Jhpiego is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Consultant – National Border Health Plan
2.) Finance Officers (x2)
3.) Senior Program Manager
4.) Family Planning and Maternal Newborn Health/Quality Improvement

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Consultant – National Border Health Plan

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, has strengthened public health programming for five decades in more than 150 countries through evidence-based, quality-focused public health interventions. Jhpiego has worked closely with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone (MOHS) since 2018

Through funding from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC), Jhpiego is implementing the Enhancing Global Health Security (EGHS) project in Sierra Leone. Through this cooperative agreement, Jhpiego works closely with the US-CDC and MOHS. Activities are focused on strengthening cross-border collaboration, capacity building, and mapping of populations and areas at risk of disease transmission.

In order to strengthen the core functions of the National Public Health Agency, Jhpiego will hire a Consultant to support the MOHS to develop a National Border Health Policy that ensures a coordinated, comprehensive border health system to address the goals of International Health Regulations

The Consultant will work in close collaboration with the EGHS project team, US-CDC, MOHS, and other sectors to develop this policy

The following vacant position is available for immediate filling:

Consultant – National Border Health Plan (1 position)

Job Location: Sierra Leone

Scope of Work

• Support Multisectorial stakeholders (ministries of health, agriculture, transportation, foreign and internal affairs, security, etc.) engagement relevant to the policy development
• Conduct desk review for developing a zero draft
• Conducts site visits, assessments
• Facilitate peer institute support from other countries
• Plan, organize, and facilitate consultative and validation meetings
• Follow up on key action items from meetings for document revision
• Submission of the final version of the document after validation with high-level decision-makers

• Ensure compliance with Jhpiego and JHU operational policies and regulations

• Ensure compliance with Donor policies and regulations

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MPH) with more than 10 years of experience or doctorate-level degree
• Legal or policy development experience
• Share samples of previous public health policy development work
• Extensive border health/international health regulations knowledge
• Experience in policy research, desk review, and preparation of national documents
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work proactively, organize and manage own work
• Experience preparing high-quality reports for donor’s preferred
• Excellent written and oral English language skills
• Good communication skills with diverse groups
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to:             [email protected]. Clearly state the position you are applying for when applying:

The deadline for the submission of the application is 23rd December 2022. Please note that given the likely high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

2.) Finance Officers (x2)

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner countries across the globe for the past 40 years in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development (both Pre-service and in-service), family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH.

The following vacant position is available for immediate filling:

Finance Officers (2 position)

Job Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Reports to: Senior Finance Officer

Position Overview: 

The Finance Officer is responsible for providing financial support to Jhpiego Sierra Leone Office and related programs to ensure the smooth running of the office in Sierra Leone. This includes handling the day-to-day financial operations of the Sierra Leone office, with particular emphasis on handling accounts payable and receivable, expense reports, cash handling, payments, and compliance with Jhpiego and donor financial policies. Implements and maintains an on-site financial accounting and bookkeeping system required to assure the integrity and effective performance of Jhpiego’s financial operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the implementation of financial policies and procedures in the office
• Be familiar with the related Sierra Leone laws & regulations; and assist in their application
• On a daily basis, review expense reports ensuring completeness, accuracy, reasonability, and validity of financial data before posting to the financial system
• Prepare payment vouchers and ensure review and approval.
• Write checks/pay bills in the accounting system on a daily basis.
• Management of petty cash.
• Ensure that the petty cash replenishment is prepared the moment the disbursement is 75% of the cash float.
• Managing stationery inventory – receiving, issuing, and reconciling bin cards.
• Monthly reconciliation of fuel for Jhpiego vehicles
• Assist the Senior Finance and Operations Manager with routine follow-up and reconciliation of accounts payable
• Monitor and reconcile vendor statements on monthly basis and ensure timely settlement of bills.
• Ensure prompt payment of staff advances and supplier invoices to safeguard Jhpiego’s reputation.
• Send notifications to vendors and staff on payments transferred to their accounts.
• Provide updates to staff on their advance accounts on regular basis (at least once a month).
• Provide information to staff requiring reimbursement.
• Prepare on a monthly basis VAT return documents for quarterly submission.
• Ensure that expense reports and vendor payment vouchers are filed on a timely basis and proper accounting records relating to expense reports and payment vouchers are maintained and are in accordance with standard accounting practice, JHU/Jhpiego, and donor guidelines.

• Assume other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• CAT qualification, Diploma in Accounting added advantage
• Two years experience in the finance field
• Knowledge of the use of financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and/or word processing required

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Knowledge of US government cost principles
• Prior experience with QuickBooks
• Experience in global organizations
• Prioritize and organize workload
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral communication and presentation skills
• Must treat payroll, accounting, and budget information with confidentiality
• multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives
• Be self-motivated, and proactive and have a positive attitude to work requiring minimum supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to handle a variety of assignments sometimes under pressure of deadlines.
• Be cooperative, hardworking, flexible & dependable.
• Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be of high integrity and have a sense of confidentiality
• Be willing to take on other related duties assigned in order to achieve the goals/objectives set by the organization

Performance Measures: 

SMART:  Simple, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, Time-bound

Objectives with specific SMART performance measures will be developed within JEMS

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to:             [email protected]. Clearly state the position you are applying for when applying:

Deadline for the submission of applications: 23rd December 2022. Please note that given the likely high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

3.) Senior Program Manager

Jhpiego Corporation in Sierra Leone has been consistently providing technical support to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation since 2018 years in a variety of technical areas including COVID-19 response, prevention and treatment of HIV, Malaria in pregnancy, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development family planning, and IPC/WASH.

MOMENTUM is a suite of USAID projects that aims to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden countries by increasing host country commitment and capacity to provide high-quality, integrated health care. As the lead global partner for the Momentum Country and Global Leadership program (MCGL), funded by USAID, Jhpiego and consortium partners are implementing a series of activities in Sierra Leone.

Jhpiego seeks a Senior Program Manager (SPM) who will lead overall project implementation at the field level. This position will work closely with the Project Director (Country Director), technical staff, field officers, support staff, home office, implementing partners, and donors to ensure the success of the project. The Senior Program Manager will oversee field officers and the implementation of project activities. The position holder is responsible for overall program management leadership and guidance to team members.  Under the supervision of the Country Director in collaboration with a technical team, the SPM will be responsible to perform the following activities:

The following vacant position is available for immediate filling:

Senior Program Manager (1 position)

Job Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Reports to: Country Director

Responsibilities:

• Act as a focal point in representing Jhpiego in the implementation of the MCGL project in Sierra Leone
• Develop detailed implementation plans and budgets, and submit them for review and approval with clear team accountability aligned with the program proposal, in close collaboration with internal and external team players
• Harness human, material, and financial resources appropriate for the program
• Maintain an overview of the project budget (regularly monitor budget versus actual (BVA) expenditures) and proactively develop timely solutions to the project’s under and overspends in line with organization and donor requirements
• Ensure continuous monitoring of program activities, as well as timely and accurate evaluation and reporting of progress toward the achievement of program goals and objectives
• Supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff; align their efforts with program goals
• Coordinate technical inputs from a number of different international technical experts and support international advisors to better understand the local context for the project, applying excellent and timely communication
• Monitor and supervise short- and long-term consultants contributing to program efforts
• Contribute to establishing, maintaining, and improving active and regular working relationships with government authorities, donors, and other partner agencies
• Support a robust learning culture where teams and individual staff can share openly successes and failures for continuous improvement at organizational and individual levels, facilitating as appropriate the application and use of specific methodologies found in MCGL’s adaptive learning toolkit
• Utilize learning from the field to contribute to the improvement of projects, development, and implementation of other programs/projects and advocacy initiatives and coordinate with the country communications and knowledge management officer
• Provide timely program updates to Country Director, relevant departments, and US-based backstopping teams
• Present progress, achievements, and lessons learned to key stakeholders including Sierra Leone MOHS and other relevant partners.
• Develop program risk mitigation plans along with teams for smooth implementation of the program, identifying delays and informing Program Director
• Troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control
• Ensure that project reports and publications are of high quality and produced on time in line with agreed deadlines
• Support and apply knowledge management system by promoting and facilitating evidence/knowledge generation, dissemination, and publication

Qualifications and Requirements:

• • Masters’ degree in public health or relevant field
  • 5 years of mid-to senior-level experience implementing and managing complex donor-funded public health programs
  • Knowledge of competency-based training, performance, and quality improvement approaches
  • Work experience and familiarity with relevant government agencies, civil societies, and academics related to MNCH + nutrition/IPC/WASH
  • Experienced in project management cycle from the design, start-up, implementation, M&E, and transition/handover/closing
  • Demonstrated ability in problem-solving, showing initiative/being proactive, working independently and within a team
  • Experience and comfortable working with professional organizations and associations
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Have experience working in a targeted province; speaking the local language is an added value
  • Work experience in USAID-funded projects would be preferred

• Ability to travel within the country

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to: 

[email protected] Clearly state the position you are applying for when applying:

The deadline for the submission of applications is 23rd December 2022.  Please note that given the likely high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

4.) Family Planning and Maternal Newborn Health/Quality Improvement

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner countries across the globe for the past 40 years in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and new-born health, health workforce capacity development (both pre-service and in-service), family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH. 

MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) is part of a suite of innovative awards funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to holistically improve family planning (FP) and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in host countries around the world. MCGL Sierra Leone is a field buy-in project focused at the national and district levels to support the Government of Sierra Leone and local partners to maintain the population’s access to and use of essential MNCH services and FP/RH care within the current context of COVID-19. The project will also work towards ensuring the provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygienic (WASH) conditions within MCGL-supported facilities, and adherence to evidence-based hygiene behaviors within the COVID-19 context. MCGL Sierra Leone will work on capacity and systems strengthening at multiple levels of the health system.

The following vacant position is available for immediate filling: 

Technical Advisor – Family Planning and Maternal Newborn Health/Quality Improvement (1 Position)

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Position Reports To:  Country Director

Position Overview:

Jhpiego is seeking a Family Planning and Maternal Newborn Health/Quality Improvement (FPMNH/QI) Technical Advisor to provide technical and program support in the areas of family planning, maternal and newborn health, with a wide range of potential activities, including support of the implementation of high-quality technical approaches to family planning, MNH service delivery continuity; translation of global guidance into recommended health system actions; and critical review of current evidence and corresponding gaps in policy, guidelines, and action at country level. The FPMNH/QI Technical Advisor will also work to improve the quality of health service implementation at district and facility levels by aligning interventions with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), District Health Management team, and facility teams and collaborating with relevant local partners including Sierra Leone Midwives association, FOCUS 1000 and Health Alert, ensuring the institutionalization of quality assurance and quality improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Provide quality technical assistance to country programs by facilitating and implementing activities, and supporting country programs with strategic program guidance, training, and capacity building.  Contribute to the development of evidence-based, methodologically-sound clinical training materials and standards, mentoring systems, and other materials needed for program implementation. Ensure that the programs that are assisted are technically sound, evidence-based, and responsive to the priorities and needs of the countries and donors.

• Provide input to and ensure quality technical approaches are implemented in county programs by working closely with program staff to provide inputs into country work plans and reports and to review program data and results to inform decision-making and technical strategies.

• Coordinate the assessment and analysis of clinical service delivery issues that impede access to care, and the development and testing of appropriate strategies for long-term, sustainable resolution. Support FP/MNH innovations and the development of new products and approaches in FP/MNH including LARC service provision, essential and basic and/or comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care, advancement of program efforts to strengthen MNH service delivery platforms, family planning integrated into maternal health care (including postpartum and post-abortion care) and quality improvement strategies to support FPMNH care, and other areas. Coordinate the design of implementation research that may promote new initiatives and innovations for future adoption, i.e. in the area of MNH integration.

• Work with relevant parties to finalize national quality improvement clinical standards in Family Planning, maternal newborn, and child health, malaria, emergency care, and communicable and non-communicable disease prevention and control.

• Support training on quality improvement using MoHS quality improvement approach.

• Assess, identify gaps, provide feedback, and report on the status of meeting QI/QA FP/MNH clinical standards. Develop action plans to assist in the implementation of appropriate measures in healthcare facilities. Provide monitoring, mentoring, and refresher training when necessary.

• Provide technical assistance in building the capacity of the county and district-level staff related to FP/MNH quality standards.

• Submit regular activity reports on identified gaps, measures implemented, achievements, challenges, outcomes, and opportunities for improvement to the MoHS.

• Represent USAID Momentum /Jhpiego to donors, partners (including WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, FIGO and ICM), and other external stakeholders. Assist in establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with counterparts and donors to maximize USAID’s MOMENTUM /Jhpiego’s impact.  Engage in the business development/proposal process by identifying and supporting new opportunities and by contributing to the technical design, writing, and review of new proposals

• Actively participate in MNH knowledge management activities by ensuring knowledge sharing and best practices are shared with staff globally, and that existing knowledge is leveraged in planning, decision-making, and providing technical assistance. Support the documentation of program results in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals and publications

• Provide support to the realization of external communication priorities including supporting the development of success stories, blogs, and other program and technical-related communication materials that demonstrate Jhpiego’s technical expertise, results, and programming excellence

Required Qualifications:

• Nurse, midwife, or physician with MPH or equivalent experience
• Five years of relevant technical experience implementing and/or managing field-based FP/MNH programs
• Demonstrated experience in the strategic design and implementation of capacity-building programs for improving service delivery and/or human and organizational performance
• Ability to develop technical programs and technical staff in the areas of family planning, maternal and newborn health, performance, and quality improvement
• Awareness of, sensitivity to, and experience in working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multi-cultural staff and groups
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with counterparts in other agencies and organizations worldwide
• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Fluent English language skills
• Flexibility to work in Kailahun and Pujehun

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong clinical background and experience

Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to: 

[email protected]   Clearly state the position you are applying for when applying.

The deadline for the submission of applications is 23rd December 2022.  Please note that given the likely high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.