PSI is a network of locally rooted, globally connected organizations working to achieve consumer-powered healthcare -- people-centered health systems that ensure quality, affordable care wherever and whenever it is needed. Our origins in sexual and reproductive health have grown into a broader mission. Today, we work with the public and private sectors as well as local communities, prioritizing people’s voice and choice and developing solutions to meet their essential health needs. Over the past five decades, we have helped push boundaries, break taboos, set trends, and develop innovative solutions to complex global health challenges.

Population Services International Myanmar (PSI/Myanmar) is a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian organization and equal opportunity employer. PSI/Myanmar has been implementing health programs throughout the country for the past twenty-eight years.

PSI/Myanmar is now inviting the applications to fill the following position:

PSI Myanmar seeks a Senior Program Officer/Program Officer who will be working under Family Health Department, Programs Division at PSI/Myanmar Headquarters. He/she will be responsible for provider behavior change activities to private health service providers on clinical practice and productivities. He/she will be also responsible for monitoring and supervising on strategic purchasing, private sector engagement, Family Health field activities and technical support of private health service providers. 

Your Contribution:

Program Management  

• Utilizing the annual health work plan, actively monitor the progress towards donor deliverables and flag to the Deputy program Director, any issues that will affect achievement 
• Organize and participate in conducting technical trainings on CCP, ASRH and other program related trainings for the respective providers/clinics
• Ensure to provide required IEC and promotional items to private health providers
• Conducting advocacy, area mapping, & clinic auditing for new recruitment for channels
• Support in organizing of review meeting with private health providers
• Responsible for disseminating technical updated and changes to the private health providers
• Conducting periodic and regular monitoring on project activities
• Conduct capacity building for the operation staff and coach their activities as necessary
• Proactively address any gaps in the above tasks to ensure smooth implementation of programs in the health area

Technical Leadership 

• Keep abreast of technical updates in the respective health area through participation in technical trainings, conferences, PSI university courses and others
• Organized and support technical trainings

Strategic Planning 

• Participate in the developing work plan in the respective health area
• Participate in the strategic planning for related Departments in PSI/Myanmar, as needed
• Participate in the quarterly review meetings in the respective health area and/or Departments

Representation 

• Support the Program Manager in the preparation of briefing notes, presentation slides, and other technical documents for presentation to government, donors, and other partners
• Support the Program Manager in Technical Working Groups and other coordination mechanisms in the respective health area

Financial Management 

• Support the Program Manager in reviewing quarterly burn rates collaboration with contract team and address over- and under-spending with respective departments

Compliance 

• Required to know and understand all donor provisions for projects in the health area including restrictions by government or donor that will affect program implementation 
• Comply with donor and government restrictions and address any issues in program implementation that may impinge on those restrictions 

New Business Development 

• Support the Program Manager in preparing relevant background/technical information (e.g., Briefing notes) for the CR and/or Director for use during donor ‘scouting’ visits
• Support the Program Manager in the development of proposals and budgets in response to local and international RFPs or EOIs 

Risk Management 

• Support the Program Manager - with needed information and/or action to avert and if necessary, address said problems

Supply Chain Management 

• Prepare technical specifications for commodities to be procured and submit to the Program Manager for inclusion in procurement plan
• Responsible for updating the commodity tracker
• Track commodities and analyze stock reports regularly and address any issues

Reporting 

• Work with MIS regarding data verification and reports
• Monitoring monthly achievements against targets
• Gather the data and prepare the analysis of technical information needed for donor, government and/or international partner reports in a specific health area

• M.B.B.S degree holder is preferable or graduate in other health-related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in implementing MNCH and SRHR project/Private Sector Engagement 
• Experiences in organizing training and program management
• Strong communication skills in both written and spoken English  
• Competency in MS office Applications (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook)  
• Should be organized, systematic, dynamic and must interact well with others 

How we select the right candidate:

Evidence based selection would be applied through the relevant assessment, personal interview, reference check for being fit with the proven skills, experience and abilities indicated in the announcement.

Please join with us by applying through the link: Your application along with Resume/CV should be submitted Only online via the link not later than October 20, 2024 (Sunday). Only short-listed candidates will be invited for relevant tests and/or personal interviews.   

The applicant is compulsorily required to declare in advance should there be any relative or family member currently employed in PSI by filling the “Conflict of Interest Form” and the form link would be included in the auto-reply email. Failure to do so can lead to not being employed at PSI/Myanmar even after successful selection.