Technical Director

Job ID

2026-7601

Location

PK-Karachi

Category

Local

Employment Status

Full-Time

Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, USA. For more than 50 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.

Jhpiego seeks a Technical Director to support the implementation of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) strengthening activities across Tando Allah Yar, Matiari, and Mirpurkhas districts of Sindh.

The Technical Director will provide advanced technical and operational leadership to strengthen facility-level service readiness, quality improvement processes, and the functionality of BEmONC and CEmONC services. Working under the guidance of the Project Director, the role will translate technical strategies into operational, facility-level interventions, ensuring high-quality service delivery and adherence to national and global MNCH standards.

The Technical Director will also lead the effective implementation of MNCH interventions through technical mentoring, supportive supervision, coordination with government counterparts, and routine monitoring of service delivery improvements, ensuring alignment with Government of Sindh priorities, U.S. Department of State (DoS) strategies, and global best practices in MNCH.

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership, coordination, and mentorship to a multidisciplinary team of Technical Managers, Technical Officers, and Monitoring and Evaluation staff, ensuring coherent planning, effective implementation, and consistent application of MNCH standards across districts.
• Work closely with team members to set priorities, review performance and data, support problem-solving, and promote collaboration between technical and M&E functions to strengthen adaptive management and results-based decision-making.
• Support implementation of MNCH intervention packages at secondary-level hospitals and health facilities.
• Provide technical support to strengthen BEmONC and CEmONC signal functions, including maternal and neonatal emergency care.
• Support facility readiness for 24/7 EmONC service provision, including staffing, service organization, referral readiness, and availability of essential supplies.
• Assist in rollout and adaptation of clinical guidelines, SOPs, and protocols in line with national standards.
• Support implementation of quality improvement (QI) initiatives, including standards-based assessments, gap analysis, and action planning.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight on care for small and sick newborns, including stabilization, referral, and facility-based newborn care practices aligned with national and global standards.
• Support strengthening of blood banking and transfusion services relevant to maternal and newborn care, including coordination with blood banks to ensure availability, safety, and appropriate use of blood and blood products for obstetric and neonatal emergencies.
• Conduct routine supportive supervision and mentoring visits to health facilities to improve quality of MNCH services.
• Support facility teams in identifying service delivery gaps and implementing corrective actions.
• Promote use of data and performance reviews to inform quality improvement efforts.
• Support on-the-job training and mentoring of doctors, nurses, midwives, and paramedical staff on MNCH, BEmONC, and CEmONC practices.
• Assist in planning and delivery of trainings, refreshers, and clinical coaching sessions.
• Support institutionalization of best practices within facilities and district health systems.
• Coordinate closely with district health offices, facility management, and provincial stakeholders to support implementation of MNCH activities.
• Participate in district and provincial review meetings, technical working groups, and coordination forums.
• Support alignment of project interventions with Government of Sindh policies, strategies, and implementation plans.
• Support routine monitoring of MNCH service delivery and facility performance indicators.
• Coordinate with the M&E team to ensure accurate documentation of technical activities and outputs.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual program reports, including documentation of progress, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Support documentation of best practices and success stories from implementation sites.
• Ensure compliance with Jhpiego technical standards, safeguarding policies, and donor requirements.
• Support audits, evaluations, and special technical reviews as required.
• Perform other technical duties as assigned by the Project Director or project leadership.

• MBBS and master’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, or a related health profession.
• Minimum 9-10 years of relevant professional experience in MNCH programming or clinical service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in small and sick newborn care, including facility-based newborn care, stabilization and referral of high-risk neonates, and integration of newborn care within BEmONC and CEmONC service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience working with blood banking and transfusion services in the context of maternal and newborn health, including coordination with blood banks to ensure timely availability, safety, and appropriate use of blood and blood products for obstetric and neonatal emergencies. Experience providing supportive supervision, mentoring, or clinical coaching.
• Experience working with government health systems and donor-funded programs is preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communications skillsEnglish and Urdu. Sindhi is an asset.
• Strong technical knowledge of maternal and newborn health, including management of obstetric and neonatal emergencies.
• Practical experience with quality improvement approaches in healthcare settings.
• Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to project districts and health facilities.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and note that the successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. The position will be closed for further applications once it is successfully filled. We will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience. Thank you for your interest in joining our team.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

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