RMNCH Clinical Services Advisor Full-Time

FHI 360 is seeking applications for a RMNCH Clinical Services Advisor for an anticipated project in Nampula, Mozambique, focused on improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes by increasing use and access to high quality services. The Clinical Services Advisor will be responsible for oversight of all facility and community-based clinical activities, including supporting government and other partners to implement on the job trainings, mentorship, and supportive supervision, particularly for high-impact practices and interventions; ensuring quality in training initiatives and provision of care by APEs and other community-level providers; building local government capacity to assume clinical oversight to ensure quality of care; and to adapt clinical service emphasis based on district and facility-specific data and local government requests reflecting greatest RMNCH need. The position will be based in Nampula City and will report to the Technical Director. Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project and the selection of the final applicant is subject to USAID approval.

Job Summary/ Responsibilities

The RMNCH Clinical Services Advisor will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and oversight in the implementation and monitoring of RMNCH service delivery at facility and community levels;
• Responsible for working with government partners to develop their ability to conduct and sustain clinical oversight using established standards and tools in a timely and cost-effective manner;
• Oversee a team of technical project staff and ensure facility and community service strengthening activities are appropriately delegated within the project and coordinated with and involving provincial and district government staff;
• Serve as the primary point of contact for provincial-level technical working groups for content areas of maternal, newborn, and child health, nutrition, and family planning.  The RMNCH Clinical Services Advisor may delegate attendance to team members as appropriate;
• Lead the synthesis of monitoring data for facility and community-based care indicators and develop responsive programmatic activities or course correction, for review and approval by the Technical Director and provincial government leadership;
• Contribute content on clinical activities and participate in development of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by USAID;
• Collaborate with QHI advisors leading other technical content areas such as community health services and referral, quality improvement, capacity building, commodities, youth and gender to ensure activities are integrated, aligned, efficient and comprehensive.

Qualifications

• University degree in a health field is required; a medical doctor or MNCH nurse with public health training is strongly preferred;
• At least 7 years’ experience in clinical care and public health, including RMNCH programs;
• Experience providing direct leadership of professional and support staff, and oversight and evaluation of staff performance and deliverables;
• Experience in providing training and mentorship at the clinical level;
• Knowledge of high impact interventions in family planning and maternal, newborn and child health;
• Experience working in Nampula preferred;
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with government personnel, stakeholders, and community-level stakeholders;
• Fluency in Portuguese required.  Preference for strong interpersonal and oral presentation skills in English:
• Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume work flow;
• Relevant computer software skills, including at a minimum MS Office.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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