Health Coordinator South Sudan

Description

The successful candidate will be based in Bor – Jonglei State, South Sudan, with regular visits to other field locations and Juba.

ORGANIZATION CHART

The successful candidate will be part of the country coordination team and will report to General Coordinator, as well, he/she will have direct technical link with Health Advisor in HQ.

FUNCTIONS

- Responsible for ensuring quality of the MdM health programs running in Jonglei State

- Responsible of health team management, including MHPSS staff

- Ensure the monitoring of activities and results through the data collection, indicators, supervision visits, reports

- Contribute to mission strategy and identification of needs through analysing health services provision gaps, epidemic trends, needs for preparedness and response plans to emergencies

- Report and analysis of the epidemiological data; provide an analysis of the morbidity and mortality in the areas of intervention desegregated by age and gender

- Represent MDM at relevant coordination meetings, and bilateral meetings with local health authorities and partners.

- Coordinate with other health actors emergency responses in order to cover needs and gaps

- Responsible for updating program needs (alert in case of outbreak)

- Contribute to the emergency preparedness and definition of contingency plans

- Responsible for weekly and monthly program activities reports

-To actively participate in the writing of donor’s proposals and activity progress reports

- Representation and participation in the national Health Cluster and representation of MDM to partners, donors and local institutions

- If needed, conduct a health needs assessment and identify areas of possible intervention

- Responsible for preparation of all pharmaceutical and medical supplies orders in collaboration with logistic team

- Contribute to the recruitment and selection of health, MHPSS and paramedic staff when needed

- In charge of local staff capacity building: design training plan, organize and co-facilitate trainings for health and paramedic local staff

-Ensure the coordination with the MHPSS team to integrate the MHPSS program in the primary and secondary health care services.

Team management:

⁃ Technical supervision of national and international health staff of MDM

⁃ Provide technical advice on recruitment of any health staff, local and expatriate for MDM and local implementing partners

⁃ Identify priorities for capacity building trainings and facilitate internal on-the-job trainings for the health teams and support staff of MDM and local implementing partners.

⁃ Holding technical meetings, briefings and debriefings with the Country Health teams.

Program Quality and Technical Monitoring:

⁃ Provide technical supervision of, and technical support to the organization’s health programming activities

⁃ Participate in the development of the general strategy on MdM activities with the General Coordinator and contributes to review and/or develop programme strategies and policy documents for the expansion of MDM mission in South Sudan

⁃ Ensure health programs utilize standardized protocols, policies and guidelines according to Ministry of Health and WHO

⁃ Planning and implementation of the project activities and ensure activities are implemented and carried out as a part of the global framework

⁃ Ensure and oversee quality of the activities in the programs. Analysis of medical data received weekly from Health Managers and sharing with the mission and HQs

⁃ Ensure quality Medical Health Care and follow up of protocols according to internationally accepted MdM standards, including control of communicable diseases and rational use of antibiotics.

⁃ Participate in health assessments if needed

Program Development:

- Coordinate MDM’s Health program activities such as Sexual Reproductive health including SGBV, child health activities, WASH and IPC, Emergency Response in support of the MoH and in conjunction with local implementing partners

- Support linkages of public health to WASH programs throughout all stages of the programme cycle including in outbreak preparedness and response and emergency responses

- Establish and build the capacity of the country technical team

- Work with mission management team, field teams, HQ Technical Units for the mission in strategic planning for health programs.

- Work with the general coordinator and management team to draft and review concept notes and proposals with quick turnaround times and relevance to donor specification

Coordination:

- Represent Medicos del Mundo for all health-related issues and keep in touch with officials in mission country, other NGOs, national and international organizations, donors, civil and military authorities

- Develop and maintain positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders in the country

- Coordinate health activities with local implementing partners, other NGOs and partners in the same area of intervention

- Communicate with donors and head office upon request by General Coordinator.

- Participate and be part of the International Network upos request by General Coordinator

Management of medical stock and logistic chain for medical purchase:

⁃ Participate in collaboration with logistician for the medical supply order

⁃ Technical validation of medical purchases

⁃ Ensure the well management and store of the MDM Pharmacy in collaboration with Logistician

⁃ Lead the definition and its updates when needed of the standard list of pharmaceutical products for the mission and ensure the purchases are based on it

Health safety of the field team:

⁃ Lead the process of creating the health guide, medical evacuation protocol, PEP Kits protocol, first aid kits, etc. for the mission

⁃ Ensure the existence, knowledge, updating and implementation of safety rules concerning the health of MdM personnel

⁃ Support the definition and implementation of the health policy of MdM teams

Minimum requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Academic background: Medical Doctor University Degree or Registered Nurse.

Complementary desirable qualifications: Master’s in international Cooperation and/or Humanitarian Aid, Public Health, Primary healthcare, Tropical Medicine.

Knowledge of project life cycle management instruments (with special attention to the logical framework and the monitoring and evaluation system). Results-oriented project/program management (development and humanitarian aid).

Highly recommended: Knowledge of gender and human rights approaches.

REQUIREMENTS

Language requirements: High level of spoken and written English.

Computer requirements: Office pack user level.

EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate must have at least 3 years’ experience in positions with similar responsibilities (project management, team management) and experience working in remote areas, with a total of 5 years of experience in humanitarian projects and with international donors (UN, EU, OFDA, DFID, AECID etc.)

Knowledge and experience with MHPSS programs is considered a plus.

COMPETENCE PROFILE

Experienced team manager capable of leading a diverse and multicultural (medical) team.

Great organizational capacity and ability to adapt to complex contexts and stressful situations.

Excellent organizational capacity

Strong communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills

Stress management

Identification with the lines of work, values and mission of Medicos del Mundo.

AVAILABILITY

Available immediately.

SALARY

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