GIZ
Job Advertisement – District Technical Advisor
As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objective in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ operates in more than 130 countries around the globe. In Malawi, GIZ has been working for more than 50 years. Malawi is a priority for German international cooperation and currently focuses on three priority areas: education, health and private sector development in rural areas. In addition to our
work on these areas, we also work on public financial and economic management and social protection.
Background
The Malawi German Health Programme (MGHP) is the technical cooperation programme of the German Development Cooperation’s (GDC) support to the health sector in Malawi. It is commissioned by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ, and implemented by GIZ.
The title of the MGHP is “Health Systems Strengthening with a Focus on Reproductive Health”. MGHP provides technical support to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and regulatory bodies and implements interventions in the four target districts of Dedza, Lilongwe, Mchinji and Ntcheu.
The areas of support are (1) quality of care, (2) district HR management (3) health information and digitalization and (4) epidemic preparedness and response. The Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) co-finances MGHP with the aim of improving health data demand and use under health information and digitalization.
The current programme phase runs from 01.08.2020 till 31.12.2023.
GIZ is recruiting a District Technical Advisor for the Malawi German Health Programme (MGHP) Health Systems Strengthening with a focus on Reproductive Health to be posted to Lilongwe District Health Office.
A. Responsibilities
MGHP seeks to employ a technical advisor who will be based in Lilongwe district and works in close collaboration with the District Health Management Teams.
The technical advisor has the following core responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain partnerships with the district health authorities and other stakeholders active in the district health sector
- Facilitate an efficient flow of information between the District Health Office and GIZ
health office in Lilongwe - Provide advisory and capacity development services to the district health authorities,
health facility management committees and health workers - Coordinate and monitor the implementation of ongoing Quality Improvement projects, HR, data quality and use and epidemic response interventions in targeted health facilities
In this context, the position holder performs the following tasks in close collaboration with
the Lilongwe-based international and national technical advisors of MGHP:
B. Tasks
- Technical advice (capacity development)
- Identify technical assistance (TA) and capacity development needs and opportunities for support in MGHP’s results areas, such as Quality of Care, Human Resource Management, Health Information and Digitalization, and Epidemic Preparedness and Response
- Provide technical assistance based on the identified needs with technical backstopping of the GIZ technical advisors based in Lilongwe
- Organise, conduct and/or facilitate training sessions, coaching, mentorship, supportive supervision and stakeholder meetings in relevant areas of work
Management and coordination
- Develop district specific operational plans and budgets based on the overall MGHP
operational plan and specific partner needs - Plan, coordinate and provide administrative and financial support
- Plan and coordinate technical support visits by GIZ Technical Advisors as needed
- Monitor implementation of the operational plan and take corrective action as required
Communication and networking - Create partnerships, linkages and synergies between district stakeholders
- Support transparent communication and information sharing between MGHP, District
Health Authorities and health workers - Represent GIZ in relevant meetings at district level
- Support knowledge management for MGHP by collecting and documenting programme activities, good practices and lessons learned
Other duties/additional tasks
- performs other duties and tasks at the request by GIZ management
C. Required qualifications, competencies and experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor´s degree in Nursing and Midwifery or Clinical Medicine or a non-clinical background with a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH)
- Possession of a class A or B driver’s license valid for use in Malawi
Professional experience
- 2 – 5 years professional experience in a similar position
- experience in one of the following areas; Maternal and Newborn Health, Quality Improvement, Accreditation, Data Analytics and Use, Human Resource Management and Development, Epidemic Preparedness and Response.
Additional Competencies
- good working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications (e.g. MS 365)
- strong managerial and organisational skills
- excellent communication and documentation skills
- willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed
It is expected that the period of employment will run from 01.12.2022 until 31.12.2023.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit their applications electronically and these should include: a motivation letter, current resume of the applicant and certified scanned copies of relevant certificates to:
The Head of HR
GIZ,
P.O. Box 31131, LILONGWE 3
Or email to: giz-malawi-hr@giz.de
The following reference code of the call for application is strictly to be indicated in the subject line of the applicant’s e-mail: MGHP/DTA/2022/11/Name of applicant
GIZ is an equal opportunities employer. Women and people with disabilities who qualify are encouraged to apply!
Within its activities, GIZ is promoting and protecting human rights, health and wellbeing, and wishes to contribute to a world free from harm, exploitation and abuse. Prospective candidates should be willing to adhere to GIZ’ s Child Protection Principles, and Prevent Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy.