About Us 

MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices is one of the largest international family planning/Reproductive Health Organizations in the world. We are a results-oriented social enterprise that develops efficient, effective, and sustainable family planning/reproductive health programs around the world

MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices is currently undertaking a dramatic scale-up of health service delivery for low- and middle-income women and couples in Ethiopia. This includes expanding clinics and rural Outreach programs into new regions of Ethiopia and creating social franchising networks of private quality service providers.

Background on the Role

USAID Quality Healthcare Activity (QHA) aims at improving health outcomes through improved readiness of health facilities to deliver quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services, increased management and accountability for quality service delivery, and restoration of services in health facilities in conflict-affected areas.

MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices, partnered with the USAID-funded Quality of Healthcare Activities (QHA) consortia, led by JSI, and aspire to improve the private health system and quality of care, across the implementation region and beyond. QHA will cover urban and peri-urban primary health care units (PHCU) and referral health facilities in select regions and woredas. Accordingly, MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices is looking for a senior Private sector advisor, who will serve as the most senior representative of MSI - Reproductive Choices in USAID Quality Healthcare Activity.

1.       Job Summary

Functionally Working closely with the Senior Private Sector Advisor and reporting to the private sector support lead will provide technical and programmatic support to the planning, implementation, and evaluations of the private sector engagement strategy and activities in the USAID/QHA project

2.       Duties/Tasks

Planning, monitoring, and evaluations

·         Lead Program Implementation and Capacity Development Planning and implementation

·         Provide technical support to and technically oversee the implementation of program activities with partners and staff.

·         Provide technical expertise and analysis on private sector development issues including regulations and standardizations in the private health facilities for the project areas

·         Coordinate and facilitate the development, implementation, and monitoring of private sector support work plan, timely communicate to all concerned for budget and results framework

·         Coordinate and facilitate the development, implementation, and monitoring of the projects work plan, including budget

·         Coordinate and facilitate private sector associations' development and governance

·         Support and coordinate delivery of the day-to-day project activities to ensure prompt and adequate delivery of results

·         Work with staff and implementing partners to ensure reports and assigned resources are used per quality and transparent standards

·         Contribute to information-sharing and data management systems

·         Compile monthly and quarterly reports, on time and with accurate data

·         Identify opportunities for capacity building and facilitate technical/ programming support and training

·         Support the design and development of private health sector quality of RMNCH strategic engagement and minimum services packages and follow its implementation 

·         Ensure the cascade of the Public-private Mix strategy in the project areas and private sectors are benefiting from the strategy, and make sure that all private facilities are well badged

·         Work with private sector support to develop appropriate prevention and awareness-raising/behavior-change strategies for the private sector

·         Ensure the implementation of the sustainability strategies for the project

·         Any other duties as directed by MSIE management and supervisors

Private Sector Quality of Healthcare:

·         Closely work with the USAID/QHA field team and ensure private health care and quality assurance standards are in line with the country, QHA, and MSI standards.

·         Support quality RMNCH services are delivered through the private healthcare

·         Follow the Implementation of client-centered care initiatives in the improvement of private health care including, collecting client feedback, reviewing client satisfaction surveys, and designing community provider interface platforms.

·         Develop and track action plans related to quality audits, incidents, supportive supervision, and team meeting in are timely completed

·         Ensure clinical services meet National clinical quality standards such as in infection prevention, provider competency in RMNCH services, client counseling & informed consent, pain management, medical emergency management, and incident management

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

·         Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting system customization to the private sector context as well as evaluation of the program and projects

·         Conduct frequent field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field-level activities. 

·         Produce reports on monitoring missions, program results, outputs, and outcomes.

·         Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and MSIE reports.

·         Support in the development of reports, proposals, case studies, and other relevant documentation

Job Requirements

3.       PERSON SPECIFICATION

A.               Qualification Requirement

a.   Education

Nursing/HO/ MPH with health/health-related background

b.         Experiences   

                 Sixx years of hands-on experience     

B.      Skills, Attitudes, and Attributes

·         Knowledge and experience in the private sector quality health care engagement, including new initiatives like CBHI

·         Good appreciation of the issues of provision of reproductive health care services; 

·         Understanding major policies/issues of government health policies, regional policies

·         Strong technical skills in customer services and business feasibility approaches

·         Ability to proceed on own initiative using independent judgment

·         Good facilitation, presentation, team building, and coordination skills;

·         Strong personal commitment to the goals of MSI and 

·         Good interpersonal/communication (both oral & written) and time management skills

.        Prochoice

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Support Office

Type of Employment: Contract

Number of Positions- (1)

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to download the job application form from https://www.mariestopes.org.et/join-our-team/   and email to Humanresource@mariestopes.org.et before the closing date of this announcement i.e. within ten (10) days.

Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled in the application form and send us back.  We regret to inform that we do not accept CV at this stage.   

Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email.

Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications.

CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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