Community Health Advisor at Jhpiego: (Deadline 20 August 2023)

Community Health Advisor

Overview

Jhpiego seeks a Community Health Advisor who will provide technical and programmatic oversight and direction in the areas of community health, and act as an integral part of Integrated Services Delivery Activity ISDA team. The ISDA supports the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH) to contribute to the reduction of infant and maternal mortality and incidence of malaria in Rwanda, focusing on improving the availability, quality and utilization of RMNCH and malaria services and improving the health of women, adolescent, and children under five. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing leadership and technical guidance in the development and implementation of Community Health activities under the leadership of the Senior Maternal, Newborn Child, Adolescent health advisor. The Community Health Advisor will also work with ISDA technical team and MOH/RBC staff to define and implement strategies aiming at improving the provision of quality community health services including Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), Community Based Provision of Family Planning (CBP/FP), Community Based Maternal and Neonatal Health (CBMNH), and Community based nutrition (CB-N). S/he will guide and oversee technical and 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.

Applications will be closed on 20th August 2023.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical oversight, strategic direction and ensure appropriate support for the implementation of community health program activities;
• Identify appropriate facility and community-based strategies to address community health service delivery gaps;
• Formulate sustainable solutions to address community health gaps, utilizing cross-cutting capacity building approaches, such as mentorship and targeted quality improvement.
• Adapt/develop evidence-based community health training materials, curricula, counselling cards, and supervisory systems, dashboard, and registers needed for implementation of ISDA’s community health interventions to meet the needs and requirements of the Government of Rwanda and USAID.
• Plan and implement capacity-building activities among health care providers and Community Health Workers in collaboration with districts and partner organizations.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and capacity strengthening at the individual and organizational level in specific areas of expertise, including, but not limited to: Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), Community Based Provision of Family Planning (CBP/FP), Community Based Maternal and Neonatal Health (CBMNH), and Community based nutrition (CB-N);
• Actively participate in all community health technical working groups and represent ISDA in other professional forums as needed.
• Coordinate the e-learning team to develop, pilot, and scale up the e-learning approach for CHWs.
• Work with health care providers, local authorities, community members, and program team members to identify and address service delivery gaps that impede access to community health services.
• Document and maintain an inventory of successful community health tools, approaches and best practices; and
• Contribute to the development of technical reports and publications related to community health.

 Management

• Work closely with Community Health technical officers and zonal managers based in various zones.
• Maintain excellent relationships with MOH, USAID and other in-country stakeholders.
• Work with M&E staff to design and implement plans to track data/results related to community health and use data/findings to plan interventions accordingly.
• Provide technical support during program monitoring and development of annual work plans.
• Prepare and share periodic reports and update all technical staff on successes, challenges and lessons learned in implementation of community health activities; and
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Master of Public Health, or related relevant field with strong community health experience
• At least 8 years’ experience implementing and/or supporting community health programs
• At least 4 years’ experience in implementing large donor-funded projects with a preference for experience in Community based maternal, newborn, family planning and malaria programs.
• Proven professional experience working or supporting the MoH and RBC as well as community health technical working group
• Qualification as an “advanced trainer”, i.e. a person able to train and mentor other trainers in using competency-based approaches, experience in training health providers on community health packages will be an added value
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of the Rwandan healthcare system especially the current community health reform Polyvalent model
• 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 community health
• Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills in English; French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office package and internet navigation
• Ability to travel nationally (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