Newborn Care Road Map Mobilization and Implementation Officer

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

a. Stakeholder Engagement:

• • Identify and engage key stakeholders, including the national newborn committee healthcare professionals, Un agencies, NGOs, community leaders, and governmental bodies, to garner support for the Newborn Care Road Map.
  • Close collaboration with MNH core stakeholders to build on the Newborn Accelerator and prioritization plan

b. Road Map Finalization:

• Development of detailed Activities under the different outputs of the road map
• Ensuring that the road map addresses the priorities highlighted in the national MNH accelerator
• Ensure road map endorsement and alignment with different stakeholders from UN agencies, academia and scientific societies

c.  Resource Mobilization:

• • Develop strategies for mobilizing financial and human resources required for the successful implementation of the Road Map.
  • Explore potential funding sources, partnerships, and collaborations with relevant organizations.

d. Coordination:

• Coordinate and track the efforts for the development of the national guidelines to define the scope of services required at NICUs in Lebanon
• Coordinate the efforts and commitment for implementation among different actors; related to infrastructure upgrade and capacity building standardization.
• Track the implementation of the regional newborn care levels assessment.
• Track the implementation of the national newborn referral system

e. Monitoring and Evaluation:

• • Establish a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to track the progress of the Road Map implementation.
  • Regularly assess and report on the effectiveness of interventions, identifying areas for improvement.

f. Advocacy and Communication:

• • Develop and implement advocacy and communication strategies to raise awareness about the importance of newborn care and the goals of the Road Map.