Manager, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCH-N)

Job Description

Title: Manager, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCH-N)

Company Name: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 6 years

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)

• At least 6 years

• Prior work experience in the project target communities (Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar or tea gardens) preferred

• Demonstrated experience of working with the Bangladesh health system, particularly in district level and below

• Demonstrated experience in working with the stakeholders in both development and emergency settings preferred

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

• Exceptional communication skills, in written and spoken Bangla and English required. Familiarity with appropriate local dialects preferred

Primary Responsibilities & Duties

1. Ensure clinical excellence in program interventions

●        Implement a mentorship package to ensure clinical readiness of the public and private health facilities to provide high impact lifesaving MNCHN interventions, including ANC-PNC, EmONC, ENC, IMCI, sick child management, management of acute malnutrition, infection prevention, continuum of care, etc.

●        Improve provider competence to address the major causes of maternal and newborn deaths. i.e. postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, obstructed labor, birth asphyxia, low birth weight and sepsis

●        Coordinate with DGHS and DGFP counterparts to ensure MNCHN logistics and supplies to the target health facilities

●        Improve preventive MNCHN services at tea gardens

●        Strengthen quality of care initiatives

2. Design and Implement appropriate community referral systems

●        Improve community managed transport and local ambulance services focusing on geographically vulnerable areas

●        Support frontline health workers to identify and refer high-risk pregnancies and newborns

3. Support performance management at district level and below

●        Collaborate with M&E and Information systems team to assess and strengthen facility and community performance

●        Support district and upazila level performance review mechanisms and ensure data use at appropriate platforms

4. Collaboration with MNCHN stakeholders

●        Maintain liaison with other US government projects to ensure that the intervention complies with updated national standards and guidelines

●        Share project lessons in appropriate technical forums

5. Other responsibilities

●        Support JSI and consortium partners and team members in documenting lifesaving interventions and project successes

●        Collaborate with other teams to ensure compliance with donor guidelines