Overview
Jhpiego is hiring eight Family Planning Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Officer to provide technical support to areas of FP and ASRH, and act as an integral part of ISDA Activity team in zones. Responsibilities include but are not limited to development and implementation of activities under the leadership of the zonal manager and FP and ASRH advisor, utilizing and contributing to cross-cutting approaches – such as civil society organization (CSO) engagement and gender and integration – and supporting annual activity planning. The FP/ASRH officer will ensure the technical and methodological soundness of activities and, in collaboration with the project team and partners, support the design of FP/ASRH service delivery strategies, based on sound and current scientific evidence. Collaboratively, they will introduce and/or scale-up evidence-based interventions meeting the needs of adolescents in supported districts. They support technical training needs, review and adapt training materials, lead training and document/disseminate and contribute to the evaluation and scale up of promising practices in facility and community settings. They will also work with ISDA activity technical team in zones to define and roll out minimum requirements for hospitals, health centers and communities aimed at improving the provision of quality services in FP/ASRH.
Applications will close on August 26, 2023.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership:
- Work closely with FP and ASRH Advisors, RBC/MCCH and the zonal managers on planning and implementing scale-up strategies for high impact FP interventions at facility level,
- Monitor the implementation of ISDA workplan related to FP/ASRH activities and ensure that activities are executed according to plan and are integrated across the RMNCAH platform.
- Work collaboratively with other ISDA team members to ensure coordinated project planning and implementation and assure resource availability and management of activities so that the project functions smoothly and efficiently.
- Support strategies to effectively engage with men, women and adolescent boys and girls as well as local government, health care providers, civil society, religious leaders, to foster community-wide commitments and actions to foster (youth and) adolescent healthy behaviors;
- Identify appropriate facility and community-based strategies to address FP/ASRH service delivery gaps
Implementation and Operations:
- Organize training of trainers and training of health care providers using the LDHF training approach.
- Conduct supportive supervision in supported facilities (hospitals and Health Centers) to support mentors and health care providers
- Plan and implement capacity-building activities among health care providers and at community level in adolescent (youth) friendly service provision in collaboration with districts and partner organizations;
- Provide mentoring and capacity strengthening at the individual and organizational level in specific areas of expertise, including, but not limited to postpartum family planning (PPFP), postpartum intrauterine devices/implants (PPIUD/Implants), long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), permanent methods including both vasectomy and tubal ligation, and implementation of community-based provision of FP services;
- Develop service delivery strategies in coordination with local social behavior change (SBC) partners for accessing hard-to-reach populations with FP/ASRH services, including sing SBC and community outreach activities to increase awareness and demand for services.
- Work with colleagues to develop a cadre of FP/ASRH champions who will facilitate greater uptake of family planning services by all age groups, create links within facilities for a “no missed opportunities” approach to service integration and ensure linkages to other community-level health programs/services;
- Support initiation of peer-to-peer coordination (PCC) at health facility level
- Work with the IPC officers to ensure implementation of IPC in FP/ASRH services
- Support development or update of technical training materials, protocol, and guidelines
- Support the review of job-aids, protocols, and training materials in coordination with FP and ASRH Advisors
- Prepare and submit reports on FP and ASRH activities to the zonal manager and FP and ASRH advisors on quarterly basis and upon request, in a timely manner.
- Work with health care providers, local authorities, community members and program team members to identify and address service delivery gaps that impede access to FP/ASRH
- Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners to ensure that all activities conform to donor requirements and regulations as well as lead FP compliance activities
- Document and maintain an inventory of successful FP/ASRH tools, approaches and best practices; and Contribute to the development of technical reports and publications related to FP/ASRH.
Management
- Work closely with FP and ASRH advisor based at head office;
- Maintain excellent relationships with district counterpart (Hospital and health centers staff) and other district stakeholders;
- Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results related to FP/ASRH and use data/findings to plan interventions accordingly;
- Provide technical support during program monitoring and development of annual work plans;
- Provide reports to the zonal managers and FP and ASRH advisors and update all zonal staff on successes, challenges, and lessons learned in the implementation of FP/ASRH activities and assist in the preparation of donor and project reports
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Sciences, Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical medicine and community health or Bachelor’s degree in Public health with background in nursing.
- At least 5 years’ experience implementing and/or supporting FP and ASRH programs
- At least 5 years’ experience in managing and implementing large donor-funded projects in Rwanda
- At least 5 years’ experience as a clinical provider of family planning services, including in long-acting reversible contraceptives and permanent methods
- Proven experience working with and for adolescents and young people, and track record of successful implementation of similar programs in Rwanda
- Qualification as an “advanced trainer”, i.e. a person able to mentor other trainers in using competency-based approaches; experience training health workers on clinical aspects related to ASRH and FP
- Experience with a mix of practical technical skills in FP/ASRH necessary for FP/ASRH service delivery at the national, clinical and community-level
- Demonstrated in-depth understanding of the Rwandan healthcare system
- Familiarity with USAID or other USG administrative, management and reporting procedures
- Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff in FP/ASRH
- Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills in English; French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
- Strong skills in word processing and Excel spread sheets
- Willingness to travel in zonal frequently
Preferred Qualifications
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, references, and salary history.
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 does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, orientation or any other fees
