Manager-Maternal,Newborn,Child Health and Nutrition (CHT)

Job Description

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

Company Name: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Khagrachhari, Rangamati, Bandarban (Bandarban Sadar)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)

• At least 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

● Minimum of 6 years of relevant field experience, including 4-5 years in MNCH and Nutrition activity

● Medical Graduate (MBBS), preferably with a master’s in public health (MPH), specialization in MNCHN, or any related post-graduate specialization

● 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

Job Summary

The Manager, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) will provide overall technical support to MOH&FW and partner organizations on improving lifesaving MNCH and nutrition services, enhance community level referral networks, strengthen data use and ensure service continuity during outbreak and disasters. Working closely with District Coordinator and M&E team, this position will help design the overall technical approach of the project, and support local implementing partners in ensuring the technical quality of the clinical and community interventions at different levels of health facilities and community systems. The Manager-MNCHN will also maintain liaison with other US government supported MNCH projects to ensure congruence with technical interventions across different geographical areas.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties

1. Ensure clinical excellence in program interventions

● Provide technical inputs to adapt global and national MNCH and nutrition guidelines, protocols, SOPs, and job aids for field-level implementation

● Assist in organizing and delivering training, orientations, and refresher sessions for health facility staff, community health workers, and local authorities on MNCH and nutrition standards, clinical protocols, and emergency preparedness.

● 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, SCANU, ENC, KMC, 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

● Contribute to emergency health and nutrition preparedness and response activities, including development of technical strategies, SOPs, rapid needs assessments, and response plans.

● Assist in capacity building of Rapid Response Teams (e.g., URRT, DRRT) and government surge capacity during emergencies.

● 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

● Provide supportive supervision, mentoring, and on-the-job coaching to frontline health workers to improve service quality, adherence to evidence-based practices, and client-centered care.

● Support GoB counterparts in monitoring availability and distribution of essential medicines, supplies, equipment, IPC/PPE, and pediatric commodities through systems such as eLIMS, eAMS, and MIS.

4. Collaboration with MNCHN stakeholders

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

● Coordinate technical assistance for GoB stakeholders and partners on MNCH and nutrition issues as required.

● Maintain close coordination with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), DGHS, DGFP, and other relevant authorities to ensure alignment with national MNCH and nutrition policies, strategies, and reporting systems.

● Participate in technical working groups, coordination meetings, joint supervision visits, and stakeholder consultations at national and sub-national levels.

5. Other responsibilities

● Support preparation of donor reports, technical briefs, success stories, and knowledge products related to MNCH and nutrition components.

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