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USAID RH 2.0 Philippines- Service Delivery Senior Advisor- job post

RTI International

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RTI International

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Overview

RTI International’s Global Health Division is currently accepting applications for a Service Delivery Senior Advisor for an anticipated USAID-funded Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health Activity (FP/ARH) in the Philippines. The project will launch at the end of calendar year 2024 and seek to improve health for underserved Filipinos. Through deep engagement with local actors and systems, the project will focus on the principles of sustainability and localization to achieve the following objectives:

Support adoption of positive social norms and behaviors.

Fortify responsiveness and quality of service delivery.

Bolster and institutionalize key health system functions in support of FP/ARH.

The Service Delivery Senior Advisor (SDSA) will design and lead activities to strengthen and expand the provision of quality, client-centered respectful family planning (FP)/reproductive health (ARH) care and services for men, women, and adolescents in underserved areas. S/he oversees the service delivery team, collaborate with the leadership team and is responsible for overall technical leadership and quality of FP/RH service delivery activities. The SDSA supports local government unit (LGU) self-reliance through planning and resource mobilization. Reports to the Deputy Chief of Party and is based in Manila.

Position is contingent upon award and funding.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to strengthen and expand the provision of quality, client-centered respectful FP/RH for underserved population, including men, women and adolescents. Ensure program activities are evidence-based, adapted to local context and needs, and reflect state-of-the-art knowledge and best practices for FP/RH/ARH health service provision.
• Lead technical coordination with key government counterparts such as but not limited to DOH, CPD and DepEd.
• Oversee project technical contributions across clinical FP/RH/ARH interventions.
• Lead design, promotion and adoption of high-impact practices through support to the key country stakeholders.
• In coordination with the MERLA Director, support qualitative research design efforts to better understand supportive supervision mechanisms.
• Lead and contribute to activities to design operational frameworks and guides for engaging private sector.
• Build on frameworks to enhance policies, guidelines, and dissemination efforts with Project partners.
• Lead project efforts to scale-up high-impact interventions and establish mechanisms to sustain practices.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual work plans and program reporting and documentation of success stories.
• May serve as a representative of the project to clients, stakeholders, and partners, providing key inputs for Service Delivery technical decisions.
• Document and publish results and lessons learned.
• Serve as member of Senior Management Team.
• Directly supervise select staff at national level. Provide indirect management and technical direction to subnational staff.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• University degree (or higher) in clinical health field (nursing, medicine, surgery) and at least 12 years of progressive experience leading and implementing technical activities related to FP/RH and ARH service delivery and/or systems strengthening.
• Demonstrated experience in service delivery in the Philippines, including provincial or regional hands-on service delivery and service delivery point management experience, quality improvement, FP/RH and ARH expertise.
• Experience in convening and forging effective working relationships with health and non-health sector actors and private sector stakeholders to improve access to RH services, FP/RH and ARH preferred.
• Additional experience in at least two of the following public health areas: implementation research, maternal health, nutrition, BCC, public policy and advocacy, gender mainstreaming, universal health care.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to oversee and provide guidance for Philippines quality of care policy and guideline development and workforce training.
• Demonstrated success in facilitation, training, and TA for health systems leaders and providers.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with senior government officials, NGO partners, donor agencies and community/facility partners.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.

As a global employer of choice, RTI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace and the communities and markets where we serve our mission. We value diversity of thought, culture, background and perspective and welcome applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, creed, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws or RTI policy.

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