Scope of Work

Background

The DFID ‘Delivering Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan (DAFPAK): Lot 2 Public Sector Service Delivery’ is a part of the DAFPAK programme funded by the Department of International Development (DFID). The 3.5-year programme aims to increase access to family planning services; and improve quality of client-centered services such that more women, including adolescents are able to safely plan their pregnancies and improve their sexual reproductive health. The expected outcome for the programme is 11.9 million CYPs generated by expanded access to FP services; 55,000 additional users of family planning and an increase in modern CPR from 26.1 at the baseline to 33.9.

Palladium and its consortium partners, Pathfinder, the Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), IPAS and Aahung will strengthen the quality of service provision in the public sector (across 30+ districts in three provinces Punjab, Sindh and KPK) by:

• Increasing access to FP services:
  • Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on integration of services, improving clinical quality and expanding the range of contraceptives offered.
  • Training community workers (LHWs) to expand the FP services that they offer.
  • Establishing new procedures in health facilities to better integrate services.
• Improved quality of client-centered FP services:
  • Building capacities of the government health/FP facility staff on client-centered/unbiased counselling.
  • Building capacities of community workers on better, client-centered/unbiased counselling.
  • Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on improving clinical quality.
  • Improving quality assurance systems involving district health management teams, including clinical waste management.

Beyond building capacities of district health teams, health facility staff and community-based workers. The project will focus on sustainably changing behaviours of providers, systemic changes and commitments through engagement with and TA to district and provincial level governments, health management teams, providers and communities. 

Assignment Background

DFPAK-PSSD is redesigned its activities for Year 3 (July 2021-June 2022) of the Project life cycle. The focus for this year is to provide targeted technical assistance to the provincial governments of KP, Punjab, and Sindh to strengthen the use of family planning data in policy development and implementation and strengthen evidence-based procurement of family planning commodities. We are seeking a Provincial Advisor for Sindh & Punjab province who will work with the respective Provincial Health and Population Welfare Departments to help delivery the project’s work in that respective province.

This position will report to Project Lead and be based in Lahore and Karachi

Specific Tasks and Deliverables

• Engage and work with senior officials in Department of Health, PWD and IRMNCH to ensure smooth implementation of planned project activities.
• Facilitate in obtaining nominations for trainings from the relevant departments and  ensure participation of nominees in these trainings.
• Facilitate coordination with short term technical consultants hired by the project for their work with provincial departments.
• Organise, participate, present and record minutes of quarterly Provincial Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meetings, which act as steering committees meetings for the work that PSSD is doing.
• Supervise and facilitate Provincial Data Analyst in his/her day to day activities.
• Organise meetings on behalf of the project with the Department officials, whenever required.
• Represent the project in monthly / quarterly Provincial Meetings held under DoH, PWD and or IRMNCH
• Any other task assigned by the Project Lead.

Qualifications and Experience

• Masters / Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, International Development, Social Sciences, Health Informatics, or related fields
• 5 to 7 years of experience in project management preferably public health related programs. 
• Experience of working with the Provincial and District Health, PWD and IRMNCH departments and their working.
• Experience in building and fostering relationships with stakeholder groups, particularly the provincial DOH and PWD
• Maintaining good working relations with current senior members of provincial Health, PWD, and IRMNCH departments and enjoys access to these offices is desirable.
• An understanding of provincial level Health Management Information Systems and Contraceptive Logistics MIS in Pakistan, desirable.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Urdu.

Pathfinder is committed to providing equal employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment consistent with the principles of equal opportunity, and an environment that supports and promotes self-development and job satisfaction for all eligible employees. Pathfinder recruits, hires, trains, transfers, and promotes without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity/expression, disability, handicap, or any other category protected by law.