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• USAID Systems for Health Project
• Quality Improvement Specialist
• Position Vacancy Announcement
• Local Hire Only
• Hours: Full Time
• Location: Ho
• Length of Contract: One (1) year, renewable
• Salary: Commensurate with required experience and qualifications
• Reports to: Senior Quality Improvement Advisor

Project Overview

• The USAID Systems for Health Project (July 2014–June 2019) is working with the Ghana Health Service to strengthen its efforts to reduce preventable child and maternal deaths, reduce unmet need for family planning, reduce childhood mortality and morbidity from malaria, and improve nutritional status for children under five and pregnant women. We are working to strengthen vital health system building blocks while promoting CHPS (community-based health planning and services), strategic behavior change communication, and targeted demand generation to maximize service delivery coverage.

• University Research Co., LLC (URC) and its partners share the vision that, by 2019, Ghana’s health system will be sufficiently robust that the Government of Ghana (GOG) and its health workforce, in partnership with the communities they serve, will be able to sustain equitable access to, demand for, and use of high-quality, high-impact health services with reduced external support, especially in the five regions targeted by Systems for Health: Greater Accra, Central, Western, Volta and Northern.
USAID funded Ghana Systems for Health Project is seeking an experienced Quality Improvement Specialist. The Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist will work closely with other project staff as well as Ghana Health Service at the regional level to develop and/or strengthen plans to implement high-impact integrated clinical interventions. This will include enhancing the capacity of regional, district, and sub-district managers as well as health providers to apply QI principles to strengthen health service delivery

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to regional, district and sub-district health teams in reviewing capacity and progress in using QI to improve compliance with national guidelines.
• Facilitate regular peer exchange and shared learning opportunities within sub-districts, districts, and regions.
• Support the dissemination of coaching tools and materials.
• Provide technical support and coaching as needed to regions, districts, and sub-districts to carry out supportive supervision of health facilities.
• Strengthen communication about quality improvement and exchange of best practices among project stakeholders in order to expand capacity and further increase support for quality improvement.
• Synthesize, document, and disseminate the process of institutionalizing quality of care into existing health service structures.
• Any other tasks, as assigned by the Senior QI Advisor.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Medical degree and public health experience required, with a postgraduate qualification in public health highly desired
• Minimum of five years’ experience working in public health programs in Ghana at decentralized levels
• Prior experience in quality-improvement methods in a health setting
• Expertise in results reporting and narrative report writing
• Good diplomatic, representational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and with team members and partners at all levels
• Capacity to manage numerous tasks and report in a timely manner
• Experience with USAID projects preferred

Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Ghana for an indefinite period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.

Location: Ho, Volta Region

How To Apply For The Job

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter to:

s4hrecruitment-technical@urc-chs.com, indicating “Quality Improvement Specialist” in the subject line.

Closing Date: 23 October, 2017

• Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience and qualifications for this position will be contacted. No phone calls, please. However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise. Thank you very much for your interest.
• URC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
• We value and seek diversity in our workforce.