Project HOPE is an international NGO with employees and volunteers who work around the globe responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world, helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

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BACKGROUND ON Ghana IHP

The purpose of the USAID-funded Ghana Integrated Health Partnership (IHP) activity to contribute to the Government of Ghana’s strategies to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths, including stillbirths, and improve their overall health and well-being by 2030. Activities are expected to advance Ghana toward increased localization, strengthening the capacity of Ghana institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale-up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality Reproductive Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health(RMNCAH),Nutrition, family planning, malaria, and global health security services. The project will increase access, utilization and quality of maternal and child health, family planning, malaria, and nutrition services to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths in northern Ghana.

Position Summary

Project HOPE seeks Clinical Mentors with knowledge and skills in clinical and public health interventions to support the implementation of on-site health facility mentorship, coaching, skills observation and supportive supervision components of the IHP activity, with particular focus on integrating RMNCAH, nutrition and malaria service delivery. The incumbent must have expertise on current standards, guidelines, and protocols and their use in mentoring and coaching at the facility level.

Principal Responsibilities

• Work with, and provide mentorship, coaching and supportive supervision to assigned mentees.
• Guide mentees in the correct use of guidelines and protocols to deliver RMNCAH, Nutrition and malaria interventions.
• Provide on-site and virtual coaching and technical assistance to mentees.
• Share expertise and experience in integrated service delivery with mentees.
• Model professional behavior in carrying out duties.
• Fulfill other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned by the Supervisor.

Minimum Required Skills, Education And Experience

• Must be a healthcare provider, preferably an experienced Doctor, Physician Assistant, Midwife, RGN or RCN in good standing with their regulatory bodies (Nursing and midwifery Council or Medical and Dental Council), and have clinical care and public health programming experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience in mentorship, coaching and supervisory position
• Willingness to mentor through on-site and virtual support
• Familiarity with, and ability to use clinical standards, guidelines and protocols to teach and assess technical skills
• Clinical proficiency and capacity to make decisions
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with mentees, including provision of constructive, timely and interactive feedback.
• Fluency in English.
• Fluency in local languages strongly preferred.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in the healthcare facility environment and able to use standard office equipment.
• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form.

Work Environment

• Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.
• Project HOPE employees work in the global health field and may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship”.

All positions will be based in Ghana. Ghana nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have the required experience and qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.