Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Closing Date: 26-Jan-2024
Job Description
Background Information – Job-specific
UNOPS Ethiopia Multi-Country Office (ETMCO) exciting career opportunity.
UNOPS-ETMCO is recruiting for this position: Project Management Support Officer – Health and Health Related Institutions and Professionals Regulatory System Strengthening, Public Health (Retainer) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Qualified females and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS are highly encouraged to apply.
Organizational Context
UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.
Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’ expectations.
With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners’ needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.
Ethiopia Multi-country office (ETMCO) sub-region currently consists of an established Operation Centre in Addis Ababa which manages a portfolio of engagements in four (4) Horn of Africa countries (Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan). ETMCO focuses on Infrastructure, Procurement, Project Management, HR and Transactional Services, and Fund Management services across a wide range of sectors including Health, Education, Agriculture, Resilient infrastructure among others.
Our goal is to support countries, help people in need and enable our partners through delivering on our mandate of infrastructure, procurement and project management in the countries in the Horn of Africa. Building on our global experience successfully delivering projects in complex operating environments, a healthy pipeline of engagements are at various stages of discussion with our priority partners.
Project Background
UNOPS has signed a project agreement with the Ministry of Health to strengthen the Capacity of the Ministry for the Realization of Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP-II) on selected priorities. This project will be implemented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the overall objective/purpose is to contribute towards the realization of selected strategic priorities of the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP-II) which is more on project management focusing on institutional capacity building, technical assistance etc. UNOPS is selected to manage and implement the project by creating a project management unit (PMU).
This unit will be formed by a group of experts and specialists in the relevant matters that will be in charge of delivering the outputs.
The Project Management Support Officer will report to the UNOPS Project Manager (PM), and will be working day-to-day in close and collaboration with the client institution, particularly the Health and Health Related Institutions and Professionals Regulatory Lead Executive Office. The PM will also gather feedback from the client to manage and assess the deliverables.
Strategic Initiative:
- Improve Regulatory Systems
- Enhance Informed Decision Making
Scope of Work/ Objective
The Project Management Support Officer (PMSO) will support the formulation of nationwide health and health related institutions and professionals regulatory policy, strategy and its implementation at all levels. The PMSO will support focusing mainly on objectives and strategic initiatives related to enforcement of health and health related institutions and professionals regulatory laws and standards; planning, monitoring and evaluation of regulatory activities; matters related to establishment of self-regulation system in health and health related institutions; Strengthening Master Facility Registry (MFR); and capacity building of regulatory workforce. The PMSO will also support the preparation and revise regulatory tools (such as standards, directives, guidelines, SOPs, checklists etc.) which help for standardization of regulatory requirements and coordination among the federal regulatory and regional regulatory bodies.
Functional Responsibilities
- Support the Lead Executive Office in implementation of strategic and operational plans which derived from the 3-year Health Sector Medium Term Development and Investment Plan and co-develop monitoring and evaluation tools;
- Support the preparation/revision of regulatory tools (legal documents, standards, guidelines, manuals, SOPs, checklists, forms) which help the Lead Executive Office to implement its strategic initiatives.
- Participate in assessment of health and health related institutions and professionals; stakeholder meetings; and review meetings.
- Support the development and revision of standards, guidelines, checklists which help for standardization of regulatory requirements and coordination among the federal regulatory and regional regulatory bodies;
- Analytical support in developing/revising tools which helps health and health related institutions and professionals registration and licensing system requirements for upgrading of the digital regulatory information system;
- Engage in supporting establishment and implementation self-regulation system of health and health related institutions;
- Support the initiation and scale up of clinical audit;
- Support strategic and flagship activities of the Lead Executive Office;
- Coordinate with and facilitate and arrange capacity building interventions in the areas of health and health related institutions and professionals regulation, self-regulation, clinical audit, Master Facility Registry, and the overall regulatory system;
- Assist in communication between the Lead Executive Office, regional regulatory bodies, and different stakeholders in relation to the Lead Executive Office priority areas stated in the scope of the assignment;
- Other related assignments as given by the Lead Executive Office for operation within the scope of role
- Technical support provided to the Lead Executive Office on the implementation of health and health related institutions and professionals regulation strategic and operational plans
- Number of regulatory tools developed and/or revised with support of TA
- Regulatory workforce supported on specific regulatory areas
- The Lead Executive Office own staff are coached and mentored in different regulatory activities
- Monthly and quarterly progress report submitted
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
- First-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) is required. Preferably in Public Health, Nursing, or other related fields.
- An advanced degree preferably in the above-mentioned areas is desirable.
Experience
- At least two (2) years of proven experience of work directly related to management positions in the regulatory system, health systems strengthening and program management is required
- Experience in handling issues related to health and health-related institutions and professionals regulatory system strengthening (including registration, licensing, enforcement of regulatory laws and standards), evidence-based planning, prioritization and monitoring is desirable
- Experience working with development partners, the health and health related institutions and professionals regulatory system, strong understanding of regulatory laws and standards, and Ethiopia’s regulatory and health system is an added advantage
- Experience with MoH (Lead Executive Office) and DPs is an asset
- Fluency in spoken, written and reading English is required.
- Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.
- Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.
- We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.
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