Job Vacancy HEALTH SPECIALIST Kinerja USAID - Makassar/Papua based

KINERJA Project, a local governance program funded by USAID focusing on
providing service delivery in the areas education, health and economic
services is currently looking for Health Specialist according to the
scope of work below.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to
apujiastuti@kinerja.or.id <mailto:apujiastuti%40kinerja.or.id>
<mailto:apujiastuti@kinerja.or.id <mailto:apujiastuti%40kinerja.or.id> >
not later than 9 September 2012 indicating the reference subject. All
candidates are requested to specify their availability date in the
application letter. Please note that only short-listed candidates will
be contacted.

Duration of Project: Anticipated dates—September 2012 to February
28, 2015
Position: Health Specialist
Duty Station : Papua 50% and Makassar 50% (Positioned in Makassar)

Purpose of the Assignment

The Health Specialist will serve as the main Indonesian resource to
ensure effective implementation of health service improvement approaches
of the Kinerja project in South Sulawesi through Intermediary
Organizations (IOs) and Papua through UGM.

Duties and Responsibilities

A. South Sulawesi

In the time span of the assignment of Kinerja intermediary
organizations, the health specialist together with the IO will assist
the District Health Office (DHO) and Health Center (HC) to strengthen
health management through participatory and transparent planning and
budgeting, development of Standard Operational Procedures of MCH, as
well as citizen charter in accordance with Perbup/Perwako, as well as
actively advocate to District Health Offices and Mayor/Regents in order
to implement of quality MNCH services in health centers.

In addition to providing strong supply side support the Health
Specialist (HS) will also advise the IO on how to incorporate the
results of the puskesmas complaint survey into planning, budgeting, and
implementation by the puskesmas. The HS will also facilitate discussions
between the IO and puskesmas regarding program implementation.

B. Papua

Health specialist together with PMPK UGM will assist the DHO and HC to
strengthening health system through improving Health Management and
Leadership. HS provide input or advice to UGM for implementation (plan
of action or Rencana Tindak Lanjut ) post training incorporate Kinerja
Papua Work Plan and Six Block Health System building of WHO.

Under supervision of the Papua Provincial Coordinator (PC) and the
Kinerja Senior Health Specialist (SHS), the HS will observe, monitor,
and evaluate of UGM in the implementation of Kinerja health packages
regarding Kinerja Papua Work Plan and Performance Monitoring Plan.

Qualifications required

· A bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

· A minimum of 10 years' experience working with local
governments related to health services and performance management.

· In-depth knowledge and understanding of the
institutional/organizational and technical resources of health
management and health services in provincial and district level and
health center.

· Experience working with MSF and advising CSOs on how to
interact effectively with government officials in the health sector

· High degree of adaptability to varied working environments
and good interpersonal and team working skills.

· Basic knowledge of management processes and systems
especially health minimum service standard including performance
evaluation.

· Experiences in working with Local Governments, Universities
and Civil Society Organizations.

· Ability to speak, read and write in English.

For more detail info about us, please visit www.kinerja.or.id
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