Senior Program Advisor,Jobs Vacancy in Uganda, at Jhpiego

Postion Title: SENIOR PROGRAM ADVISOR- ADOLESCENT AND YOUTH SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 

Organization: Jhpiego

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 Reporting :to the Project Director, the Senior Program Advisor- Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health will provide strategic, technical, and programmatic leadership for the Tupange Pamoja East Hub in the area of AYSRH as well as represents TCI’s AYSRH portfolio externally.

Location:The position holder will be based in either Nairobi, Kampala or Daresalaam.

Background Information:

Jhpiego, is a nonprofit global leader in the creation and delivery of transformative health care solutions for the developing world. In partnership with national governments, health experts and local communities, we build health providers’ skills, and we develop systems that save lives now and guarantee healthier futures for women and their families.

Our aim is revolutionizing health care for the planet’s most disadvantaged people. Jhpiego is a nonprofit NGO that prevents the needless deaths of women and families in limited resources settings. To accomplish this, Jhpiego implements innovative evidence-based solutions for intractable problems in health to overcome barriers to high-quality care services for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Jhpiego is the implementing partner for the East Africa Accelerator Hub for an exciting project called The Challenge Initiative (TCI) - known as Tupange Pamoja in East Africa. The project is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This is a multifaceted program focused on the rapid expansion of urban family planning programs worldwide but with focus on the largest cities in Asia and Africa. TCI is an ambitious program that leverages a matching challenge fund mechanism to provide incentives for the rapid scale up of urban family planning programs through a framework of accountability measures, demand driven participation of cities, and technical support via at least four regional accelerator hubs.

We are seeking experienced individuals with excellent organizational and technical skills, who are team players, dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly motivated and able to work in a high-pressure environment requiring multi-tasking abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of TCI’s AYSRH strategic plan in East Africa, identify new and emerging needs and develop and maintain technical partnerships in the region.

• Provide in-country strategic, technical and programmatic leadership and support to build the capacity of TCI in-country teams (as well as program partners and government partners) to strategically and effectively deliver results on a diverse range of AYSRH programs, including access to modern contraception.

• Develop and roll-out tools, resources, and trainings to improve youth-focused program implementation, as identified and needed.

 • Provide programmatic reporting and technical representation for TCI’s AYSRH program.

• Contribute to the identification, development and monitoring of strategic youth-related priorities and opportunities in consultation with the Tupange Pamoja East African Hub team. • Prepare and write technical and programmatic reports & briefs, and contribute to publications, as needed.

• 0rganize regional and inter-country training activities related to AYSRH for capacity development.

• Ensure technical and program knowledge is updated, generated, collected and disseminated for effective technical support, capacity building in the regions and national level and high-level policy dialogue, including codifying this knowledge in the FP toolkit.

• Contribute to, and facilitate cross-country and cross-project learning; technical documentation of learning from projects.

 Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in public health or related field

• 10 years of professional experience working with national/regional programs and/or public health projects in the area of AYSRH

• Demonstrated technical understanding of national and regional AYSRH issues

• Experience in developing and implementing outreach, demand creation, and/or social and behavior change communication for adolescents and youth

• Strong track record of technical leadership, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results

• Excellent facilitation, writing, diplomatic and interpersonal skills with an ability to be a strong presence in work plan meetings, data workshops, donor and stakeholder meetings

 • Experience working in the East Africa Region is an advantage

• Field oriented and experience in programming; including evidence of innovative approaches

• Ability to work in highly sensitive areas is essential and willingness to travel for up to 30 percent of the year

How to Apply:

 Interested applicants should send application & CV with 3 referees to the following email address: HR.Kenya@jhpiego.org by 31st December 2017.

 Indicate how your education and experience qualifies you for the position Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

 Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer.

Persons with disabilities and other minority groups are encouraged to apply.