Child Health and Malaria Advisor

Child Health and Malaria Advisor, Global Health

Location : Accra

Ghana

POSITION TYPE : Full Time, Local Hire

JOB TITLE : Child Health and Malaria Advisor

DURATION :  1 year with extension

LOCATION : Accra, Ghana ( note that Project HOPE will not be covering relocation expenses )

DIVISION :  Global Health

REPORTS TO :  Snr. Tech. Advisor, MNCH

Project HOPE  is an international NGO with employees and volunteers who work around the globe responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world, helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

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BACKGROUND ON GHANA IHP :

The purpose of the USAID-funded Ghana Integrated Health Partnership (IHP) activity is to contribute to the Government of Ghana’s strategies to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths, including stillbirths, and improve their overall health and well-being by 2030. Activities are expected to advance Ghana toward increased localization, strengthening the capacity of Ghana institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale-up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality Reproductive Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Nutrition, family planning, malaria, and global health security services. The project will increase access, utilization and quality of maternal and child health, family planning, malaria, and nutrition services to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths in northern Ghana.

POSITION SUMM ARY :

The Child Health and Malaria Advisor  develops and supports the implementation of RMNCAH programme and interventions towards the quality health care and ultimately the reduction of preventable morbidity and mortality especially in children under five (U5). The advisor must be a healthcare professional with a strong background in pediatrics. The successful candidate will oversee the implementation, technical leadership and guidance of child health and malaria (for U5 and pregnant women) programming to enhance health system capacity and sustainability, improve child health outcomes, whilst reducing malaria morbidity and mortality among Women and children.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Child Health Provide technical assistance on child health including Digital-IMNCI Provide technical assistance on Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment-Plus (ETAS+) to address in-patient facility-based clinical care of under-fives. Support the development of child health guidelines and protocols Support the strengthening of child health services including community follow up of high-risk children Ensure adherence to national, protocols, guidelines and international best practices Work closely GHS malaria and child health focal persons Contribute to the activities of the Child Health TWG at GHS Monitor THE progress of implementation and timely reporting
• Malaria Programming Support implementation of malaria prevention and malaria in pregnancy programs Provide technical guidance on quality of malaria case management in U5 Provide technical assistance to Strengthen malaria surveillance and monitoring Analyze data and trends to inform program decisions and improve malaria control  Support the design and implementation of monitoring of malaria program ensuring alignment with program goals Provide technical support for the development of malaria control guidelines, protocols for training and service delivery
• Collaboration and partnership Collaborate with government, stakeholders, NGOs and healthcare facilities Facilitate partnership to enhance ownership and service delivery. Support the integration of Malaria into RNMCAH and nutrition interventions

MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

Physical demands :

Work environment :

All positions will be based in Ghana. Ghana nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have the required experience and qualifications for this position will be considered.