Liberia: Senior Technical Coordinator

ABOUT LAST MILE HEALTH

Founded by the survivors of Liberia’s civil war, Last Mile Health (LMH) saves lives in the world’s most remote communities. The organization specializes in the development and management of professionalized Community Health Workers who bridge the gap between the health system and remote communities, bringing critical services to the doorsteps of people living in the last mile. LMH’s programs are implemented hand-in-hand with community members, local government officials, national policy makers, and global partners to ensure sustainable impact.

Last Mile Health is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization with offices in Liberia, Boston and New York. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Technical Coordinator will support the NCHS Director in critical design, project management, and programmatic functions related to the National CHA Program, including training and implementation cascade, supply chain, supervision systems and broader programmatic needs. The Senior Technical Coordinator will also provide support for capacity building efforts with the Ministry of Health at the national and county levels. As the NCHA Program goes through the critical stages of implementation, this position will focus on designing critical monitoring systems to capture successes, challenges, and areas of improvement as the program is reviewed over the next year. The position will also provide technical guidance to other LMH team members and other implementing partners as needed to promote compliance with the national CHA program model.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

· Support launch of CHSS and CHA training program at national and county levels with the Community Health Services Division (CHSD) and implementing partners with focus on fidelity to national policy, training package, and other guidelines

· Coordinate between LMH teams, MOH, and other partners on the development of program quality and implementation fidelity metrics, targets, and monitoring framework for the national CHA program

· Ensure orientation and on-the-job coaching of County Health Teams in LMH-supported counties on NCHA Program, in coordination with the LMH Programs Team

· Ensure the collection and analysis of challenges, project achievements and lessons learned among all implementing partners of the CHA program over the next one year to inform program review in 2018

· Work in partnership with senior MOH officials to identify community health system strengthening initiatives and leverage the expertise of team members to support their implementation. This includes design of systems, standard operating procedures, and implementation guidelines as well as identifying technical assistance and capacity building needs within MOH and with relevant partners such as UNICEF, IRC, WHO, CHAI and USAID

· Provide technical backstopping and oversight for NCHS team members responsible for developing strategic documents, program materials and key briefs to support NCHS team in country in needed advocacy, program presentations and workshops

· Provide technical backstopping and oversight for NCHS team members responsible for creating strong information flows between NCHS and field programs to inform rollout of national program and utilization of new processes and documents

· Support NCHS Director on overall management of NCHS team and coordination to achieve key NCHS deliverables

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in public health, public policy or international relations

· Graduate degree in a relevant field

· Experience managing, motivating and empowering team members to achieve key performance indicators

· Experience establishing new national-level programs, protocols and procedures in complex environments

· Experience working with governments and international partners in resource-limited settings

· Demonstrated success in working with supporting high-level officials and stakeholders in managing policy and/or government compliance

· Strong supervision and management skills and the ability to meet tight timeline requirements

· Ability to relate to, and motivate, people at all levels of government and implementing partners

· Highly developed influencing and persuading skills

· Experience in project and operational management in complex environments

Reports directly to: Director of National Community Health Systems

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience

Instructions to apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter on our online application platform

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