Background:
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 International Rescue Committee has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential services to conflict and disaster-affected communities. The IRC has been operational in South Central (Mudug, Galgadud, Banadir and Nugaal) regions of Somalia, implementing interventions in the areas of Livelihood, WASH and Health, GBV, Governance and Rights reaching out to more than 200,000 conflict and drought-affected population in these regions.
Scope of Work:
The Medical Officer will be working under the direct supervision of the Senior Health Manager and will be directly responsible for overseeing adequate and effective implementation of the Health Program in Mogadishu.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Management:
- Ensure that clinical activities in the Mogadishu mobile clinics is implemented and running smoothly, including pharmacy, laboratory and reproductive health
- In collaboration with the Senior Health Manager, identify health program opportunities by assisting the health staff to carry out assessments to better inform healthcare service delivery
- Review clinical activities through periodic visits. Ensure that Hospital implementation strategies are compatible with overall program goals and objectives
- Participate in assessments of status of health sector in target areas and verify reports of infectious and epidemic diseases
- Ensuring that all IRC supported health facilities are well and adequately equipped to support the smooth running and comprehensive implementation of primary health care activities
- Inspect facilities and recommend building or equipment modifications to the Health Manager to ensure that activities are being implemented appropriately and as per the required hygiene and safety standards
- Coordinate all referrals of IDP and host community patients at the facility level to identified secondary and tertiary facilities as per MoH/WHO referral guidelines
Human Resource Management:
- Directly supervise the staff working in the mobile clinics.
- Direct monitoring and supervision of work activities of the clinical officer and oversight of other health staff (nurses, midwives, laboratory and pharmacy technicians and all auxiliary staff) in the IRC supported facility to ensure that work is done properly and efficiently.
- Directly supervise the CHW supervisor and ensure a clearly defined schedule for conducting health education and mobilization activities in the community and hospital
- Establish specific and well defined objectives, for directly supervised staff, as per staff job descriptions and ensure that objectives and job descriptions for other health staff are defined as well. Conduct staff appraisals through performance management evaluations
- In collaboration with the Senior Health Manager, conduct recruitment, hiring and induction and training of the medical personnel as per the activities highlighted in the program documents
- Orient new field staff members on personnel health and safety issues, i.e. scorpions, snakes and diseases unique to the area
- Recommend promotions and disciplinary action of health staff to the Senior Health Manager
- Establish work schedules and assignments for staff and constantly review this to ensure that objectives are met and implementation of activities is carried out accordingly
- Ensure weekly staff meetings is conducted in collaboration with Clinical Officer and hospital Director and address issues raised as well as provide feedback on the implementation of activities and other issues that will enable smooth running of activities
- Establish and follow up on implementation of Continuous Medical Education sessions at each hospital in collaboration with the clinic in charges
Grants Management:
- Prepare monthly clinic specific work plans that reflect overall Health Program work plans as per the different grants and submit these to the Health Manager. Provide brief reports on status of activities’ implementation
- Participate in monthly BVA meetings and provide adequate and timely feedback on under spend/overspend of health program budget lines and definite action points in relation to this
Monitoring, supervision and reporting:
- Ensure proper data collection tools are in place and shared out with relevant staff. Closely monitor and evaluate staff understanding of use of these tools and recommend trainings/capacity building to facilitate collation of quality data
- Ensure the timely collation of periodic data from the supported hospital, analyze and use the information to plan, monitor and manage the projects, with reports on changes in trends provided to the Senior Health Manager on a weekly (disease surveillance data) and monthly (other epidemiological data) basis
- Drug management: ensure that the hospital has up to date drug management tools which are in use in all service departments, proper recording of drug distribution at all levels including ensuring that regular inventories are conducted, and ensure proper storage according to recommended standards. Monitor rational use of drugs periodically in comparison with morbidities
- Monitor closely the morbidity and mortality trends together with all the other health indicators to ensure that prompt actions are taken
- Prepare activity reports on a regular basis to inform the Senior Health Manager of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives
- Conduct Monthly supervision of all health facilities supported by the program with reports of the same submitted to the Senior Health Manager and follow up action points clearly defined and ways of ensuring that these are followed through discussed with staff and implemented.
- Assist in drafting donor sector reports periodically, as required by the Senior Health Manager, from accurate reports of all activities conducted in various health facilities
- Attend meetings concerning overall health program issues as requested by the Senior Health Manager
- Conduct regular review and recommend revision of training manuals to maintain consistency with the acceptable protocols and standards
- Maintain updated libraries of manuals and other resources at all field sites
- Keep the Senior Health Manager and Health Coordinator informed of all developments and issues through weekly situation reports.
Coordination
As requested by the Health Manager, liaise and coordinate with the WHO led Health Cluster in Mogadishu, UNICEF focal points and other external partners to facilitate information sharing to enable smooth running of primary health care activities
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution
- A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate
- Must be registered with the Directorate of Health (DoH) or Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Somali Federal Government and allowed to practice in Somalia.
Required Experience & Competencies:
- At least two years’ experience in working with an INGO
- Relevant training and experience in supervising staff
- Experience in health program management
- Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- Good report writing and communication skills
- Proficiency in computer especially in EXCEL and MS WORD is a MUST
HOW TO APPLY:
Full description of this position and application details can be viewed through our website:http://chj.tbe.taleo.net/chj04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1...
Deadline for Applications: 9th August 2015
Somali Nationals are encouraged to apply
International Allowances are not available for this position.
