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Save the Children MH/RH Advisor

Advisor, Maternal/Reproductive Health

Washington DC

Save the Children

Summary

The Maternal and Reproductive Health Advisor (MH and RH Advisor) provides technical leadership in supporting Save the Children’s maternal and reproductive health programs. The MH/RH Advisor will be responsible for:

Providing technical input into shaping and developing a maternal and newborn and reproductive health (MNH/RH) strategic plan at global level
Working closely with other health and nutrition colleagues as well as HIV/AIDS to ensure integration, innovation, and application of high quality and evidence-based approaches to improving health outcomes
Providing technical leadership for MH/RH through:

1. Strengthening community-based and facility maternal and reproductive health
2. Integrating MNH/RH into MCH and nutrition programs
3. Strengthening clinical skills (including supporting in-service training),
4. Developing/reviewing curricula, manuals, standard protocols and guidelines for maternal, newborn and RH health programs

Building the capacity of country offices and other sector staff to design and implement, monitor and document quality programs with a focus on clinical skills strengthening in MNH
Identifying best practices, documents and promotes uptake more broadly within SC programs and more widely among partners and program community.
Representing Save the Children to partners, donors and the global community on issues related to maternal and reproductive health
Leading the development and submission of quality proposals in response to identified opportunities

Requirements:

Health professional (MD or nurse midwife) with midwifery training skills (pre-service and/or in service clinical training)
Master’s Degree in public health, highly desirable
At least 7-10 years’ experience implementing international maternal, RH programs in a developing country
Demonstrated experience and expertise in maternal health, family planning/reproductive health systems strengthening and service delivery
USAID experience and experience developing successful project proposals, effective implementation plans, and monitoring frameworks
Demonstrated experience in facilitating midwifery clinical training
Excellent writing and oral communication skills
Excellent multicultural, interpersonal, teamwork, partnering, supervisory skills and ability to work independently
Ability to communicate in an additional language (French or Spanish) desirable
Willingness to travel internationally at least 35%

Apply to www.savethechildren.org under “Careers”