MCH Technical Director FHI 360

The Technical Director MCH will provide strategic and technical leadership and oversight for the implementation of the MCH (maternal, newborn and child health, and post-partum family planning) component of USAID MCHN. S/he will ensure that MCH project activities and deliverables meet high quality standards. The Technical Director will manage the MCH team and oversee their technical assistance work at both above-site and service delivery levels. The Director will support the USAID MCHN Chief of Party in strategic design, planning, implementation and tracking documentation and reporting of MCH and FP workplan activities, and engagement with the Donor, other implementing partners, and GoU structures at national and subnational levels.

Roles and Responsibilities
1. Provide overall strategic and technical leadership for design and implementation of USAID MCHN Activity’s MCH technical assistance activities at national level and in Kampala
2. Ensure that the project meets intended MCH service delivery improvement goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements by appropriately aligning the MCH team’s technical assistance efforts to agreed upon priorities, as per annual workplans
3. Provide effective leadership for MCH technical assistance teams, including ensuring smooth linkages and cross-leveraging with nutrition, health systems strengthening (HMIS, supply chain, HRH, QI, etc) teams, and with GoU structures at national and subnational level
4. Effectively represent the USAID MCHN Activity in MCH technical strategy and policy engagements with Donor, other implementing partners and GoU structures at national, regional and district levels.
5. Lead and manage routine processes for development and tracking of project implementation bi-weekly monthly, quarterly, and annual MCH service delivery technical assistance workplans
6. Actively participate in and provide technical leadership and direction for the project’s MCH data utilization, learning and adaptation agenda
7. Establish and maintain strategic relationships with GoU national and subnational structures and other implementing partners within the MCH program implementation space
8. Establish, nurture, and manage smooth working relationships with USAID MCHN consortium partner leadership and implementation teams
9. Provide effective representation for the USAID MCHN activity at key engagements with Donor, implementing partners and GoU structures at national and subnational level
10. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements/ Qualifications
1. A Master’s Degree in Medicine or Public Health and three (3) years
2. of professional experience managing MCH programs
3. A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively increasing responsibility working for successful MCH technical assistance programs
4. Demonstrates expertise and experience in service quality improvement and operational research approaches
5. Experience and expertise in managing integrated health services
6. Experience and expertise in managing programs in across sectors beyond health
7. Excellent communication and negotiation skills
8. Experience in successfully engaging the private sector
9. Must have demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of management expertise and experience
10. Experience with integration of gender and youth analysis into health projects and services; and
11. Excellent interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.