Child Health and Newborn Care (CH/NBC) Officer

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RTI International is seeking “Child Health and Newborn Care (CH/NBC) Officer” candidates for the USAID-Health for Life (H4L) Project. The Health for Life (H4L) is a five-year (2012-2017) project financed by USAID. The H4L project builds on accomplishments gained from USAID/Nepal’s health sector investment to date with a greater focus on health systems strengthening and measuring sustainable changes in systems performance. The primary goal of H4L is to strengthen the Government of Nepal’s capacity to plan, manage and deliver high-quality and equitable family planning, maternal, newborn, and child health services. H4L addresses key health system constraints: local health systems governance; data for decision making and evidence-based policy development; capacity development of service providers at grassroots; quality improvement systems, and knowledge and behavior change. Gender equality and social inclusion is an important crosscutting focus of the project. H4L works in partnership with the Government of Nepal/ Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and have national presence. In addition to national focus, it works in 12 Districts of the Mid-Western and 2 Districts of Western Development Regions.  This position is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist Team Leader-Health Services to provide technical assistance to Child Health Division for Health for Life (H4L)support on CH/NBC activities
• Assist Team Leader-Health Services to provide input in development, implementation and monitoring of child health and newborn programs
• Assist Team Leader–Health Services in work planning and budget preparation
• Participate in various CH related meeting in CHD and with partners to coordinate activities
• Coordinate with IRHDTC for calculating budget estimates and implementation of H4L activities
• Work with Regional Advisor and District Staff  for coordinating CH district planning and training activities
• Assist in documentation and preparation report of child health activities implemented by H4L
• Assist Team Leader–Health Services to organize meeting and workshop  supported by H4L
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Team Leader-Health Services

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Health Assistant or Staff Nurse and Masters of Public Health (MPH) with 1 year of experience or Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) with 3 years of experience in Child and New Born Health related activities
• Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations and experience working for USAID-funded projects preferred
• Computer literacy (Eg.: MS Word, MS Excel, Power point, e-mail)
• Fluency in spoken and written Nepali and English required

To Apply: Qualified applicants should email resume at marora@rti.org.  Deadline is 19 April 2015; however, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Female and candidates particularly from disadvantaged and socially excluded groups are highly encouraged to apply.