District Delivery Senior Manager
kono, sierra leone
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: kono, sierra leone
- Grade: Senior level - Senior
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Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Requisition ID: req7457
Job Title: District Delivery Senior Manager
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kono, Sierra Leone
Job Description
Background: Present in Sierra Leone since 1999, IRC supports the Sierra Leonean institutions – government, civil society, community-based organizations and private sector – to provide improved social services, decrease youth unemployment and mitigate gender based violence.IRC do this through programs and partnerships designed to improve the life of women, youth and children by implementing Health, Education, Youth and Gender Based Violence programming.IRC has a Country Program office in Freetown, a Regional Field Office in Kenema, Field Offices in Kono, Kailahun and Bo. The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, and Anti-Retaliation.” Purpose of The Job: IRC, along with its Consortium partners has bid for a funding opportunity from DFID – Saving Lives (Phase II) as the lead for the NGO consortium. The Saving Lives programme seeks to support the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to save women’s and children’s lives by improving the quality, availability and accessibility of reproductive, maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health services. This will be achieved by increasing the utilization of quality RMNCAH services through a multifaceted approach that seeks to strengthen quality, expand access, and build the demand for RMNCAH services in Sierra Leone. The programme duration is October 2018 – March 2021. The IRC is recruiting for four (2) District Delivery Senior Managers (DDM) for the Saving Lives Phase II programme in Sierra Leone based in Kono & Kailahun. The DDM will hold the overall responsibility for supporting the implementation of the Saving Lives programme in the two IRC districts – Kono and Kailahun. Working in close collaboration with the Regional Public Health Specialist (IRC programme staff), the MoHS and other key stakeholders in the districts, the DDM will play a key role in ensuring that the Saving Lives programme is implemented to a high technical standard and is in full alignment with relevant national policies and protocols. The Saving Lives DDMs will work under the oversight of the Project Coordinator and will supervise – Hospital Operations Mentor, District Clinical Mentors and Programme Officer in the respective districts. Specific Duties and Responsibilities Programme Management Staff Management Budget Oversight Representation and Advocacy Key Working Relationships: External:Ministry of Health and Sanitation, DHMT, District Councils, Community structures Internal: Senior Health Coordinator, Health Project Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and IRC Field Coordinator/Manager
Qualifications
Education (Knowledge): Experience: SKILL & ABILITIES: Mandatory:
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