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Partnership and Programs Officer, Malawi Ministry of Health, Malawi

Placement Organization: Ministry of Health, Reproductive Health Directorate
Placement Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Eligible Citizenship: Malawian
About: The Reproductive Health Directorate’s (RHD) Safe Motherhood program works to strengthen the capacity of individuals, families, communities, civil society organizations and government to improve maternal and neonatal health through the interventions outlined in the Road Map for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality. In pursuit of this goal the RHD collaborates closely with other government and non-profit organizations. One of its main partners is the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood (SMI), a country-wide initiative based in the Office of the President and Cabinet that seeks to improve Malawi’s maternal health indicators by investing in infrastructure, expanding the professional health workforce, and mobilizing traditional authorities as agents of change. In order to achieve these goals, SMI is working in tandem with the RHD to construct maternity waiting homes; train up to 2,000 community midwives; and ensure community mobilization through trainings conducted with the  Chief’s Council.
Position Overview: The Partnership and Program Support Officer has two core functions: Enhancing the RHD’s capacity by providing programmatic, administrative and logistical support to Safe Motherhood’s staff, and facilitating collaboration and communication between the RHD and external partners and stakeholders. In addition, this position serves as a crucial link between the RHD and SMI’s community mobilization component.
Responsibilities:
RHD: 60%
  • Contribute to the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of national, district–level and local events organized by the RHD
  • Draft proposals and reports for maternal health programs
  • Provide administrative support for community based maternal health trainings
  • Organise monthly meetings between RHD, SMI, and SMI’s implementing partners
  • Manage membership list, coordinate meeting preperations and correspondance with attending partners, and compile and circulate minutes for quarterly subcommittee meetings
  • Assist Safe Motherhood officers on all other programmatic tasks as needed
SMI: 40%
  • Develop and maintain day to day communications between RHD and SMI
  • Produce communications pieces and support outreach to local and international media
  • Support the Senior Chief in his capacity as the National Chairperson of SMI by providing assistance with partnership building, scheduling and logistics, and content development for public presentations
  • Provide advance and on-site logistical support during visits from external partners, including Aspen Global Health and Development’s Global Leadership Council
  • Compile statistics, media coverage, and anecdotal evidence documenting SMI’s community impact
  • Conduct landscape research to identify potential partner organizations and funders both within and outside of Malawi
  • Attend and organize meetings between SMI and implementing partners
  • Provide assistance in the training of trainers (ToT) workshops conducted by SMI and the Senior Chief
Required Skills and Experience:
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • The ability to build and nurture relationships in settings of political and cultural complexity
  • Prior experience with event planning and logistics management
  • Experience drafting external-facing documents, including  concept notes, articles/ blog posts and correspondance
  • Ability to multi-task, manage multiple priorities, and take independent initiative
  • Ability to report to several different supervisors/organizations simultaneously
  • Experience with policy and program management
  • Ability to communicate effectively with high ranking officials
  • Ability to work flexibly, including handling an erratic schedule and/or location changes
 Preferred Experience:
  • Experience designing and delivering training and events
  • Experience working with the media
  • Experience writing grant proposals and reports
Living Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $650/month. Fellows will also receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs  associated with GHC programming are included.
*Note: the living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
To apply to this position click here: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/application/

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