Job Description

Title: Short Term Consultant for Technical Assistance

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Location: Dhaka

Experience:
∎ At least 15 years

Published: 4 Aug 2024

Education:
∎ MBBS with master’s in public health
∎ Certification: N/A
∎ MBBS with master’s in public health
∎ Certification: N/A

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Long and strong experience to work with the Ministry of health and family welfare (MoH&FW) at least 15 years to provide technical assistance on health system strengthening, primary health care, and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.
∎ Broad knowledge on Bangladesh Health Sector Program and different Operation Plan, SDGs, ICPD, Government maternal health strategy, Adolescent strategy.
∎ Broad knowledge of the wider determinants of health (including nutrition, climate, etc.) and able to engage meaningfully on WASH, nutrition, and other aspects of SRHR.
∎ Familiarity with FCDO’s EPD strategy and key barriers to progress.
∎ Skills in program design and development networking with international and national institutions and development agencies which promote primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.
∎ Policy and advocacy skills and experience advising government actors.
∎ Specialized expertise in one or more technical areas: health systems strengthening, reproductive health care, health policy and administrative management, essential nutrition, family planning, and primary drinking water supply and sanitation.
∎ Flexibility and adaptability to provide focused technical support in various settings and experience advising government actors in policy and the design of investments.
∎ Experience and ability to provide leadership and direction to political leaders and operate in a flexible environment.
∎ Ability to navigate a flexible and dynamic environment where priorities may shift, requiring adaptability and resilience to respond to changing directives and evolving program needs.
∎ Ability to work in complex and fragile settings.
∎ Fluency in English and Bengali are required.
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∎ Long and strong experience to work with the Ministry of health and family welfare (MoH&FW) at least 15 years to provide technical assistance on health system strengthening, primary health care, and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.
∎ Broad knowledge on Bangladesh Health Sector Program and different Operation Plan, SDGs, ICPD, Government maternal health strategy, Adolescent strategy.
∎ Broad knowledge of the wider determinants of health (including nutrition, climate, etc.) and able to engage meaningfully on WASH, nutrition, and other aspects of SRHR.
∎ Familiarity with FCDO’s EPD strategy and key barriers to progress.
∎ Skills in program design and development networking with international and national institutions and development agencies which promote primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.
∎ Policy and advocacy skills and experience advising government actors.
∎ Specialized expertise in one or more technical areas: health systems strengthening, reproductive health care, health policy and administrative management, essential nutrition, family planning, and primary drinking water supply and sanitation.
∎ Flexibility and adaptability to provide focused technical support in various settings and experience advising government actors in policy and the design of investments.
∎ Experience and ability to provide leadership and direction to political leaders and operate in a flexible environment.
∎ Ability to navigate a flexible and dynamic environment where priorities may shift, requiring adaptability and resilience to respond to changing directives and evolving program needs.
∎ Ability to work in complex and fragile settings.
∎ Fluency in English and Bengali are required.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide short-term consultancy services for assignments ranging from a few weeks to nine months.
∎ Offer deep specialist engagement on specific issues aligned with the three pillars of EPD: health systems, human rights, gender equality (including SRHR), and healthier environments (WASH, nutrition, climate, and health).
∎ Support FCDO central teams, strategically important countries, and the wider diplomatic network with catalytic activities furthering EPD aims.
∎ Collaborate with donor partners to improve alignment and coordination of EPD investments.
∎ Ensure SRHR, nutrition, and WASH integration within large health investments.
∎ Job Title: Short Term Consultant for Technical Assistance (Policy and Health Strategy Development with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare-MoH & FW)
∎ Department: Health
∎ Contract length: 6 weeks (Annual)
∎ Expected Start Date: Recruitment for these roles is contingent upon the successful award of the project, and the final applicant's selection is subject to FCDO approval.
∎ Program Brief
∎ Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and wishing to advance on a path of development.
∎ The IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and child protection. Recently IRC has also introduced two new programs: Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. IRC will continue working in both the camps and host community; while meeting the significant needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow over time its geographic coverage within Cox bazar and to other parts of the country, thus expand its networks and partnerships around emergency preparedness and response work, reach beyond the Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh.
∎ Purpose
∎ Background and Objectives of the FCDO Ending Preventable Deaths (EPD) Programme
∎ The EPD Support Programme aims to aid FCDO central and country teams in their efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, babies, and children by 2030. The programme will enhance health systems, promote human rights, and foster healthier environments in 11 flagship countries. The programme will provide long-term and short-term technical assistance (TA) through local and international consultants and a strategic flexible fund to support FCDO teams.
∎ The IRC is recruiting consultants to join our consultant pool for the EPD Support Programme. We are seeking short-term (6 weeks per year) consultants to provide technical assistance to FCDO country teams to influence policy, legal, and strategic frameworks necessary for progress on EPD. The technical assistance required in each country will be determined through consultations with national governments. This tailored assistance will address the unique needs of each country, ensuring effective support for FCDO central and country teams.
∎ Major Responsibilities
∎ Provide short-term consultancy services for assignments ranging from a few weeks to nine months.
∎ Offer deep specialist engagement on specific issues aligned with the three pillars of EPD: health systems, human rights, gender equality (including SRHR), and healthier environments (WASH, nutrition, climate, and health).
∎ Support FCDO central teams, strategically important countries, and the wider diplomatic network with catalytic activities furthering EPD aims.
∎ Collaborate with donor partners to improve alignment and coordination of EPD investments.
∎ Ensure SRHR, nutrition, and WASH integration within large health investments.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Negotiable (Please state your daily remuneration expectations in your CV)

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dhaka

Read Before Apply: An interested individual requested to submit their CV with Cover letter and the necessary supporting documents to Bdirc.Hr@rescue.org by 13 August 2024. Please mention the position name "Short Term Consultant for Technical Assistance" in the subject line. Also mention your daily expected remuneration in your CV. Recruitment for these roles is contingent upon the successful award of the project, and the final applicant's selection is subject to FCDO approval. Standard of Professional Conduct: IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others. Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity General Statement: We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?

Apply Procedure:

Email your CV:
∎ Send your CV to the given email Bdirc.Hr@rescue.org

Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Address::
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Application Deadline: 13 Aug 2024

Category: Medical/Pharma