Health Coordinator - Magwi at American Refugee Committee

Location: Southern Sudan
Last Date: August 8, 2010

S. Sudan - Health Coordinator - Magwi
American Refugee Committee

COUNTRY PROGRAM: Southern Sudan
RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Health Coordinator
STATUS: Full Time


DEPARTMENT/COUNTRY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/MISSION
The overall objective of the ARC South Sudan program is to facilitate the successful repatriation and reintegration of Sudanese refugees and IDPs to their original homes in Southern Sudan. In order to achieve this objective, ARC implements a multi-sectoral program that includes water and sanitation, primary and reproductive health care, HIV/AIDS and gender based violence prevention and response, and activities geared towards creating economic opportunities for returning populations. ARC has program activities in Central and Eastern Equatorial and Upper Nile States.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Health Coordinator is the key technical and managerial person at the field level for ARC’s Primary Health Care (PHC) programming funded by multiple donors. Under the supervision of the Senior Health Coordinator s/he is responsible for ensuring that all program activities are implemented in a timely manner, providing technical and training support to ARC health staff and government health workers, and liaising with donors, government officials and community leaders in the field regarding program activities. The Health Coordinator may also be called upon to assist the head office with future program development and proposal writing.


MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Management and Capacity Building

· Lead Magwi-based health team, including Health Supervisor and Health Officers and develop a plan for staff capacity building.

· Provide leadership and supervision to clinical health staff at ARC supported health facilities.

· Facilitate and coordinate regular trainings for program and clinical staff on monitoring and evaluation, health system strengthening, clinical skill building, facilitative supervision, client-provider-interaction etc as needed.

Program Management

· Oversee field level management of health grants, including monitoring program deliverables, BvAs, creating work plans, budget forecasts monthly and quarterly reports.

· Collaborate with finance and logistics departments in accounting for expenditures at the field level, and reconcile budgeted to expended amounts.

· Collaborate with logistics and finance departments to ensure that program supplies are available in a timely manner and coordinate for delivery and monitoring of drug and non-drug stocks to field and clinic sites. Make sure resources are available to support workshops, events and research conducted by outside consultants.

· Provide technical oversight, accountability and ensure timely implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all relevant comprehensive health activities at the field level.

· Ensure that services and practices are in line with MoH recommended treatment guidelines and consistent with international standards and best practices.

· Facilitate community mobilization activities and implement appropriate BCC approaches to create demand for services in ARC facilities.

· Collaborate with Program Engineer on construction of PHC facilities and other health infrastructure initiatives.

· Oversee routine data collection at health facilities utilizing data collected via facility based registers and data collection tools such as weekly tally and monthly data abstraction sheets.

· Analyze and review data with clinical staff highlighting areas where services are improving and providing support where services are lagging.

· Monitor and manage the effectiveness of the program, based on timely completion of program targets and indicators, on a monthly basis.

Program Development

· Formulate strategies for Health program development and growth, and take lead in local assessments or program development.

Coordination

· Liaise and coordinate with partners including, counterparts, participating UN agencies, INGOs and CBOs, regarding program activities.

· Participate in strategic planning and attend coordination meetings as requested.

· Coordinate and oversee donor and other official and informal visits to the field.

· Represent ARC at coordination meetings and other official forums as requested.


EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

· MPH with clinical experience, RN or similar degree required.

· Experience living or working in Sudan or other post conflict settings desired.

· Minimum of 3 years in implementation of primary health care programs in complex environment.

· Experience in project management and managing budgets and knowledge of basic accounting procedures.

· Strong experience writing proposals and donor reports. Demonstrated experience in facilitating trainings for program and medical staff.

· Demonstrated supervising, coaching and training staff particularly clinical staff, individually or in groups.

· Excellent computer, writing and communication skills.

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES

· Ability to work independently and willingness to work in a Complex Emergency environment with basic/limited local resources and infrastructure.

· Willingness to travel and live in remote and security difficult situation.

· Excellent representation skills and ability to negotiate and work closely with hospital administrators and MoH staff.

· Excellent coordination and communication skills.


To apply, follow this link to our website and careers page: http://www.arcrelief.org