Senior Technical Advisor MCHN US Non-profit Jobs – FHI 360
Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Uganda MCHN Activity
Organisation: FHI 360
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Director
About US:
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries.
Job Summary: FHI 360 is seeking applications for a Senior Technical Advisor for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) position for a USAID-funded project which aims to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s (GOU) performance in implementing strategies to improve maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition outcomes, including the implementation of Kampala-based work to develop effective models to improve services for urban populations, focusing on under-served/resourced communities. The Senior Technical Advisor for MNCH, will closely work with and support the line Technical Director and other program team members to effectively coordinate the project’s Maternal and Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) activities; substantially contributing to design and implementation of the Activity’s learning agenda; and managing development, dissemination and use of knowledge products. The Senior Technical Advisor for MNCH will be responsible for effective and coordinated communication, stakeholder engagement in particular liaising with and providing technical support to relevant Government of Uganda (GoU) sector structures, technical working groups, and activity planning and implementation across his/her content areas to ensure efficient and effective use of project resources to achieve project results. The position is local and will be based in Kampala, Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Senior level/strategic technical leadership for implementation of project activities:
- Contribute to the technical direction of the project related to evidence based MNCH technical assistance and programming.
- Closely work with and assist the line Technical Director to provide strategic leadership on MNCH policy, programming and practice in ways that are sensitive and beneficial to the target Government of Uganda (GoU) sector structures and population.
- Build and manage collaborative relationships with target GoU sector leadership teams, various TWGs and related committees and stakeholders, including implementing and development partners.
- Provide ongoing technical support to GoU counterparts, other players in the public and private sector and project staff to ensure implementation of national MNCH priorities in alignment with national policies and strategies, including USAID policy priorities.
- Provide ongoing support to GoU structures to align MNCH policies and guidelines with international standards and evidence-based, innovative and promising practices;
- Design all technical assistance and capacity development activities to provide increased access to and use of evidence based MNCH interventions;
Learning, knowledge management and data analytics:
- Substantially contribute to the learning agenda by liaising with MEL team, project consortium partners and other MNCH implementing partners to advance the project’s MNCH learning priorities
- Actively and closely work with other project team members to contribute to the design of research and evaluations related to MNCH priorities, including conducting/contributing to relevant literature reviews, landscape analyses, and data analysis.
- Lead program efforts to design and implement a knowledge management agenda including the development of documents, briefs, and presentations
- Contribute to and/or lead routine and on-request MNCH data analysis activities that contribute to program improvement, learning, research and evaluation activities.
- Serve as a technical/knowledge hub for MNCH, and oversee the project roles in providing leadership at the national and subnational levels
Development of project workplans and writing reports:
- Contribute to development of project strategic plans, annual and quarterly work plans
- Contribute to compilation of project ongoing activity, quarterly and annual reports, as may be needed
- Ensure compliance with USG and FHI 360 regulations and procedures during implementation of MNCH program activities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Clinical or public health graduate degree
- At least ten (10) years’ experience working in Uganda and/or internationally in the field of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.
- At least eight (8) years of research and evaluation experience in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.
- Demonstrated successful experience developing scientific and programmatic knowledge management and dissemination materials.
- Proven senior expertise developing and implementing effective partnerships with partners, government entities, and donors.
- Knowledge and proven experience in MNCH technical leadership, strategy development, and staff oversight.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership, management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including global, national, sub-national, public and private partners.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 15th August 2020