Health Workforce Development Director

Description:

Jhpiego seeks a Health Workforce Development (HWD) Director to provide technical leadership and project oversight in the areas of health workforce strengthening for an upcoming CDC-funded project in multiple countries and potentially across multiple regions. The $125 million project project aims to enhance health informatics capacity by focusing on workforce development activities. The project will operate over a 5-year period.

The position will operate under the leadership of the Project Director and Jhpiego’s senior management team, and will oversee and ensure the technical and methodological soundness of project activities related to health workforce capacity building. In collaboration with project team and partners, the position will support the design and implementation of service delivery strategies based on evidence and global best practice.

 This position is contingent upon award from CDC. 

Responsibilities

 Provide technical oversight, strategic direction and definition of appropriate project activities 
 Establish and implement a system to ensure technical quality of project activities 
 Develop and/or update evidence-based training materials, standards, job aids, and curricula, supervisory systems needed for implementation of the Project to meet the needs of CDC and Ministries of Health 
 Provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and organizational level in specific areas of expertise including but not limited to: 
 Provide technical assistance for conducting site assessments and strengthening referral systems, in-service and/or pre-service education, and supportive supervision 
 Coordinate advocacy, demand generation, and policy support, across project sites as required 
 Lead the formulation of innovative approaches for scale up of targeted [insert technical area] services 
 Actively participate in relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional forums representing Jhpiego 
 Work with health care providers, local authorities, community members and project team members to identify [insert clinical, community-based] service delivery issues that impede access to care and uptake of services 
 Identify and implement appropriate facility- and community-based strategies to address [insert technical area] service delivery gaps 
 Identify training needs for clinical and community healthcare providers and assist in the design and implementation of measures to address those needs 
 Work closely with the [insert Chief of Party/Project Director] on setting project priorities and directions, and responding to requests for support from local counterparts 
 Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results related to [technical area] to inform adjustments in project implementation 
 Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the Ministry of Health and other US and international implementing partners, to ensure that all activities conform to the requirements and regulations 
 Document successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested 
 Document and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches for [insert technical area] 
 Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences 
 Supervise technical staff 
 Manage technical contributions of subgrantees, including defining scopes of work 
 Maintain excellent relationships with CDC and in-country stakeholders and develop rapid responses 
 Provide technical leadership to the development the project strategic plan, work plan, and project monitoring, in close collaboration with [MOH, donor, other stakeholders] to ensure timely implementation and compliance to the requirements and regulations of the award 

Required Qualifications

 A Medical Degree (doctor or nursing) 
 At least 10 years’ experience implementing and/or providing technical assistance in strengthening workforce capacity, health governance and leadership, and health policy in LMICs 
 At least 10 years’ experience in implementing and/or providing technical assistance of $10+ Million per year in donor-funded projects and in the design and implementation of health projects in LMICs 
 Demonstrated experience strengthening regional and host country workforce capacity to:
 Develop workforce development plans and strategies 
 Assess health workforce capacities and skill maturity across sector levels and organizations 
 Develop, implement and evaluate governance and policy strategies for workforce development across all levels 
 Demonstrated experience providing capacity strengthening assistance at individual and organizational levels 
 Demonstrated in-depth understanding of healthcare systems in LMICs, particularly the public health system 
 Familiarity with CDC’s administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems 
 Proven track record managing a project team composed of several technical experts and fostering team work 
 Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs 
 Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with CDC, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector 
 Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts 
 Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English 
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office 
 Ability to travel nationally to project sites