Senior Newborn Health Advisor

Overview
The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory and administrative professionals.
Credence and its partner, the Public Health Institute (PHI), are both employers for GHTASC, and are seeking a Senior Newborn Health Advisor under GHTASC. This position will be hired under Public Health Institute (PHI).
The Senior Newborn Health Advisor will primarily support the Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition as a PHI Institutional Support Contractor (ISC). In this role, the selected candidate will provide program support and policy and technical guidance for Newborn Health awards, provide technical advice to the maternal and Newborn Health teams. The Senior Advisor will work in collaboration with other MCHN Divisions, GH Offices and Centers, and USAID Bureaus and Missions through USAID management and technical teams to promote maternal and newborn survival and health.
This position will have supervisory responsibilities in addition to carrying out the technical work of the Agency. In this capacity, the Senior Advisor will provide effective supervisory support to 3-5 staff members, including occasional detailees. They will also work closely in coordination with GHTASC Project Management Office and Corporate Resources.
Full salary range for this position is $129,740 to $195,000 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to the Agency on Newborn Health (NH) issues, including enabling and mobilizing individuals and communities, advancing quality respectful maternity and newborn care for mothers and newborns, strengthening related health systems, and continuous learning:

• Provide expert leadership and guidance regarding NH issues, priorities and strategies, with attention to care across the maternity and postnatal periods, and to the major causes of newborn death and morbidity;
• Provide expert technical advice for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal quality care based on current evidence;
• Provide expert technical advice on priorities and strategies to address perinatal health and infant health and survival, including prevention of stillbirth, treatment of small and sick newborns, and early initiation of breastfeeding;
• Provide expert technical advice on strengthening health workforce and health systems related to Newborn Health;
• Coordinate USAID's support in advancing Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) and Every Newborn Action Plans (ENAP), including participation in global technical working groups;
• Serve as the Newborn Health Team Lead, including through the development of technical strategy and priorities and strategic budget planning;
• Manage and direct a high functioning Newborn Health Team, capable of providing quality technical assistance to USAID/Washington, USAID Missions and country counterparts.
• Supervise, manage, and mentor approximately 3-5 staff members, including occasional detailees;
• Analyze complex situations in order to assist in the development of USAID strategic plans and assess the impact of host-country policies and practices on U.S. Government (USG) or USAID programs in the health sector;
• Collaborate with USG partners, bilateral donors, multilateral organizations, foundations, universities, and nongovernmental/private voluntary organizations in policy and programming related to Newborn Health;
• Support the policy oversight and management of maternal and Newborn Health and related projects and activities and inform GH MH and NH research priorities;
• Bring new findings from technical literature to the attention of USAID Health Officers, through webinars, presentations, the MNH Division's Maternal & Newborn Health Breaking News e-newsletter and the USAID website; and
• Contribute to education and internal and external communication, including e-learning courses, social media and reports to Congress.

Provide technical assistance to field Missions, GH offices, regional bureaus, and implementing partners:

• Serve as a Newborn Health expert resource for GH offices, regional bureaus, and individual countries to advance maternal and newborn survival and health, including health behaviors, care seeking, provision of quality care, monitoring and evaluation;
• Provide short-term Newborn Health expertise to designated priority countries in design and evaluation of MNH programs and long-term support as a team member or GH country coordinator for a selected country(ies);
• Provide expert Newborn Health technical assistance as needed to USAID's implementing partners;
• Provide expert Newborn Health technical assistance and support coordination with other USG partners;
• Respond to internal and external requests for information, prepare background and briefing documents, and serve as a technical mentor and member of working groups and technical committees, as necessary;
• Provide guidance on strengthening health systems as it relates to MNH;
• Provide technical input and advice to guide MNH research, with emphasis on qualitative and implementation research; and
• Bring new findings from technical literature to the attention of USAID and implementing partners.

Tavel at least 15% of the time including international travel.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree with 10 years of relevant experience, bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience, Associate's degree and 14 years of relevant experience, or High School graduate and 16 years of relevant experience.

Other Qualifications:

• A minimum 10 years' experience in design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs, of which 5-7 years were in international or resource-challenged settings.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience managing both individuals and teams, including the mentorship of professionals new to the field.
• Proven demonstration of successful advocacy for adjustments in global health policies and programming.
• An in-depth understanding of health systems issues related to maternal and newborn care in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries.
• Demonstrated skill in conducting critical analysis and evaluation of technical and programmatic aspects of programs.
• Ability to think and operate strategically and programmatically.
• Excellent understanding of current issues in international maternal and neonatal health programs.
• Demonstrated experience in working directly with host-country governments, developing country program clinicians, managers, and policy makers in the field of Newborn Health.
• Strong supervisory and training skills.
• Basic understanding of programs and organizational aspects of major international donors, multilateral agencies, and nongovernmental/private voluntary organizations supporting the social sector, with a focus that includes maternal and Newborn Health.
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomacy skills and experience in working effectively in an independent capacity and as a member of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including ability to write technical documents and give presentations on the technical and public health advances in maternal and Newborn Health to colleagues in and outside of USAID.
• Good computer skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally.
• US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance.