Health System and Community Empowerment Specialist

Position title: Health System and Community Empowerment Specialist

Details / Requirements:

 The Health System and Community Empowerment Specialist is on the ground FAIRMED staff who collaborate with provincial health authorities, Health Offices and local governments in the areas of public health programs by contributing to strengthening health systems and enhancing capacity of health workers to deliver quality health services. The candidate will work with local NGO partners to assess and address institutional needs, identify gaps in equity and access to health service among left behind communities and work with health system stakeholders to ensure Leave No One Behind (LNOB) approach in the implementation processes.

The incumbent ensures community is empowered and linked well with the health service providers to ensure service access, and timely utilization of available services and various schemes of Federal, Provincial, and local governments. The person will work in team and maintain close coordination with the Team Leader to ensure effective implementation, coordination, and documentation of the project interventions and progress. In collaboration with government stakeholders and health facilities, the role identifies system gaps, supports planning, and promotes required standards in local health system. The incumbent will be based on Project office in Butwal, supervised by the Project Team Leader with required intensive field travels in all working areas for onsite coaching, regular monitoring and supportive supervision and documentation of findings and changes observed.

Required qualification, experience and skills

• Master’s degree in public health or any other relevant disciplines with strong academic background from recognized universities.

• 5 years of relevant experience of working with Nepal’s health systems preferably experienced in community-based health programs implemented by I/NGOs.  

• Excellent knowledge and understanding about basic health services including Neglected Tropical Diseases, Maternal Newborn Child Health and the context of country’s Health System

• Excellent knowledge and experience in institutional capacity building, training facilitation and community mobilization

• Excellent skills in communication, analysis and report writing/ documentation in English and Nepali.

• Must possess good interpersonal skills and a good team player

• Exhibit strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills

• Motivation and flexibility for extensive field visits and providing on-site programmatic support to the health workers and local partner NGOs field staff 

Application Submission: Interested Nepalese candidates are requested to apply. Please fill in the google form to apply through the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeObyThNitXYGv0PmQhYGLtc-LPsVU5khP7kIi78bBDnwW8Hg/viewform?usp=pp_url

Link to Detail JD:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ADHr_kOpaspdo7UpHlDob6BpVBU4wCUY/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106829382676597405674&rtpof=true&sd=true

Deadline for Application Submission:

Note: Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further assessment processes. Candidates must possess two wheeler’s licenses.