Job ID

2023-5194

Location

BD-Dhaka

Category

International Positions

Employment Status

Full-Time

The Mentor must have qualities of respect, integrity, trust, and empathy and must be able to motivate and support health care providers s/he is working with.  S/he must be committed to improving care of clients, have strong  motivational skill, have excellent interpersonal communication skills, and be flexible.

"This position is for Bangladesh locals"

• Assist in conceptualizing, and providing leadership and strategic direction for MNH&FP services at district, Upazila, Union and Community Level.
• Provide technical leadership to the district levels and below to ensure improved coverage and quality of MNH&FP services including referral.
• Coordinate and support partners and stakeholders in the implementation of MNH&FP services in the focus district of CNHA.
• Provide mentorship on provision of counseling and referral of clients to and from the community to districts.
• Provides instruction to pregnant mothers, newborn, children and family members on different health issues in collaboration with mentee clinician,
• Represents program at district level stakeholder meetings and technical working groups in relation to MNH&FP technical areas
• Maintain strong liaison with Core team of district and Upazila level to implement, monitor and report on all project activities,
• Supports and provide technical inputs for the implementation of all project activities to timely achieve project deliverables and outcomes,
• Meets regularly with district government counterparts, especially MoH officials at the district level for effective project management and respond in a timely manner to requests for meetings, reports, etc.
• Works with the Regional MNH&FP Supervisor and the program team to plan work-plan budgets, develop activity budgets, review expenditure, and ensure efficient use of available resources.
• Establishes systems for tracking progress, indicators and deliverables according to agreed work-plans and prepare program reports to ensure that state, donor and headquarter reporting needs are met,
• Facilitates trainings, workshops and provide on-site technical support during visits as needed, as part of a broad strategy of program strengthening including preparing training schedules, identifying trainers, monitoring trainings and post-training supportive supervision follow-up visits.
• Works closely with the whole CNHA team on programmatic linkage on setting program priorities and responding to requests for technical support from local counterparts,
• Travels within the assigned districts of responsibility to support project activities,
• Keeps the concerned program staff/ supervisor informed of successes, challenges and lessons learned.
• Monthly facility visit schedule to be discussed, reviewed, and coordinated, as pertaining to facility needs, with Regional MNH&FP Supervisor on a monthly basis.
• Organize mentoring visits based on the identified needs of the mentees in each health facility
• Submit monthly and quarterly reports to Regional MNH&FP Supervisor as per stipulated timeline
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

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Bachelor degree in social science or another related subject

Bachelor / diploma degree in nursing or paramedic will be an added advantage.

Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in public health and family planning field or any other relevant field

Be cooperative, hardworking, flexible & dependable.

Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Be of high integrity and have a sense of confidentiality

Be willing to take on extra responsibilities in order to achieve the goals/objectives set by the organization