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Background:

A stable and prosperous Pakistan is a top priority in international development efforts of the UK Government. Empowerment and voice of women, girls and marginalized social groups is vital for these efforts to succeed. Therefore, enabling them to articulate their needs and influence legislation, policies and practices which affect them is at the heart of the UK’s development assistance. Better access to reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health and nutrition is an important entry point to achieve this objective.

Pakistan is off-track to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). DFID Pakistan (DFIDP) therefore is focussing on reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health (RMNCH) including nutrition to support effective implementation of health sector strategies that will lead to achievement of the health MDGs. DFIDP has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Pakistan on Provincial Health and Nutrition Programme (PHNP) to achieve RMNCH and nutrition results in KPK and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces over four years (2013 to 2017).

These TORs relate to the Punjab Project Officer role for one component of the PHNP programme - Empowerment, Voice and Accountability for Better Health and Nutrition (EVA-BHN)

The objective of the programme is to increase the demand for better RMNCH services and nutrition and empower citizens to hold the service providers to account. Women, girls and children with the greatest needs and from underserved backgrounds will be prioritized. The sub-programme will complement the supply-side interventions by increasing demand and strengthening mechanisms for greater and effective citizen participation and monitoring of health services. This includes: 

  • Influence health legislation, policy, practices, and service delivery through greater pressure and demand from the citizens. The supplier will work through a combination of empowerment, voice and accountability approaches including, but not limited to, awareness raising and mobilization, advocacy and lobbying, capacity building, coalitions and partnerships.
  • Pilot innovative solutions for increasing access of the poor and women and girls to RMNCH and nutrition – with priority to increasing immunisation coverage, skilled birth attendance, modern contraceptive usage, child and mother nutrition, management of common child ailments and usage of primary healthcare facilities, community workers, etc.

Outline of Position

The Punjab Project Officer (P-PO) has responsibility for implementation of community health focussed district level activities in a cluster of six districts in Punjab. The P-PO will report to the Punjab Community Health Advisor. Further, the P-PO will maintain liaison with governmental and civil society partners, and with the other implementing partners of the proposed project. The P-PO will facilitate the implementation of pilots in selected districts, where applicable.

Key Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks – relating to Punjab Province only

Implementation

  • Identify, recruit and coordinate with Community Information Brokers at the district level
  • Conduct trainings, in collaboration with the Community Health Advisor and the Accountability & Empowerment Manager, of Community Information Brokers at the district level
  • Organize regional consultative meetings to gather best practices for women support group methodology
  • Organise trainings for civil society organisations on the community mobilisation training programme
  • Organize regional consultations, under supervision of the Punjab Community Health Advisor, for social and cultural barriers
  • Facilitate implementation of pilots, where applicable
  • With the Accountability & Empowerment Manager, implement the Listener Club and Talk Back Radio project components
  • Organise and conduct trainings for religious leaders
  • Work closely with the Policy and Advocacy Manager to provide capacity building training to CSOs
  • Work closely with the Media/Comms team to organise and conduct training for citizen advocates, journalists and screenwriters

Coordination 

  • Maintain close liaison with the Community Health Advisor and Accountability & Empowerment Manager
  • Coordination with local civil society organisations for the implementation of training packages
  • Coordinate with the district level governmental partners, working closely with the P-PM

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Reporting

  • Monitor selected meetings of Listening Clubs and submit monitoring reports
  • Supervise routine data recording and reporting and ensure timely submission of data to the supervisor
  • Ensure implementation of M&E systems and tools, and collect case studies
  • Develop monthly and quarterly reports for onward submission to the P-PM (Community Health Advisor, Accountability & Empowerment Manager and the Policy and Advocacy Manager)
  • Performing any other tasks as agreed with the P-PM and the provincial level technical managers.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.