Health Services Specialist

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RTI International is seeking “Health Services Specialist” 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). The Project works in 12 Districts of the Mid-Western and 2 Districts of Western Development Regions. This position is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Responsibilities

• Support QA Advisor to coordinate implementation of  Health Service related activities, particularly Quality Improvement in 6 Districts implementing under the collaborative framework
• Orient D(P)HOs and QAWC on national QI System 
• Support and coach District  Health Service Officer to implement health facility QI System 
• Support District Health Service Officer to provide TA to D(P)HOs and QAWC for implementation of QI Activities
• Supervise District Health Service Officer in carrying out their day-to-day activities 
• Assist organizing national or regional workshops/meetings pertaining to national QI  (e.g., review meeting/workshop)
• Incorporate feedback from QI Review Meetings (including district experience) in QI Guidelines and Tools for finalization of guidelines
• Coordinate with RHDs to organize regional meetings to orient D(P)HOs from all districts
• Provide logistic support for organizing QA TAC and QAI TWG 
• Monitor progress in the 6 demonstration districts on the implementation of HF quality improvement process 
• Assist compiling data related to quality improvement  
• Perform other similar duties as directed by the supervisor 

Qualifications and experience:

• Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field and at least 3 years of experience or a Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of experience
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of improving health services  
• Extensive field experience working with rural and remote communities 
• Experience in organizing review meeting/workshops 
• Demonstrated success in providing hands-on capacity building and technical assistance to health care providers and other stakeholders 
• Experience integrating cross-cutting issues such as gender equity and social inclusion 
• Good oral and written communication skills and fluency in Nepali and English. 

To Apply:

Qualified applicants should submit a resume with contact information to Operations Manager, Health for Life (H4L), P. O. Box: 3172, Lalitpur, Nepal or email:marora@np-h4l.rti.org with ‘Health Services Specialist’ in the subject line.  Deadline is 30 November 2014; however, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Telephone inquiry will not be entertained.  

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