Jhpiego Senior Medical Advisor Job Vacancy

Responsibilities

• Provide
  technical oversight, strategic direction and definition of appropriate
  project activities
• Ensure
  that all the district teams are in place, sites are set and always have
  required staffing, supplies and equipment, and that the sites have
  adequate demand to meet their daily targets.
• Establish
  and implement a system to ensure technical quality of project activities
• Develop
  and/or update evidence-based training materials, standards, job aids, and
  curricula, supervisory systems needed for implementation of the project to
  meet the needs of USG and the Government of Malawi
• Provide
  mentoring and capacity building at the individual and organizational level
  in specific areas of expertise including but not limited to:
• Clinical
  VMMC service delivery
• Quality
  assurance and improvement
• Provide
  technical assistance for conducting site assessments and strengthening
  referral systems, in-service training, and supportive supervision
• Coordinate
  advocacy, demand generation, and policy support, across project sites as
  required
• Lead
  the formulation of innovative approaches for scale up of targeted VMMC
  services
• Actively
  participate in relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional
  forums representing Jhpiego
• Work
  with health care providers, local authorities, community members and
  project team members to identify VMMC clinical and community-based service
  delivery issues that impede access to care and uptake of VMMC services
• Identify
  and implement appropriate facility- and community-based strategies to
  address VMMC service delivery gaps
• Work
  closely with the Chief of Party on setting project priorities and
  directions, and responding to requests for support from local counterparts
• Work
  with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results
  related to VMMC to inform adjustments in project implementation
• Collaborate
  with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the
  Ministry of Health (MOH) and other US and international implementing
  partners, to ensure that all activities conform to the requirements and
  regulations
• Document
  successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as
  reports of project activities and results to the project and donor,
  including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting
  requirements as requested
• Document
  and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches for VMMC
• Author/co-author
  abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences
• Maintain
  excellent relationships with in country USAID VMMC and prevention team and
  in-country VMMC stakeholders
• Provide
  technical leadership to the development the project work plan, and project
  monitoring, in close collaboration with MOH, USG, and other stakeholders
  to ensure timely implementation and compliance to the requirements and
  regulations of the award.
• In
  absence of the Chief of Party, provides overall strategic management and
  technical direction for the project and contribute to the maintenance of
  systems that are compliant with the organization set systems.

Required
Qualifications

• Medical
  degree preferred; nursing degree with clinical experience considered as an
  alternative. Master’s degree in health management, public health or
  related discipline also highly desired.
• Minimum
  10 years experience with international health and HIV/AIDS programs,
  inclusive of at least 3 to 5 years experience in resource-challenged
  settings in a technical leadership role.
• Prior
  experience in implementing VMMC programming in ESA region preferred.
• Demonstrated
  expertise in clinical quality assurance and improvement systems in a
  developing country context.
• Skilled
  in at least two or more of the following technical areas: strengthening
  service delivery projects; clinical training; pre-service education;
  performance and quality improvement; monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated
  experience with a mix of practical technical skills in VMMC and other HIV
  prevention interventions necessary for strengthening VMMC service delivery
  at the regional, national, clinical and community-level
• Experience
  with management of teams of diverse backgrounds and expertize; including
  clinical and support staff
• Demonstrated
  in-depth understanding of Malawi healthcare system, particularly the public
  health system, experience living and working in Malawi preferred
• Familiarity
  with USG’s administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems
• Proven
  track record managing a project team composed of several technical experts
  and fostering team work
• Excellent
  diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain
  interpersonal and professional relationships with USG, host-country
  counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs,
  CSOs, and the private sector
• Expertise
  in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to
  specific project contexts
• Excellent
  verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Proficiency
  in Microsoft Office
• Ability
  to travel nationally to project sites