DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, include but are not limited to:
- Serve as a technical advisor for the Sierra Leone health portfolio on a variety of topics, including: RMNCH+N technical areas, improved integrated primary health care service delivery, workforce development, youth disability and inclusive development, supply chain management, and health information systems.
- Provide technical guidance and support for the design, implementation, and oversight of RMNCH+N stand alone and integrated programs, and health systems strengthening programming and interventions;
- Serve as a technical advisor and lead on strategic partnerships, donor and civil society coordination, private sector engagement, and market-based approaches for health;
- Provide field oversight for the ongoing implementation of health program activities;
- Provide coaching and mentoring, and facilitate the onboarding and continuous professional development of USAID Health Team staff;
- Provide support for events and outreach initiatives by drafting briefing materials such as BCLs, press releases, speeches and remarks, related to the health portfolio;
- Update information products, including activity and sectoral fact sheets, and data visualization tools;
- Collaborate with and exchange effective practices with cross-sector advisors for gender, disability and inclusion, and youth; and with the Mission’s FSN Committee, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) Council.
- Other duties as assigned by the Health Office Director.
KEY DELIVERABLES:
- Advise and mentor newly onboarded health team staff (as they are hired)
- Report on observations and recommendations for new activity start up monthly (at the end of each month).
- Report on observations and recommendations to strengthen integration and implementation of gender and inclusive development in month 3 of the new activity start up.
- Deliver 1-2 presentations on health technical areas, program integration, and monitoring tools and practices.
- Develop monitoring tools to guide site visits, in collaboration with the Health Office’s Activity Managers and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist(s).
- Develop information and social media products, and communications tools in collaboration with Health Office Staff.
- Provide end-of-TDY handover notes.
- Debrief presentation with the USAID team on lessons learned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum: Bachelor’s + 10 + years or Master’s + 7 years.
- Demonstrated experience working on integrated global health development program design, implementation and evaluations, minimum five years working experience.
- Good working knowledge of development agencies such as USAID and the US government’s programming, and implementation activities
- Able to work effectively with mid- and senior-level public and civil society officials, development partners and IPs.
- Able to work effectively in a team environment and coordinate well with others.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.