Somalia: Field Health and Nutrition Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: FIELD HEALTH AND NUTRITION COORDINATOR

DEPARTMENT: PROGRAMS

REPORTS TO: PROGRAM FIELD COORDINATOR

PLACE OF WORK: BELEDWAYNE WITH FREQUENT VISITS TO JALALAQSI, MAHAAS AND BULOBURTE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Context knowledge and analysis

• Assists the Program Field co in the medical understanding of the context

Project management

• Supports the Program field coordinator in the definition of operational strategies at the field level
• Supervises the medical activities as described in the project proposal and logical frame work.
• Defines medical priorities of the project at field level with the support of the program field coordinator.
• Follow up and monitor (together with the program field coordinator) the medical activities through the logical framework.

Reporting

• Responsible for the Health and Nutrition monthly program reports.
• Dissemination of feedback from Regional office to the medical team of analysis of statistics.

• Responsible for the feedback given to the local staff of past achievements.

• Keeps together with the program field co an emergency preparedness spirit among the team

• To participate in assessments and outbreak response as necessary.

Representation

• Is responsible (by delegation of the program field coordinator) for medical contact networking with external partners and MoH counterpart at field level
• Keep a written track of relevant external meetings and keeps the program Field co updated.

Planning

• Responsible for the compilation of the monthly planning of activities in the team per expected result.
• End responsible for ensuring that the field staff are involved in the planning

HR management

• Briefs the new team members on the medical aspects of the program
• Responsible, together with program field coordinator or Admin, for the recruitment of field medical staff (clear JD, transparent selection on well-defined criteria)
• To give input to the program field coordinator (management skills & technical skills) to evaluate the medical team.

Training:

• Responsible to assess training needs of the medical staff (semi structured questionnaire, focus group discussions)
• To make a retrospective overview on trainings done before to embark on new training activities. To observation and supervise current ongoing trainings
• Make recommendations of how and ways of implementing the training on the short and long-term basis in collaboration with the program field coordinator.

Pharmacy management

• Is the end responsible at field level for the overall pharmacy/drug store management.
• Assures the coordination of medical supply between medics and logistics.
• Responsible for Stock management (expired drugs mgt), Orders (standard order list)

Drugs consumption

• Proactive assessment of stock; stock update, AMC, soon to expire and excess stock (list for donation)

• Regular inventories of pharmacy (physical every 3 months, stock cards every month)

• Supervision and management of the field staff on the management of stock (Empower them).

• Follow up of the supply, orders (together with the logistician) and, condition of drugs and drug consumption.

• Provide technical and sometime also direct support in the MCH staff and to the outreach team.

JOB SPECIFICATION

QUALIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL

DESIRED

Experience

· 2-3 years in similar position

· Experience working in Somalia

· Health and Nutrition back ground from a recognized health institution

Work related skills

· Strong experience in management of health and nutrition staff

· Strong knowledge of the programme management cycle, and related process and structures for quality programme management

· Good organizational skills

· Good time management skills

· Strong communication skills, including ability to lead and manage remote

· Ability to work in harsh conditions

· Strategic thinking

· Aggressive and Result Oriented

· Able to set targets and meet own targets on a monthly basis and follow up targets of reporting colleagues

· Able to meet deadlines

· Knowledge of local Language- Somali

· Able to identify programme challenges and plan and communicate alternatives for smooth programme implementation

Personal attributes

· Ability to work under pressure

· Trustworthy

· Team player

· Responsiveness

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Strong customer relation skills

· Integrity

This job description is meant to be only a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. The jobholder may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

The jobholder is expected to perform in a manner consistent with the values and philosophy of

“**Mercy USA for Aid and Development”**

The incumbents should send their cover letters and CV’s to mkikuvi@mercyusa.org and shassan@mercyusa.org.