Job Announcement - TB National Consultant (Indonesian Nationality Only) - Palladium USAID-BANTU Project

Job Announcement

TB National Consultant (Indonesian Nationality Only)

Company Overview

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Project Summary

Through the USAID-funded Health Technical Assistance Project (BANTU), Palladium supports USAID Indonesia?s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) by rapidly leveraging specialized short- and long-term technical assistance to USAID, USAID-funded programs, the Government of Indonesia (GOI), and other organizations and agencies as required. 

Background

Indonesia has made significant progress in TB control over the past decade, however, the TB prevalence survey of 2013 indicated that TB prevalence was actually 2.5 times higher than previously thought (since the previous survey in 2004).

Indonesia has the second-highest TB burden in the world with more than 1 million new cases every year. TB notification is 368,000 which indicate that 632,000 TB cases are missing. TB also is the fifth leading cause of death in Indonesia and the leading cause of death from an infectious agent; about 100,000 TB deaths occur every year (275 per day).

In addition to having the second highest burden of TB in the world Indonesia has the third highest number of TB cases which includes a high number of Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases –estimated to be 2% of all new and 12% of all re-treatment TB cases in the country. There is a high cost to testing and treating MDR-TB cases and Indonesia has limited capacity to address this problem including: limited number of facilities that can diagnose and treat MDR-TB, as well as limited laboratory capacity and limited local budgets and commitment to address this challenge of MDR-TB. 

In 2014, Indonesia launched TB National Strategic Plan 2014-2019 which is a guide for USAID TB programming over next five years in order to ensure our assistance is closely coordinated with National TB program priorities and synergistic with GF, ATM and other donor agencies.

USAID has identified five key interventions that has been prioritized based on TB National Strategic Plan; Ensuring universal access by integrated TB program into National Health Insurance (JKN) and securing increased local budget for TB program, increasing case detection, ensuring quality of treatment, expanding diagnostic services and Surveillance.

USAID continous  to support National TB program under TB portfolio  though Challenge TB project, Promoting Drug Quality, Supply Chain Mangement, Community Empowerment of People Against TB (CEPAT), Health System Strenghtening and Private Sector Engangement.

In 2012, CEPAT was awarded to three local organization, Jaringan Kesehatan Masyarakat (JKM), Lembaga Kesehatan Nahdatul Ulama (LKNU), and Roman Catholic Diocese (RCD). Two groups of the CEPAT project will end in December 2017 and one of CEPAT will end in March 2018.  CEPAT project works in partnership with National TB Program (NTP) aiming to enhance capacity and skill to improve TB awarness an TB case detection through community mobilization

Scope of Work

USAID Office of Health is seeking a long-term National Consultan for TB (12 month contract with option for renewal) to provide technical and management support  to the Office Health focusing primarly on Tuberculosis (TB). Under the direction of Infectious Disease Team Leader or designee, He/she will support TB port folio activities and as well as support cross cutting activities including Health strengthening system and private sector.

a)      Provide continous support to CEPAT project activities during the closeout of the project

b)      Provide continous support in the impelementation of USAID TB port folio including but not limited to  Health System Strenghtening , development of partnership with Civil Society Organzation, Stop TB partnership and Private Sector Engagement

c)       Provide technical input related to Intermediate Result 3.1 (I.R.3.1) under Development Objective Three Global Development priorities of mutual interest advanced

d)      Provide technical, analytical and programmatic input in order to support  Office of Health for TB disucssion and interaction with Ministry of Health, sub national Government and other ministrial, organization related as required.

e)      Provide continous support in day-to-day activities of the USAID Health Office particulary TB team including: contribute to of all TB documentation required by Office of Health

f)       Provide any other technical, analytical, programmatic and administrative input to the Office of health as required.

 

Required Qualification

Education:  Medical degree is required; and an advanced degree in Public Health is preferred. 

a.         Prior Work Experience:  Seven (7) years of progressive experience with the development and management of public health programs in Indonesia is required. Prior experience with Tuberculosis or other infectious diseases program is preferred.

b.        Language Proficiency:  Fluency in both written and spoken English level-4 is required. The incumbent required to independently prepare and edit technical documents and correspondence at a professional level on a regular basis. The Incumbent will need to be able to speak and make formal presentations on regular bases in English and Bahasa Indonesia to senior USG officials and GOI counterparts respectively

c.         Knowledge:  The incumbent has solid technical knowledge and understanding of the development, management and evaluation of public health or development programs.

d.        Skills and Abilities:  The incumbent must demonstrate a high degree of interpersonal, analytical, communication, managerial, leadership, planning, negotiating and problem solving skills. The incumbent will be required to establish and maintain strong relationships with GOI counterparts at all levels, as well as a range of implementing partners and other international donors.

 

HOW TO APPLY: To respond to this position, interested candidates are encouraged to apply on http://thepalladiumgroup.com/jobs, or send your resume and cover letter to recruitment@bantuproject.net with the title of the position in the subject line of your email.

Closing Date: January 1, 2018 COB Jakarta Time
 
Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
 
Palladium provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.