SayPro Non Communicable Disease NCD Technical Advisory

Description

Engaging in business development and program design:

• Support strategic business development opportunities – at the global, regional and country level – to ensure that they are:
• Engage with donors and do outreach in support of global, regional and country level proposal that advance NCD program priorities
• Support use of indicators for country programs aligned with existing NCD Health indicators
• Input into go / no go decisions on proposals
• When necessary, write technical narratives of proposals in addition to regular review of technical narratives, workplans, and any program reports
• Provide input on budgets required for project delivery
• Help define approach to teaming/partnering with other organizations

Building technical capacity of country program staff to ensure ongoing program quality and innovation:

· Conduct technical NCD training and ongoing technical coaching for country program staff, including on outcomes, theories of change, evidence and indicators

· With Health Technical Advisors and country program colleagues, support the establishment and/ or strengthening of country program NCD capacity building plans, use of NCD outcome indicators, and quality assurance strategies

· Coordinate a NCD community of practice across country programs to share cross-context learning with country program staff across regions

· Review and share program-specific tools/resources/curricula and work with country program and Health Unit staff to contextualize and adapt global and country-specific materials

· Support documentation of lessons learned and cross-country sharing of best practices from NCD programming to foster integrated approach across sectors.

· Support contribution to technical working groups in various countries and translation of lesson learnt into policy and practice at national and local level

Special projects support:

· Provide targeted support country program led NCD focused projects. This may include development of training modules and job aids, behavior change communication materials, tools to measure key performance indicators, and quality assurance tools.

· Provide leadership and project management support for Health Unit led NCD focused global projects. This may include coordinating external partners working on shared project goals and organizing data for dissemination to partners.

External representation and Internal Coordination

· Represent on the Informal Interagency Working Group for NCDs and other global NCD forums and working groups

· Coordinate and plan with country coordinators, Health Technical Advisors, and other unit TAs to plan and delivery the technical assistance country programs receive.

· Manage and mentor NCD consultants and interns where applicable.