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Organization: Tiyatien Health
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 02 Mar 2015

Director, Health Systems Policy and Planning

ABOUT LAST MILE HEALTH

Founded by survivors of Liberia’s civil war, Last Mile Health (LMH) (known in Liberia as Tiyatien Health) is committed to saving lives in the world’s most remote villages. Working in remote jungle communities cut off from even basic life-saving health services, LMH is building a health system that reaches everyone—by bringing health care to villagers’ doorsteps. LMH trains community members to be health practitioners for their villages and connects them with rural health clinics to offer every person access to the care they deserve. These Frontline Health Workers are able to prevent, diagnose, and treat the top ten most life-threatening health conditions. LMH plans to leverage this experience to help the Liberian government design, deploy and sustain a national network of community health workers that can have a transformative impact on maternal and child health outcomes across Liberia.

Over the past six months, an unprecedented Ebola outbreak has demonstrated that weak, inequitable health systems leave everyone vulnerable. To match a historic crisis with a historic response, LMH is launching a significant expansion of the organization’s rural healthcare model, integrated with a package of Ebola treatment and health facility strengthening efforts across the southeast. This project aims to deploy a comprehensive health system—from life-saving essential primary care services in remote communities to inpatient Ebola treatment and tertiary care in health facilities—and to work with the Liberian government to sustain that system and expand it to the rest of the country in the coming years.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

LMH is building a health systems policy and planning team, based in Liberia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in Monrovia. This team will provide technical support to the MOH to marshal a comprehensive Ebola outbreak and transition response that strengthens the overall health system in the long-term for everyone’s benefit – no matter where they live. LMH will help design and implement a nation-wide Community Health Worker program and ensure national health system improvements are realized at the community level. To achieve this, a health systems policy and planning team consisting of highly-motivated, diplomatic, and experienced specialists will provide technical advice to MOH officials, support the implementation of community health programs in coordination with other NGO and institutional partners, conduct focused capacity-building projects, and provide long-term analysis and thought leadership for the Liberian public health system.

The Director of the Health Systems Policy and Planning team will be a trusted advisor and the principal institutional liaison to senior MOHSW officials, as well as provide technical leadership and management to the team itself. The Director will help the MOHSW direct attention and resources towards national community health priorities outlined in the national Community Health Roadmap such as national deployment of community health workers. The Director will initiate and steer new projects, leverage the appropriate expertise within the Health Systems Policy and Planning team to ensure these priorities are featured in the government’s decisions ranging from health financing, human resources for health, and clinical protocols. The Director is also responsible for overseeing all aspects of program management activities, including but not limited to program planning, budgeting, staffing, qualitative and quantitative analysis and reporting.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Provide Strategic Support to MOHSW

• Serve as a trusted advisor to MOH to ensure that major new and ongoing Ebola response efforts are designed and implemented to strengthen all levels of the public health system over the long-term.
• Work alongside senior MOH officials to identify community health system strengthening initiatives and leverage the expertise of the appropriate health systems policy and planning specialists to support their implementation. This includes identifying technical assistance needs within MOH and with relevant partners such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the World Bank.
• Actively participate in planning and coordination meetings among senior MOH officials and other stakeholders to identify and mobilize resources for community health priorities such as the expansion of a national community health worker program and other components of the national Community Health Roadmap.

Program Management

• Along with the organization’s senior leadership, assist in setting the overall direction and goals of the Health Systems Policy and Planning team, defining targets, setting aggressive milestones and measuring program performance.
• Manage the operational and administrative aspects of the Health Systems Policy and Planning team, including budgeting, human resources and internal and external reporting requirements.
• Prepare team members’ workplans with clear objectives and achievement benchmarks, long-term and short-term priorities, implementation plans, financial projections and tools for evaluation.
• Ensure work streams effectively address health system weaknesses at the community level and contribute to Liberia’s broader MDG progress and other health sector goals.
• Hold weekly coordination meetings with the team and provide strategic guidance to individual team members.

Relationship management and thought leadership

• Engage and manage relationships with senior MOH leaders and key development partners to identify new opportunities to collaborate with partners to leverage expertise that benefits new and ongoing projects under the health systems policy and planning team.
• Drawing on guidance from the LMH Programs team, and the expertise of the Health Systems Policy and Planning team, identify, articulate and advocate for specific opportunities to address health system weaknesses at the community level in senior government and partner forums.
• Manage external relations by representing the project and the organization in the public and ensuring the distribution of information about project achievements and lesson learned among relevant actors and across departments within the organization.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Country Director

WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: MOHS staff and officials, partners, and Liberia-based Programs team, including Medical, M&E, and Frontline Health Systems Directors

SUPERVISES: Health Systems Policy and Planning Specialists

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• A Master’s degree in business administration, public health, or related subject
• Minimum of 5 years work experience, preferably in influencing health system policies alongside government counterparts
• Demonstrated experience in project and operational management in complex and uncertain environments
• Experience motivating and empowering multiple direct reports to achieve aggressive milestones
• Ability to navigate complex government processes and negotiate and achieve consensus with multiple influencers
• Demonstrated success in working with supporting high-level officials and stakeholders
• Generosity of spirit, sensitivity/diplomacy, and willingness to make sacrifices in service of the mission
• Commitment to health and social justice
• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills
• Experience working in a post-conflict or resource-poor setting
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks at one time in time-sensitive manner
• Comfort working with a casual but high-performing team
• High degree of English fluency required

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The successful Director of Health System Policy and Planning will exhibit excellent diplomatic and strategic skills to establish credibility and provide thoughtful guidance to senior MOHSW officials to affect positive change to Liberia’s health system. This individual will be a great mentor, manager, role model and team player who demonstrates exceptionally high performance and harnesses the same from a diverse, talented and dynamic Health Systems Policy and Planning team based in Monrovia.

Commitment: 40 hours/week, Minimum 12-month commitment (24 months preferred)

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience; housing, R&R, and medical benefits available

How to apply:

Applications accepted on a rolling basis via Last Mile Health website

Organization: Tiyatien Health
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 02 Mar 2015

Community Health Specialist - Health Systems Policy and Planning

ABOUT LAST MILE HEALTH

Founded by survivors of Liberia’s civil war, Last Mile Health (LMH) (known in Liberia as Tiyatien Health) is committed to saving lives in the world’s most remote villages. Working in remote jungle communities cut off from even basic life-saving health services, LMH is building a health system that reaches everyone—by bringing health care to villagers’ doorsteps. LMH trains community members to be health practitioners for their villages and connects them with rural health clinics to offer every person access to the care they deserve. These Frontline Health Workers are able to prevent, diagnose, and treat the top ten most life-threatening health conditions. LMH plans to leverage this experience to help the Liberian government design, deploy and sustain a national network of community health workers that can have a transformative impact on maternal and child health outcomes in remote communities.

Over the past six months, an unprecedented Ebola outbreak has demonstrated that weak, inequitable health systems leave everyone vulnerable. To match a historic crisis with an historic response, LMH is launching a significant expansion of the organization’s rural healthcare model, integrated with a package of Ebola treatment and health facility strengthening efforts across the southeast. This project aims to deploy a comprehensive health system—from life-saving essential primary care services in remote communities to inpatient Ebola treatment and tertiary care in health facilities—and to work with the Liberian government to sustain that system and expand it to the rest of the country in the coming years.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

LMH is building a health systems policy and planning team, based in Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in Monrovia. This team will provide technical support to the MOHSW to marshal a comprehensive Ebola outbreak and transition response that strengthens the overall health system in the long-term for everyone’s benefit – no matter where they live. LMH will help the MOHSW rationalize funding from major international donors to ensure it benefits Liberians living in remote villages. LMH will help design and implement a nation-wide Community Health Worker program and ensure national health system improvements are realized at the community level. To achieve this, a health systems policy and planning team consisting of highly-motivated, diplomatic, and experienced specialists will provide technical advice to MOHSW officials, support the implementation of community health programs in coordination with other NGO and institutional partners, conduct focused capacity-building projects, and provide long-term analysis and thought leadership for the Liberian public health system.

The Community Health Specialist is an experienced and thoughtful public health expert with an intimate understanding of health system challenges at the community level, as well as the benefits and limits of greater decentralization of care. This individual will play a pivotal role in partnering with senior MOHSW decision-makers and key stakeholders on the effective implementation of community health priorities, particularly the opportunity to recruit and deploy 16,000 new community health workers in Liberia.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Accompany MOHSW officials

• With members of the Health Systems Policy and Planning team, work alongside officials within the MOHSW’s Community Health Services Division to provide support for ongoing implementation and monitoring of the National Community Health Road Map.
• Provide technical expertise to the MOHSW, with the support of other Last Mile Health teams, to design policies and implement national general Community Health Volunteer (gCHV) training programs, and ensure the national iCCM plan is underway.
• With closely with the MOHSW to define a national gCHV curriculum, and design the national supervision package that includes tools and training for improved community health care delivery.
• Work closely with officials within the MOHSW’s Community Health Services Division to launch a national incentives structure.

Support the MOHSW in coordinating with key stakeholders

• Support the MOHSW in conducting coordination and planning meetings, developing implementation standards and supporting the MOHSW in establishing needed buy-in among partners.
• Work with key stakeholders within the MOHSW to map and coordinate the work of NGO and technical partners within Liberia through active support and coordination of the Community Health Technical Working Group.
• Participate in gCHV mapping activities and coordinate data collection within LMH and across partners in order to process and analyze the results.
• Support the Incident Management System (IMS) and the national Ebola response as-needed.

Analysis and thought leadership

• Provide the Health Systems Policy and Planning team with technical expertise and analysis to support advocacy efforts to direct funding towards the deployment of a national community health worker program and other key components of the Community Health Road Map.
• Drawing on guidance from the Last Mile Health program and project implementation teams, conduct analysis of key outstanding key community health priorities, particularly those protecting gains made on MDGs and present findings to MOHSW colleagues via presentations, position papers, and other communications.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Director of Health Systems Policy and Planning

WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Programs team, including Medical, M&E, and Frontline Health Systems Directors, MOHSW staff and officials

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• MPH or MIA/MPA or similar degree required
• 3-5 years experience in global health and development programs; experience in community-level health systems in developing countries preferred
• Significant program design experience
• Demonstrated success and experience working with government officials, preferably providing capacity building or accompaniment services
• Successful and proven negotiation, communication and organization skills.
• Generosity of spirit, sensitivity/diplomacy, and willingness to make sacrifices in service of the mission
• Commitment to health and social justice
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including across cultures and backgrounds
• Experience working closely with employees recruited in a post-conflict or resource-poor setting
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks at one time in time-sensitive manner
• Comfort working with a casual but high-performing team
• High degree of English fluency required

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The successful Health System Planning Specialist will be an excellent communicator and supporter of government health officials, able to assist the MOHSW in its effort to strengthen remote and rural health systems by sharing the lessons and experiences reflected in the Last Mile Health program model. The specialist must be diplomatic, collaborative, and able to provide technical expertise and guidance through a wide range of relationships and projects.

Commitment: 40 hours/week, Minimum 12-month commitment (24 months preferred)

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience; housing, R&R, and medical benefits available

How to apply:

Applications accepted on a rolling basis via Last Mile Health website

Organization: GOAL
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 23 Jan 2015

GOAL

Founded in 1977, GOAL works to promote the realization of the fundamental rights of the poor, the vulnerable, and those affected by humanitarian crisis. GOAL currently works in 15 countries; Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Iraq, Philippines and Zimbabwe. GOAL’s head office is in Dublin, Ireland with support offices in London and New York.

General description of the programme

Operational in Uganda since the late 70’s, the current country programme focuses on two of GOAL’s three strategic sectors, namely: Health (including WASH and Health Accountability programming); and a market based approach to improving agricultural livelihoods. GOAL Uganda mainstreams HIV, gender, child protection and the resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL works on a district focused approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government and private sector companies to give effect to our mission.

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of approximately 120 personnel and manages an annual operating budget of approximately €3 million. GOAL is currently operational in the North, South, East and West of Uganda with five offices in Kampala, Bugiri, Abim, Kaabong and Agago. With a new livelihood programming planned we will open a new office in Lira in 2015.

The current GOAL Uganda country programme operational areas:

1. The Bugiri / Namayingo District Programme, South Eastern Uganda, established in 2001, currently implements WASH and Health Accountability programme, both are implemented through national partners.
2. The Agago District Programme, North Eastern Uganda, established in 2003 has transitioned from an emergency programme to a development programme. Implementation is through partners in WASH and directly in Health Accountability and both directly and through private sector partners in Livelihood.
3. The Abim District Programme, North Eastern Uganda (Western Karamoja) was established in 2008. This development programme implements through partners in WASH and both directly and through private sector partners in Livelihood.
4. The Kaabong District programme began in 2014 with a small WASH programme implemented through a national partner.

Description of the role:

The Assistant Country Director Systems (ACD-S) is a key member of the Senior Management Team at a country level, who will support and assist the CD in the overall management and leadership of the country programme. The ACD-S will assist the building and running of an organisation that can design, implement, monitor, evaluate and report on cost effective interventions of a high quality, consistent with relevant standards and norms. The ACD-S assists in the strategic planning and management of the country programme, working with programme and project teams and head office staff to define and implement a programme that gives meaning to GOAL’s mission, policies and procedures, within the Ugandan context.

The ACD-S will be expected to have a good understanding of the overall country programme, and be able to effectively deputise for the CD when s/he is on leave or absent, and to effectively represent the organisation and the country programme to external stakeholders.

The ACD-S will have responsibility for sections of the country programme including Human Resources and Administration, Logistics, Internal Audit, Communications and I.T. The ACD-S will have a focus on systems development, documentation and implementation, including working with HR on an effective in-house training programme and with Logistics and HR on audit systems for GOAL and donor policies. This will include the effective management of the GOAL asset register by facilitating the co-ordination of Logistics and Finance information.

The role of the ACD-S will be to coordinate and supervise the Logistics Coordinator, HRM, IT and compliance departments and to agree strategic priorities so as to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of GOAL’s programmes in Uganda.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

General Responsibilities:

· Develop a good understanding of the overall country programme;

· Deputise for the CD when CD is absent;

· Represent GOAL and the country programme, where relevant to external stakeholders;

· Agree with CD monthly and annual objectives, and provide CD with a monthly report on progress;

· Act as part of the Senior Management Team of the country programme, and chair meetings in absence of the CD;

· Perform other tasks, as agreed with the Country Director.

Human Resources and Administration:

· Directly supervise the Human Resources Manager (HRM); and be actively involved in recruitment using a variety of approaches assessing both technical and values fit

· Agree with the HRM monthly and longer term objectives for his/her department and review on a monthly basis their achievement based, in part, upon agreed performance indicators.

· Ensure, with HRM, effective monthly reporting on key indicators both for information and with a view to effective strategic planning of resources;

· Support management to implement an effective annual performance review and review the process regularly.

· Ensure that HR planning, including training succession planning, is developed in coordination with annual programme planning;

· Provide HRM with reasonable support and supervision as required to assist with the implementation of their work.

Logistics:

· Directly supervise the Logistics Coordinator (Log Co);

· Agree with the Log Co monthly and longer term objectives for his/her department and review on a monthly basis their achievement based, in part, upon agreed performance indicators.

· Ensure, with Log Co, effective monthly reporting on key indicators both for information and with a view to effective strategic planning of resources;

· Support the Log Co to lead and develop all members of their teams;

· Provide Log Co with reasonable support and supervision as required to assist with the implementation of their work and to ensure that targets are being achieved;

· Support Log Co to work with other functions and programmes to coordinate and link work across the country programme;

· Ensure there is a system in place for the technical support and supervision of the Field Logistics teams;

· Ensure, with Log Co, compliance of logistical operation with GOAL Logistical Manual and with Donor requirements;

· Guide, review, monitor and audit procurement transactions to ensure value of money and adequate specifications of items procured, as well as in areas such as code of conduct, ethics, fraud prevention and government procurement compliance;

· Liaise closely with the CD, FC, Logs Co and programme team to ensure that adequate resources are budgeted for when planning new programmes.

IT:

· Directly supervise the IT department;

· Agree with the IT team monthly and longer term objectives and review on a monthly basis their achievement based, in part, upon agreed performance indicators;

· Ensure that the IT planning reflects programme priorities;

· Ensure support and oversight by IT team for IT related issues including adherence to IT guidelines;

· Liaise with Dublin IT support in relation to IT maintenance and IT equipment management and formatting;

· Ensure that regular back-ups and virus checks are carried out.

Internal Audit & Donor Compliance:

· Direct management of Internal Auditor/ Donor Compliance Officer;

· Ensure Donor Compliance reports are submitted to Dublin on time;

· Ensure organisational compliance to donor policies and guidelines.

Finance:

· Coordinate with the Country Finance Team to ensure that field core cost budget management tools are provided for review and management;

· Prepare and manage the overall core cost budgets for GOAL Uganda;

· Manage the equipment budget for all GOAL Uganda.

Communications and Fundraising:

· Working with the Comms and Fundraising Officer to ensure GOAL Uganda works within GOAL branding and communications guidelines and international best practice

· Liaising with the CD, coordinate the communications annual plan

· Quality assure the development of promotional materials for internal and external use

· Working with the CD and ACDP, assist on funding proposals, and research of prospective donors

Policy, Procedures and Guidelines

· Working with the CD and the Senior Management Team (SMT) identify areas requiring development and set out priorities and plans for meeting them;

· Implement plans and report to CD and SMT on progress;

· Be responsible for implementation of the Document Management System throughout GOAL;

· Support policy development and implementation in Logistics, HR, IT and Finance, working with the respective Coordinators;

· Support the ongoing development and implementation of Logistics, HR, IT and Finance systems to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation;

· Liaise with Dublin on development of policies within head office and the field, sharing information in order to encourage the development of systems that are valuable for all parts of the organisation;

· Work with CD to plan and implement a process for Contingency Planning that identifies scenarios and develops response plans, suitable relationships with other stakeholders, and relationships with Dublin Ops.

· Coordinate and support all in country visibility work

Person Specification

A strong pro people focused individual with excellent management, capacity building and organisational development expereince.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years senior management experience
• Strong evidence/experience of Human Resource Management including performance based management and varied approaches to recruitment.
• Evidence of previous experience in organisational development and promotion of organisational values and wellness
• Demonstrated ability to build capacity within diverse teams
• Education to a degree level, or significant relevant experience that shows an ability to critically analyze and apply information in management and work situations at a similar level
• Experience in the management of systems budgets
• Experience in supporting / managing IT, procurement, fleet and compliance systems
• A good knowledge of effective organisational communication methods including experience managing design of promotional materials and development of quality content

Job Location:Kampala Uganda, with regular travel to programme sites

Reporting to: Country Director

Line manages: Logistics Coordinator, HRM, IT, Internal Auditor/Donor Compliance, Communications and Fundraising Officer, Administrator

How to apply:

http://www.candidatemanager.net/cm/Micro/JobDetails.aspx?&mid=YGTYD&sid=BEVGTAZ&jid=UFWWEVGT&site=Goal

Organization: UN Population Fund
Country: South Africa
Closing date: 24 Sep 2014

VACANCY NO.: Job ID 2647

CLOSING DATE: 24 September 2014 (5:00p.m. New York time)

POST TITLE: Health Systems Specialist

CATEGORY: ICS-11 (P-4)

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DUTY STATION: Johannesburg

DURATION: One year (renewable)^[i][i]

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: East and Southern Africa Regional Office

ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING:

The Health Systems Specialist post is located in the Regional Office for East and Southern Africa. S/He reports directly to the practice leaders for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) under the overall leadership of the Deputy Regional Director who provides overall leadership, and receives input from the Programme and Policy Advisers on the overall programme strategy. S/He is part of an inter-disciplinary team, which provides technical, policy, programme support and guidance to the regional programme and to countries in the regional cluster in an integrated and coordinated manner under the coordination of the Practice Leader SRHR.

MAJOR DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES

A. Provide Guidance on Policy and Programme Development and Implementation

-Assist in co-ordination of the planning and delivery of integrated policy, programme and technical support and advice to Country Offices (COs) in the programming process;

-Technically support country office planning and implementation processes regarding health systems’ strengthening to increase access, uptake and monitoring of quality SRHR services and with a specific focus on HRH and health financing;

-Assist in policy dialogue and development within the region to further the advancement of the ICPD-PoA and health system strengthening;

-Contribute to the development and management of the regional programme, while ensuring complementarily between the regional programme and the needs, realities and activities at the country level, particularly where health system strengthening is concerned;

-Foster partnerships at regional and country level with the aim of strengthen health systems and advancing SRHR through a coordinated approach.

-Generate advocacy and policy arguments around the economic and health financing cases for investing in SRHR and HSS;

-Support countries develop health financing strategies and HRH strategies as relates to SRHR

B. Capacity development

-Assist countries offices in assessing further potential to strengthen health systems for better SRHR outcomes.

-Support the development and implementation of a capacity development strategy for the region, placing special emphasis on capacity in the area of health system strengthening;

-Identify capacity building needs of the country offices with regard to health system strengthening and follow-up through organization of capacity building activities with country office staff, national counterparts, and civil society partners; and

-Identify and support national and international experts and institutions in providing technical support to countries in the various areas of health system strengthening;

-Coordinate with other UN agencies, the provision of technical and programme assistance in the region and capacity development initiatives.

C. Monitoring and Oversight

-In coordination with the M&E adviser in the Regional Office (RO), and with regard to health system strengthening and SRHR, support the COs in the development and implementation of result****s****-based indicators and plans to monitor, evaluate and follow-up;

-Monitor and provide oversight to the development of key programme or management related documents from the assigned COs (e.g. Office Management Plan (OMP), Annual Work Plan (AWP), Country Office Annual Report (COAR), and evaluation reports, Annual reports of UNRCs, etc.) to keep abreast of country situation and progress, to identify areas for support by RO and to advise Regional management of issues, opportunities, and/or required interventions;

-Assist in the development of periodic progress reports on the regional programme, especially where health system strengthening is concerned.

-Participate in field missions related to planning, monitoring, and evaluation assistance to country programmes and regional programme initiatives;

D. Knowledge Management:

-Prepare briefings for the RO Deputy Director, Programme and Policy Advisors and COs on issues related to health systems’ strengthening at country and regional level;

-Support and assist the assigned COs to identify opportunities or lessons learned/best practices in the region with regard to efforts aimed at advancing SRH outcomes by strengthening health systems;

-Consolidate CO documentation on lessons learned/best practices in the region and ensure that these are incorporated into the UNFPA knowledge sharing system;

-Liaise with the Technical Division (TD) & Programme Division (PD) to ensure that state-of-the-art, global technical and programming knowledge and lessons learned/best practices are available for use in countries to improve the effectiveness of UNFPA programmes;

****E. Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Office of the Regional Director or by the Regional Deputy Director.****

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

****Education:****Background in Medicine or Nursing/Midwifery. And a Post-graduate University Degree or equivalent in public health, medicine, sociology, demography, gender, economics, international relations, international development, public administration, management or other related field.

****Knowledge and Experience:****

§ 7 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in management and development relevant to Health System Strengthening and SRH

· Experience in programme and/or technical assistance with the UN System

· Field experience is required

****Required Competencies:****

i) Values: Exemplifying integrity, Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, Embracing cultural diversity, Embracing change

ii) Core Competencies: Achieving results, Being accountable, Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen, Thinking analytically and strategically, Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships, Communicating for impact

iii) Required Skillset:

· Strategically positioning UNFPA programmes

· Providing conceptual innovation to support programme effectiveness

· Generating, managing and promoting the use of knowledge and information

· Providing a technical support system

· Strengthening the programming capacity of Country Offices

· Facilitating quality programmatic results

· Internal and External relations and advocacy for results mobilization

Languages:Fluency in English. Working knowledge of French and/or Portuguese an asset.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the position. The package includes a competitive salary plus housing allowance, home leave, health insurance and other benefits.

How to apply:

UNFPA has established an electronic application management system. This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy.

Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at http://www.unfpa.org/employment

Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.

Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

Notice to applicants: In accordance with the rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, are required to renounce such status upon their appointment. Exceptions to this rule are very limited and can be made only for: (a) stateless persons; (b) newly appointed staff members who have applied for citizenship by naturalization, when such citizenship will be granted imminently; (c) acting staff members in the General Service and related categories with permanent residency status, on promotion to the Professional category; (d) staff members appointed under a temporary appointment. Please understand that UNFPA is not in a position to provide advice on or assistance in applying for any citizenship.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Nigeria
Closing date: 02 Sep 2014

Vacancy number: VN-NGR-38 -2014

Post Title: Child Protection Specialist (Violence against Children and Child Protection Systems Strengthening)

Level: International Professional (L-3)

Contract Type: Temporary Appointment (TA)

Duration: 364 Days

Location: Abuja

In response to the recommendation of the Global Survey on Violence against Children, commissioned by the Secretary General of the UN in 2006, UNICEF, along with the Centre for Disease Control Atlanta, is supporting the Government to carry out a comprehensive survey to understand the context, magnitude and prevalence of violence against children in Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the largest countries where the study is being undertaken and also the first West African Country.

Fundamental to preventing and responding to violence against children is a robust and adequately staffed and resourced child protection system. The current child protection system in Nigeria is typically characterized by fragmented services, limited coordination and unclear roles and responsibilities especially among government ministries. Child protection is significantly under resourced.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently embarked on a process to strengthen the social welfare and child protection systems – a programme of reform which UNICEF is supporting.

The purpose of this position is to:

• Coordinate all current efforts within child protection and amongst traditional and non-traditional child protection actors, to ensure that these efforts collectively contribute to the strengthening of the child protection system at National and State level in order to effectively prevent and respond to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of children;
• Support the Federal and State Government to launch the Violence Against Children Study and response plans; and
• Coordinate and provide technical support for the implementation of the VAC response plan and the recommendations of the child protection systems mapping and assessment.

Qualifications and Competencies required:

· Advanced degree in social sciences, law or related discipline

· At least 5 years professional experience in child protection

· Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize and translate research into practice

· Demonstrable experience of working and advocating with government partners for the development and implementation of plans/strategies

· Strong written skills

· Fluency in English

· Previous experience with UNICEF, or the UN system in this field would be an asset.

· Experience in child protection systems strengthening desirable

· Extensive knowledge about, and experience in, policy development on violence against children desirable

How to apply:

Candidates interested in the above position should submit his/her application, accompanied by updated CV in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form, (which can be downloaded from our website at www.unicef.org/employ) to the email address below on or before Tuesday, 2 September 2014.

Email: nrecruit@unicef.org

Please put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email. UNICEF, a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply

Organization: The International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities
Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 21 Sep 2013

VNG International and its consortium is preparing a proposal for the following project: “Cities and Climate Change Project (CCCP)” in Mozambique (WB funded). The overall objective is to increase municipal capacity to sustainably plan, manage and finance climate resilient urban development, including through the strengthening 20 pilot municipalities in order to improve their performance in the following areas (1) tax and financial management and (2) land and urban environment planning and environment.

For the purpose of this tender, we are looking for the following expert:

KE6 - Technician in land planning and management systems At least 5 (five) years experience in urban planning; land management; and structuring of land and property registry systems.. At least 5 (five) years experience in conducting collection of data embedded in land planning processes and structuring of land and property registry systems; Thorough knowledge of Mozambican laws and Experience with Mozambican municipalities will be considered an advantage. Degree in geography or geographical, urban, or environmental sciences or another area considered relevant and compatible; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Fluency in Portuguese and strong command of written and oral English desirable ; Command in writing professional documents.

Estimated starting date: Q4 2013/Q1 2014
Project duration: 30 months

How to apply:

Interested experts are invited to send their updated CV to the attention of Ms. Daniela de Sousa (daniela.desousa@vng.nl) with C.C. to Ms. Eva Erren (Eva.Errem@vng.nl) before September 21st 2013.Please clearly state in your message for which position your are applying .

Please note that only qualified experts will be requested to elaborate on their solicitation.Further information on the various responsibilities assigned to the expert and the scope of the assignment will be available upon request at daniela.desousa@vng.nl

Organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: Libya
Closing date: 10 Oct 2013

As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

For our operations in Libya/Tripoli, we are looking for a/an

Short-term Expert in Health Information Management Systems (HMIS)

Field of activity

Within the framework of EUNIDA, a grouping of EU Member State implementing agencies, GIZ International Services is managing the EU Libya Health Systems Strengthening Programme.

Background

The Libyan health care delivery system reflects past systemic imbalances and the impact of the civil war. Weakened health services are largely deficient in their capacity to attend to the needs of the population. The increased prevalence of mental disorders and physical disabilities –a consequence of the conflict– further exacerbate the situation.

The overall objective of the EU-LHSS programme is to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of health service delivery in Libya. The purpose of this action is to strengthen strategic planning, financing as well as management and quality of health service delivery through targeted reforms and pilot interventions.

The EU-LHSS programme is articulated around three result areas:

• Result One Strategic Planning, Health Financing and Capacity Strengthened: National health strategy, related policies and action plans developed; health financing options identified; provider payment mechanisms reviewed; and capacity of the Ministry of Health and Health Professionals Associations strengthened at all levels.

• Result Two Health Service Delivery and Quality of Health Care: Health Service Package successfully rolled out in pilot areas; options for public private partnerships identified; quality of outcomes framework and accreditation standards developed and selected quality improvements reported.

• Result Three Workforce Planning, Development and Management: Recruitment and retention targets in place; pre-service and in-service training needs assessed and partially addressed through targeted training and partnerships with training institutions; curricula upgraded and standardised; licensing standards and management tools developed and rolled out in pilot areas.

As part of the programme, model primary health care practices should be established in at least six PHC centres and six polyclinics. Selected interventions will be accelerated to help Libyan organisations and frontline workers make breakthrough improvements in quality of care and disseminate early results where they exist. In particular, the following priority areas have been selected for testing and implementation: health education and promotion, infection control, emergency departments management and triage, blood and blood products management, clinical protocols and guidelines, and laboratory-related quality improvements.

Accurate and reliable data is essential for policy making, health reform, regulation, education, health service and human resource management . Accurate and trustworthy information is simply the basis for all strategic decision making across the health care system both at national and local levels. A seamless process of health information management starts with timely data generation and collection, followed by structured compilation, synthesis and analysis.

In Libya, data collected is often not put to good use for analysis, monitoring or policymaking. There is no clear national HIS strategic plan and there is a severe shortage of trained IT staff that can develop local and national IT systems. The necessary legislations that should underpin any health care information management are lacking, particularly in as far as data protection and disclosure, and there are no national policies or guidelines on data collection and management. The data collected by the health care system is rarely systematically analysed to produce reports that can provide the basis for strategic decision-making. There are no national databases to collect information about the performance of health care professional or institutions to benchmark them at a national level.

In order to develop a modern nationwide Health Information System, a national HIS strategy and plan are urgently required. The plan should be costed and sequenced and a clear funding stream should be identified for the development of information technology resources and infrastructure. Open systems built-up over time, started as small projects have more chances for success than large scale, costly IT projects. Preference should be given to agreeing and managing systems locally, rather than imposing systems from above and the goal should be to continuously enhance systems to improve clinical decision-making and performance outcome.

IT staff should be recruited to work side by side with clinicians to develop and manage local and national heath IT systems, train clinical staff and develop their skills for the effective utilization of the system. Libya should also urgently adopt nationally agreed data collection and management standards and coding systems e.g. ICD10, procedure codes, unique patient identifiers and staff code identifiers. Legislation should be developed to govern data architecture, protection and disclosure.

Objectives of the mission

General objective of the mission

The Short-Term Expertise (STE) described in these Terms of Reference is complementary to the tasks of the long-term experts and responds to a request articulated by the Working Group (WG) on Health Service Delivery and the Ministry of Health.

The expertise mobilised will support the chair of the WG on Health Service Deliveryand the HIS Department of the Ministry of Health to:

• Assess existing health management information systems, recommend and implement priority strengthening initiatives to support HIS requirements of health service delivery and improvements in quality of care at primary health care and hospital level.

• Service HIS requirements for pilot-related monitoring, evaluation and operational research through pilot testing and scale-up of HIS in selected pilot sites.

Specific objectives of the mission

HIS Scoping Study

i) Assess existing Health Information Systems (HIS) in Libya including the accuracy and reliability of patient demographic and clinical data, emerging trends such as interface and interoperability risks.

ii) Assess existing needs for a customized HIS at the PHCs including data needs, access, acceptability, usability and ease of implementation.

iii) Analyse the scope for a unified and centralized system to be put in place and provide a menu of options for the operationalisation of such a plan including estimated costs, timeframe, knowledge, skills and resources required for a full roll out (turn-key).

iv) Respond to requests for specialist-level advice and assistance in the area of HIS policy, strategic planning, development and implementation, training, as well as in monitoring and evaluation

Design of a HIS for data capture in selected pilot sites

i) Assess user needs and expectation of system requirements, feasibility of implementation, and acceptability of adoption.

ii) Assist staff from the Ministry of Health and frontline workers in selected pilot sites to develop a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan, including indicator development, indicator definitions and collection of baseline information on service provision, quality of care and logistics (medicines and medical supplies).

iii) Design, develop and roll out a HIS that improves data capture, data flow, data use and storage related to health service delivery in Primary Health Care (PHC) pilots and selected quality improvements at PHC level. Data captured should include patient demographics, services provided, clinical management and clinical indicators, diagnosis of patients seen, utilisation rates, drug usage, staffing, administration and management.

iv) Provide training, tools and capacity development to streamline data collection, data management, data analysis, reporting and utilisation.

v) Apply HIS expertise to prepare evidence-based syntheses of baseline data for selected performance indicators in PHC pilots where quality improvement activities are being implemented.

vi) Oversee on-going monitoring and reporting against pilot indicators and results.

vii) Institute data quality assurance processes for continuous data quality monitoring.

viii) Provide training, tools and capacity development to upgrade the capacity of Ministry of Health staff, in particular staff from the Regional Office, to supervise staff responsible for routine data capture and data entry; and

ix) Assist the Ministry of Health and frontline workers with the preparation of data summaries and reports in user-friendly, graphic manner for routine reporting and broader dissemination;.

Expected results and deliverables

HIS Scoping Study

- Situation Analysis developed

- Scoping Study developed

- One-day workshop organised for discussion of the situation analysis, the scope for a unified system and the options

- Feedback incorporated in a Workshop Report

Design of a HIS for data capture in selected pilot sites

- M&E plan developed

- Two-day workshop organised for validation of the M&E plan, proposal for roll out and plan of action in selected pilot sites at primary health care hospital level

- Feedback incorporated in a Workshop Report and final M&E plan

- Prototype HIS developed and launched in selected pilot sites

- Training and tools delivered to Ministry of Health staff and frontline workers in pilot sites to streamline data collection, data management, data analysis and utilisation

- Quality assurance processes and tools defined including guidelines for routine data capture and data entry and supervision

- One-day workshop organised to present baseline data collected

- Feedback incorporated in a Workshop Report

- Intermediate Report prepared responding to requirements outlined under headings 1) – 2) and subheadings i) – xi)

- Final Report prepared responding to requirements outlined under headings 1) – 2) and subheadings i) – xi) and incorporating feedback on the Intermediate Report and on the draft presented.

Management of the mission

Work language: The work language is English.

Responsibilities

In the absence of the Technical Assistance team and taking into account the nature of the mission (STE), the expert will report directly to the chair of the WG on Health Service Delivery and the HIS Department of the Ministry of Health.

The expert will also ensure close consultation with the Team Leader/Health Economist and chairs of other Working Groups, the Consultant (EUNIDA) and the Project Manager (the European Union).

Timetable

The duration of the mission is up to 72 working days and take place during 2014. The mission might be divided into 2-3 visits of 4-5 weeks duration each spread over a one year to allow time for training, gradual implementation and outcome assessments.

The tasks to be completed by the expert in total are as follows:

- Validate the outline of the report to be submitted including projected division of tasks by each of the three missions The outline will be reviewed and confirmed by the chair of the WG on Health Service Delivery, the chair of the WG on Quality of Care and the HIS Department of the Ministry of Health and address headings 1) – 2) and subheadings i) – xi) described under section 3.2. The outline will assist all parties clarifying deliverables and expectations.

- Discuss the findings of the situation analysis, the scope for a unified HIS system and the options available.

- Conduct a workshop/meeting to validate the M&E plan, the proposal for roll out and the plan of action in selected pilot sites.

- Submit an intermediate report that should be circulated for comments amongst members of the WG on Health Service Delivery and HIS Department of the Ministry of Health, and chairs of other Working Groups (if deemed relevant).

- Provide training and tools to Ministry of Health staff and frontline workers in pilot sites to streamline data collection, data management, data analysis and utilisation and includes working with the Champion of medical record improvement through the Quality of Care Working group.

- Launch the HIS in selected pilot sites and organise a one-day workshop to present baseline data collected.

- Provide quality assurance processes and tools including guidelines for routine data capture and data entry and supervision.

- At least three days prior to the end of each mission the expert shall deliver a report of the work accomplished during that particular mission, which should have incorporated feedback from the chair of the WG on Health Service Delivery, the chair of the WG on Quality of Care and the HIS Department of the Ministry of Health and the plans and date for the next mission.

Profile of the expert

Experience

- A minimum of 10 years consultancy experience in facilitation of health information system strengthening, including central level coordination and systems integration, and sub-national strengthening for quality collection, analysis, dissemination and use of health information.

- Proven experience in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining information systems in order to monitor, support and evaluate large-scale programme activities.

- Proficiency in training and capacity building to enable managers and institutions to improve information systems and utilise data for decision making.

- Solid understanding of the role of HIS in supporting planning, management and evaluation.

- Experience and skills in identifying strategic information needs, collecting, analysing and synthesising data and presenting data in a succinct and user-friendly manner.

- Ability to understand and assimilate new Health Management Information Systems approaches, as well as health programme design, management and implementation approaches.

- Strong communications skills to ensure effective working relationships with government institutions, national and international working partners.

- Proven writing and editing skills, with a strong command of English and ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and direct style.

- Previous experience working with District Health Information Systems (DHIS) highly desirable.

- Working knowledge of Arabic desirable.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in health informatics, public health, systems/business analysis or business and management

Reports

The report should specifically address headings and subheadings outlined under section.
The report shall also summarise the main activities implemented, potential constraints encountered, the measures taken or to be taken (by the expert, the EU LHSS programme or the Ministry of Health) to ensure the achievement of the objectives and the expected results. Further, the report shall deliver an analysis of potential gaps with regards to the expected results as well as recommendations for the roll out of the basic health care package.

Delivery and approval of reports

A draft report will be delivered electronically to the Technical Assistance Team. All documents delivered by the expert shall receive prior approval by the chair of the WG on Health Service Delivery, the chair of the WG on Quality of Care and the HIS Department of the Ministry of Health. It will further be approved by the Project Manager (the European Union) and at the Consultant (EUNIDA/GIZ).Assignment period: up to 72 working days completed in two to three visits over a one year period.The intended commencement date is January 2014

How to apply:

If you are interested, please do not hesitate to apply until 10th October 2013 via email (CV and letter of motivation).

Email: matthieu.david@giz.de ;

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH