Children's Aid position for Family Planning Clinical Advisor--Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal

08^th/02/2015

Job description

Background

1.      Children’s Aid

Children’s Aid is National Non-Governmental, not for profit Organization founded by a group of South Sudanese with expertise in Health, Education, Gender equality, Livelihood and Agriculture; to address the problems of south Sudan’s humanitarian situation based on the practical experience seen in the community by the founding members. Children’s Aid contribution is towards improving the quality of health in the communities with emphasis on children and women. We strive to reduce and eventually eliminate absolute poverty, illiteracy and social inequalities in the south Sudan society. We partner with the community in identifying their own problems and solving them using local initiative.

Aims: To assist Children to realize their full potential, by supporting and strengthening local institutions to enable community members respond effectively to the numerous social-economic challenges.

2.      Family Planning services

 “Scaling up Family Planning services” project is a project funded by HPF to support the scaling up of family planning services in the six states of south Sudan. The six states selected for this project are: Eastern Equatoria state, Lakes state, Warrap state, Unity state, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal state and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal state. The project will be implemented by a consortium of the National NGOs which are composed of: Reproductive Health Association of South Sudan (RHASS), Children’s Aid South Sudan (CASS), The Rescue Initiative South Sudan (TRISS), Universal Network for Knowledge and Empowerment Association (UNKEA), Peace Child South Sudan (PCSS), and Initiative for Rural Empowerment (IRE).

Aligned with the strategic priorities of the Government of South Sudan, Ministry of Health- Health Sector Development Plan 2012-16 (HSDP) and the Family planning Policy of 2013. The project is aimed at improving and strengthening the reproductive health services specifically Family Planning Services in the selected states from the state hospitals to the County hospitals, PHCCs and PHCUs.

POSITION; No. of Vacancies One (1)         

 

             Job Title        :           Clinical Advisor

Tenure            :           12 Months with possibility of extension depending on performance

Department    :           Program

Reports to      :           Family Planning Advisor

Location         :           Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal       

Summary  

The Clinical Advisor for Family Planning will provide technical assistance to support improved clinical performance and quality assurance of voluntary contraceptive services, with a focus on long-acting reversible methods (LARCs) and permanent methods (PMs), and all essential elements of post-abortion care.   S/he will work to support planning, systems strengthening, training, clinical monitoring and coaching, and evaluation of provider performance in technical and non-technical components of service delivery. Experience in the delivery of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARCs) and permanent methods (PMs) and comprehensive post-abortion care services is essential. The Clinical Advisor for FP and PAC is expected to collaborate with consortium country and headquarters staff, Ministries of Health and other technical partners to improve family planning outcomes, including access to and utilization of IUDs, tubal ligation, vasectomy, MVA, medical abortion. 

Responsibilities:

Ø  Develop clinical performance plan for clinicians on provision of LARCs and PMs, including PPIUD, PAIUD, vasectomy and tubal ligation in select Consortium states

Ø  Identify trainers and/or train and mentor clinicians in the didactic and practical matters of contraception service delivery, including MVA

Ø  Observe and coach providers in provision of FP and PAC services, with an emphasis on clinician counseling, attitudes, and support to clients

Ø  Develop quality assurance plans and execute quality improvement activities to address identified gaps in clinical service

Ø  Improve systems for provider support, assessment and follow up based on performance

Ø  As needed, produce or adapt clinical training and reference materials, including for services that target adolescents, men, survivors of sexual assault, and other  populations

Ø  Travel frequently to consortium counties with health programs looking to improve / expand  FP and PAC service delivery to advise on capacity building strategies

Ø  Oversee the smooth running of the family planning program at the state level.

Ø  Carry out any other responsibility as assigned by the line manager

Desired Skills and Experience

Requirements:

Ø  South Sudan national

Ø  MD or RN/Midwife a must, plus MPH or similar advanced degree in related field

Ø  Demonstrated technical expertise in contraceptive service delivery and abortion care

Ø  At least 5 years clinical service delivery experience in FP/SRH with at least 3 years clinical experience in long acting and permanent family planning service provision (implants, IUD, tubal ligation and vasectomy). Experience in comprehensive abortion care services is highly recommended

Ø  Experience in training and coaching/mentoring service providers and in supervision of FP, CAC and other SRH service

Ø  At least 3 years international field experience in developing countries; experience in conflict/post-conflict settings a strong plus

Ø  Communication skills, including the ability to write and present

Ø  People management skills: the ability to lead and motivate staff and collaborate with ministry of health clinicians and supervisors

Ø  Ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced team environment

Ø  Professional-level fluency in spoken and written English; fluency in French a plus

How to apply

Interested qualified candidates can submit their Motivation Letter together with a detailed CV and a scan copy of their ID card to the following email address: childrenaid.southsudan@gmail.com

Or drop a hard copy at the Children’s Aid office:

Gudele II Block 10

Opposite Zain company

Deadline for receiving applications is 23^rd/Feb/2015 at 5:00 pm. Due to the urgency of the position the interview will be done on the rolling basis. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Please don’t submit your original documents.