Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 21 Oct 2015
15-925: Reproductive Health Advisor
****BACKGROUND****
International Medical Corps, a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs, seeks candidates for the position of ****Reproductive Health Advisor**** in South Sudan.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
****JOB SUMMARY/PROGRAM BACKGROUND****
International Medical Corps has a comprehensive portfolio of health programs in South Sudan covering implementation of a basic package of health services through support to hospitals and primary health care centers, midwifery training schools, and GBV in emergency response and development contexts. Recently, IMC was awarded a new reproductive health program as part of a consortium led by KIT (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen- the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands). The SHARP (South Sudan Health Action and Research Project) has 3 main pillars:
1) Improve access to and utilization of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) services.
2) Women, families and communities know their RH rights and responsibilities and are supported in claiming quality RH services; and
3) RH governance increased through evidence-based policies, planning and practice. The SHARP project has both State MOH and County (facility) level components.
The RH Advisor will have the main supervisory responsibility for the management of SHARP and coordinate closely with the Health Pooled Fund Project that supports Wau County in the provision of primary health care and emergency obstetric care. S/he will work closely with SMOH, and HPF implementing partners in each county.
The position will be based in Wau. For those SHARP supported facilities/activities in Raja/Jur River, the RH Advisor will also regularly have to travel to those field sites and on occasion to Juba.
****ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/SCOPE OF WORK****
• Overall responsible for the field implementation of South Sudan Health, Action and
Research Project, SHARP
• Provides leadership in the design of service delivery models/systems to accelerate maternal, newborn health and contraceptive service expansion that ensure quality of care in collaboration with Health Pooled Fund.
• Oversee the implementation of community participation program.
• Refine work plan based upon the reports, baseline assessments and lessons learnt.
• Conducts and supports a variety of maternal neonatal health trainings, including clinical training in maternal health, newborn care, family planning (both short and long term), postpartum hemorrhage and BEmONC trainings.
• Monitor work plan implementation and budget to ensure activities are on track in collaboration with the appropriate IMC departments (e.g. Programs, Finance, Logistics, WBG State Coordinator)
****QUALIFICATIONS****
“To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.”
- BSC in Nurse-midwife/ Midwife; clinical Officer with RH experience accepted.
- Advanced degree in public health.
- Expertise in implementing sexual and reproductive health, contraception, and/or maternal and newborn health.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external partners including SMOH and SHARP consortium partners; and**Other Relevant Information (if applicable):** LANGUAGES
• Fluency in spoken and written English; Arabic highly desirable
How to apply: Please go to: 15-925 Reproductive Health Advisor and follow the instructions for applying online.
“International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.”
How to apply:
How to apply:
To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.