Fresher Health Facility Support Officer Non-profit Jobs – Mercy Corps



Organisation: Mercy Corps
Duty Station:  Uganda
About US:
Mercy
Corps is an international non-profit organization which implements
high-quality, analytical development programmes in very difficult places. Mercy
Corps has been operating in Uganda since 2006. It has and continues to
implement programs in Acholi and Karamoja sub regions. Mercy Corps is taking a
community-led, market driven approach to address poverty and food insecurity
needs through interventions that get to the root causes and contributing
factors of economic vulnerability. Donors include the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), the European Commission (EC), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
Job Summary: The Health Facility Support Officer will implement
and support a program that improves the organizational performance of HCIII and
HC II-level facilities in line with government standards and priorities.
Support will be strongly focused on the management of facilities, with less
support on the technical skills of facility staff. This will include a focus on
accountability of health resources and improving the communication between the
facility and the community it serves. This will be achieved by strengthening
the governance of facilities through a Citizen Report Card process and capacity
building of the Health Unit Management Committee. It will also include
supporting a pre-internship and COBERS program designed to encourage Ugandan
medical students to work in Karamoja and other various activities. The HFSO
will work in coordination with the Health and Nutrition Manager and maternal
child health/WASH and nutrition officers of program partner World Vision in
achieving GHG’s strategic objective 2. The ability of the HFSO to innovatively
and effectively implement the Citizen Report Card process will be the position’s
main success factors. The second success factor will be the degree to which the
Officer facilitates the harmonization of health activities within MC teams and
World Vision, to avoid compartmentalization of activities. Lastly, success will
be measured by the degree to which he/she drives results, making critical
decisions and producing scheduled outputs at deadline and to expected quality.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
Mentorship and
Supervision of Health Facility:
  • Work with the Health Facility Support Team leader
    in assessment of the organizational and management strengths and
    weaknesses of health facilities management systems. Continuous support and
    supervision to district, sub-county and facility level officers to improve
    performance of the public health system.
Health Facility Governance:
  • Advocate for oversight at district and
    sub-county level through continuous dialogues for support to Health Unit
    Management Committees
  • Work closely with local government
    stakeholders to rollout the Citizen Report Card process, supporting
    activities in Abim and Kotido as needed
  • Document results and communicate findings for
    improved accountability at community, sub-county, district and regional
    levels
Collaboration/networking:
  • Build and maintain productive working
    relationships with sub-county and district leaders and health departments,
    representing Mercy Corps in coordination meetings and soliciting their
    participation in all activities where appropriate;
  • Work in synergy with all SO2 maternal child
    health/nutrition teams in achieving GHG’s program objective 2.
  • Ensure close coordination and sharing of
    information with other stakeholders such as district health offices, NGO’s
    and local authorities, as appropriate and advised by the line manager.
  • Ensure an integrated approach to program
    implementation in order to maximize resource utilization and synergy
    between the staff and different MC programs
Monitoring and
Evaluation:
  • Take primary responsibility for district data
    gathering and documentation of program activities
  • Compliance with M&E procedures and
    policies to ensure program impacts and desired results
  • Analyze project implementation strategies to
    identify constraints to program success and provide timely
    recommendations;
  • Submit timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly
    reports that will be indicative of program progress during implementation.
  • Work in close collaboration/consultation with
    the World Vision MCHN staff periodically supervise various activities
    implemented on the ground by the partner;
  • Where needed support external evaluations by
    research partner Feinstein International Center and other organizations;
Other job deliverables:
  • Work closely with the pre-intern and COBERS
    Ugandan medical students placed in Karamoja health facilities
  • Recommend program priorities and explore,
    evaluate and present new opportunities that leverage impact and/or
    complement core program activities;
  • Work with the gender advisor to ensure that
    the needs and priorities of women, men, boys and girls are effectively
    addressed in the program cycle. This includes but is not limited to, the
    collection of sex-disaggregated and gender responsive data, developing and
    implementing gender responsive strategies and plans that reiterates Mercy
    Corps Uganda’s commitment to the promotion of gender equality in its
    organizational culture and programming.
  • Where needed support ongoing GHG assessments
    in economic development, Gender, conflict and governance & facilitate
    the integration of health related economic opportunities in all GHG
    program objectives
  • Conduct oneself professionally and with
    sensitivity, awareness and respect when working with diverse groups of
    people, including Mercy Corps staffs, beneficiaries and partner agencies.
  • Adhere to Mercy Corps policies and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned by the line manager
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Health
    Facility Support Officer job vacancy should preferably hold a Degree in
    Public Health, Nursing or a related field.
  • A minimum of two years of professional
    experience working with the government health system is desirable.
  • Previous experience in delivering capacity
    building programs especially on organizational capacity of health
    facilities and establishing support programs.
  • Broad knowledge and experience in
    strengthening HMIS data collection, analysis & reporting
  • Demonstrable writing and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrable quantitative skills, including
    familiarity with financial accounting
  • Demonstrated skills in networking,
    collaboration, community consultations and organizational development
  • Excellent reporting, communication and
    representation skills
  • Ability to ride a motorcycle and he/she
    should be in possession of a valid driving/riding permit
  • Proven knowledge and capacity in using
    computer basic applications Ms word, Excel and internet
  • Intimate knowledge of Uganda’s public health
    environment and strong familiarity with the publicly funded Health Centre
    system, particularly in the context of Karamoja.
  • Fluency in Ngakarimojong is required
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their E-mail
applications including a cover letter clearly stating the salary requirements,
updated CV (with three professional referees), and copies of academic
qualifications/certificates to the Human Resource Manager, Kampala Head Office
on 4th Floor Embassy Plaza, Plot 1188-1190 Ggaba Road. The E-mail applications
with cover letter should be sent to: mcjobs@ug.mercycorps.org
Deadline:  25th July 2016
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