Under the administrative supervision of the MSIE Area Programs Manager and technical support from Family Planning by choice (FPbC) Project Quality Lead, the Quality Assurance Advisor is responsible for ensuring all FPbC Project supported general hospital in establishing Quality Assurance Hub (QAH) functions. Quality which is expected to be cascaded down to Health Centers and Posts.

KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical oversight, mentorship and guidance to the quality assurance hubs/government hospitals on training and quality assurance systems strengthening
• Build the capacity of the multi-disciplinary team at each quality assurance hubs (QAH)/ selected government hospitals.
• Identify and establish QAH to undertake training, mentoring and supportive supervision
• Conduct on-site assessments to each hospital to determine what upgrades will be required to establish a center for training and supervision
• In close partnership with the key leadership team and experts seconded to the Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs), implement the standard operating procedure (SOPs) related to training and quality assurance, including the MSI incident reporting and management system and MSIE quality assurance tools.
• Support each hospital in establishing QAH functions and coach by conducting training, mentoring and supportive supervision together
• Ensure the Establishment of learning zone at each of the QAHs to provide hospitals staff and trainees from HCs the opportunity for continuous learning and to act as practicum units
• Coordinate different TOTs training on CAC and FP to ensure the first quality assurance hubs have a minimum level of clinical delivery competency and can begin to offer training, as well as supportive supervision and mentoring, to the HCs.
• Facilitate to establish and undertake an effective method for regular training, mentoring, supportive supervision of  HCs by the QAH
• Work closely with the task leader and seconded RHB staff to develop a road map for a competency assessment and training plan
• Integrate MSIE quality assessment tools including Marie stopes incident reporting and management system
• Disseminate the adapted FMOH SOP for mentoring and supportive supervision model for FP and CAC/PAC to district and facility heads and service providers
• Monitor the utilization of guidelines during routine supportive supervision of SRH services
• Ensure the Integration of FP services in to already exciting adolescent, maternal and child health interventions
• Roll out existing tools and strategies for ensuring the needs of youth and adolescents are met in providing counselling and service delivery around Family Planning and Safe Abortion Care
• Closely Work with respective hospital management and clinical team to develop a plan for holding competency assessments, coaching and mentoring to the different level  service provider at health center level.
• Team Management and Development
• Ensure team working and knowledge sharing are facilitated. 
• Coach and mentor team members who are directly reporting
• Develops performance targets with each team member, conducts performance evaluations and provides constructive feedbacks to the team members

Job Requirements

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Qualification Requirements

Education:

MD or (Health Officer, BSC Midwife or BSC Nurse) with master’s in public health or related discipline;

Experience:

More than six years of relevant experience

B. Skill, Attitude and Attributes:

• Keen to clinical quality standards implementation 
• knowledge and skill on FP, CAC services and clinical Supportive Supervision (SS) and mentorship
• Ability to present and write to multiple audiences;
• Ability on networking and partnership;
• Good working knowledge of computers;
• Ability to work well with others in team environments;
• Strong advisory skills;
• Strategic guidance and planning skills;
• Motivated for personal and professional development to develop.
• Pro-choice

Number of Position: (01)

Duty Station: MSIE Gambela Program Office

Employment Type: Contract 5 months until March 31, 2021 

Salary: As per MSIE Salary Scale

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should mail only their motivation letter and C.V, within ten (10) days from the date of this announcement to:

 Human Resources, Marie Stopes International Ethiopia

Through the following e-mail address: HumanResource@mariestopes.org.et

 Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications.

Please mention the title of the position and work place you applied for on the subject line of your email. 

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we will start screening candidates as we get applicants without waiting for the deadline 

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