Title: Adolescent, Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Project Coordinator
Company Name: DanChurch Aid, Bangladesh office
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Context:
∎ Contract period: 31st December 2021 with possibility of extension
∎ Reporting to:
∎ NCA Head of Mission/DCA Head of Programme
∎ Technical support from NCA ASRH Roving Advisor
∎ Works in close collaboration with DCA GBV Manager
∎ Overall purposes of the role:
∎ The integrated ASRH programme provides SRH services to girls and boys at the health facilities as well as in the communities. The services are delivered in static clinics as well as through mobile, multi-disciplinary team.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Specific objectives of mission: objectives, scope, and deliverables
∎ Build technical capacity of country programme staff to ensure ongoing programme quality and innovation:
∎ Conduct technical training and ongoing technical coaching for country programme staff, including on outcomes, theories of change, evidence, and indicators.
∎ Review and share programme specific tools / resources / curricula and work with ASRH Advisor to contextualize and adapt global and country specific materials.
∎ Support country programme and partners with staff recruitment.
∎ Work with GBV and WASH Coordinator to strengthen essential linkages (GBV, Menstrual Hygiene etc.) that drive improved access to reproductive health care.
∎ Represent NCA and its reproductive health programmes in conversations with donors and technical partners.
∎ Attend all relevant coordination meetings (Health, SRHR and Community Health etc.).
∎ With support from the NCA Roving ASRH Advisor establish a set of minimum standards and ensure that the programme meets universal standard methodologies. These include competency based clinical trainings, coaching and mentorship, facility readiness assessments and project monitoring.
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∎ Align with the NCA strategy, which includes supporting country programme staff with contextualizing outcomes and the theories of change, and selecting interventions based on the best available evidence and the local context.
∎ Support the teams to develop awareness raising messages to promote uptake ASRH-GBV services.
∎ Capacitate the team to ensure proper ASRH project implementation as per project design; mentor team in the compilation of data and generation of quality ASRH-GBV reports on a regular and timely manner.
∎ Work with the CHWs in community education and conduct monthly meetings with other community stake holders in discussing ASRH and services.
∎ Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all partners - including community leaders, parents, other agencies, and other sectors to improve cooperation and coordination.
∎ Liaise closely with GBV Project Coordinator on GBV prevention and response to ensure timely and high-quality implementation of project activities, sharing knowledge and information, ensuring proper monitoring and adjustments to project strategies based on learning throughout the project cycle.
∎ Technical lead on SRHR component of ongoing project.
∎ Provide A/SRHR specific inputs to the adaptation of SASA! toolkit and BBC Media Action project.
∎ Support partner in preparation of timely donor reports and liaise with donor counterparts as necessary.
∎ Promote coordination with project staff and GBV team to ensure project integration.
∎ Develop ASRH project workplan, spending plan and participate in all relevant meetings.
∎ Work with the GBV team in developing recreational activities for the adolescents aimed in promoting ASHR.
∎ Roles and responsibilities:
∎ Actively represent NCA and its partners in the relevant cluster / coordination meetings and with government when possible.
∎ Lead ASRH activities in achieving the outcomes and outputs.
∎ Success factors/risks and restrains:
∎ Stay healthy and avoid risk behaviour.
∎ Staff will work in accordance with NCA's principles, codes and standards: the ACT Alliance Code of Conduct, Principles of Partnerships, the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief, the SPHERE Standards, Do No Harm and Protection Principles and Core Humanitarian Standards.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2 years of professional experience in implementing ASRH activities in humanitarian contexts.
∎ Knowledge and field experience of IAWG ASRH toolkit, the Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings, Family Planning and Comprehensive sexuality Education approaches highly desirable.
∎ Fluency in English both spoken and written required.
∎ Key competencies:
∎ Pro-active with an ability to think analytically, identifying opportunities and mechanisms to broaden programming
∎ Self-starter and take initiative
∎ Results oriented
∎ Excellent planning and organizational skills
∎ Ability to problem solve and good decision-making skills
∎ Strong team player
∎ Ability to maintain strong integrity on behalf of the organization
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 10 Apr 2021
Company Information:
∎ 1 Apr 2021
∎ DanChurch Aid, Bangladesh office
∎ Business : DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary organization. We work for the poor, vulnerable and socially excluded communities and believe in life before death. Our everyday work with development and relief aid strives to help the oppressed, neglected and marginalized groups in our focus countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa to strengthen their possibilities of a life in dignity. In Bangladesh, we are involved in several thematic areas with our work focusing on resilient livelihoods/economic empowerment and humanitarian relief and DRR.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com