DAI Global
Health, LLC seeks a Technical Specialist for Jalin, USAID’s Flagship Maternal
and Newborn Health Activity, based in Jakarta Indonesia.
Program: Jalin, USAID’s Flagship Maternal and
Newborn Health Activity
Reports to: Technical Director
Location: Jakarta,
with regional travel up to 30%
Position
Summary:
The Technical Specialist-Vulnerable
Populations will work under the supervision of the project’s Technical Director
and with Jalin staff in Jakarta and field offices to support efforts to improve
utilization of quality maternal and newborn health services by the poorest and
most vulnerable populations. In
addition, he or she will provide technical assistance to subnational health
offices, civil society organizations, communities, and other relevant
stakeholders to ensure that the design and implementation of local solutions to
improve maternal and neonatal health reach populations such as the economically
disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, the uninsured, low-income
children, the elderly, the homeless, and other marginalized groups. The Technical Specialist-Vulnerable
Populations will look beyond the mainstream poverty reduction target indices to
reach the poorest and most vulnerable groups, and engage them in MNH program
initiatives.
Program Description: Through Jalin, USAID’s Flagship Maternal
and Newborn Health Activity, USAID/Indonesia’s role as a development partner
will shift from funding implementation of specific interventions to
facilitating and supporting partnerships across a variety of stakeholders to catalyze
local solutions through co-creation processes; leverage public and private
financing; and increase the pace at which good quality local evidence is made
widely available and utilized.
In six populous provinces across Indonesia, Jalin
will work to create opportunities to strengthen civic engagement and commitment
to create a movement for maternal and newborn health aligned with strong political
commitment from the Government of Indonesia (GOI). The Jalin Project aims
improve delivery and utilization of essential health and other services to
reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths, particularly among the poorest
and most vulnerable populations
Roles and Responsibilities:
•
Provide
technical assistance on subjects related to health inequalities associated with
essential maternal and newborn care during the development and implementation
of local solutions focusing on:
•
Increasing health seeking behaviors for quality maternal
and neonatal health services among the poorest and most vulnerable;
•
Improving health system responsiveness to
specific needs of the poorest and most vulnerable;
•
Improving appropriate identification of the
poorest and most vulnerable;
•
Improving access to information on health care
options for the poorest and most vulnerable;
•
Coordinate
with and provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, other
governmental bodies as well as relevant nongovernmental and private
stakeholders on health inequality issues that affect poorest and most vulnerable;
•
Provide
technical leadership to the co-creation process to develop local solutions that
address the needs of vulnerable populations;
•
Coordinate
closely with Jalin staff and partners who are implementing local solutions to
ensure that systemic health inequality issues are detected and addressed as
needed;
•
Develop
strategies and technical concept notes related to health inequalities associated
with the poorest and most vulnerable;
•
Support
Jalin staff for the timely preparation and submission of reports and other
deliverables including annual performance reports, annual work plans, and ad
hoc presentations and reports;
•
Strengthen
the capacities of project and partner staff with technical updates, sharing of
new evidence, and learning and supportive supervision;
•
Work with the monitoring, evaluation, research,
learning and adaptation (MERLA) team to analyze data and assess changes in health
inequality indicators related to the poorest and most vulnerable and to track
progress and results for documentation and dissemination;
•
Travel
to field sites to provide technical assistance and oversee the implementation
of programs that address health inequalities for the poorest and most vulnerable;
and
•
Perform other duties as assigned by the Technical
Director.
Qualifications:
·
A
minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, Women’s Studies,
Education, Public Health, Medicine, Social Sciences (such as Medical
Anthropology), Education, or another related field.
·
Minimum
of 7 years of experience working within Indonesia’s health system with a focus
on issues related to access to quality services for poor and vulnerable
populations.
·
Experience
working with national and subnational government, nongovernmental organizations,
donors, and other relevant stakeholders;
·
Demonstrated
understanding and familiarity with issues related to disabled groups and
vulnerable populations as well as evidence-based solutions,
·
Excellent
interpersonal and oral and written communication skills; fluency in English
required (oral and written);
·
Computer
literacy, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel, is required;
·
Previous
work experience and knowledge of USAID or other donor projects a plus;
·
Knowledge
of maternal and newborn health issues desirable;
·
Ability
to work in changeable and complex environments with multiple tasks, competing
priorities, and short deadlines
Interested and qualified applicants should send
their CV and a cover letter to indonesiamnh@dai.com with the words “Technical Specialist – Vulnerable Population” in the subject line
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