SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Senior Pediatric Advisor/Child Health Lead - 72066318R00006
- Notice Date
- 12/1/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 812990
— All Other Personal Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa, Dept. of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521-2030
- ZIP Code
- 20521-2030
- Solicitation Number
- 72066318R00006
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Tamirate Fekadu, Phone: 251111306002, Ferehiwot, Phone: 0111306035
- E-Mail Address
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ftamirate@usaid.gov, fali@usaid.gov
(ftamirate@usaid.gov, fali@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation for Senior Pediatric Advisor 1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa, with a projected population estimated at 102 million people from 83 ethnic groups and languages. Ethiopia's population is young with 47% being under the age of 15 and 14.6% (13.2 million) being under the age of 5. Despite increasing urbanization, approximately 85% of the population lives in rural areas. Ethiopia has a federal system of governance. The country is divided into nine administrative regions: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Harari, Oromiya, Somali, Tigray and the Southern Nation's, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR); as well as two city administrations, Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. The woreda is the most decentralized level of the government structure, acting as the basis for most administrative and management functions. Ethiopia's public health system is based on a three-tiered system of healthcare delivery, where level one is a woreda health system is comprised of a primary hospital, health centers and satellite health posts that form the Primary Health Care Unit. Level two is a General hospital and level three is a specialized hospital. In addition, Ethiopia's flagship Health Extension Program (HEP) is the platform for the delivery of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) focused health education and promotion services at the community and household level. The HEP has revolutionized the decentralized delivery of primary healthcare services. Ethiopia has made significant progress in child survival reducing under-five mortality from 123 to 67 deaths per 1,000 live births since 2005. Despite significant reductions in overall under 5 mortality, newborn mortality remains high (29 deaths per 1000 live births) and now represents an increased proportion of all U5 deaths (43%). Also, maternal mortality remains high with the 2016 DHS showing 412 deaths per 100,000 live births. The reduction of maternal, neonatal and child health continue to be priority areas for both the Government of Ethiopia and USAID/Ethiopia. The USAID/Ethiopia Office of Health, AIDS, Population and Nutrition (HAPN) is responsible for the design, implementation and oversight of all USAID-financed health activities in support of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP). The HAPN Office is currently comprised of four teams: Family Health and Infectious Disease (FHID), Health Systems Strengthening (HSS), Malaria and HIV. The FHID Team portfolio covers a range of program elements including, but not limited to: Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FP/RH), Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Water and Sanitation, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Health Systems Strengthening and Health Sector Reform. 2. Statement of Duties to be Performed USAID/Ethiopia, under the HAPN Office seeks an expert to fill the post of Child Health Cluster Lead and manage the Child Health Cluster. The successful candidate will act as the scientific and programmatic lead in Pediatric care with emphasis on newborn and child health issues and WASH in a multisectoral programming environment for child survival. S/he will serve as the agency expert in providing authoritaive intellectual leadership and clinical guidance for child survival and WASH and will provide technical support to the GOE to strengthen the policy and programming landscape for child survival, including clinical practices, and WASH. S/he will analyze, synthesize and disseminate key research findings, cutting edge methodologies and best practices within USAID/Ethiopia and at various health forums in Ethiopia. The Child Health Cluster Lead will provide technical, operational and management support to the FHID Team in the HAPN office and will be involved in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public health programs. The incumbent will use his/her independent judgment and initiative to provide day-to-day technical, management and administrative oversight for selected USAID programs with minimal supervision. S/he will utilize his/her technical skills, clinical expertise, and knowledge of project implementation, monitoring and evaluation to ensure programs are meeting desired results as well as identify opportunities for new initiatives. The incumbent will work in collaboration with the HSS, Malaria and HIV teams and other USAID technical offices within USAID Ethiopia to ensure appropriate links among programs are made. The Child Health Cluster Lead is expected to participate in national technical working group meetings including clinicians, representatives from various directorates within the FMOH, other government and non-governmental agencies, as well as other donors, particularly those within incumbent's technical areas. The Child Health Cluster Lead will be directly supervised by the FHID Deputy Team Leader. S/he will serve as Contracting Officer's Representative/Agreement Officer's Representative/Activity Manager (COR/AOR/AM) for relevant MNCH agreements or contracts, and provide technical support, planning, design, implementation, management, and evaluation expertise for the activities s/he manages. S/he will also be responsible for preparing relevant components of the annual operational plan (OP) and Health Implementation Plan, and will contribute to the annual Performance Plan and Report (PPR), as well as supporting overall USAID Ethiopia health functions. The incumbent will also be responsible for supervising a minimum of two staff members and their overall portfolios. 1) INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP (40%) Mission Support: a) Provide technical and programmatic leadership to the child survival portfolio with emphasis on reducing neo-natal and child mortality and integrating innovative strategies in facility-based as well as community-based primary health care services for mothers and children; b) Serve as the technical lead to ensure mainstreaming of child survival and WASH priorities into health systems strengthening activities; c) Coordinate services to promote family-focused care including coordination with maternal child health, adolescent health, infectious disease, and other health office programming priorities as well as other technical offices; d) Help optimize the impact of the Mission's resources by facilitating cross-sectoral programming with other USAID/Ethiopia offices and sections, including education, agriculture, food security, and democracy and governance; e) Provide technical input and support the Strategic Information Advisor to draft and update relevant sections of the Performance Strategic Plans, Operational Plans, Health Implementation Plan, Performance Plan and Report and other pertinent documents; f) Verify the quality, tracking and synthesis of child health interventions performance indicators, in particular those provided through the mechanisms that s/he manages. Ensure all routine and ad hoc reporting requirements reflect fully child health indicators and targets; and g) Coordinate lessons learned and dissemination with all Health and HIV/AIDS partners. GOE Support: a) Represent USAID on child survival at high level GOE fora including scientific/technical working groups such as the Immunization Coordination Committee; b) Provide expert guidance on the development and/or adaptation of clinical guidelines for new-born and child health; c) Provide clinical guidance to the GOE and other key partners to support quantification for essential commodities related to child survival on an annual basis; d) Support the development and implementation of scale-up plans for key child survival interventions such as chlorhexidine, antenatal corticosteroids, post-natal care, and KMC; e) Ensure strategic technical and geographic partnerships with the GOE and other key implementers to support new-born and child health; and f) Provide clinical input to the ongoing development of child survival strategies for urban and agro-pastoral/pastoral settings. 2) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (25%) a) Serve as designated COR/AOR/AM for selected activities; b) Directly manage a portfolio of approximately $5 million USD per annum and provide supervision to an overall portfolio of approximately $15 million; c) Maintain detailed and updated project management files for each activity; d) Review performance reports to ensure that partner(s) are in compliance with bilateral government agreements, and with the performance expectations outlined in their work plan(s) and their agreement(s) with USAID; e) Conduct regular site visits to review program implementation and meet with beneficiaries. Based on the information collected during field visits, communicate findings and recommendations to the FHID, HSS and HIV/AIDS Teams and, as appropriate, implementing partners and GOE counterparts; f) Oversee/conduct appropriate analyses of relevant data in order to strengthen activities in the areas of neonatal/child health and WASH, in particular, data collection, tracking and reporting efforts; g) Provide financial management of assigned activities, including ensuring that obligations, expenditures, and budget pipelines conform to action plans. Ensure appropriate and timely incremental funding of activities; h) Ensure that program activities are in compliance with USAID financial regulations. Report any financial discrepancies to the FHID Team Lead, the HAPN Office Chief and Financial Management Specialist. Keep the Mission Controller and Financial Management Specialist informed of the liquidation of advances. Review and provide administrative approval for assigned activities; i) Ensure compliance with Non-Federal Audits (NFAS) and closure of open recommendations. Maintain a monthly project financial management tracking system; j) Ensure that implementing partners are in compliance with all relevant USAID and regulations and procedures, including environmental compliance and family planning regulations. The Child Health Cluster Lead will communicate with partners regarding these rules and regulations, as well as their obligations to USAID; and k) Work closely with USAID partners to ensure that program achievements and lessons learned are disseminated to sector representatives. Maintain an up-to-date summary of all program technical and geographic areas. 3) SUPERVISION (20%) a) Provide leadership and guidance to a team of two health professionals focused on child health; b) Provide formal semi-annual and annual performance evaluations in addition to ongoing feedback; c) Support development and implementation of annual individual professional improvement plans; d) Provide ongoing mentorship to achieve work objectives and coaching on specific technical/programmatic needs; and e) Provide ongoing supervision to staff members to support management of their overall portfolios. 4) RESEARCH (15%) a) Prepare and/or coordinate thematic studies and technical evaluations on topics related to the assigned areas of responsibility; b) Conduct program evaluations and/or prepare scopes of work for independent evaluations for projects related to assigned technical areas; c) Coordinate the operational research agenda and activities with relevant implementing partners; d) Represent USAID/Ethiopia on GOE National and Subnational Research Advisory Committees; e) Support USAID/Ethiopia, GOE counterparts and key stakeholders to translate research findings on child survival, WASH and community health programming to support context-specific programming locally; and f) Serve as the clinical and scientific lead for cutting edge medical and public health research on child health. 3. Supervisory Relationship The Child Health Cluster Lead will work under the direct supervision of the Family Health and Infectious Disease Deputy Team Leader. The Cluster Lead should be able to operate independently and require little supervision in carrying out routine responsibilities, and only general guidance for most tasks. The scope and flexibility of the duties will demand a great deal of initiative to identify and test innovative approaches and solutions to complex situations, and the ability to work independently. 4. Supervisory Controls The incumbent will be expected to work under the supervision of USAID/Ethiopia Family Health and Infectious Disease Deputy Team Leader and is expected to work independently in carrying out responsibilities. The Advisor, having advanced expertise in the area of child health, has continuing responsibility for independently planning and carrying out important programs/projects and activities; determining the approach to be taken and the methods to be used; resolving most of the conflicts that arise; coordinating the work with others as necessary; and, interpreting policy in terms of established objectives. The Advisor keeps the supervisors informed of progress, potentially controversial matters, and problems with far-reaching implications. Completed work is reviewed for soundness, completeness and conformity with policy and USAID procedures. Completed work is considered technically sound and is normally accepted without significant change. Review is normally limited to fulfillment of program objectives, and the effect of work on the overall Strategic Information program.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USAID/ETHIOPIA, Ethiopia
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