2 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Project Officer Jobs at EngenderHealth
Project Name: Gates Implant Initiatives Project - Increasing Access And Use Of Quality Family Planning, Including Implant ServicesFunding Source: Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationDuty Station: Masaka, Hoima, UgandaEngenderHealth is a leading global women’s health organization committed to ensuring that every pregnancy is planned, every mother is healthy, and every child has the best chance of survival. Working from more than 20 country offices in Africa and Asia, and our New York and DC US headquarters, we partner with governments, and civil society organizations to make high-quality maternal, neonatal and child health services available in disadvantaged and poor communities.About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Project: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded EngenderHealth a grant to expand access to family planning, including the under-utilized contraceptive implants and IUDs in Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a period of two years from October 2013 – September 2015. The project results are; Capacity of providers to offer quality family planning (FP) services increased, with focus on implants and IUD, quality of FP services improved, with a focus on implants and IUD and access to FP increased, with focus on implants and IUDJob Summary: The Project Officer has the primary responsibility of planning, organizing, implementing and monitoring project activities at the district level and specifically at the selected project assisted health facilities. He/she will ensure acceleration and completion of the project work plan at district level. The job requires a well-motivated and self-driven person who is able to work with minimum supervision. He/she will work closely with District Health Office, Regional Referral Hospital, lower level health staff, Village Health Teams; Youths and the community. The project officer will ensure observation of client’s rights and choice, quality FP services and commodity security.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Assists the Field Project Coordinator to accelerate implementation of project activities at district level including capacity building of health workers in family planning; strengthening health facilities to provide quality family planning services and increasing access of family planning services support to the under-used implant and IUD servicesActively participates in onsite training and mentoring and coaching on FP clinical skills, service delivery approaches, community participation and mobilization, and contraceptive supply securityWorks in liaison with health facility to plan, organize and implement special FP days and outreaches on a monthly basisPerforms regular support supervision to the selected project sites and works closely with facility staff to implement project activitiesOffers technical support during support supervision and follow up visits while ensuring sustainable strategiesSupports mobilization, training and engagement of youths in family planning activitiesProvides support to ensure continuous availability of FP Commodities at all facilitiesOffers technical support to VHT training, follow-up and their client mobilization for FP Special days and outreachesWrites and submits activity and quarterly summary reportsActively coordinates data collection and analysis on family planning with M&E Program AssociateParticipates in documenting lessons learned and success storiesRepresents the project at a district level to country partners to further the aims of the projectParticipates in other activities assigned by the supervisorQualifications, Skills and Experience: The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in health related field or related advanced degree relevant to the field of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH).At least five years programmatic and technical experience in FP/RH and/or public healthThree or more years’ experience in providing family planning services and specifically Implants and IUD preferred. Past exposure and experience in youth programming is an advantage.Past experience and skills in conducting onsite technical support supervision; follow up and providing supportive feedback on performanceGood working knowledge and experience in quality improvement strategies, willingness to learn EngenderHealth’ s COPE tooExcellent interpersonal skills, capable of coordinating teamwork and high-performing teamsExcellent English and oral communication skills and computer skillsDemonstrated working relationships with district officials from the public, private commercial, and/or NGO sectorsPossess the ability to travel up to 50% within the districtAll candidates who are suitably qualified are encouraged to Apply at Engenderhealth e-recruitment website online.Deadline: 23rd November, 2014.
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