Co-Program Director, Health

Job Description

Title: Co-Program Director, Health

Company Name: FH Association (Cox's Bazar)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS), Master of Science (MSc)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Program Management: Direct Health Services:
∎ Manages the implementation of JRRP's health projects including direct health services at the SARI ITC and PHCs,
∎ and community system strengthening.
∎ Develops annual operating budgets and work plans and ensures effective budget monitoring, reporting, and financial management for direct health programs;
∎ Ensures that health programs utilize standardized protocols, policies and guidelines, as outlined by the Ministry of Health, WHO and FH/MTI; ensure that project design and implementation including Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures meet quality standards of best practice.
∎ Ensures compliance with HMIS and HIS to ensure high quality reporting to UNHCR, WHO, Ministry of Health and other donors as required.
∎ Ensures high quality monthly internal program reporting to FH and MTI.
∎ Develops and oversee quality assurance mechanisms within the health program.
∎ Designs and conduct health assessments as needed.
∎ Reviews Budget vs. Actual expenditure for direct health programs on a monthly basis with staff.
∎ Maintains emergency preparedness plan within the program and ensuring scale-up of activities in the event of disease outbreak or epidemic. Able to respond rapidly to changes in context in consultation with HQ colleagues.
∎ Supports in the preparation of reports as requested.
∎ Program Management: Community Health:
∎ Manages implementation of the JRRP CHW program and all community health activities.
∎ Undertakes adequate planning for the CHW program and ensure compliance to both human and supply resources.
∎ Develops annual operating budgets and work plans and ensures effective budget monitoring, reporting, and financial management for community health programs;
∎ Maintains quality assurance and adherence to CHW protocols ensuring compliance with international and local MOH standards and that CHW activities are conducted in accordance with the highest standards, including IPC measures.
∎ Oversees appropriate adaptation of CHW program methodologies according to Covid 19 context
∎ Ensures adequate monitoring and evaluation of CHWs and that outputs and impact of the program meets JRRP and donor requirements and can be reported.
∎ Assess, design and implement appropriate training to equip and upgrade knowledge and skills of CHW personnel.
∎ Promotes and undertake the documentation of good practices and synthesis of lessons learned; ensure that these are reflected in improved training and management tools.
∎ Ensures adequate security management of CHW including adhering to security guidelines on site and when travelling to CHW locations.
∎ People Management:
∎ Provides supportive supervision to health program staff to ensure professional management of health projects, skill development, and career pathing.
∎ Supports recruitment of new or replacement health staff in collaboration with the HR department.
∎ Supports the field teams in the implementation and monitoring of work plans; conduct regular performance reviews of all personnel.
∎ Develops/organizes trainings for national health staff.
∎ Models excellence in leadership and build effective teamwork and coordination among staff.
∎ Oversees coordination of volunteer staff's project contributions and conduct regular check-ins.
∎ New Business Development:
∎ Supports in the design, writing, and budgeting of new health concept notes and proposals.
∎ Contributes to strategic decisions on forming new consortia and partnerships with other NGOs.
∎ Participates in donor meetings to advocate for the JRRP's health programs and defend health proposals.
∎ Coordination, Representation and Advocacy:
∎ Represents MTI/FH to the Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Health, UN agencies, international donor agencies, NGOs, faith-based organizations, community leaders and other stakeholders and donors across the country, in collaboration with JRRP Chief of Party. Actively develops and maintains effective working relationships with these parties.
∎ Acts as the key representative of MTI to FH in Bangladesh, as well as to the other stakeholders listed above.
∎ Participates as an active member of the broader sector coordination mechanisms health working groups.
∎ Communicates and coordinates with Medical Teams HQ.
∎ Develops strategic partnerships with local organizations, wherever possible.
∎ Assists in organizing and leading donor and monitoring site visits to health program activities; travel with donors as necessary.
∎ Acts as a point of contact for all program stakeholders.
∎ Ensures accountability is integrated into country strategies, program design, monitoring and evaluations, recruitment, staff onboarding, trainings and performance management, partnership agreements, and highlighted in reporting;
∎ Ensures the Safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, and Child & Vulnerable Adult protection policies and sexual harassment policies.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least five years' experience designing and implementing health programs in developing countries.
∎ Previous international experience supervising and managing a large team in a cross-cultural setting.
∎ Experience in capacity building and mentoring of national and international staff.
∎ Experience implementing health programs in community-based and refugee settings, within an NGO context.
∎ Experience in representation and coordination within the humanitarian sector.
∎ Demonstrated skills in project design/proposal development and grant management.
∎ Experience designing and implementing IPC protocols
∎ Experience working in Bangladesh context (preferred)
∎ Experience working with UNHCR, UNICEF (preferred)
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∎ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
∎ Commitment to Medical Teams International mission/calling statement.
∎ Customer service oriented.
∎ Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Drive.
∎ Detail oriented; strong organizational skills; ability to work independently in a multi-task, fast-paced environment.
∎ Flexible team player with the ability to work collaboratively with others.
∎ Good communication skills including written and oral; ability to successfully communicate cross-culturally with international partners and diverse constituencies.Excellent English-language skills.
∎ Exceptionally good communication and people skills.
∎ Excellent writer, articulate, good networker, able to negotiate between the different stakeholders and to represent JRRP at high level forums.
∎ Excellent data management skills with strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
∎ Proven analytical and planning skills.
∎ Ability to support the design, roll out and maintain monitoring & evaluation tools and frameworks.
∎ Proven ability to work in insecure or hardship environments.
∎ Experience managing, mentoring, and developing capacity of national personnel.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work well as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team.
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∎ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
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∎ The physical requirements 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. While performing the duties of this job the employee must be able to:
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∎ Frequent use of a personal computer, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
∎ Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, medical instruments, materials, computer.
∎ Frequent communication and exchange of information among colleagues and persons of concern which requires the ability to speak, hear, convey and express oneself.
∎ Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
∎ Occasionally ascends/descends stairs, steps, or ladder.
∎ Occasionally move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meet with colleagues, etc.
∎ The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
∎ Seldom to occasionally positions self to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
∎ If in travel status, occasional to frequent traversing over rough or steep terrain in either a motor vehicle or on foot.
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∎ Work Environment:
∎ The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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∎ The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet. Add more options and include field requirements.
∎ The employee may be required to travel to remote areas of the world where there are potential health hazards and risks, limited hygiene facilities, extreme hot or cold weather, and very basic
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∎ "FH/MTI expects its employees to be free from conflicts of interest, including personal involvement with or direct family member employment by an FH donor, vendor, or stakeholder. Candidates are expected to declare any potential or actual conflicts of interest and selected candidates are required to sign a conflict of interest statement. Failure to disclose potential or actual conflicts of interest will result in termination of employment." living conditions.

Salary: Negotiable

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 28 Jun 2021
∎ FH Association (Cox's Bazar)
∎ Address : The White House, Opposite to Police Lines, Between Bus Station and Dolphin Circle.Koltatoli, Cox's Bazar.
∎ Web : https://www.fh.org
∎ Business : In 1972, Food for the Hungry (FH) began working in Bangladesh by distributing rice to the poor. Since then, FH has focused efforts on community development including livelihoods, micro-lending, health, education, and disaster response resilience. Over the last 40 years, FH has partnered with Bangladeshi leaders and impoverished communities to create better living conditions.

Category: NGO/Development

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