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• Offer strategic technical support to
  integrate improvement science in RMNCAH programs with a focus on
  reproductive health.
• Support the department with the
  development of capacity building programs, quality indicators, standards
  and development of scores for current standards, and strengthen maternal
  and perinatal death reviews and continuous improvement.
• Offer technical support in the adaptation
  of WHO quality of care initiatives and provide need based guidance for its
  implementation.
• Provide technical assistance in reviewing
  mentoring guidelines and tools for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent
  Health including supporting actual implementation and monitoring progress
  in selected sites, including functional Maternal, Newborn, Child and
  Adolescent HMIS data systems to monitor outputs
• Help translate best practices and lessons
  learned to inform policies and guidelines, and support the dissemination
  of best practices to partners, districts and health facilities
• Support the documentation and publication
  of Ql implementation at the national and subnational levels, including
  ensuring the knowledge management portal at the MoH is updated with Ql
  content from Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent,Health
• Support the Reproductive Health Division
  to implement the National Quality Improvement Strategy and Framework, and
  other initiatives.
• Provide regular updates to the division on
  any new initiative or ongoing ones and provide short briefs to the
  assistant commissioners for presentation to senior management
• Any other task assigned by the Assistant
  Commissioner Reproductive Health Division and the ASSIST Chief of Party.

• The applicants for the USAID ASSIST
  Quality Improvement Advisor -MNCH career placement must hold an MBChB and
  Masters Degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, or other
  similar degree.
• At least eight years of progressive
  experience working with the Ministry of Health or implementing national
  level programs
• RMNCAH technical content expertise,
  including knowledge of updated evidence-based recommendations (e.g. WHO)
  in the area of RMNCAH is required
• Significant exposure and experience in
  quality improvement implementation
• Prior experience in development of
  guidelines and policies is an added advantage
• Has key linkages to the professional
  bodies in maternal and child health
• Excellent advocacy, communication,
  analytical and report writing skills.
• Ability to work in various settings –
  policy, clinical and implementation settings
• Strong time management and organizational
  skills; demonstrated ability to work well independently and in teams.
• Keen track record of being able to produce
  work in a timely manner with flexibility when necessary to adapt to
  changing work conditions.
• Computer proficiency, including use of relevant
  use of software and other applications e.g. word processing, spreadsheets,
  internal databases, internet navigation etc.
• Ability to travel about 50% of the time.

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