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Job title: Country Programmes Officer
Location: London
Contract type: Full Time – Fixed Term contract until 31st December 2019.
Salary: £24,970
Reporting to: Country Programmes Manager

Position Summary
THET has staff presence in Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somaliland, Zambia and Myanmar. Within these countries, we work closely with our in-country teams to deliver a range of health system strengthening, and health worker training programmes.

The Country Programmes Officer plays an important role within the Country Programmes Team by providing support over a wide range of activities, and maintaining strong administrative systems to underpin the work of the team.

The responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve and be refined as we expand and change THET’s country programme portfolio, requiring considerable flexibility on the part of the post-holder.

Person Specification: Essential skills

• Bachelor’s Degree (2:1 or above) in a related discipline
• Experience of working in a team environment.
• Excellent administrative and logistical skills gained through previous employment.
• Experience of cross-cultural working.
• Knowledgeable of international development principles.
• Understanding of current issues and challenges in Global Health.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, high level of integrity and good moral
  conduct.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Computer literacy with a high level of knowledge and practice using Microsoft Office.
• Good financial skills (budget development, monitoring and reporting).
• Ability to work within tight deadlines

To view the full Job Description please click here.

How to apply

Interested candidates can apply by submitting a cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, what they would bring to the role and demonstrating how they fit the person specification.

This letter should be submitted with a CV to jobs@thet.org no later than 28^th March 2019, 5:00pm GMT THET is an equal opportunity employer.

DFID implements a large range of programmes in Somalia and Somaliland in the areas of governance, economic and private sector development, humanitarian and conflict response, health, nutrition and overall social development. The Somalia Health & Nutrition Programme – SHINE Supply Component aims at providing access to basic health and nutrition services as defined by the Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to 2 million inhabitants of Somalia and Somaliland and strengthen the capacity of Somalia and Somaliland’s Health Authorities to oversee, coordinate, plan and manage the implementation of essential health service provision as defined in the Essential Package of Health Service framework. SHINE is a 5-year programme to reduce mother and child deaths in Somalia by improving the supply and demand for improved health and nutrition services. The programme aims to strengthen Somali Health Authorities (SHAs) oversight of basic service delivery and contribute to the wider state building agenda.

This assignment is to contribute to the Health System Strengthening of the SHINE supply component.

Main Goal of this assignment.

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the capacity of District Health Management Teams in order to be able to oversee the implementation and monitoring of the Essential Package of Health Services, as guided by the health sector strategic plan and district implementation plans.

Objectives

The objectives of this consultancy  is to provide expert technical assistance to the development and delivery of training to DHMTs, using internationally recognized training resources, adapted to the Somali/Somaliland context and to the Terms of Reference for the DHMTs.

 Deliverables

Key Deliverables Expected:

• Clear agreed ToRs for RHMTs and DHMTs to ensure clear separation of responsibilities of the regional and district health management teams.
• Recommendation of which training package should be used for the training of DHMTs and how it should be adapted to meet the Somali/Somaliland context and the requirements of the agreed ToRs for the DHMT.
• On the basis of the findings, tailor recommended DHMT training modules to the Somali context
• Prepare and conduct facilitator training sessions to equip facilitators to deliver DHMT training to DHMTs in their regions.
• Draft and compile a final report of the training of facilitators and recommend a training plan for the 16 DHMT Training.
• Remote mentorship of facilitators in the delivery of the training modules

Required Education Skills and Experience

• At least 10 years’ experience in the development and delivery of training materials targeting DHMTs or similar entities at decentralised levels.
• A minimum of 5 years in-depth knowledge and experience of the Somalia health sector or similar country setting.
• Proven knowledge of broader health system strengthening approaches.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of health sector reform and District health systems in Africa.
• Sound understanding and application of training and mentorship concepts, methodologies and tools.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Good leadership, communication and facilitation skills.

 Requirements and working relationships

• The consultant will need to be able to travel to Somaliland and Somalia, and spend periods in Nairobi. Some of the work can be delivered remotely from the consultant’s home location.
• The project will benefit from the input of a National team, including Technical Assistance in Hargeisa and Mogadishu and a support team who will organise the logistics and undertake preparatory and follow-up work in between the inputs of the Senior International Technical Assistant.
• The consultant will work closely with THET Senior Health Coordinator and THET Country Director and Focal people from the MoHs

The consultant/s should submit a technical and a financial proposal. The technical proposal should include a description of the proposed methodology and confirm time lines. The financial proposal should include the fees for the technical assistance.

Interested individual consultants or a team of consultants should submit a cover letter, CV/s and detailed work plan and budget to recruitment-som@thet.org and louise.mcgrath@thet.org, no later than 21^st March 2019.  Submissions will be assessed on a rolling basis.

For the full terms of reference please check here.

DFID implements a large range of programmes in Somalia and Somaliland in the areas of governance, economic and private sector development, humanitarian and conflict response, health, nutrition and overall social development. The Somalia Health & Nutrition Programme – SHINE Supply Component aims at providing access to basic health and nutrition services as defined by the Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to 2 million inhabitants of Somalia and Somaliland and strengthen the capacity of Somalia and Somaliland’s Health Authorities to oversee, coordinate, plan and manage the implementation of essential health service provision as defined in the Essential Package of Health Service framework. SHINE is a 5-year programme to reduce mother and child deaths in Somalia by improving the supply and demand for improved health and nutrition services. The programme aims to strengthen Somali Health Authorities (SHAs) oversight of basic service delivery and contribute to the wider state building agenda.

This assignment is to contribute to the Health System Strengthening of the SHINE supply component.

Main Goal of this assignment.

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the capacity of District Health Management Teams in order to be able to oversee the implementation and monitoring of the Essential Package of Health Services, as guided by the health sector strategic plan and district implementation plans.

Objectives

The objectives of this consultancy  is to provide expert technical assistance to the development and delivery of training to DHMTs, using internationally recognized training resources, adapted to the Somali/Somaliland context and to the Terms of Reference for the DHMTs.

 Deliverables

Key Deliverables Expected:

• Clear agreed ToRs for RHMTs and DHMTs to ensure clear separation of responsibilities of the regional and district health management teams.
• Recommendation of which training package should be used for the training of DHMTs and how it should be adapted to meet the Somali/Somaliland context and the requirements of the agreed ToRs for the DHMT.
• On the basis of the findings, tailor recommended DHMT training modules to the Somali context
• Prepare and conduct facilitator training sessions to equip facilitators to deliver DHMT training to DHMTs in their regions.
• Draft and compile a final report of the training of facilitators and recommend a training plan for the 16 DHMT Training.
• Remote mentorship of facilitators in the delivery of the training modules

Required Education Skills and Experience

1. 1. Qualified doctor or nurse with a postgraduate qualification in community/public health with management skills or similar relevant qualification
   2. A minimum of 5 years in-depth knowledge and experience of the Somalia health sector or similar country setting.
   3. Proven knowledge of broader health system strengthening approaches.
   4. Broad knowledge and understanding of health sector reform and District health systems in Africa.
   5. Excellent writing and communication skills.
   6. Sound understanding and application of training and mentorship concepts, methodologies and tools.
   7. Fluent in spoken and written English.
   8. Good leadership, communication and facilitation skills.

Requirements and working relationships

1. 1. • Liaising with Senior International Technical Assistance Consultant and focal people from the MoHs
      • Reporting to the Senior National Technical Advisor to ensure quality delivery of the programme
      • Supporting the Senior National Technical Advisor and other team members in the delivery of the project
      • Based in Mogadishu with travel within Somalia and to Somaliland and Nairobi

 The consultant/s should submit a technical and a financial proposal. The technical proposal should include a description of the proposed methodology and confirm time lines. The financial proposal should include the fees for the technical assistance. However no costs associated with preparing the application including proposal submission will be met by THET.

Interested individual consultants or a team of consultants should submit a cover letter, CV/s and detailed work plan and budget to recruitment-som@thet.org and louise.mcgrath@thet.org, no later than Monday 25th March 2018.  Submissions will be assessed on a rolling basis.

For the full terms of reference please check here.

Working hours: Part time – 1 or 2 days a week.

•  Location: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, London W1G 0AE. Occasional working from home is permitted.
• Expenses: This is an unpaid volunteer role. Travel of up to £10 per day and lunch of up to £5 per day will be covered by THET.
• THET volunteers have access to the office canteen (£1.50 per meal).
• Reporting to: Grants Officer
• Duration: Three to six months, commencing start of April.

About the Role
We are looking for a Grants Team Volunteer to support our London office. This represents a great opportunity for candidates seeking to gain experience in the international development sector or simply to provide support to an international development charity.
The THET Grants Team manages grants for health partnership initiatives on behalf of donors who support global health workforce development. THET currently manages the Africa Grants Programme supported by the Johnson and Johnson Foundation, and the Department of Health and Social Care-funded Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship. These programmes provide tailored support to health partnerships to design, deliver and evidence effective human resources for health projects that train health workers to address a range of health issues in LMICs.

Responsibilities

This varied role will contain aspects of the following but will vary on a weekly basis:

• Conducting desk-based research into historic grant-holder reports
  Using grant-holder data analysis to support the production of internal and external presentations and reports;
• Providing grant-holder data to the Quality and Learning Manager and Communications Team;
• Reviewing tools and implementing improvements to THET’s grant management processes;
• Supporting the grants team in the project management cycle;
• Supporting the grants team in developing proposals for new grants programmes;
• Providing logistical support for grant-holder workshops.

Desirable:

• A Bachelor’s degree in international development, global health, public health or social policy.
• Knowledge of sub-Saharan Africa.
• Knowledge of the project management cycle and monitoring & evaluation principles.
• Experience of Programme development.

Click here for a more detailed description of the role.

This is an unpaid position, but lunch and travel expenses will be reimbursed as per THET’s Volunteer Expenses Policy.

To apply for this role please send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@thet.org by midnight Thursday 21st March 2019.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 25th March 2019, with the expectation that the volunteer begins their post soon after.

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