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The FCDO ‘Delivering Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan (DAFPAK): Lot 2 Public Sector Service Delivery’ is a part of the DAFPAK programme funded by the Foreign, Common Wealth and Development Office (FCDO). The 3.5-year programme aims to increase access to family planning services; and improve quality of client-centred services such that more women, including adolescents can safely plan their pregnancies and improve their sexual reproductive health. The expected outcome for the programme is 11.9 million CYPs generated by expanded access to FP services; 55,000 additional users of family planning and  an increase in modern CPR from 26.1 at the baseline to 33.9.

Palladium and its consortium partners, Pathfinder, the Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), IPAS and Aahung will strengthen the quality of service provision in the public sector (across 30+ districts in three provinces Punjab, Sindh and KPK) by:

Increasing access to FP services:

  • Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on integration of services, improving clinical quality and expanding the range of contraceptives offered.
  • Training community workers (LHWs) to expand the FP services that they offer.
  • Establishing new procedures in health facilities to better integrate services.

Improved quality of client-centered FP services:

  • Building capacities of the government health/FP facility staff on client-centered/unbiased counselling.
  • Building capacities of community workers on better, client-centered/unbiased counselling.
  • Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on improving clinical quality.
  • Improving quality assurance systems involving district health management teams, including clinical waste management.

Beyond building capacities of district health teams, health facility staff and community-based workers. The project will focus on sustainably changing behaviours of providers, systemic changes and commitments through engagement with and TA to district and provincial level governments, health management teams, providers and communities. 

Assignment Background:

This position work in close collaboration with technical advisors as lead implementor of LHW outreach components including CMWs.

Specific Tasks and Deliverables:

The expert will facilitate and conduct, as key resource person for trainings and follow-ups on themes which will include (but not limited to) the following topics:

  • Liaison with Provincial LHW and MNCH Programs, Health and Population Welfare Departments for CMW and LHW on functional integration and referral linkages
  • Oversight of respective training materials and their linkages with LHWs and CMWs
  • Capacity building and on the job mentoring of the community-based providers
  • Supporting implementation of the community-based monitoring (CBM) through citizen volunteers

Reporting:

The position reports to Integrated Service Delivery Advisor

Qualifications and Experience:

  • The candidate should have minimum master’s degree in public health;
  • At least 10 years of experience in development sector;
  • Demonstrated experience in community mobilization initiatives;
  • Demonstrated capacity for planning, organizing and facilitating high-level training workshops;
  • Demonstrated experience of working with district and provincial stakeholders;
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team;
  • Fluency in English and Urdu