Job Description

Opportunity:

The Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) under the USAID Integrated Health Systems IDIQ helps low- and middle-income countries transition to sustainable, self-financed health systems to support access to universal health coverage. The project works with partner countries and local stakeholders to reduce financial barriers to care and treatment, ensure equitable access to essential health services for all people, and improve the quality of health services.

Continuing professional development (CPD) is an essential approach for health care providers (HCPs) to improve relevant competencies and is required for continuous quality improvement of health practices for better health services. Jordan developed and published the Health Professional License Renewal Bylaw Number 46 in the Official Gazette in April 2018 and issued instructions in September 2021 for all licensed HCPs in Jordan (approximately 155,000) to complete a required number of CPD hours every five years to renew their practice licenses. Article 5 of the Instructions stipulates that an HCP must submit their application for re-licensure three months minimum before the end of their license period of performance in January 2023.

USAID’s Continuing Professional Development Program (CPDP) is a USAID government to government agreement that supports the Government of Jordan’s (GOJ) efforts to improve health care professionals’ (HCPs) competencies to deliver quality health services through the institutionalization of a mandatory continuing professional development system (CPD) for professional license renewal. CPDP will assist the Ministry and other stakeholders to activate the Bylaws and the CPD Instructions.

LHSS seeks a qualified Advocacy and Communication Advisor to support the MOH in implementing the CPDP communication component and supporting the Activity communication activities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

The Advocacy and Communication Advisor will have the following specific duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in the development/implantation and monitoring of the LHSS workplan and required activity reports;
• Ensure abiding by USAID regulations for marking and branding compliance for all activity materials and all needed PPTs and reports, guidelines from meetings, and other knowledge dissemination materials.
• Provide support to the development of advocacy information, educational materials for LHSS and all UASID/Abt communications.
• Support MOH/HCAD in the implementation of the CPD awareness campaign.
• Support the MOH in developing Telemedicine bylaws and instructions.
• Support the grants team in designing/managing relevant communication grants;
• Support the National CPD Communications Subcommittee in raising awareness across all health cadres, both public and private sectors, about legal and policy requirements for the CPD license renewal.
• Contribute to the LHSS Reporting requirements including the quarterly and annual reports.
• Participate in regular staff meetings including the senior staff meetings and the biweekly meetings.
• Any other task as requested by the supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications, marketing or any relevant field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant prior experience in similar posts including implementing advocacy and communication activities or campaigns to support large scale implementation of new laws or policies.
• Experience working in USAID projects and/or GoJ ministries strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of Jordan social media and communication channels is highly preferred.
• Experience writing and editing communications products (press releases, project reports, event presentations, etc.) for international development projects in Jordan required.
• Advanced English writing/speaking skills and fluency in Arabic required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Ten years of relevant experience, or PhD+ Eight years of relevant experience

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

Apply for Job

For More jobs

Instagram |  Twitter |  Facebook |  YouTube |  LinkedIn