Job Description

•   Under the overarching leadership of the COP and DCOP, the Senior FP/RH Advisor will provide technical leadership, guidance, supervision and support for designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the FP/RH portfolio. Specific roles and responsibilities will include:
•   Serve as lead technical advisor for FP/RH strategic planning and workplan development, including adolescent and young adult FP/RH
•   In collaboration with project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) officers, develop and monitor implementation of M&E plan for FP/RH, ensuring quality monthly, quarterly and annual reporting as required
•   In partnership with the GHS and its in-service training plans and guidelines, build-capacity of health workers at all levels to provide quality FP/RH services
•   Serve on national stakeholder working groups that address and advocate for FP/RH policy reform, funding and knowledge management
•   Support recruitment of and supervision other technical staff working on FP/RH
•   Coordinate documentation of lessons learned and best practices ; contribute to quality improvement efforts using FP/RH data for program improvement
•   Ensure understanding and compliance with established administrative processes , as well as all USAID FP/RH policies and guidelines, among staff
•   Contribute to budget exercises and expense tracking for FP/RH activities.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   7 years of experience designing, implementing and managing family planning and reproductive health projects and activities in developing or middle income countries.
•   Masters Degree in health or social sciences, or a related advanced degree relevant to the field of public health (e.g., nursing, midwifery, medicine).
•   Strong leadership skills and demonstrated experience in demand creation, and managing and improving family planning/reproductive health services.
•   Experience managing improvement interventions and technical/institutional capacity building programs primarily through a technical assistance approach.

Demonstrated experience interacting with local NGOs, Ghana Health Service (including CHPS), international donor agencies

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidate should send their resumes to:

urcghanajobs@gmail.com

Closing Date: 21 March, 2014