Job Description

The Position: Working under the direct supervision of Chief of Health, the National Consultant: For SRHR Policy and Planning
 will be responsible for working with Senior / Secretary/Addl./Jt. Secretary of MoHFW and other decision-making officials in other ministries, offices and parliamentary committees viz., PM’s Office, Planning Commission, Finance Ministry, CHT Ministry, MOLGRD, MOSW, MOWCA, MOCHTA, etc. for strengthening critical areas of health systems for delivering equitable, quality and comprehensive SRHR and HGBV services across different tiers of health systems: community, primary, secondary and tertiary.

The Consultant will be responsible for:

As per relevant OPs of the 5th sector plan, policy formulation and/or updating on revitalizing UH&FWCs and urban health facilities as 24x7 primary health care facilities, offering maternity, basic SRHR, EmONC and HGBV services by the deployment of adequate number of midwives and facility readiness.

Support MoHFW and its directorates including the DGNM and DGFP and advocacy with the Ministry of Finance for the creation of proposed 2,000 midwifery positions for the UH&FWCs, develop recruitment rules, deployment and transfer guidance to make it sustainable for all future such post-creation and deployment initiatives.

Support MoHFW and its different directorates for mainstreaming SRHR, HGBV and ICPD Programme of Action (PoA) in the implementation and monitoring of the 5th Health Sector Programme and ensuring adequate resource allocation for comprehensive SRH services in the relevant operational plans.

Advocacy with the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MOCHTA) and the MOHFW to create provision for scholarships to support ethnic girls to study midwifery education.

Liaison and advocacy with the MoCHTA and the MoHFW for the deployment of midwives from ethnic background within their own community to serve on SRH issues.

Support to develop project proposals (DPP) and operationalize them for both the DRP and host communities for the WB-supported project entitled “Inclusive Services and Opportunities for Host Communities and Displaced Rohingya Community Project” (known as ISO project).

Support and provide guidance to the Project Implementation Unit of the MoHFW for the effective administration, management, monitoring and coordination of the WB-supported ISO project especially on the areas of refurbishment and renovation of selected health facilities, HR deployment.

Review periodically SRHR related different operational plans and HR structure and the available staff thereof, both at the managerial and service delivery levels and the budgetary provision and availability of the hardware and software to run these structures, especially in the context of populations and geographies they serve and are accountable for-
• Translation of the recommendations into MoHFW and other ministries’
(e.g., MOCHTA) Policies
• Implementation of the policies

Planning, organizing and facilitating high level consultations between MoHFW and Ministry of Local Government to remove bottleneck for the implementation of urban health strategy and supporting coordination among the DGHS, DGFP, and DGNM for the smooth implementation of urban SRHR activities.

Provide any other assistance to the Chief of Health in planning, organizing, facilitating meetings and dialogue with high level government officials on strategic and sensitive policy matters on UNFPA mandated areas on Health.

Please apply and find more information on the vacancy here.

The deadline for the application is July 11, 2024.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further consideration. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.