The incumbent will plan and implement initiatives to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, particularly Family Planning (FP), Menstrual Regulation (MR), Post-Abortion Care (PAC), and the management of GBV survivors in urban health facilities in Dhaka. The role provides technical support to urban clinics, public and private hospitals and tertiary-level institutes serving Dhaka's underserved communities, including 45 urban clinics (12 designated for 24/7 reproductive health services), 9 private health care facilities and 10 higher-level referral facilities in DSCC and DNCC.
Key responsibilities:
A. Capacity building of health care providers for quality FP, CMRC and GBV services
• Assess training needs and develop training plans with project teams, DGHS, DGFP, urban health officials and facility managers.
• Organize, facilitate and document FP, CMRC and SGBV training for health care providers and GPs, and for pharmacy owners/drug sellers (MA and VCAT) and Community Action Groups, ensuring adherence to approved curricula and tools.
• Support development of IEC/BCC materials; provide post-training follow-up and onsite mentoring.
• Manage training participant and evaluation data in Ipas's data management system (Tera) and prepare training reports.
• Work to address stigma and strengthen provider attitudes toward respectful, client-centered care.
B. Facility readiness, service recording and reporting
• Support Whole Site Orientation, Values Clarification and Attitude Transformation (VCAT) and Infection Prevention and Control orientations.
• Ensure availability and proper use of instruments, models, commodities, guidelines, job aids, registers and reporting tools.
• Liaise with facilities on infrastructure, privacy and trained providers; support accurate and timely service records and reports; monitor data quality.
C. Mentoring and monitoring for quality, respectful, stigma-free CMRC
• Conduct regular facility monitoring visits, on-the-job mentoring and follow-up training; conduct Service Progress Reviews and provide feedback; monitor adherence to MR, PAC and FP standards and infection prevention.
D. Internal and external coordination
• Organize technical review and coordination meetings with facilities, pharmacy owners, Ipas and GoB officials; maintain liaison with MoH officials, OBGYN specialists and facility teams; support development of guidelines, protocols and job aids; perform other duties as assigned.
Ipas works globally to improve access to safe abortion and contraception across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Full-time position, requisition ID R1448.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Ipas careers portal (Workday): https://ipas.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Ipas/job/Bangladesh-Dhaka/Coordinator-Health-System_R1448/apply