Need Assessment and Quality Assurance Specialist

 Job Description

1. Ensuring the development of quality in health teaching professional 

• Develop a quality improvement plan for health professional training;
•  Develop a plan for enrolment of medical doctors in postgraduate training including priority areas;
•  Assure quality of education in health professional development programs;
•  Ensure development and update of standards, policies, procedures, guidelines for health professional education;
•  Ensure the developed and revised curricula meet the needs and quality standards;
•  Ensure quality performance assessments of teaching programs are done;

2. Assessment of training, equipment and infrastructure needs 

• Plan, support and supervise site visits and report accordingly;
•  Make follow- up and report on quality health professional training at all levels of health teaching Institutions /sites;
•  Analyze reports from teaching sites on quality improvement;
•  Planning for number of trainees required to study in-country and abroad to pursue advanced qualifications such as medical sub- specialization or PhDs;
•  Assess equipment and infrastructure needs and give recommendation;
•  Develop and implement training plan of HRH Secretariat staffs

 Job Profile

Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Global Health with 3 years of relevant working experience or Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences with 5 years of relevant working experience.

Key Technical Skills & Knowledge required: 

•  Knowledge in quality assurance and accreditation of healthcare system and teaching; 
•  High standards of professional ethics and Secrecy 
•  Responsive, prompt, effective, impartial and equitable provision of services; 
•  Transparency and provision to the public of timely and accurate information; 
•  Devotion and serving public interest; 
•  Accountability for administrative decisions; 
•  Decency and integrity.