Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.
Department Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pactโs impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.
Position Overview
Pact seeks a Senior Technical Advisor, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH) Advisor for the anticipated USAID Access Miahy activity. USAID Access Miahy's goal is to accelerate sustainable reductions in maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality through increased access and availability of quality primary health care (PHC) services. USAID Access Miahy will continue building the capacity of Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) actors and other relevant stakeholders at district, facility and community levels to design, develop, manage, deliver, monitor and evaluate health services and programs aligned with the intervention packages in their catchment areas.
USAID Access Miahy is anticipated to be a $50-$99M cooperative agreement; the anticipated release date is August 16, 2024, with an anticipated award date of October 31, 2024.
This position is subject to project award; please note that the position title, requirements, and responsibilities are subject to change depending on USAIDโs final qualifications for this role.
This position is anticipated to be based in Antananarivo.
The Senior Technical Advisor, RMNCH will provide strategic guidance, technical leadership, and coordinate activities with stakeholders for RMNCH, particularly family planning (FP) and emergency obstetric and newborn care, components of the Access Miahy program. The Senior Technical Advisor will lead co-development of RMNCH strategies and activities with national and regional government staff and oversee training and mentoring activities at district and facility levels. This position will also guide other technical staff and collaborate across the activity to integrate and strengthen RMNCH care within relevant activities. The Senior Technical Advisor will also develop relevant, timely inputs to routine reports and work plans, lead assessments and training and coaching strategies, and represent Access Miahy in MNCH and SRH technical working groups and other relevant coordination groups.
Key Responsibilities
The specific duties to be carried out by the successful candidate:
- Lead the design, delivery, and assessments/corrections of RMNCH interventions in collaboration with key national and regional stakeholders, ensuring adherence to national guidelines and international best practices.
- Lead project integration strategy, measures, and benchmarks within core primary health care activities.
- Coach and mentor activity technical personnel and strengthen sub-national technical teams to implement and use adaptive management principles to guide facility-level RMNCH activities.
- Lead the development of RMNCH activities within annual work plans, ensuring they support the projectโs overall integrated strategic approach and its coordination throughout all levels of the Government of the Republic of Madagascar.
- Monitor implementation of RMNCH activities to ensure timely completion of objectives and outputs.
- Supervise MNCH and SRH Managers to execute and adapt project activities at regional level.
- Develop contractual deliverables (quarterly, annual, clinical assessments and mentorship plans, etc.) in conjunction with other key staff and external evaluators.
- Work closely with project staff and implementing partners to identify, document, and disseminate best practices.
- Represent Access Miahy at RMNCH-focused technical working groups and coordinate all technical assistance requests.
- All other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
- Masterโs degree in public health or other relevant field and a minimum of 6+ years of relevant experience of public health program technical leadership in sub-Saharan Africa or other resource-limited settings. A Bachelorโs degree in public health or other relevant field plus 8 years of experience maybe be substituted. 4 years of management experience is required.
- Documented hands-on practical experience developing or adapting, providing technical assistance for, and assessing RMNCH activities for health programs in developing countries, including data quality assurance.
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following areas: health systems governance, supply chain management, HRH, institutional capacity strengthening, or health service governance.
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following areas: reproductive, maternal, or child health care provision and programming, institutional clinical capacity strengthening, or health service governance.
- Proven technical program management skills, including relevant experience in coaching and direct supervision of professional staff.
- Proven ability to produce professional quality English-language documents such as progress reports, case studies, and research protocols.
- Demonstrated ability to work in complex environments, and work with and between different stakeholders, including local organizations, government institutions, private sector entities, and US Government agencies.
- Demonstrated skills in problem solving and consensus building.
- Professional fluency in English, Malagasy, and French (oral, writing, and reading).
- Ability to travel within Madagascar and occasionally internationally.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of the political, social, and economic context of Madagascar.
- Malagasy nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.