MNCAH Officer- Kishorganj

MNCAH Officer- Kishorganj 

Duty Station:  Kishorganj District

Contract Duration: Till 31st March, 2025

Number of Vacancies: 01

Contract Type: Contract with E-Zone.

Contract Start Date:  Immediate

Reporting to: Mymensingh Field office, Zonal Health Officer

A.    Purpose

The  overall  purpose  of  MNCAH  officers  is  to  supplement  the  capacity  of  UN  AGENCY  implementation  especially  at  the  district  and  sub-district  level.

•          MNCH    officer    will    support    sub-national    level    health    and administrative authorities for day-to-day planning and implementation of UN AGENCY supported activities.
•          They will coordinate with the DPs and other NGO partners supporting implementation of MNCAH program to achieve the result in MNCAH areas.
•          The  MNCH  officer  will  facilitate  capacity  building  and  provide technical assistance to enhance the quality of maternal, newborn, and child health services at all levels based on data through strengthening community-based health information system

B.    Background

Starting from January 2022, UN AGENCY had started new country program document (CPD) for Bangladesh, in which it is focusing on rapid recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and health section plays a vital role. The health component of CPD is aimed at ensuring that all children, adolescents, and women have equitable access to and use quality, high-impact health services and adopt appropriate healthy life practices. Most of the focus is towards Universal Health Coverage through support for policies, strategies, investment cases, fiscal space analyses and delivery models for primary health care within the COVID-19 response.

In this regard, through systematic analysis, UN AGENCY had identified priority districts through which majority of UN AGENCY support will be provided. Over collaboration with Ministry of health and family welfare, UN AGENCY had reinforced the care and treatment of maternal, neonatal, adolescent, child and lastly quality of care in the country.

C.    Objectives, Purpose and Expected Results

The overall objective of field officers/MCNAH officers is to supplement the capacity of UN AGENCY implementation especially at the district and sub-district level.  The officer will have to follow up closely with sub-national level health authorities (DGHS, DGFP) and with other administrative authorities for day- to-day planning and implementation of UN AGENCY supported activities. These include developing plan with budget, drafting and finalization of financial related documents (e.g., DCT and liquidation), monitoring of activities for quality control and lastly providing technical assistance for overall implementation.

Furthermore, the officers will also coordinate with the DPs and other NGO partners supporting implementation of MNCAH program to achieve the result in MNCAH. MNCAH Officers will be stationed in UN AGENCY priority  districts, however, she/he will also be responsible for UN AGENCY supported activities at divisional level and in assigned districts.

D.    Description of Assignment 

The officers will perform the specific defined task with timeline in collaboration with DGHS, DGFP, and other partners in the assigned districts. The officers will report to Zonal health Officer every month focusing on the progress of the overall indicated activities. S/He will ensure timely quality accomplishment of MNCH program implementation at the facilities including Maternal Health, Newborn Health, Quality Improvement initiative and other related activities at the community level.

 Officers will be stationed at assigned district headquarters and travel to the district/upazila health facilities as per weekly travel plan according to program need. The assigned districts may be changed according to program needs however UN AGENCY will notify the officer in timely manner. The officers will work 5 days a week except government holidays as per GoB policy.

E.    Deliverables 

The assignment is designed where the below tasks are expected:

1.      Review progress through regular monitoring and update MNCAH health situation of assigned areas

2.      Develop    need-based   evidence   based   MNCAH    plan    with   budget    for    assigned areas/division/district/upazila/CC.

3.      Timely allocation of funding transfer of UN AGENCY supported program according to HACT procedure.

4.      Ensure completion of activities as per planned.

5.      Technical support to EPI activities to ensure additional children are immunized and systems are strengthened in routine EPI, different vaccination campaign, through effective planning meetings, EVM, regular monitoring including vaccine stocks and functionality of the cold chain.

6.      Technical support for implementation of maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, environment, and emergency response

·         System strengthening for Reaching Every Mother and Newborn activities in targeted districts (planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting)

·         Technical  support  for  strengthening  MPDSR  program  to  improve  death  notification,  verbal autopsy of community death, facility death review, monthly sub-district MPDSR program review, quarterly cause analysis and response plan development

·         Technical support to implement MPDSR response plan for improving quality of care in facilities such as, introducing QOC standards and PDCA approach

·         Support the implementation of newborn activities such as DCA/NCD/M-SCANU/KMC activities in MCH, DH, UHC and in community

·         Act as the facilitators in case of emergency response such as fire safety, oxygen, COVID-19, flooding, and Dengue

·         Support the implementation QI initiatives including MPDSR, 5S, PDCA and WASH in      HCF in all areas of UN AGENCY activities through technical support to the QIC committee at district and facility levels and systematic inclusion of the issues in QoC and IPC in facilities.

7.      Technical support in programme monitoring

·         Provide technical support to improve the timeliness, completeness and quality of reporting from all levels.

·         Technical support for programme coordination, data validation meetings at all levels both with DGHS and DGFP

·         Support to establish a system to conduct the regular comprehensive programme review meeting from Union, and Upazilla level with the participation of DGHS and DGFP personals.

·         Provide support to develop capacity for sub-national health managers for periodic review of MPDSR data in facility, community and MCCOD data in district level

·         Provide technical support to local health managers to analyze and interpret the trends of data and share with related authorities and national level

·         Link the data trend with upcoming activities for effective use of data for decision making

8.      Final deliverable report.

F.    Payment

BDT 160,000 per month for consultancy fee and BDT 30,000 fixed travel cost .

G.    Administrative issues

·         The consultants will report to respective zonal health officers.

·         The consultant will bear the cost of communication and will use his own computer.

·         Stationery and other office equipment will provide by the Consultant.

·         Consultant will be responsible to pay all taxes as per government rules and regulations.

H.     Qualification requirement of the company/institution/organization 

•          MBBS degree with preferably MPH or any related subject with at least 5 years working experience with government and UN partners.
•          Working experience in developing countries specially in Newborn, Child and adolescent programming, implementation, gender-based programming, providing training on Child, Newborn, and adolescent health.
•          Good working relationship with the Ministry of Health and GOB high officials, UN AGENCY, WHO, Save the children would be an added advantage.
• Special priority will be given to those who have experience in working on similar projects with GOB or private sectors.

This position is open for Bangladeshi Nationals only. All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the vacancies.

The UN Agency prides itself as fostering a multicultural and harmonious work environment, guaranteed by a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected consultants will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Last Date of Application:  January 16, 2025 

No phone calls please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality