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HEALTH SYSTEMS ADVISOR |
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ACCESS ASSOCIATE |
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Posted 2018-08-13 02:45:52
Overview
The Health Systems Advisor I will provide technical
assistance in planning and implementing training and service delivery
strategies for expanding access to comprehensive reproductive health and
contraceptive services. The position provides technical assistance to the
Health System, Community Access and Research and Evaluation units as well as Ipas
supported sites and providers and partners in designated provinces. The
position works closely with regional coordinators to plan, support
implementation and monitor Ipas service delivery and access objectives.
The position collaborates with other staff to develop technical content,
conducts facility and provider-based supportive supervision, ensures necessary
supplies are available to provide services at facility level, and ensures data
is collected from all intervention facilities and trainings, analyzes data, and
develops reports.
Responsibilities
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO CAC SERVICES:
1. Supports assigned county training and service delivery resources
as needed;
2. Provides leadership and technical assistance in accordance with
Ipas global and Africa Alliance work plan.
3. Identifies, assesses and enters into partnership with training
institutions, service delivery sites, government and NGOs to accomplish program
goals.
4. Manages the partnership and provides required technical
assistance to enhance access to SRH and CAC to women and young girls.
TRAINING & SERVICE
DELIVERY:
1. Identifies plans and supports training for appropriate levels of
health care staff.
2. Provides trainee mentorship and supportive supervision and other
technical support (communication, training, equipping and IEC materials) to
service delivery sites to ensure provision of high quality care and increased
utilization of services.
3. Responsible for identifying consultants as appropriate and
contributes to consultant management that includes developing consultant plans,
developing scopes of work, identifying, hiring and supervising clinical and
non-clinical consultants.
COORDINATION:
1. Coordinates training and service delivery and other projects
undertaken by Ipas as assigned.
2. Ensures that there is synergy between project activities,
ensures optimal utilization of organizational resources through a properly
coordinated program.
3. Coordinate with regional health management teams, health
facility managers and service providers to ensure operationalization and
implementation of MOUs between Ipas and the Health management teams and
partners.
4. Manages consultants assigned to deliver clinical trainings and
mentorship to ensure that they adhere to the Ipas Clinical Compliance and
Quality of Care SOPs
PROGRAM MONITORING:
1. Responsible for tracking results against benchmarks set for each
program/project implemented in the counties.
2. Provides programmatic support as required to Ipas intervention
sites and providers to ensure provision of quality comprehensive abortion care
services.
3. Supervises service data entry into the organizational database.
4. Ensures adherence to the Ipas Global Monitoring tool guidance
for Ipas programs as well as Quality of Care in service delivery.
5. Contributes to management of the health systems budget for the
Alliance and accountability.
DOCUMENTATION AND REPORT
WRITING:
1. Works with appropriate staff and partners to develop and write
reports, studies, and presentations related to Ipas training and service
delivery improvement efforts; including information for donor documents.
2. Submits periodic progress reports from their work plan
implementation to the senior health systems advisor as indicated.
3. Supports documentation and sharing of best practices working in
programs overseen.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Creates budgets for planned
activities and tracks implementation and expenditure reporting in line with the
organization SOPs.
Requirements
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Degree in Medicine & Surgery
or Nursing or any Health related degree
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5 – 7 years of
experience required
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At least 3-4 years of experience
working in health or medical field required
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Past experience in reproductive
health projects and project management at county and community levels
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Must work well in a
multi-cultural environment
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Ability to analyses and prepare
reports
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Ability to travel 60%
Preferred:
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Extensive knowledge of Microsoft
Office suite
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Experience working in a
non-profit organization
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Project and budget management
experience
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Past experience with Ministry of
Health at county and district and provincial level.
Commitment to Diversity
Ipas is an equal opportunity employer. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy,
disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology,
genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects
from employment discrimination.
To apply please visit jobs-ipas.icims.com.