New Employment Opportunity At USP

USP is an independent, scientific nonprofit organization focused on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines. We are working to strengthen the global supply chain so that the medicines people rely on for health are available when needed and work as expected.

For over 200 years, USP has worked to build trust where it matters most: in the world’s medicines, dietary supplements, and foods. Through our rigorous science and the public quality standards we set, USP helps protect patient safety and improve the health of people around the world.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

PQM is currently in its third year of perpetration in Ghana and is looking for an adviser, grounded within the ECOWAS region, to lead a study to evaluate the challenges clinicians presently face in the usage of choosing Motherly and child fitness items with an emphasis on uterotonics.

They have a look at what could be carried out in named fitness installations in eight hospitals in the north of Ghana ( regions yet to be decided). S/ he’ll work with statistics collection advisers to collect and dissect information accrued from those installations below the guidance of the Senior Program Manager for West Africa and in collaboration with a specialized group of workers at USP headquarters in Rockville, MD. The period of performance for this consultancy will begin in MAY 2022 and run through September 2022.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Design a study protocol
• Deliver education and assistance to data collection consultants responsible for various regions.
• Supervise records collection consultants and analyze this in line with study objectives
• Assess and validate secondary statistics collected.
• Visit selected health facilities and other relevant stakeholders as required by the study protocol

Deliverables

• Take a look at the protocol and records series gear
• Review monthly progress
• Final evaluation of information, use, storehouse, and effectiveness of uterotonics with the aid of healthcare assistance in named sections in the north of Ghana.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Master’s degree in Public Health
• A degree in Medicine is will be an advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years practice public health in LMICs
• Experience in working with Ghana health services or other health services within the ECOWAS region.
• Experience in designing and leading studies related to the use of maternal and child health commodities such as Oxytocin injection, Ergometrine injection, and Misoprostol tablets.
• Experience working in rural and remote communities

Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities:

• Capability to work alone and to correctly liaise with relevant groups, inclusive of authorities and non-government stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills with attention to details
• Must have a good command of the English Language, written and great presentation skills
• High level of integrity and commitment to quality.
• Functionality to tour inside Ghana.

HOW TO APPLY