Abt Associates, Inc. is recruiting for a qualified professional to fill the position of Human Resources for Health (HRH) Specialist, on the USAID-funded Malawi Health Policy and Systems Strengthening (HPSS) project, based in Lilongwe. HPSS is a 5-year project designed to provide technical support to Malawi’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to help improve policies, management and leadership, and fiscal responsibility, in a collaborative effort to strengthen Malawi’s health care system. The HRH Specialist will work under the guidance of the Chief of Party to lead technical support to the MOH for strengthening human resources management systems.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide technical leadership to support the Ministry of Health to plan, develop and support the HRH workforce in Malawi. • Lead activities that guide the Ministry of Health to generate workforce information, apply workforce data to strengthen HRH policies and practice, and utilize innovative approaches to strengthen the workforce. • Develop and utilize participatory techniques, real-world case studies and group work to build the capacity of Ministry of Health staff to improve recruitment, optimize performance, and strengthen retention of the workforce. • Build the capacity of HPSS coaches working at District level to support district health management teams in developing the district’s workforce through in-service training, supportive supervision, and interventions that improve distribution and retention.
• Oversee project activities in targeted USAID districts to strengthen HRH policies and practices. • In collaboration with other HPSS staff, develop scopes of work and workplans that clearly identify short and long-range achievable, sustainable activities geared at achieving both general and specific project objectives. • Identify technical assistance expertise (local & international) required to achieve results related to HRH activities on the project. • Provide technical review from design of an activity to final technical product. • Keep informed and collaborate with health implementing partners, international donors and cooperating agencies on issues related to HRH; collaborate closely with HPSS partner staff working to strengthen management and leadership at all levels of the health system. • Represent the project on the MOH’s HRH Technical Working Group • Other duties as assigned
Skills/Knowledge Required: • Minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline. • Minimum of 6+ years of related work experience. • Demonstrated expertise in providing technical leadership in health workforce planning & management in decentralized health systems. • Demonstrated expertise in supportive supervision, health policy advocacy and/or management and leadership strengthening is desired. • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary, multicultural teams and monitor efforts at the national, subnational and local levels. • Demonstrated ability to engage and work with stakeholders at all system levels • A proven, successful record of achieving results, preferably in a difficult working environment • Excellent writing, computer, management and organizational skills. • Experience in implementing donor-funded projects in Malawi is preferred • Fluency in English required, language skills in Chichewa, and other languages of Malawi highly preferred.
Abt Associates is seeking candidates for multiple positions. To be considered for any position, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter that provides details of the applicant’s specific qualifications for the desired position to:
In the subject line of the email, write the title of the position for which you are applying. If you wish to apply for more than one position, please submit separate applications for each position. Applications that do not follow these instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements, will not be considered.
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