Technical Officer
Job Description
Title: Technical Officer
Company Name: Jhpiego Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Chandpur, Feni
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Medical graduate; Master in Public Health would be added advantage
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Department: Global Program Operations (GPO)
∎ Position Reports to: District Manager
∎ Location: Responsible for two districts Chandpur & Feni, Based in Chandpur with frequent movement to Feni.
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∎ The Technical Officer will provide technical oversight and guidance within Feni & Chandpur districts. The Technical Officer will work closely with the District Manager to provide technical assistance for access to and scale up of post-partum family planning (PPFP) in the selected districts of Bangladesh. S/he will also work closely with GoB District Health and FP managers and officials, GoB service providers, community leaders, and community-based health providers.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide technical assistance in broader goal of FP with special focus on PPFP to achieve project goals, objectives and targets and contribute in developing strategies for scale up
∎ Facilitate and conduct training activities, as needed
∎ Support the MOHFW to avoid potential stock-outs of commodities, instruments and equipment which are critical to FP/PPFP service provision
∎ Coordinate and facilitate discussions with the local health and FP managers and service providers and others at the division/district and upazila level to develop scale up plan
∎ Assist in developing a pool of PPFP trainers and QA managers in Sylhet and Chittagong divisions/district in coordination with relevant training institutions
∎ Develop functional and effective PPFP service delivery models by integrating PPFP into ANC, delivery, postnatal and immunization service delivery points
∎ Provide ongoing technical assistance at the division level in response to issues or problems encountered during implementation
∎ Support and monitor progress made through division led efforts according to the workplan
∎ Conduct facility visits to ensure selected facilities are adequately set up to provide PPFP services
∎ Work with government trainers within the health system to train healthcare providers on PPFP service delivery
∎ Provide mentoring and supportive supervision to newly trained healthcare providers to ensure transfer of learning and quality PPFP service delivery
∎ Strengthen PPFP counseling at facilities including introducing a digital counseling PPFP application
∎ Conduct PPFP counseling orientations with community health workers, immunization providers and their supervisors
∎ Facilitate review meetings with community health workers, immunization providers and their supervisors to review progress, exchange learnings and resolve challenges as needed
∎ Strengthen and deploy a community tracking system for women, babies, community health workers and facility providers
Additional Requirements:
∎ Technical expertise in FP and/or Maternal, Newborn, and Child health services
∎ A minimum of 6 years of mid-level experience in providing technical oversight in FP or maternal health projects or to community-based programs
∎ Experience working in district and upazila levels and ability to communicate with local community
∎ Proven leadership skills, as well as skills in facilitation, training, and coordination with govt. officials
∎ Strong leadership and technical capacity to support project implementation/community activities
∎ Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and under pressure
∎ Work based in any district of Chittagong or Sylhet division
Application Deadline: May 28, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Jhpiego Bangladesh
∎ Address : House 13, Road 108, Gulshan 2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.jhpiego.org
Category: NGO/Development
