Jordan Health Service Quality Accelerator Activity Hiring for Short-term Technical Assignment – MOH Manual Update at Amman, Jordan Full Time

• Nature of consultancy:  Updating the “Specialized Family Planning Counseling Manual” and “Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Wheel”
• Project name: USAID Heath Services Quality Accelerator Activity
• Dates of assignment:  1 November 2023 – 10 August 2024
• Number of working days:  50 Days

About the USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator (HSQA)

The USAID HSQA Activity aims to sustain and advance improvements in equitable reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) outcomes, specifically targeting disadvantaged segments of the population. The HSQA Activity supports new and innovative approaches to improve the equity and quality of RMNCH services in the public and private sectors and strengthen the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) capacity to act as a steward for improving the quality of RMNCH services. For these efforts to succeed, the Ministry of Health and stakeholders’ leadership and governance capacity to lead for improving quality of care should be strengthened.

Background

As part of the Activity’s commitment to evidence-based practices and continuous improvement, the “Specialized Family Planning Manual” including the “Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Wheel” requires updating to incorporate the latest updates from the following global reference documents: (a) “Family Planning – A global handbook for providers / Edition 2022” and (b) the recently published “High Impact Practices (HIP) on Social and Behavior Change (SBC) for Family Planning”. The current manual was last updated in 2019.

Objectives:

The main objective is to review and update the “Specialized Family Planning Manual” and the “Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Wheel” to ensure their alignment with the latest evidence-based practices and international guidelines.

This will be achieved by conducting a comprehensive review of the current manuals to assess their content, structure, and relevance to the current context. Gaps and areas where the manuals need updating to align with the most recent global guidance will be identified. A training package to build the capacity of providers on the updated materials will be developed.

Skills or Background Requirements

• Healthcare background (physician).
• Certification in Family Planning.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the FP services field.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Documentation and technical writing skills.
• Experience in developing training packages.

Specific Tasks and Reports Deliverables

• Conduct an extensive literature review and identify key recommendations and best practices relevant to manual topics.
• Facilitate meetings/workshops with technical committees for the review and update of the manual.
• Update the manual and wheel based on the literature review and technical meetings.
• Develop a training package for the manual (trainer and trainee manuals and tools).
• Build the capacities of MOH master trainers on the updated training package.
• Supervise the master trainers in conducting healthcare provider training at the health facility level on the updated training package.
• Prepare Training Report on the training activities.

Qualified candidates should send their CVs to email address: [email protected]  no later than September 20, 2023