Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with nearly 2,500 people from over 74 nationalities working in over 40 countries. Our mission: Saving lives and improving the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.
The QA/QI Advisor will provide Technical Assistance to MOH and health facilities to institutionalize QA/QI standards for improved maternal, newborn, adolescent and child health (MNCAH) service delivery. The QA/QI Advisor will also support the development/adaptation and application of QA/QI management systems to track implementation of health facility quality improvement plans and other MNCAH service quality improvement activities.
Quality Advisor Job Responsibilities
- Under the guidance of the STA Child and Newborn health advisor; and in close collaboration with prime partner , the QA/QI advisor will deliver integrated Technical Assistance to the MOH and health facilities, to;
- Provide technical assistance and develop health facility quality improvement plans to ensure quality MNCAH service delivery;
- Develop cross-cutting quality improvement training programs and materials in coordination with stakeholders to help ensure quality standards;
- Contribute to the development of a common platform for QA/QI efforts across health interventions, specifically, Maternal Neonatal and Child health programs.
- Strengthen MOH capacity to include implementation science (operational research) of QA/QI activities;
- Oversee training of staff on utilization of QA/QI measures;
- Develop QI tools and instruction guides to improve monitoring, standard of care, and quality of MNCAH care practice;
- Participate in technical working group (quality management) and other relevant fora
- Develop a system for monitoring and evaluation of health facility QA/QI implementation plan and ensure it is linked to appropriate national data management systems such as DHIS2
Qualifications for the Quality Advisor Job
- Bachelors degree in medicine, pharmacy, public health, social science or other relevant area; clinical background is required.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience providing technical assistance to government agencies in developing and strengthening QA/QI in Kenya including assessment of MNCAH care practices at health facilities, development of quality improvement plans, and QI capacity building programs.
- Experience developing or implementing quality improvement data management systems
- Knowledge of the Kenya health systems and structures for the provision of MNCAH services.
- Knowledge of the Kenya MNCAH quality improvement standards and the health facility framework.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications, teamwork and partnering abilities.
- Demonstrated computer skills in MS Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Access.
- Fluency in English and Swahili.
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