PAHO Consultant - Guatemala para implementación de intervenciones en Salud Materna y SSR

Organizational Context

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Job Purpose

To technically support the implementation of project interventions aimed at strengthening access, coverage, and quality of maternal, sexual, and reproductive health services in prioritized departments. This includes building health personnel capacities, supporting maternal mortality reduction, fostering collaboration between health services and traditional birth attendants, promoting community actions for sexual and reproductive rights, implementing prevention strategies, and strengthening territorial governance and intersectoral coordination.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for the implementation of maternal, sexual, and reproductive health interventions. Coordinate and implement workshops on governance of health policies and programs. Strengthen health service networks and referral systems, including quality measurement and improvement plans. Develop capacities of health personnel through training on maternal care, obstetric emergencies, ETMI Plus, contraception, sexual violence, and humanized care. Support strategies for managing postpartum hemorrhage and gestational hypertension. Facilitate intercultural dialogues and strengthen the role of traditional birth attendants. Coordinate community actions and communication campaigns on sexual and reproductive rights and prenatal care. Support vaccination strategies for pregnant women and HPV. Prepare periodic technical reports and monitor project indicators and progress.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of experience in maternal, sexual, and reproductive health. A minimum of three years of experience working with or as a counterpart to the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) in the project's prioritized departments. A minimum of three years of experience in implementing maternal, sexual, and reproductive health projects in the prioritized departments.

Skills

Institutional Action: Demonstrates commitment to organizational mission, values, and policies. Teamwork: Collaborates effectively with internal and external teams, fostering coordination and consensus. Analysis, Synthesis, and Foresight: Analyzes situations, identifies risks, guides decision-making, and anticipates intervention needs. Leadership: Fosters a productive work environment, facilitates communication, and mobilizes resources. Accountability: Takes responsibility for results, tasks, deadlines, and resource management. Strategic Planning and Management: Contributes to the planning and management of technical cooperation interventions, considering impact and risks. Technical expertise in strategies for reducing maternal and perinatal mortality and adolescent pregnancy, including Guatemala's National Plans for Maternal Death Reduction, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, and Early Childhood Policy. Strategic planning competency for designing, formulating, managing, developing, monitoring, and evaluating maternal, sexual, and reproductive health plans and projects.

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