Posted Mar 01, 2018 6 views
Overview:
The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) is a global, USAID Cooperative Agreement to introduce and support high-impact health interventions with a focus on 24 high-priority countries with the ultimate goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths within a generation. In Pakistan MCSP will be working on Accelerating Family Planning in Pakistan (AFPP) to quickly accelerate the achievement of: 1) Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) objectives in Pakistan and 2) USAID/Pakistan’s Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths (EPCMD) objectives in the area of Family Planning (FP). MCSP/AFPP is a one year project and will be working in three provinces of Pakistan- Sindh, Punjab, and Baluchistan in close collaboration with USAID/Pakistan and USAID/Pakistan implementing partners.
Family Planning (FP) Programs in Pakistan started in the mid-1960s and have tried many initiatives and policies. And yet the current Contraceptive Prevalence Rates (CPR) stand at 30%, reflecting the growth fewer than projected. Rigorous research has been conducted to identify the barriers to FP; and under different programs, the research findings have been materialized into interventions implemented by public and private players.
Adherence to international FP compliance standards during FP trainings and service delivery is one of the key determinants which affects the adoption of FP services.
To ensure FP compliance during counseling and service delivery at all levels in sustainable manner at both DoH and PWD facilities, an extensive review of current health and population policies and procedures of three provinces i-e Sindh, Punjab and Baluchistan shall be conducted under the MCSP program, in coordination with both the departments aforementioned and will explore the gaps in policies and procedures in light of FP compliance guidelines and will share the findings with DoH and PWD in the form of action plan to address the gaps and advocacy plan if required, for ensuring the FP compliance.
The consultant will work in close collaboration with Project Director and Manager Compliance, Monitoring and Evaluation to review the current policies, develop tools and to finalize the report.
Responsibilities:
- Review provincial and national health and population policies.
- Conduct meetings with key stakeholders, Jhpiego will facilitate in arranging these meetings and arrange logistic arrangements.
- Develop tools and conduct gap analysis in the light of FP compliance standards.
- Assist MER team in developing tools for assessing current practices and procedures.
- Assist MER team in analyzing data.
- Draft action plan and advocacy plan.
- Submit final report.
- Participate in seminars/meeting for dissemination of findings.
Qualification and work experience:
- Ph.D. in Social Science with minimum of 3 years’ experience or Masters in Social Sciences with minimum 10 years of working experience with a reputed organization
- Can demonstrate her/his work during the interview.
- Excellent communication skills
- Can travel for field visits and coordination meetings
- Well versed with existing health systems
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
JHU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Details
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide high-quality health care for their people. Jhpiego develops strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers, strengthening health systems and improving the delivery of care. Jhpiego has been working in Pakistan since 1997 when it provided technical assistance under a series of maternal and reproductive health projects funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). One of the Project aims in Pakistan is to improve the quality of public and private sector health services. Healthcare providers will be trained; health facilities renovated and services will be expanded and improved. We also will improve access of women and children to health services especially the poor and those who do not or cannot go for health care, by educating communities and families and setting up better transport and communications systems. By 2017, thousands of deaths of women, newborn babies and infants will have been prevented as a result of the USAID/Pakistan MCH Program. USAID/Pakistan has, in cooperation with the USAID Office of Inspector General, established the Anti-Fraud Hotline to provide an avenue for the reporting of fraud, waste, and abuse which may be associated with USAID funded projects in Pakistan. Complaints are handled with complete confidentiality and individuals are encouraged to report when corruption, fraud, waste or abuse may exit in the USAID/Pakistan projects. Reports can be filed anonymously via the easy-to-use Hotline (toll-free number 0800 84700); e-mail at [email protected]; fax at 021-35390410; postal address at 5-C, 2nd Floor Khayaban-e-Itthad, Phase VII, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan; and on the website www.anti-fraudhotline.com.”
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