Overview:

Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University, USA. For more than 40 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families and is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries. In Pakistan’s Punjab province, DMPA-SC is being newly introduced, consistent with the Government of Punjab’s vision to accelerate the province’s progress toward achieving its FP2030 goals to improve the MCPR, offer equal access to quality FP services, and expand method choice for all women.

Jhpiego, seeks Technical Officer at the district level, to ensure quality FP services provision, capacity building of public and private sector service providers, planning, management and technical quality of all district-based activities in close consultation with Technical Lead. 

Responsibilities: 

The main purpose of the position is to develop the capacity of facility and community-based providers on family planning, varying tasks that will involve trainings and establishment of post training supportive supervision mechanism and regular follow up system with clients, and capacity building at field levels, provide technical support to providers in provision of family planning services in targeted health facilities and community. Develop and maintain coordination with technical officials with both Department of Health (DOH) and Population Welfare Department (PWD) for implementation of technical interventions, detailed responsibilities are as follows:

• Prepare a detailed training plan in collaboration with district stakeholders for both facility and community-based workers.
• Seek formal nominations as per pre-defined criteria for competency-based trainings from Department of Health and Population Welfare Developmen.
• Conduct FP/DMPA IM/SC trainings at the public sector Health Facilities and other technical assistance for quality interventions.
• Train, Coach and provide supportive supervision of selected technical staff posted at their selected health facilities for the provision of quality FP services.
• implement follow up mechanism for registered clients and take corrective actions to improve the uptake of FP services.
• Develop connections with training participants.
• Facilitate in arrangement of training venue and availability of relevant materials.
• Lead efforts in improving the quality of FP services at the selected sites (DHQ, THQ, RHC, BHU, FHC &FWC) by implementing standard best practices.
• Develop and strengthen linkages between health and population service delivery outlets by arranging regular monthly meetings.
• Work in close collaboration with the departmental staff at service sites to ensure timely registration of each client attending the clinic.
• Supervise and provide guidance to FP counselor for conducting counseling.
• Facilitate district coordinator, trainers and M&E section in project activities including workshop/training planning; logistics travel arrangements, etc., to ensure smooth implementation of the project at facility levels.
• Develop training reports and maintain training records in proper folders.
• Document field activities (both success or failures) and share regularly for program improvement and reporting.
• Develop and implement monthly work plans, draft progress reports, and other required deliverables as per standard templates.
• Travel within district to monitor progress and give feedback to district coordinator.

Required Qualifications, experience and skills:

• Qualified health professional (doctor/LHV/nurse) having experience in supervising clinical trainings, coaching and training record maintenance and field experience in family planning and maternal health programs.
• Minimum five (5) years of clinical training experience is required, with at least two years of experience of working in conducting and organizing FP trainings will be preferred.
• Strong advocacy skills, leadership qualities, ability to create synergies, interpersonal skills to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the project.
• Proven professional experience working with nonprofit organizations, an/or government organizations, preferably in family planning program.
• Strong coordination skills and ability to develop positive professional relationship with staff posted at attached public sector facilities.
• Good written and spoken English, Urdu and provincial local language.
• Good computer skills and experience of working in MS words, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent clinical training and supportive supervisory skills and well versed with adult teaching principles.
• Ability and willingness for frequent travel to the field sites.
• Excellent coordination skills with demonstrated ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team.
• Ability to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise confidentiality and professionalism.
• Covid vaccination certificate would be desirable as per government protocols.
• Only female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Note: Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted. The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. 

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org