CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: IMA World Health
Country: Zambia
Closing date: 19 Dec 2014

The Maternal Child Health Advisor will be responsible for leading the integrated effort to reduce maternal child morbidity rates keeping with pursuing the National goals. The program will look to reduce malaria-related morbidity and mortality in up to four provinces in Zambia with a higher malaria burden. The program will aim to increase the coverage and use of life saving malaria prevention and case management interventions in support of the National Malaria Strategic Plan and the National Malaria Control Program.

Duties:

• Provide advice on how proposed MCH interventions might impact on meeting the MCH morbidity targets
• Work with provincial and district governments on options to improve MNH organizational structures
• Assess and identify appropriate interventions to improve the distribution and performance of MNH service providers / workforce
• Identify and ensure appropriate support provided to demand side interventions to strengthen community participation in MNH services
• Provide training, guidelines and mentoring support to provincial and district MNH technical teams
• Contribute to the medium term MNH action plans and expenditure frameworks
• Communicate with relevant district and community level policy makers and senior officials about MNH programs and related sector reform policy issues, as well as participate in program coordination meetings with government and other donors at the local level
• Participate in donor harmonization dialogue as required
• Liaise and coordinate with other technical advisors on all levels of planning and implementation

The position requires a competent and experienced person with the following attributes:

• Medical degree is a necessary qualification; post-graduate qualifications in maternal and neonatal health, malaria and/or public health
• Substantial experience in maternal and neonatal health, particularly in areas of policy, management and organizational structure
• Experience in providing technical assistance to health service managers in a developing country context
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

How to apply:

Please send all responses to the following email address: douglasbennink@imaworldhealth.org