or maternal health projects or community-based programs Experience working in district and upazila levels and ability to communicate with local community 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 Cox’s Bazar district with frequent field travel at district Job Location : Based in Cox’s Bazar district Application deadline: July 24, 2019 Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Jhpiego Bangladesh House 10/B (3rd Floor), Road 90, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh