MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery is part of a suite of innovative awards funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to holistically improve maternal, newborn and child health services, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care (MNCH/FP/RH) in partner countries around the world. The project harnesses the potential of the private sector in mixed health systems, where health care is offered through both the public and private sectors. To strengthen private providers’ contributions to vital health care, the project addresses challenges and opportunities in supply and demand to expand access to and use of evidence-based, high-quality health information, products, and services. In addition, the project helps expand public and private partnerships to strengthen the enabling environment for MNCH/FP/RH in support of the MOMENTUM suite of awards. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions for an anticipated MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery in Nepal. All the positions are subject to funding availability and approval from funder. All the positions are based in FHI 360 Nepal country office in Kathmandu with frequent travel in the field outside Kathmandu valley.

MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery is part of a suite of innovative awards funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to holistically improve maternal, newborn and child health services, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care (MNCH/FP/RH) in partner countries around the world. The project harnesses the potential of the private sector in mixed health systems, where health care is offered through both …

Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Mid Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Job Location	:	Kathmandu
Offered Salary	:	Negotiable
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Apr. 23, 2021 17:00 (3 years ago)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Graduate (Masters)
Experience Required	:	More than or equal to 3 years
Professional Skill Required	:	Communication Time Management Interpersonal Skills

Other Specification

Minimum Requirements:

Master’s Degree in Public Health or Epidemiology or Statistics or other relevant subject and 3-5 years’ minimum work experience and knowledge in FP/SRH and designing, planning, implementing, and monitoring QI/QA programs including data analysis, interpretation, visualization and dissemination or bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or other relevant subject and minimum 7 years of experience in FP/SRH and/or QI/QA programs including data analysis, interpretation, visualization and dissemination.
Demonstrated success in working effectively across teams and organizations is an essential requirement.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Nepali and English.

Job Description

The Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist is responsible for managing the continuous QI components of the program, including assessment, design, planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation including analysis and visualization and dissemination of QI activities of the project. The QI Specialist closely works with other project staff to provide technical assistance (TA) on QI to private sector service providers and organizations in a structured, systematic and effective manner.

S/he will lead to adapt and use quality assurance (QA) currently being used by MPHD partners and/or other USAID/Nepal partners and asses the technical quality of services including the identification of quality gaps and potential drivers and barriers for facility owner and/or providers to improving service quality.

S/he will be responsible for adapting and applying the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) QI model; developing, testing and refining change packages; and overseeing the implementation the packages. S/he will guide the development of a suite of QI interventions (trainings, mechanisms for supervision/monitoring, tools and checklists and coaching content), using existing QI approaches and tools as references.

S/he will also coordinate and collaborate with strategic information (SI) specialist, social and behavior change communication (SBCC) specialist, private sector (PS) specialist and other staff for data analysis, visualization, and use for program improvement as well as documentation, knowledge management and dissemination of good practice and success stories for replication and scaling up by other stakeholders in Nepal.

This position will report to the Technical Advisor.

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