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• Work closely with Program
  Associate-Medical, to support capacity building and implementation of
  fistula prevention activities i.e Family Planning integration, Partograph
  and Emergency Obstetric Care (EMOC), logistics management and infection
  prevention
• Actively participate in planning and
  organizing for training activities in Family planning clinical skills and
  related on-site mentoring and coaching.
• Offer technical support in building
  capacity for and implementation of integration of Post-Partum Family
  Planning at project supported sites including increasing access to use of
  IUDs etc
• Promote access to LARCs (Long Acting
  Reversible Contraceptives) and permanent methods including vasectomy
• Support OJT (On-Job-Training) of NXT
  implanon in a bid to promote its scale up and integration at FC+ supported
  sites
• Offer support in implementation of the
  rights and choice based approaches in provision of family planning
  counselling using the REDI approach while promoting method mix
• Provide technical assistance in
  institutionalization of the mentoring and coaching strategy at all levels
  to scale up use of partograph for labor monitoring at lower-level HC IIIs
  that provide referrals to larger hospitals
• Actively participate in routine follow up
  and technical support supervision of health workers to ensure quality of
  FP services at project sites as well as 
  monitor and maintain the use of the Partograph
• Support training on infection prevention
  and waste management and disposal interventions at fistula care project
  supported sites including strengthening Infection Prevention and Control
  Committees
• Coordinate routine data collection and
  analysis on family planning and the partograph with M&E Program team
• Document and disseminate, lessons learned,
  success stories and best practices in the medical/clinical domains covered
  by the project
• Provide support to the youth strategy,
  monitor and strengthen implementation of in and out of school youth
  activities and documentation of lessons learnt.
• Represent EngenderHealth  in related meetings and activities  at district and national levels as
  delegated
• Perform any other duties as may be
  assigned periodically.

• The ideal candidate should hold a graduate
  degree in Public Health or a related field preferably a registered
  midwife/nurse
• Competency in Family Planning Clinical
  Skills particularly long acting methods (Implant and IUD insertion and
  removal skills) and related quality improvement activities.
• Has training skills and experience in
  health related training
• At least five years’ experience in health
  programs
• A minimum of two years’ experience in
  management and provision of maternal child health and family planning
  skills including youth and adolescents.
• Knowledge of reproductive health services
  including family planning, infection prevention, working with communities,
  youth and adolescents.
• Clinical background in maternal health and
  family planning
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capable
  of coordinating teamwork and high performing teams
• Demonstrated working relationships with
  district/country officials from  the
  public, private and NGO sectors
• Excellent writing and communication skills
  and abilities
• Ability to conduct  regular field visits up  to 40% of the time to monitor the
  various activities to ensure high standards of programming, effective use
  of resources and to provide support to partners  where required.
• Written and spoken fluency in English
  required.

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