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District Clinical Mentor

Kono

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Kono
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
    • Civil Society and Local governance
  • Closing Date: Closed

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 delivers education programs in 22 conflict-affected or post-conflict countries around the world.

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.  The IRC does this through programs and partnerships designed to improve the life of women, youth, and children by implementing Health, Education, and Women’s Protection and Empowerment programming. 

SCOPE OF WORK

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 2022.

The IRC is recruiting for four (4) District Delivery Senior Managers (DDM) for the Saving Lives Phase II programme in Sierra Leone based in Bo, Kenema, Kono & Kailahun. The DDM will hold the overall responsibility for supporting the implementation of the Saving Lives programme in the four IRC districts – Bo, Kenema, 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 follow the technical guidance from the Regional Public Health Specialist. He/she will supervise – Hospital Operations Mentor, District Clinical Mentors and Programme Officer in the respective districts to ensure the delivery of the project objectives.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Programme Management

·Provide oversight to all DCM activities, ensure excellent communication with the Project Coordinator, Senior Health Coordinator, and the Regional Public Health Specialist.

·Support the District Medical Officers (DMOs) in planning, management, and implementation of the annual District Health Plan

·Co-lead with the District Medical Officer, in their respective districts, on developing the Saving Lives Phase II district plan in accordance with the District Health Plan, while ensuring the effective use of resources

·Provide ongoing technical advice and mentorship on implementation of the Saving Lives Phase II plan

·Provide oversight, support, and mentorship to DHMT and hospital staff on how to interpret and interrogate qualitative and quantitative data for decision making

·Support and mentor DHMT and district hospital staff to ensure key human resource tools are available – job descriptions for key posts, organograms, key performance indicators, etc.

·Support DMOs in the coordination of all RMNCAH partners in the districts

·Support DMOs to organise monthly PHU-in charges meetings and use it as a forum for discussion and analysis of health data from facilities

·Ensure adherence to the district level monitoring plan and timeline

·Conduct regular field visits to the targeted Community Health Centres (CHCs) in the respective districts to monitor performance of the District Clinical Mentors.

·Ability to navigate the Comcare system and make suggestions to adapt the program based on interpretations and data analysis.

·Provide high level management advice to DMO/MS,

·Coordinate of monthly mentorship review meetings,

·Provide technical and management support/advice on district annual health plans, stakeholder management at district level - DHMTs, District Councils & hospitals, Partners, etc.

·Ensure the PHU in-charges meetings, MDSR processes and other activities are being conducted in accordance with the National guidelines.

·Provide support to the Project Coordinator to prepare the monthly and quarterly reports for the program.

Staff Management

·Supervise the staff in the respective districts in accordance with IRC HR policies and local law.

Budget Oversight

·Ensure efficient utilization of the budget allocated to the district. Keep track of Budget-vs-Actual, financial reports, and spending plans

·Provide support and oversight to the DMO on operational fund in the district

·Provide oversight and guidance to the Hospital Operations Mentor to support planning and management of hospital operational support

·Provide support – technical and management – to the DMOs for accessing flexible funding available for the district

·Ensure that the district resources are used effectively and transparently on prioritized RMNCAH activities

·Support good quality district applications for the innovation fund under the programme for the district

·Promptly respond to all budget-related inquiries.

Representation and Advocacy

·Attend district level RMNCAH meetings and other workshops, working groups, and coordination forums as required to ensure close coordination and collaboration

·Analyse and present data in creative new ways to influence district-level discussions around and prioritization of RMNCAH activities and strategy implementation.

Update
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