FHI 360 is seeking applications for an Advisor - Quality Improvement for an anticipated project in Mali. The objective of the activity will be to improve access to and quality of high impact health, nutrition, and family planning services at the community, primary health facility, and referral facility levels and integrate these initiatives, where possible, with broader related programming in targeted fragile regions. The Advisor will be responsible for leading and designing a quality improvement strategy to improve clinical and non-clinical quality of services, providing technical assistance to government entities, health facility, and community level health service providers to implement integrate QI activities into existing service models. This position will be based in Bamako, Mali. Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project and the selection of the final applicant is subject to USAID approval.
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for community and facility-based quality improvement activities.
- Lead design and implementation of quality improvement activities to improve quality of health services for health, family planning, and nutrition.
- Ensure program activities are evidence-based, adapted to local context and reflect state-of-the-art knowledge and best practices in quality improvement.
- Responsible for working with government partners to develop their ability to conduct quality improvement-related training and develop capacity of facility and community-level structures to do the same in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Collaborate with government, project partners, and stakeholders to integrate QI components into their current in-service education programming, including both training manuals and materials and for in-person training sessions and mentorship activities.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for department-level technical working groups for content area of quality improvement.
- Lead the synthesis of monitoring data for facility and community-based care indicators and develop responsive programmatic activities or course correction, for review and approval by the Technical Director and provincial government leadership.
- Contribute content on clinical activities and participate in development of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by USAID.
- Collaborate with advisors leading other technical content areas to ensure activities are integrated, aligned, efficient and comprehensive.
- Ensure compliance with company and government standards.
- Document and publish results and lessons learned.
- Supervise and coordinate activities of technical staff at central office and serve as a technical advisor to field level counterparts.
- Support performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support.
- At least 7 years’ experience in public health, including RMNCH and/or nutrition programs.
- Experience providing direct leadership of professional and support staff, and oversight and evaluation of staff performance and deliverables.
- Experience in providing training and mentorship at the district and provincial level; experience training on quality improvement models strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of high impact interventions in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, and nutrition.
- Experience with USAID-funded programs preferred.
- Knowledge of and work experience in the Sahel preferred.
- Willingness to travel to support all project sites.
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with senior Government personnel, international organizations, NGO partners, host country governments, and U.S. Government Agencies.
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English and French.
- Relevant computer software skills, including at a minimum, MS Office, etc.
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