IPC Senior Officer (COVID-19 Response)

Job Description

Title: IPC Senior Officer (COVID-19 Response)

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ A clinical background (Nurse/ Midwife/ MA) with MPH.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Shamlapur Isolation Centre in Camp 23
∎ Reporting To: Deputy Director Programs
∎ Department: Health
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: 6 Months

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide IPC training for health facility staff, including ongoing on-the-job mentorship.
∎ Conduct rounds in health facility wards and departments, discussing and monitoring infection control practices with staff.
∎ Develop and implement systems for improving IPC across the health facility wards and departments.
∎ Establish a system for EVD monitoring on inpatient wards.
∎ Work with health facility leadership to establish an IPC committee to plan, develop, implement and evaluate infection prevention and control within the hospitals.
∎ Work with the medical logistician and health facility management to develop a system for IPC supplies requesting and consumption tracking.
∎ Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
∎ Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams, promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment.
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1-year experience in the same area.
∎ Working experience with the Rohingya Response Program will be an asset.
∎ Practical experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.
∎ Demonstrated attention to details, ability to follow procedures, meets deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
∎ Negotiating skills.
∎ Team-working skills.
∎ Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs.
∎ Good Written & Spoken in English
∎ Ability to speak and understand Local Language.

Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pay

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Fringe Benefits (Insurance + Mobile Allowance + Accommodation + Transportation + Food)

Application Deadline: May 13, 2020

Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Category: Medical/Pharma