Job Description

Title: PHC Manager (Teknaf Base)

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)
∎ Masters in Public Health would be an asset

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Budget Development, Funding Strategies, Logframe, Medical Administration, Medical and Clinical Treatment Management, PHCC, Project Management

Job Context:
∎ Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in more than 45 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over 3 million children and their relatives, in the domains of health, protection and emergency relief.
∎ Following the massive displacement of around 900,000 Rohingya people into Bangladesh, since the end of August 2017, Tdh is implementing an emergency response program to provide relief to the Rohingya refugees and host communities, notably on Child protection, WASH and Health.
∎ The post holder is responsible for the overall management of the PHC, the management and training of all PHC staff (medical and non-medical), under the guidance of the Health PM and in close collaboration with PHC Medical, Maternity and Nurse supervisors, in coordination with the logistics team in particular, as well as the WASH, nutrition, Child Protection, and MHPSS Tdh teams, as well as the Regional Health Coordinator and Field Coordinator.
∎ Technical implementation, supervision and monitoring of health activities in the PHC
∎ Organizing PHC resources to maximize attainment of project results
∎ Networking, collaboration and coordination with local stakeholders and relevant authorities
∎ Ensuring continuum of care and a good quality of health services to the patients, patient satisfaction as well as a good maintenance of the PHC buildings and all support services.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assessment, design and development of health services:
∎ Contribute to needs assessments/surveys and context/situational analyzes
∎ Provide inputs and guidance to the choice and design of health services and interventions incl. project sites
∎ Contribute to program strategy, project concept notes and proposals
∎ Participate and lead implementation of basic health services with the PHC staff and field stakeholders
∎ Contribute to an M&E system inbuilt in the PHC functioning and strategy
∎ Technical implementation, supervision and monitoring of health services and project activities:
∎ In coordination with the Health PM, provide technical guidance in implementation of a quality comprehensive package of essential PHC services including reproductive and maternal health care
∎ Support the community outreach (health promotion) team
∎ Set up and operationalize referral mechanism linked with health sector partners referral pathway for health emergencies
∎ Plan and conduct regular monitoring and supportive supervision visits to the field sites, and provide situational reports
∎ Carry out progress and quality improvement assessments and processes (activity review meetings, exit interviews, satisfaction surveys, focus group discussions)
∎ Contribute to project reporting by providing regular situational and technical activity progress reports
∎ Ensure submission of relevant data and reports as requested by the sector and working groups (DHIS, EWARS, SRH, 4W among others)
∎ Contribute to project evaluation and learning by ensuring documentation and filing of all inputs, activities and processes
∎ Ensures that beneficiaries and local populations understand the project objectives and participate actively in their implementation.
∎ Organizing project resources to maximize attainment of project results:
∎ Contribute to planning and forecasting of PHC resources including human resources and supplies
∎ On a monthly basis provides the Health PM & Admin/Finance Unit with a financial report and all information necessary for the development of cash flow estimates specific to the Health program.
∎ Ensures that the monthly budget and expenses tracking of the PHC is up to date, participates in analyses, detects possible anomalies, and proposes adjustments to the Health PM.
∎ Lead training of health care workers on the recommended technical guidelines and protocols, linking up with the Ministry and health sector for updated guidelines and be on the look-out for scheduled trainings announced through the sector coordination and ensure staff are appropriately nominated to attend
∎ Plan and implement on-site hands-on on-job coaching/training for staff during regular scheduled field visits for internal capacity building
∎ Ensure staff leaves/absence planning and attendance sheets are completed and submitted
∎ Timely complete and submit staff performance appraisals as required
∎ Collaborate with the health manager and support departments to find solutions to staff administrative problems, and communicate information from coordination to field staff
∎ Initiate purchase requisitions for drugs, supplies and medical equipment, and collaborate with the health manager and logistics department throughout the order, procurement and delivery process; contributes to the analysis of supplier of bids for purchases with highly technical specifications.
∎ In coordination with the Logistics Unit, ensures the appropriate storage of medications, medical consumables or equipment specific to his/her program(s); and ensures timely stock issue requests are received from the field and delivered, and weekly/monthly consumption reports are received from the field and entered into database, and provide analysis report of medical stocks consumption on monthly basis and as requested
∎ Communicate to the Logistics Unit on a weekly basis the PHC needs related to vehicles and communication equipment; and coordinate with them the logistical components of his/her programs (delivery, distribution, on-site storage, etc.).
∎ Participate in design and production of formats and data collection tools, and ensure consistent supply and availability of health registers and reporting tools
∎ Provide technical assistance to staff responsible for data collection in all service areas, and organize on site hands-on orientation sessions on the tools and formats including data submission schedule
∎ Follow-up to ensure completed data forms from the field are submitted on a timely schedule (daily, weekly, monthly) and cross-check these for accuracy and completeness before entry
∎ Supervise data entry and ensure updated health data base is shared on a weekly and monthly basis, and as requested by project management and coordination.
∎ Provide descriptive snap shots of analyzed data, plan and lead field activity review, feedback and dissemination sessions
∎ Participate in design and production of IEC/BCC materials and ensure timely and adequate availability for use by Community Outreach workers.
∎ Networking, collaboration and coordination with other Tdh projects, field and sector stakeholders:
∎ Develop and maintain relationships and collaboration with all identified relevant local interlocutors
∎ Attend and represent Tdh in local/field site programmatic stakeholders and sectoral meetings and events.
∎ Support in networking and negotiation with local government and Health authorities/partners and representatives in implementation of interventions

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ High level of technical knowledge allowing the person to oversee the quality of health care services provided in the PHCC
∎ Essential working experience in developing countries.
∎ At least 2 years' management experience of health facilities.
∎ At least 3 years' experience of delivering health programs in humanitarian settings.
∎ Previous experience in Bangladesh will be an advantage
∎ Successful track record of developing funding strategies and securing high levels of funding from institutional donors; excellent knowledge of the Logframe, proposal and budget development
∎ A commitment to excellence; attention to detail
∎ Communication and interaction
∎ Sensitive to culture, social and gender norms
∎ Excellent communication skills in English and Bangladeshi
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills
∎ Sense of diplomacy and openness of spirit
∎ Negotiation ability, in order to successfully defend Tdh's interests and the activities and goals of the project
∎ Working as a team:
∎ Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
∎ Ability to work in a team, be it in a horizontal (together with the rest of departments, as well as externally with counterparts) or vertical (to the team managed by him/her) and maintain a positive team dynamic in a challenging environment
∎ Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
∎ Managing oneself:
∎ Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
∎ Organization and manage priorities
∎ Ability to reflect on and learn from personal and programme performance and act upon lessons learnt.
∎ Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
∎ Ability to withstand pressure, work under stress in general, and in emergency situations in particular
∎ Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
∎ Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
∎ Specific competencies:
∎ Excellent level of English, written and spoken including clinical terminology
∎ Excellent handling of IT tools, be it general (Windows, Office, etc.) as well specific (EPI-INFO, etc).
∎ Child Safeguarding Policy:
∎ Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children
∎ Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse
∎ Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others
∎ Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children
∎ Commitment to principles of Child Safeguarding and accountability towards communities.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 151500 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health Cost Reimbursement

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 29 Jun 2021

Company Information:
∎ 22 Jun 2021
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Category: NGO/Development

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