Health professional (e.g. Doctor, Nurse, Midwife) with at least 8+years’ experience leading and implementing public health programs.
Strong familiarity with health system and HIV, TB, COVID19, Community interventions working with CHIPs and Malaria service delivery
Previous experience in quality improvement, capacity development and health system strengthening
Previous experience working in HIV, TB and Malaria across health facilities
Ability to interact with established networks of senior level international health professionals, ministry of health officials and other partners
Responsibilities
Lead technical assistance for quality improvement and leadership and management activities in Nigeria to achieve rapid and sustained goals, objectives and targets,
Lead preparation, planning and implementation of QI capacity-building activities (training and mentoring) for facility health workers and district managers in program districts using virtual and in-person methods as appropriate
Support development, adaptation and use of QI and L&M training curricula and tools as part of QI capacity-building activities and ongoing support of QI teams and district MOH managers
Provide onsite and virtual support and mentoring to at least 15 sites in the selected project region for quality improvement activities related to HIV/TB/Malaria/primary health care services.
Provide leadership and management to Jhpiego State team on the QI project
Collaborate with MOH counterparts to align program-supported QI activities with existing MOH structures and processes including:
Activation and ongoing support of QI teams to implement QI processes, including root cause analysis of critical quality gaps, change management to overcome gaps and regular monitoring and analysis of quality indicator results/trends
Support to district managers and facility QI teams to calculate, visualize and analyse trends in quality of care results
Support and help synthesize regular peer to peer and cross-site QI learning and exchange (virtual and in-person).
Moderate and manage communication via selected virtual platforms
Participate in any existing HTM and QoC technical working groups in program-supported districts
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with participating MOHs and other in-state level stakeholders and involve them in this process.
Contribute to preparation of program reports, communications and presentations.
Represent program as requested in meetings, working groups and communications with external stakeholders and funder within the state