MNH Program Support Consultant

POSTION DESCRIPTION

DATE: June 8, 2026

POSITION TYPE: Consultant, Local Hire

DURATION: 12 months contract (15 days per month)

LOCATION: Freetown

POSITION TITLE: MNH Program Support Consultant

DIVISION: Global Health

REPORTS TO: Senior Program Officer

Project HOPE is an international NGO with employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

POSITION SUMMARY:

To provide technical assistance, clinical mentorship, and program support for the effective implementation, monitoring, and improvement of maternal and newborn health services in target districts/facilities. The consultant will support healthcare workers to deliver high-quality, life-saving maternal and newborn care, with emphasis on Essential Newborn Care, management of postpartum haemorrhage, newborn resuscitation, supportive supervision, documentation, and quality improvement.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical guidance and structured mentorship services to strengthen the capacity of midwives, nurses, and other healthcare workers in Essential Newborn Care, including immediate care after birth, thermal protection/KMC, breastfeeding support, infection prevention, and identification of danger signs.
• Provide advisory support to improve the prevention, early recognition, and management of postpartum haemorrhage through coaching, case review, skills reinforcement, and practical recommendations on AMTSL, uterotonic use, fluid management, and non-surgical emergency response.
• Deliver technical mentorship and capacity-strengthening support on newborn resuscitation, including rapid assessment, bag-and-mask ventilation, and post-resuscitation care.
• Conduct periodic advisory and supportive supervision visits to target facilities and submit written findings, action points, and recommended follow-up actions.
• Provide documentation, data review, and reporting support to inform quality improvement actions and programme decision-making.
• Support any other relevant tasks as requested by your supervisor.

ESSENTIAL:

• Registered Nurse, Midwife, Clinical Officer, or related professional qualification.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in maternity, newborn, or paediatric care.
• Demonstrable expertise in Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care, including BEmONC/CEmONC, PPH management, ENC, and newborn resuscitation/HBB.
• Proven experience providing clinical mentorship, on-the-job training, supportive supervision, or coaching to healthcare workers.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, documentation, and report-writing skills.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Krio or other local languages is an advantage.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form.

Work environment :

• Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.
• Project HOPE employees work in the global health field and may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship”.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: RecruitmentSL@projecthope.org with email subject “Application for MNH Program Support Consultant”

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.