Background

The ASSET project (health system strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa) is a CDT-Africa project to improve access to quality health care, particularly in the areas of primary care, maternal care and surgical care. As part of that effort, we are working with the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to develop a practical training programme in quality improvement (QI) that can be scaled up alongside the Ethiopian Primary Healthcare Clinical Guideline.  

The Role of the Technical consultant

The appointed consultant will lead the development of new quality improvement training materials.

Principal responsibilities:

• Submits a detailed work plan to the PI on when and how to develop the training materials.
• Work closely with ASSET PI and FMoH stakeholders on the working group for developing the QI training materials.
• Draft a facilitator manual, participant handout, training of trainers manual and supporting training materials on quality improvement suitable for PHC staff.
• The materials should use the same approach as that being used for the scale-up of the Ethiopian Primary Healthcare Clinical Guidelines (PHCG): delivered in the health centre by a trained (non-specialist) facilitator, 4 sessions of 1-2 hours duration; focused around practical, worked examples; aligned with existing FMoH quality improvement manuals and quality standards.
• Uses relevant sources while drafting the training materials;
• Consults the PI and other relevant stakeholders at each milestone of material development;
• Reports the progress of materials development to the PI and other stakeholders;
• Adapts and finalizes the materials following feedback from key stakeholders.
• Submits  last clean version to the project PI

 Institutional arrangements

The Consultant will report directly to the PI of the ASSET project. The ASSET PI will provide direct supervision. 

Terms of employment: Full-time, 2-month contract

Requirements

• Minimum of MSc/MPH/MA in Health-related or social science-related field, with thesis.
• Experience of the Ethiopian PHCG programme (trained as a Master trainer or close working with the programme for at least a six month period)
• Experience of developing training materials for short term training in health related fields
• Desirable that the person has experience in quality improvement methods in healthcare settings.
• Demonstrated and relevant technical and organisational skills.

Personal attributes

• Well organised.
• A high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work with others, including international collaborators
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Terms and conditions

• Payment: Negotiable depending on qualifications and experience.
• Hours of Work: Fulltime for two months.
• Length of Contract: Two months.   
• Probationary Period and Notice Period: Two weeks.