Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 30 Jun 2017
Human Appeal is a non-profit organisation working across the globe to strengthen humanity’s fight against poverty, social injustice and natural disaster. Through the provision of immediate relief and establishment of self-sustaining development programmes, we aim to invest in real, effective solutions.
By establishing firm and loyal grass root relationships with local, national and international partners we are able to access some of the hardest to reach places in the world, at the most vulnerable of times. This means that we can help those people that most other organisations are unable to reach.
Human Appeal believes that establishing stable health care, education and income generation programmes, paves the way for empowered, self-serving communities. We also recognise that the provision of food, medical aid and emergency shelter in times of humanitarian crises is essential for the immediate preservation of life. As such, we value the importance of a multidimensional aid approach, and therefore dedicate our time respectively between emergency relief and long term development.
About the Project
The overall goal of the proposed2 year project is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality across 10 targeted villages of Maungdaw Township, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. Through this project we will improve community-level maternal health behaviour and birthing practices for 10,000women of Reproductive Age (WRA) who will be given health awareness sessions including advice on pregnancy, labour and delivery, danger signs related to these processes, as well as clean birthing practices.
The project aims to build the capacity of both the state and non-state sector stakeholders. Auxiliary midwives will be recruited as part of the project to work alongside existing health workers and health assistants, and support will be provided to the existing government health structures in Maungdaw Township. Various levels of training will be provided to traditional birthing attendants (TBAs), auxiliary midwives and all health staff to improve the medical-based skill set in the target area.
We will be implementing this project together with our local implementing partner based inSittwe, Rakhine State.
Consultant
Scope of Work
We are seeking applications from Myanmar nationals for a Consultant to provide a number of services before we start effective implementation of this project:
· Provide technical input on the project concept note, proposal and budget.
· Liaise with the relevant State level Ministriesas well as UNOCHA, WHO, and attend Health Cluster meetings.
· Lead on preparing paperwork for Agreements and MoUs required for inception and implementation of the project.
· Prepare and undertake a baseline survey in the potential project location in order to get a better understanding of the maternal health context and behaviour.
Lead on the recruitment of a team to effectively deliver and monitor this project.
Skills & Requirements
Clear track recording designing health projects. Delivery of health education activities will be an asset.
· Experience in previously implementing health projects. Preferably Maternal Health.
· Excellent level of written and spoken English.
· Ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders at government and international level.
· Evidence of having conducting community level questionnaires and surveys as well as analyzing and reporting on results.
· Experience of working on projects with a focus on community cohesion, interfaith dialogue and peace advocacy.
Duration of Consultancy
3 – 6 Months
Salary
Negotiable
How to apply:
To apply
Candidates should email their CV and cover letter outlining their experiences to insiya.salam@humanappeal.org.ukquoting Health Consultant in the email subject. Please also provide the names of two references.
The deadline for applying is5:00 pm Myanmar time on 30/6/2017. Only short listed candidates will be notified.