Intrah, a development assistance organization within the University of
North
Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA is one of the agencies
that has just won a competitive procurement with USAID/Nigeria to
implement the 30-month VISION reproductive health project in 5 states in
Nigeria. Intrah is currently looking to fill a position for Performanc
Improvement (PI) Specialist, based in Lagos.

The performance improvement advisor will be responsible for building the
capacity of primary family planning and reproductive health (FP/RF)
providers in the application of USAID’s Performance Improvement Approach
(PIA) to improve their performance in the delivery of RH/FP services.
The PI advisor will also increase the capacity of project staff, other
implementing partners and national stakeholders to utilize the PI
approach.

Specific Functions:
- Participate in strategic planning to ensure that the performance
improvement approach is reflected in all overall plans.
- Provide technical assistance in PI for stakeholder groups that will be
allied at various levels including national, state, NGOs private sector
providers and community.
- Plan and facilitate PI short courses for federal level, leading NGO
sector leaders and national midwifery and nursing associations.
- Based on Performance Needs Assessments, conduct PI orientation
workshops at state and LGA levels, including gap and root cause analysis
with key stakeholders. Help stakeholders identify interventions and
develop a monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Provide technical assistance at state and LGA levels for guiding
implementation of PI plans.
- Work with clinic and project staff to develop simple monitoring tools
to help clinics assess their own performance.
- Coordinate STTA visits from Intrah staff and consultants.

Qualifications:
- An advanced degree in public health, instructional design,
organization development, performance technology, human resources
development or another field relevant to the position functions;
- Familiarity with health care issues in reproductive health and family
planning;
- Experience in working with health care clients in a variety of
settings preferred;
- Experience using performance improvement or other quality improvement
approaches and methodologies;
- Demonstrated skill and ability to work in team-based environments as a
team member or a team leader;
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills;

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Interested individuals should forward a letter with a resume to Rebecca
Kohler, Intrah, 1700 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, e-mail:
[email protected], fax: 919-966-6816.