The Maternal, Newborn Child Health (MNCH)Technical Advisor I will provide strategic and technical leadership for the Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (STRIDES) Activity with respect to MNCH surveillance, skilled care and USG-endorsed life-saving interventions for pregnant women, newborns, and children. The Advisor ensures alignment of STRIDES MNCH activities with global guidance, national policies, and donor regulations, while delivering high-quality strategic assistance in Madagascar. S/He will provide technical oversight of in-country implementation, working closely with regional and country teams to ensure fidelity to STRIDES’ technical approaches, troubleshoot implementation challenges, and adapt interventions to evolving epidemiologic and operational contexts. The Advisor will contribute to MNCH technical portions of the workplan and lead project activities and sub activities. S/He will play a central role in supporting capacity strengthening of MNCH systems, mentoring, and strategic assistance to the country level teams, local partners, and government counterparts across integrated MNCH surveillance, laboratory operations, specimen management, data quality, and related domains, ensuring alignment with the United States Government’s global health security priorities.
The MNCH Advisor will contribute to FHI 360’s technical thought leadership by developing tools, guidance, learning products, and public goods that strengthen STRIDES’ MNCH portfolio and enhance the organization’s visibility and credibility in effective integration of MNCH services with polio and infectious disease surveillance. S/He will represent STRIDES-MNCH consistently with key donors and global health actors, including the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD), UNICEF, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), national programs, and other related technical groups, ensuring effective communication, strategic alignment, and strong positioning of STRIDES within the global MNCH architecture. Working closely with the STRIDES Technical Director; technical leads; MEL Director; and Program Implementation Director, the MNCH Advisor will cascade and operationalize the Activity’s technical strategy and is accountable for the successful, timely, and compliant delivery of all MNCH-related technical components across the Madagascar work plan. S/He will collaborate across FHI 360, consortium and local partners to ensure coordinated implementation, responsive technical support, and rigorous reporting that meets or exceeds contractual, programmatic, and quality standards.
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The expected hiring salary range for this role is MGA 60,000,000 - 80,000,000 for annual basic salary. When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, market pay, and budget.
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