Responsibilities of CHQI Officer
• Provides guidance and technical assistance for D/PHO, health facilities, HFOMCs, and other district level structures to identify 01 issues, address gaps, mobilize resources and better serve communities with quality FP/MNCH-N services.
• Coordinates with D/PHO, DDC, health facilities and other key stakeholders for smooth conduction of H4L activities.
• Provides technical assistance to D/PHO - in planning, implementing, monitoring and budgeting of health services; and promotion -health governance activities related to H4L objectives.
• Supports establishing/functionalization of district QAWG and health facility quality improvement committees and monitor implementation of action(s) including activities related to infection prevention and health care waste management; and monitoring of these activities.
• Supports D/PHO and HF staff in transferring skill (coaching) to HF staff by implementing self-assessment approaches to improve quality of services.
• Strengthens the use of data at the district and VDC levels for decision-making, for improving the quality and access.
• Supports different assessments and studies.
• Supports the implementation and dissemination of H4L gender equity and social inclusion (GESI), Sensitive approaches, programs, messages, and materials at the district level.
• Facilitates in enhancing the counseling skills of the health workers/volunteers at district and below to address the missed opportunities during service delivery period.
• Provides technical assistance in drafting district communication intervention plan following NHEICC guideline for executing the activities effectively and efficiently.
• Explores opportunities to integrate IEC/BCC activities with other district based stakeholders.
• Helps regional, central, and local technical assistance partner (LTAP) technical staff and consultant to identify technical
assistance needs and works with local stakeholders and H4L staff to develop and manage LTAP scopes of work.
• Prepares H4L district-based reports and briefs as required; document case studies, lessons learned and challenges at the district and sub-district levels.
• Supports H4L ANM pre-service activities at ANM schools and clinical practice sites (particularly in Banke, Jumala, Dang, Kapilvastu district).
• Works with specialists and advisors for specific technical issues to provide support to D/PHO and to other district and sub-district structures.
• Carry out activities as assigned by supervisors.
• Reports to Regional Manager based in Nepalgunj.
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
• Master's Degree in public health or related field and at least 1 year of experience or a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience
• PCL Nursing/ HA background preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of community based health programs.
• Extensive field experience working with rural and remote communities.
• Demonstrated success in providing hands-on capacity building and technical assistance to health care providers and other stakeholders.
• Experience integrating cross-cutting issues such as gender equity and social inclusion.
• Good oral and written communication skills and fluency in English.
To Apply: Qualified applicants should submit a resume with contact information to Operations Manager, Health for Life
(H4L), P.0. Box: 3172, Lalitpur, Nepal or email: marora@np-h4l.rti.org with ''Community Health Quality Improvement (CHQI) Officer" in the subject line with the mention of preferred district. Deadline is 17 July 2016; however, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Telephone inquiry will not be entertained.
Female and candidates particularly from disadvantaged and socially excluded groups are highly encouraged to apply.
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