Position Summary
The position provides technical support to improve institutional capacities for Social Behavior Change interventions, including the full continuum of SBC activities such as community mobilization and engagement, and healthcare worker interpersonal and counseling skills to improve demand, access and utilization for primary healthcare services with emphasis on Family Planning/ Reproductive Health (FP/RH), Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) and Nutrition.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Policy Development
- Engage the MOH stakeholders and other implementing partners to develop/update outreach guidelines to encourage proactive outreach services to increase the population with access to full choices about modern contraception, and maternal, newborn health services.
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
- Provide technical assistance to the Government (Ministry of Health and Municipal Assemblies) and stakeholders to Improve the institutional capacities and systems of MOH
- Improve the design, evaluation and implementation of evidence-based Social Behaviour Change interventions based on global best practice that tailors messaging for FP/RH, MNCAH, nutrition, to demonstrate the critical importance of delivering comprehensive, quality healthcare services.
- Provide technical support on defining the role of and capacity building to ensure frontline providers have the skills and guidelines for respectful, integrated delivery of healthcare services regardless of client's age, gender, orientation, religion, marital or disability status.
Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Support strategies and action plans to improve collaboration and action planning between development partners in Timor Leste
- Establish strong relationship with the key Ministry of Health stakeholders
- Support the SBC technical working group at the central level
Project Management and Implementation
- Provide oversight responsibilities, periodic check-ins and capacity strengthening for PROPEL grantees, municipal and village level stakeholders
- Design and co-facilitate learning exchanges to best practices between municipalities, partners and grantees
- Contribute to and coordinate with other data use activities
- Contribute to the formulation of project strategy, work plans and reports
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree (master's or PhD) in Public Health, Health Promotion Science, Health Systems Management, Psychology, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in health systems strengthening and/or SBC
- Experience working with public health, government stakeholders and systems, development partners, professional associates and other SBC stakeholders
- Strong understanding of global best practices in social behaviour change, behavioural economics, and health systems strengthening strategies
- History working with the Ministry of Health, and/or donor-funded projects responsible for carrying out social behaviour change is preferred
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English and preferably in Tetum
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Outlook, Word and Excel and preferably experience with SharePoint
How to apply
Please submit your application via link below
https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/22133?c=palladium
