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PROJECT SUMMARY :
Act | West is an eight-year
program (2018–2026) to support the elimination of NTDs in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The program seeks to build upon the
achievements of USAID’s previous NTD investments (2010–2019) in West
Africa in their efforts to eliminate LF and trachoma as a public
health problem, and the elimination of onchocerciasis (OV) in selected
countries. It aims to make NTD programs capable of sustaining
treatment for long-term control programs for schistosomiasis, soil
transmitted helminths, and OV, and mainstream NTD programs into the
national health system.
JOB SUMMARY :
The
Documentation and cross-country knowledge dissemination specialist
will support the work the USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical
Diseases (NTDs) | West Program (Act | West) is conducting in health
system strengthening (HSS) to promote sustainable delivery of services
for NTDs. Develop, write and edit technical briefs, toolkits training
materials and technical publications including case studies and other
related documents. Integrates various sources of information into a
uniform style and language easy to read for various audience. May
assist with technical publishing. Assists in developing documentation
for instructional, descriptive, reference and/or informational
purposes. Coordinates the review, approval, and revision of technical
briefs, case studies, publications, specifications, and forms. Works
with initiators to rewrite, clarify or reconstruct controlled
documents to FHI 360 and client specifications and ensures accuracy of
technical content.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reviews published materials and recommends revisions or changes
in scope, format, and content. Observes projects,
developmental and experimental activities, and consults with technical
teams, country leads and Technical Assistance (TA) partners to
identify and document the linkages and anchor points between NTDs that
are supported by the project and health systems strengthening and
sustainability. Perform desk review and examine project
reports and documents, publications etc. to develop and disseminate an
index/spreadsheet/catalog of all the Sustainability and HSS - related
publications, presentations, blogs etc. that have been developed so
far. Identify promising sustainability initiatives and
documents the experiences or examples of best practices, within the
framework of the implementation of Act | West program, that can be
disseminated, including the conditions or pre-requisites for their
replication. Facilitates validation activities for a list
of sustainability practices prioritized for documentation with the
assistance of subject matter experts. Interviews personnel
and reads related material to become familiar with the sustainability
planning process, USAID framework and guidance for promoting
sustainability and develop a documentation plan that includes a
timeline, roles and contribution expected from designated country
teams, technical assistance (TA) partners and implementing partners
(IPs) Conduct field visits during activity implementation
and virtual consultations as required with a view to engaging with
stakeholders in the field (countries), documenting best and promising
sustainability initiatives. Coordinate with the Act | West
consortium partners to develop and disseminate emerging models,
technical briefs and manuscripts to capitalize the experience of Act |
West in specific health system strengthening areas. Lead
the compilation of information and data analysis for each
documentation process via background research and interviews with Act
| West leadership, TA partners, implementing partners, MOH/NTDP
staffs, leadership of cross sector coordination mechanisms and other
national stakeholders involved in sustainability planning processes.
Assists staff in the preparation, proofreading, editing,
and assembling of publications. Identify lessons learned,
experiences and topics/subject matters for further research that can
be incorporated into the Act | West learning agendas.
Provides oversight and management of the writing, editing, and
production of sustainability related publications, cases studies,
technical briefs series and other relevant documents that support the
HSS component of Act | West program. Serves as the final
reader to ensure that new sustainability related publications support
the FHI360 ’s research and programs and are in compliance with the
FHI360 and USAID ’s editorial and ethical standards.
Coordinate with the Act | West Communication team in the promotion and
dissemination of new sustainability-related documents that are
developed. Coordinate the technical preparation of
sustainability-related webinars for country peer learning, sharing
experiences using the results of the documentation process and liaise
with the Act | West Communication team for the planning, promotion,
and implementation of such webinars. Collate the best
practices identified through the documentation process of the
different initiatives and propose strategies and activities for
sharing best practices. Provides support on technical
writing by mentoring interns, new staff on writing skills, offering
inhouse training on technical writing and facilitating week-long
workshops (in-person and via a web-based platform) for international
researchers and other partners about writing scientific journal
articles. Performs other duties assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Master’s Degree or its
International Equivalent in social sciences, international
development, education, public health, Technical Communication-related
field
Requires 8+ years of developing, writing, and editing
materials for technical publications. Requires a minimum of
5 years of curation and management of documentation and/or publication
process. Prior experience with Microsoft Office Suite
preferred. Must be able to read, write and speak fluent
English. Prior work in a government agency or
non-governmental organization (NGO) is a plus. Prior
experience as technical writer and documentation of good practices is
a plus. Experience in West Africa and knowledge of
government structures in West Africa is a must. Applied
Knowledge & Skills:
Applies advanced knowledge of
principles, concepts and industry practices and standards in the area
of developing and writing material for technical publications and
policy briefs. Excellent oral and written communication
skills. Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Ability to analyze and interpret information/data and
prepare documents for decision makers. Ability to influence
and collaborate with others. Ability to translate technical
content for general audiences to understand. Problem
Solving & Impact :
Works on problems of
complex scope that requires analysis or interpretation of various
factors. Exercises judgment within selecting methods and
techniques to determine appropriate action. Builds
productive working relationships with internal and external staff.
Decisions made by the technical writer to include or
exclude process steps, illustrations, and other details in a
procedure, or other technical document, can significantly impact
compliance, process efficiency, and process productivity.
Supervision Given/Received:
Makes
recommendations to management to provide solutions on sustainability
knowledge sharing to meet internal and external needs of the Act |
West program. Provides guidance to department subject
matter experts on writing good documentation practices.
Reports to Health System Strengthening Lead Travel
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