Reproductive Health Officer - Al Hassakah

Major Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Reproductive Health Manager and Health Services Manager the RH Officer will manage all aspects of the Reproductive Health activities including pre and postnatal care for mothers, Care of the Newborn, provision of family planning counseling and methods, Health Education to mothers, women , girls and families of Primary Health Care facilities , EMOnC services , including supervision and capacity-building of service providers, developing RH implementation and monitoring plan and adapt program to changing context as needed.
• Conduct regular site visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure quality of services, accurate data collection and verify consumption rates of pharmaceuticals and supplies /consumables.
• Training and ensuring the service providers using the RH related data recording and reporting tools, and supporting and assisting RH manager in the planning and conducting RH trainings.
• Support in conducting on –the –job trainings for the midwives and RH services providers in BeMOC centers and in PHC facilities.
• Work closely with Community Health Workers (CHWs) ensuring referrals and follow up are made for RH related services from communities to health facilities.
• Training CHWs on community aspects of RH including child spacing, family methods and utilization of services, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, maternal care during pregnancy and after delivery, with support from RH Manager, and Health Coordinator.
• Work with the Monitoring Officer in design of data collection forms, compilation of RH data and complete RH portion of health program reports.
• Regularly analyze data in conjunction with RH manager, HIS manager, Health Coordinator and Health Services Manager in order to track reproductive health trends, needs and developing appropriate responses.
• Ensure that all RH related activities, indicators and objectives are successfully met within the project timeframe and budget.
• Coordinate internally and externally to ensure integrated implementation of Reproductive health services as GBV, /CCSAS, maternal and child feeding with other sectors like Women Protection & Empowerment, general protection, Livelihoods etc.
• Ensure appropriate treatment of beneficiaries in general, and mainly those requiring clinical RH care services within IRC health program and ensure that the system for referral of cases is developed and functioning efficiently and with optimal results. Depending on the clinical protocols and guidelines and with the support from RH manager.
• Support in recruiting new midwives or RH staff if needed.
• Provide direction and advice regarding expansion of Reproductive health services to other areas including overseeing existing and establishment of new BEmOC centers in supported health facilities.
• Participate in needs assessment for Reproductive Health programming.
• Perform other duties and tasks as delegated and assigned by supervisor.