L’IRC recrute un agent principal de projet-SSR, Arua, Ouganda

Requête nº: req17431

Intitulé de poste: Senior Project Officer-SRH

Secteur d’activité: Santé

Type de contrat: Régulier

Taux d’occupation: Plein temps

Ouvert aux expatriés: Non

Lieu de travail: Arua, Uganda

Descriptif du poste

Organisation Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting nationals and refugees and various institutions in the country notably the government, community-based organizations, the civil society and the private sector. The current program portfolio in Uganda includes health, peace building, gender-based violence, economic recovery and agribusiness, and children & youth. IRC has a country office in Kampala, and field offices in Moroto, Kyaka II, Yumbe, Imvepi and Kiryandongo

Job Overview and Summary

Working under the guidance and supervision of the Reproductive Health Manager, the Senior Project Officer-SRH will be  responsible  for  direct implementation of the SRH grant in the field  location Arua and supervising the implementation of the  three  core  aspects  of  Reproductive  Health  Safe  Motherhood  initiatives  including:  modern family  planning  methods,  safe  abortion  care,  emergency  obstetric  care  including  RH  referral management   system.   He/she   will   be   expected   to   monitor   and   ensure   improvement   and maintenance   of   RH   performance   indicators   within   the   IRC   Uganda   programs   as   per the Sphere/WHO standards in humanitarian settings. The Senior Project Officer-SRH will also be the focal point for the SRH anonymous grant.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Technical

  • Develop working systems and strategies to deliver the SRH anonymous grant indicators related to CYPs, Additional users, method mix and adolescent access to quality family planning services
  • Oversee quality training, mentorship and coaching of RH providers to promote uptake of family planning (FP) and use of FP commodities including IUDs, implants and post abortion care services (PAC).
  • Ensure high quality clinical care and standards through bi-annual quality of care assessments, proficiency testing, VCATs, client satisfaction and mystery client surveys
  • Support RH Providers to enable them communicate all RH information and options clearly and respectfully to all men, women, boys and girls.
  • Plan and actively involve the community in marking recognized Health/RH related days

• Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Provide support to RH providers to enable them collect and use program data within DHISII, HIS and the registers (facility and community based) to monitor and improve program quality and performance 
  • Compile RH weekly, monthly reports and donor reports as required
  • Supervise and monitor the implementation of the SRH anonymous grant in line with proposal targets and work plan timelines
  • Participate actively in execution of operational research in various health facilities if need be to enhance the quality, coverage, effectiveness and performance of the RH program.

• Human Resource

  • Monitoring and supervising both RH IRC /staff seconded by IRC to ensure work is performed efficiently

• Reporting and Coordination

  • Represent IRC in RH Coordination meetings with implementing partners, district and the MoH in RH working group meetings /Health related forums.
  • Coordinate   with   other   sector   responses   within   IRC   (   WPE,   ERD, PRoL) to ensure a multi-sectoral approach to RH programming.

• Supply chain

  • Work with the supply chain team to develop accurate and timely monthly RH orders.
  • Monitor utilization of IRC issued RH supplies; monitor and track IRC RH sector assets

• Finance and grant management

  • Plan  and  manage the project budget  as  delegated  by  the  supervisor  in  order  to  maintain program expenditure within the budget provided.
  • Prepare spending plans for the project as delegated by the supervisor.
  • Ensure that all grant required activities, indicators are systematically tracked and objectives are successfully met within the project timeframe.
  • Attend and participate in monthly budget review meetings at the field level.
  • Perform any other duty as assigned by the supervisor

Key Working Relationships

Directly Reports to: Reproductive Health Manager (Technical) and Health Manager (Administrative)

Internal: Field Leads, Health Managers, M&E manager, Supply Chain Managers, IT staff, Finance and Admin staff.

Profil

• Should be a Medical Doctor with experience leading RH programs at senior levels ;
• Post graduate training in public health is an added advantage ;
• Minimum  4  years  of  experience  in  reproductive  health  in  clinical  and/or  direct  practice settings, with at least three years directly implementing reproductive health programs ;
• Should be trained on Family planning and post abortion care ;
• Experience  in  managing  an  RH  program  in  emergencies  or  among  refugee/  displaced populations is an added advantage ;
• Should have good knowledge and familiarity of international guiding principles and best practices required, such as MISP, IASC and other guidelines on RH in conflict settings ;
• Should have experience in developing staff capacity especially in competency based training ;
• Good working knowledge of English is required and should have ability to write clear and concise reports  ;
• Should possess strong  computer  skills:  must  be  competent  in  the  use  of  Windows and  MS  office  programs (Word, Excel) ;
• Should demonstrate creativity and ability to apply innovative thinking and problem solving ;
• Should have experience in Project management.