Senior Manager, COVID-19 Response, BRAC Health Programme (Contractual)

Job Description

Title: Senior Manager, COVID-19 Response, BRAC Health Programme (Contractual)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ MBBS

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ JOB PURPOSE: As the focal person of the C19RM response, this position will oversee the effective project implementation and outcomes and also provide technical support to national C19RM responses and overall TB programme in Bangladesh.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme`s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinate with different stakeholder's including government at different levels and ensure integration of COVID-19 responses with TB, HIV and Malaria services.
∎ Contribute in developing COVID-19 related strategies, guidelines, SOPs and training manuals
∎ Coordinate with Directorate General of Health Services and national covid response committee for COVID-19 related trainings, reporting and services
∎ Ensure development of risk communication materials collaboration with different stakeholder's including government and implementation at field level
∎ Design, planning, budgeting and implementation of COVID-19 activities through integration with TB, Malaria, and HIV services
∎ Collaborate in strengthening government health system for COVID-19 diagnosis and management services.
∎ Conduct regular supervision and monitoring of COVID-19, TB-COVID, Malaria-COVID and HIV- COVID interventions throughout the country extensively.
∎ Support and collaborate with NTP, ASP, NMEP, LFA, WHO, donor, NGO PRs and other implementing and technical partners.
∎ Contribute in developing project proposals/funding requests and other related documents on COVID-19 in collaboration with NTP, ASP and NMEP.
∎ Prepare implementation workplan in close collaboration with NTP, ASP and NMEP.
∎ Facilitate COVID-19 related training for capacity building of field staffs and medical professionals under the guidance of NTP, ASP and NMEP.
∎ Ensure COVID-19 and TB presumptive to be tested/examined properly through TB lab network in the country by rigorously monitor the activities from the central level (field visits).
∎ Ensure implementation of any kind of operational tools related with COVID-19 to the field

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (Both verbal and written in Bangla and English)
∎ Hands-on experience in data management, and excellent in Microsoft office packages
∎ In-depth knowledge of health system in Bangladesh
∎ Understanding of budget management and financial monitoring
∎ Excellent analytical and demonstrated ability to write reports
∎ Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies
∎ Excellent team working and interpersonal skills including dealing both directly and indirectly with government officials and other development partners/stakeholders at various levels.
∎ Minimum 05 years of experience in the relevant field

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance and others as per policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Oct 2023

Company Information:
∎ 11 Oct 2023
∎ BRAC

Category: Medical/Pharma

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