Senior Project Officer (Consultant), Health Systems Strengthening, Morocco

Consultant Activities:

Stakeholder engagement:

• Build and maintain relationships with NCD Partners, Districts, MHSP and other related public health programs and ensure regular communication between in-country partners and PATH.
• Convene and manage CKD expert advisory group in partnership with MHSP to ensure timely development of policy and guidelines, dissemination, adoption, and scale-up.

Technical guidance:

• Provide technical guidance and monitor all field activities of the project, including stakeholder engagement and support, project design, implementation, social mobilization, communication, and project documentation. All communication materials developed should be submitted to PATH for review, ideally two weeks before use or release.

Implementation activities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with the health facilities selected for the project and coordinate activities such as conducting initial site assessments, activating selected sites, and conducting a minimum of quarterly supportive supervision visits and facility performance improvement plans.
• Ensure capacity strengthening through training, mentorship, and support of health care workers across selected facilities and PRCs. This includes ensuring NCD diagnostic capabilities, training job-aids, mentorship, and decision support to increase capacity to provide quality NCD health education, screening, and linkage to care.
• Provide oversight of activities to support community-based outreach and demand generation, including awareness raising, increased access points for integrated NCD screening and care in the community, and proactive screening and follow-up in facilities and communities.
• Lead project reporting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Nursing, Social Sciences, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in public health programme implementation, preferably in non-communicable diseases.
• Proven experience working with government, health facilities, and district-level leaders.
• Strong network across sectors within the NCD community.
• Proven experience in coordinating community-based health interventions and screenings.
• Strong data management and analytical skills, with experience in monitoring and evaluation.
• Proficiency in English and French.
• Must be based in Morocco and have legal authorization to work in Morocco.
• Ability to travel frequently to the project sites within the country.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently with on-time and quality deliverables.
• Effective and dynamic implementer and communicator.

** This position is contingent on funding.**