Consultant, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health

2 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa PATH Full time R90 000 - R120 000 per year

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world's most pressing heath challenges.

PATH has received a sub-award from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) to support acceleration of country-led innovation introduction in South Africa through policy, financing and learning. PATH is responsible for delivering (i) A strategic portfolio analysis showing innovation combinations needed to achieve significant MNCH mortality reductions (ii) supporting development of a health system Integration strategy for selected NCH innovations into the South African health context – among other deliverables. PATH is looking for a Consultant to lead the delivery of these objectives within the broader ALIGN project.

Responsibilities:

  • Advise the technical team on the MNCH policies, strategic framework, clinical guidelines and regulatory environment governing MNCH services in South Africa
  • Support the technical team to conduct an MNCH strategic portfolio analysis, to determine innovations needed to achieve significant MNCH mortality reductions in SA and to shift the needle towards improved outcomes
  • Support the identification and gathering of source data required to support modelling work, using both the MANDATE and the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) framework
  • Contribute towards the development of a health systems integration strategy for MNCH innovations in South Africa
  • Support the technical team in performing rapid literature reviews of existing evidence on MNCH innovations, landscape analyses and technical reports
  • Assist in the determination of capacity gaps to be addressed, to increase uptake and use of MNCH innovations and the feedback loops that need to be established to gain insights on user experience
  • Support development of data collection tools (e.g. interview guides) for select in-country data collection and interviews
  • Conduct field work including data collection and analysis, to get stakeholder inputs on MNCH innovation integration framework

Required skills and experience:

  • Master's degree or higher in public health, public policy, or related technical/clinical field
  • 5+ years of working in maternal, newborn and child health
  • Clinical experience in provision of hands-on MNCH services in the South African setting
  • Expertise related to policy analysis, implementation science, or health systems
  • Previous experience in developing technical training materials
  • Previous experience working with the MNCH directorate of the NDoH or World Health Organization in South Africa would be an added advantage
  • Experience collaborating with technical and policy experts
  • Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail, time-management, and organizational skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in complex teams
  • Fluent in English; additional languages a plus

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