Indonesia: Maternal and Neonatal Health Advisor

Responsibility: Provide technical advice and support to Australian DFAT and provincial and district governments on maternal and neonatal health interventions and outcomes.

Relationships: The Maternal and Neonatal Health Advisor will be located within the project technical support team and will liaise closely with the Head of the Provincial Health Offices (PHO) in terms of task allocation. The Advisor will report to the Partnership Director in terms of performance management, and receive administrative support from the Partnership Support Unit.

Tasks:

· Working with PHO / DHO advise on the most appropriate maternal and neonatal health interventions for each area;

· Provide advice on how proposed MNH interventions might impact on meeting the MNH targets and on determining appropriate performance targets for annual agreements;

· Work with provincial and district governments on options to improve MNH organizational structures;

· Assess and identify appropriate interventions to improve the distribution and performance of MNH service providers / workforce;

· Identify and ensure appropriate support provided to demand side interventions to strengthen community participation in MNH services;

· Provide training, guidelines and mentoring support to provincial and district MNH technical teams;

· Contribute to the medium term MNH action plans and expenditure frameworks;

· Communicate with relevant provincial and district level policy makers and senior officials about MNH programs and related sector reform policy issues, as well as participate in program coordination meetings with government and other donors at the local level;

· Participate in donor harmonization dialogue as required; and

· Liaise and coordinate with other technical advisors on all levels of planning and implementation.

The position requires a competent and experienced person with the following attributes:

(A) Essential:

· Post-graduate qualifications in maternal and neonatal health or public health;

· Substantial experience in maternal and neonatal health, particularly in areas of policy, management and organizational structure;

· Experience in providing technical assistance to health service managers in a developing country context; and

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills;

(B) Preferable:

· Indonesian language;

· Previous experience working in Indonesia in government health services; and

· An understanding of DFAT policies and cross-cutting issues.