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JSI is a public health organization dedicated to improving the health of people and communities in more than 70 countries.&nbsp; Almost 40 years of global experience supports and informs JSI&rsquo;s work in Ethiopia. Since 1994, JSI has worked in partnership with the government and local civil society organizations to support the Ethiopian government&rsquo;s health and development priorities. JSI is working in all regions across Ethiopia, in urban as well as rural areas&mdash;though most projects reach the largest population groups by focusing on the four most populous regions. Operationally, JSI has the integrity of strong management systems, combined with the flexibility of a decentralized structure that meets clients&rsquo; and partners&rsquo; needs. &nbsp;

Background:JSI is a global nonprofit dedicated to improving people’s lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities, and to providing an environment where people of passion can pursue this cause. We are more than 4,000 public health care and education experts working across 46 countries around the world and across eight offices in the United States driven by a passion to improve health and education services for all. Our fundamental goal is to ensure that all individuals can live their best and healthiest life, regardless of age or circumstances.&nbsp;JSI is a US-based public health nonprofit organization dedicated to providing high-quality technical and managerial assistance programs throughout the world. In Ethiopia, JSI has been working to improve health outcomes for more than 30 years, implementing more than 60 projects and working in every regional state of Ethiopia. JSI has historically managed a large portfolio of projects focusing on the quality and equity in access of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services, primary health care, including community health programs, digital health, health information systems, supply chain management, public health emergency responses, and social and behavior change.&nbsp;Project descriptionIn this project, JSI will work closely with the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS) to improve the management and maintenance systems for cold chain equipment (CCE). The identified gaps of the current system focus on a range of components and processes that, if revised and supported for improved uptake and use, could improve coordination across all partners and document and track maintenance actions in support of evidence-driven decisions for longer-term planning for CCE procurement, installation, maintenance and management.&nbsp;SummaryThe Regional Advisor will work closely with one or more EPSS hub/branch teams that are responsible for cold chain at the regional and woreda/facility level to support process improvements, coordination, data use for the maintenance system, and to build and maintain capacity for maintenance technicians. There will be 6 Regional Advisors on this project who will report to a national-level advisor/team leader based in Addis Ababa, who will be their supervisor.&nbsp;Specific responsibilities include the following:&nbsp;<ul><li>Contribute to understanding of the CCE management and maintenance system, ensuring the voices of the regional CCE maintenance technicians are represented.&nbsp;</li><li>Contribute to a human-centered design approach to co-create activities and priorities to be tailored to the EPSS hubs and the regions and woredas&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate with regional health bureau technicians to improve planning and conduct of maintenance activities.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify current processes and information systems in place regionally for reporting and tracking CCE management and maintenance.&nbsp;</li><li>Support the updating of processes and procedures for CCE maintenance, followed by&nbsp; an appropriate roll-out.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish mechanisms for data review, using KPIs and incorporating temperature monitoring data as well.&nbsp;</li><li>Support CCE maintenance technicians to adopt procedures and processes, complete reporting requirements, and plan maintenance activities based on data and evidence.&nbsp;</li><li>Support the development/improvement of a spare parts inventory and resupply mechanism.&nbsp;</li><li>Support the design and development of a peer-to-peer learning and exchange platform, ensuring the perspectives of the maintenance technicians are represented.&nbsp;</li><li>Reinforce the use of the peer-to-peer learning and an exchange platform.&nbsp;</li><li>With the maintenance technicians, reinforce best practices for corrective and preventive CCE maintenance.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide hands-on training for technicians for CCE maintenance and systems use, particularly related to tracking and updating CCE inventory, maintenance activities, and temperature data.&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate training opportunities, leveraging existing trainings and meetings where possible.&nbsp;</li><li>Attend relevant meetings at the regional level.&nbsp;</li><li>Document lessons learned, and provide regular reports to the supervisor in Addis Ababa.&nbsp;</li><li>Other duties as assigned.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Regional Advisor - System Strengthening (Mekelle)

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