- Close monitoring of laboratory-based surveillance indicators and timely identification of bottlenecks/risks in adherence to best-in-class standards and turn around time for sample collection and transportation. - Support in development of implementation guidelines and strategic frameworks and ensuring synchronicity with international benchmarks. - Facilitate the development of capacity building modules for laboratory surveillance processes and other allied IEC collaterals for change management. - Provide strategic insight into workflow adaptations required for transition to the new systems and develop detailed SoPs and frameworks for the same.- Lead the development of bespoke tech-enabled solutions to improve the existing VPD surveillance logistics workflows, optimized for...

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:- Support review of national service delivery guidelines, training materials and reference manuals to integrate new MNH products.- Conduct facility readiness assessments for introduction of new maternal and neonatal health commodities.- Support/coordinate provider trainings and mentorships as required by closely working with MOH and district coordinators.- Work with MOH to coordinate partners to ensure adherence to and implementation of the introduction and scale up plans.- Support Quality improvement initiatives for maternal and neonatal health, working closely with MoH district coordinators.- Strengthening Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) in selected focus districts, working...

- Working closely with the CHAI Technical team to provide technical assistance to Ministry of Health, Reproductive Health Directorate on Maternal and Newborn Health.- Support CHAI Malawi’s Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health (SRMNH) and Infectious Diseases Clusters to scale up evidence-based interventions to address the primary drivers of maternal mortality, stillbirths, and neonatal mortality in high-burden facilities across Lilongwe, Blantyre, and Mzimba Districts. This will include coordinating and facilitating trainings, supportive supervision, skills building visits, and operational research to strengthen the capacity of health facilities to deploy MNH technologies, such as group antenatal care, point-of-care ultrasound, and the e-MOTIVE bundle for postpartum...

- Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting- Steer the design of the program’s monitoring plans, performance indicator frameworks and tools.- Develop and maintain a program dashboard, indicator briefs, and fact sheets for project performance tracking.- Prepare timely analytical outputs, reports (quarterly, annual, donor-specific) in line with donor and organizational requirements. - Ensure timely and accurate data entry into internal and donor databases.- Maintain organized documentation systems for data, reports, and tools.- Data Analysis and Insights- Lead data analysis using project data, government and secondary data to address strategic programmatic questions.- Generate actionable insights to optimize field interventions and informed decision-making.- Data Validation...

- Support development and execution of end-to-end program strategy for newborn-related workstreams- Ensure plans are implemented and integrated with other team priorities and that deliverables meet stakeholder expectations, elevating risks upwards as needed and with other internal teams across the matrix- Shape materials, deliverables and key messages for senior internal and external stakeholders- Cultivate and demonstrate a deep understanding of newborn health priorities, product strategies and partner landscapes- Build and maintain knowledge on global publications and resources for data sources and analyses- Develop and foster relationships with key senior external stakeholders working in newborn health; identify opportunities for relationship-building that will facilitate...

- Facilitate the redesign of the PHC Performance Management System in Kano, including Conduct of gender responsive Data and PHC Systems Diagnostic Assessment and ideation workshops to develop the optimal gender integrated PHC Performance Management framework - Provide technical assistance to the SPHCBs to implement the optimal PHC performance management framework, including support for Conducting merit-based selection of State and LGA PHC ISS supervisors and conduct comprehensive training for all selected supervisors and supervision of Bi-monthly facility assessment visits across all apex PHC- Support the design and implementation of Behavioural Interventions to enhance data use for improved PHC performance management at LGA and state level - Support the design and implementation of...