Job Title: Health Field Coordinator
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About the Role:
The Health Field Coordinator will be roving between Amel’s PHCCs located in the South ( Tyre, Bazourieh & Khiam) with frequent visits to Amel Association HQ – Musseitbeh. She/He will work in close coordination with the Project Coordinator. She/He will provide technical assistance to the field team and strategic oversight, data managing and reporting on the implementation of the services.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
Main Duties
- Monitoring the implementation of the project and the Flat Fee Model in the PHCCs
- Monitor and follow-up on the progress of the activities in the two centers, by conducting regular field visits
- Ensuring rational utilization of all services in collaboration with the medical advisor.
- Monitoring the correct implementation of the internal and external referral system.
- Responsible for provision of all related documentation requested as administrative procedures and coordination with the MoPH when needed
- Ensure that the PHCC is fulfilling MoPH reporting requirements: Medication consumption,
shortages reporting, epidemiological surveillance reporting… - Maintain very close collaboration with the Pharmacists on the smooth implementation of
activities in the pharmacy (such as coordinating the monthly audits) - Coordinate with the Head of centers to improve the quality of the services provided as per the quality improvement plan of the PHCCs and the accreditation standards
- Ensure smooth implementation of the health education package within the PHCCs in close collaboration with the head of centers and social workers.
- Ensure smooth implementation of the Homecare visits activities.
- In coordination with M&E department, leads health-related assessments of the beneficiaries’ needs, impact survey and technical assessments
- Coordinate with the PHCC staff and organize regular meetings on work follow-up (one meeting per month with all the staff)
- Follow up with the biomedical engineer on a regular basis
- Develop any tool needed for implementing the activities in the centers such as referral tracking tool, malnutrition cases tracking tool, NCD patients tracking tool…)
- Attend meetings with Amel health department and meetings related to work progress under the project
- Develop or review policies and procedures
- Facilitate and conduct field visits with partners when needed
- Participate to trainings identified by the project coordinator and health coordinator
- Attend monthly MoPH meetings and any coordination meetings that are identified by the project coordinator
- Develop and maintain good relationship with local authorities and ensure smooth communication
Logistics, Administration & Human resources
- Ensure the follow-up and the proper use of materials and tools.
- Share the procurement needs of the PHCCs on a quarterly basis with the project coordinator
- Manage the supply of medications and medical supplies to the work site, in collaboration with the Logistics and Pharmacy department
- Assess the training needs of the staff and ensure provision of the trainings
- Provide on-job coaching for the PHCC staff
- Assess with the Head of centers the recruitment needs and ensure that all HR policies and procedures are implemented (performance evaluation, capacity building, etc)
- Coordinate with the field finance officer and the Heads of Centres to ensure proper implementation of procurement guidelines
Reporting & Follow-up
- Submit qualitative, complete, and analytic weekly and monthly sitrep to the project coordinators, as per internal reporting requirements
- Ensure the proper collection and submission of all needed data to the M&E coordinator on a monthly, quarterly and semi-annual basis as per the donor’s requirements
- Share morbidity reports with admin assistant, health coordinator, health program coordinator, and project coordinator on a monthly basis
- Submit Interim reports semi-annually
- Filling-in and submitting the quality checklists on a quarterly basis
- Be a major contributor to any work-related reports and review before submission to the line manager.
- Contribute to the analysis of collected data, and provide feedback to the project coordinator on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis or adhoc.
- Collect all the data concerning the referral system on a monthly basis and share raw data with the M&E coordinator and the health coordinator.
- Share the referral segregation specific to GBV cases with health coordinator on a monthly basis.
- Review monthly reports shared by the social workers in the centers
- Ensure capitalization work within the PHCCs and transfer of lessons learned to the HQ and other PHCC teams.
- Ensure coordination and complementarity with other health projects from AMEL in the area (Mental health, etc.)
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
EDUCATION DEGREE DETAILS:
- Master degree in health-related field preferred in nursing, pharmacist and medical
laboratory. - A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience as a coordinator. Previous experience in NGOs or UN agencies is a plus
- Background in public health is appreciated
- Excellent communication, management and diplomacy skills, collaboration and teamwork
- Ability to take initiatives, to work in autonomy and in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team
- Ability to work under pressure and manage stress
- Literacy in reporting, experience in conducting surveys
- Knowledge of donor’s requirements is a plus
- Excellent computer literacy with demonstrated experience in utilization of databases and
Microsoft Office. Knowledge of Phenics HIS is a must. - Fluent in English and Arabic both written and spoken
Work Location: South
Period of employment: April 2023 till December 2024
Deadline: March 20, 2023
Salary Scale: 1200$-1500$
