Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes and co-ordinates project activities at the Area Office level on SRH rights and services based on the commitment of FGAE to its donor, to ensure that pre-determined results and targets are met;

• Works closely with Regional and national teams to ensure QI support and activities at the facility are implemented according to national standards and reflect best practices and evidence-based frameworks;

• Build the capacity of cluster coordinators to institute mentorship and coaching at district and health facility levels;

• Ensures that identified health facilities where WISH2 services are to be initiated have gone through facility gaps assessments and signed partnership agreements to be able to be supported through the WISH2 project; 

• Effectively plan, execute, and evaluate the implementation of activities and critically reflect and improve on project strategies to promote QI in all implementation region and facilities.

• Follows up the implementation of QOC assessments, reporting of adverse events and implementation of action plans developed based on the finding of assessments and reported adverse events in  line with QoC guidelines and tools; 

• Participates in the Area Office Quality of Care Committee as a member of the committee;

• Conduct quarter-based quality of care assessment and deliver a summarized report to AO and HO Project team. 

• Ensures that services provided by clustered facilities are properly registered, service reports are timely collected from health facilities, verified and inputted in to the computer system and reported in line with the set standards; 

• Proposes Area office and cluster level innovative interventions to better reach targeted project beneficiaries which mainly includes the poor, youth and marginalized communities with SRH services;

• Plans, reviews, and documents best practices and/lessons learned from WISH2 interventions on QI from his/her Area Office to Head office for dissemination of best practices to other Area Offices or abroad as global goods;

• Works closely and receives guidance from WISH2 Project Manager and HO technical staff including MEL Manager, Safeguarding and Security Manager and Finance manager to effectively execute planned activities; 

• Prepares and submits monthly and quarterly AO project performance reports in line with donors’ requirements;

• Provides technical support and mentoring to his supervisees and clustered facilities under his area office;

• Ensures that planned activities and their implementation are supported with proper documentation; 

• Performs similar other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by his immediate supervisor and functional manager following the active policies, guidelines and manuals in use.

Job Requirements:

SPECFICATION

1.  EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• MD degree in Medicine/MPH/MA/MSc in Public Health, Nursing and related studies

1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 5 Years for MPH/MA/MSc/MD  after graduating,

• Experience and understanding of MOH structure, strategic documents, health service delivery and QI system; 

• Experience in Quality-of-care implementation, clinical auditing, Quality planning and interventions; 

• Experience in managing projects, report writing, service data analysis,  same or similar position in the NGO sector or donor-funded project      

1. SKILLS

• Good interpersonal communication and teamwork skills;

•  Knowledge and skill in relevant quality improvement /assurance approach/tools

• Good accountancy and report-writing skills

• Supportive;

• Pleasant and polite attitude; 

• Ability to act as part of multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team; 

• Dynamic and highly self -motivated; 

• Able to work with minimal supervision and ability to withstand pressure 

• Good communication and Interpersonal skills

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send non-returnable applications with CV, copies of credentials, and other supporting documents within 10 calendar days of this announcement to the following address.

Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia , Nouth East Area Office,      Or:

Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia is an equal opportunity employer and female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

For more information about the Association, Please visit www.fgaeet.org (http:/www.fgaeet.org/)