World Vision recherche un coordinateur de projet – Santé et nutrition, Doolow, Somalie
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Employee Contract Type : Employé à durée déterminée (durée déterminée)
Job Description :
Project Coordinator : Health & Nutrition
The Role :
The Project Coordinator will lead the technical aspects of the project ensuring effectiveness of routine work in health facilities supported by this project. S/he will be responsible for establishing systems and ensuring that all project activities are implemented according to technical qualities, Ministry of Health policies and World Health Organization standards.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the project technical work ;
- Establish and implement systems for technical supervision, management, and quality improvement ;
- Ensure essential health services are being implemented according to technical guidelines ;
- Establish a functioning coordination center that will allow partners to meet regularly and work together to ensure adequate surveillance and immunization response ;
- Ensure that all children under 15 years old crossing in the border districts are identified, screened for Acute Flaccid paralysis (AFP), and adequately vaccinated ;
- Strengthened and expanded cross-border community-based surveillance through the community mobilizers and Transit Point Vaccinations (TPVs) teams ;
- Coordinate with partners and community to increase uptake of immunizations (routine and SIA-given) in inaccessible areas (polio plus: IPV, bOPV, measles) through cross program integration ;
- Work with operation and technical teams to put measures in place to increased access to hard to reach and inaccessible communities and provision of immunization, SIAs, and periodic intensified immunization ;
- Ensure all Ministry of Health (MOH) policies and procedures are implemented ;
- Oversee training of health professionals ;
- Oversee efforts to improve health service coverage and utilization including community engagement.
Essential :
- Bachelors’ degree in Public Health, Medicine, or Nursing ;
- A minimum of five-years working experience in managing health service delivery projects, preferably in fragile contexts with focus on child health/Immunization ;
- Training in project management, planning, M&E and report writing ;
- Training in RH, EPI, TB, Nutrition, IMCI, IDSR and HMIS ;
- Demonstrated experience in health service quality improvement ;
- Demonstrated experience improving health service coverage and utilization in fragile contexts ;
- Experience with tools and systems to improve health service delivery and quality ;
- Demonstrated experience managing health service provider training ;
- Experience working with Governments and partners in fragile contexts. Experience working with Somalia Government at the Federal and State levels is preferable ;
- Experience with capacity development, preferably in the health sector.
Working Environment : The position will be based in Kismayo, Jubaland State with regular travel to other field locations for donor and stakeholders’ engagements.
World Vision adheres to strict child and adult safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks which will include criminal background checks. They will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Academic certificates will be verified with the issuing institution.
Applicant Types Accepted : Local Applicants Only.
