New Job Vacancy at International Rescue Committee (IRC) – Health Coordinator | August, 2020

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Jobs in Tanzania 2020: New Job Vacancies at International
Rescue Committee (IRC), 2020

Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
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Job Description
The
International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian
agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict
reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression, and
violent conflict in 42 countries. The IRC is committed to bold
leadership, innovation, and creative partnerships. Active in public
health, education, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, youth development,
and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to
home. The IRC has been working in Tanzania since early 90’s , and
currently programs across five core sectors 1) Health 2) Women’s
Protection and Empowerment, 3) Child and youth protection and
development , 4)Protection and rule of law and lastly 5) Education.

In
Health, the IRC is working closely with other health agencies in
refugee camps on the Western side of the country to support the scale up
of sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including family planning and
comprehensive post abortion care services as well as mental health and
psychosocial support (MHPSS) services across the all three camps
(Nyarugusu, Nduta and Mtendeli). The IRC also supports the host
community to improve adolescent sexual reproductive health including
menstrual hygiene management through partnership with the ministries of
health and education and currently has expanded its support to include
MHPSS and SRH in emergency services in response to the COVID-19
pandemic.

SCOPE OF WORK:
Reporting to the Deputy
Director of Programs (DDP), the Health Coordinator will be responsible
for the immediate implementation and management of IRC’s health program
in Tanzania, working in collaboration with the senior management team
both in Dar es Salaam and in the field. As the focal point for health
programs in Tanzania, the Health Coordinator will also ensure the
continued implementation of quality primary and reproductive health
care, as well as Mental Health and Psychosocial programming, in IRC’s
operational areas in Western Tanzania and other parts of the country. In
addition to operational implementation, the Health Coordinator should
also provide a strategic vision for the programme within Tanzania.

S/he
will provide technical support to the health program to ensure that IRC
programs are of high quality and that programs are driven by data and
learning, working in conjunction with other colleagues in the IRC
Tanzania program. The Health Coordinator will be responsible for
maintaining regular contact with all partners, including government
stakeholders, and donors as new opportunities for coordination and
funding arise. S/he will also play a strong role in mentoring and
training the health team.
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Key Responsibilities:
Program management, Technical Monitoring and Program Quality:

• Provide
  technical supervision and guidance to all IRC health programming and
  extend technical support and assistance to other relevant stakeholders
  within the Tanzania refugee and host community operation as the need
  arises.
• Ensure that the health projects in Tanzania utilize
  standardized protocols, policies, and guidelines, as outlined by the
  Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), UNHCR, SPHERE, and WHO
  health standards in emergencies as well as development contexts.
• Ensure that all activities are consistent with established best practices.
• Promote the quality of the IRC’s health programs by maintaining and /or setting up quality assurance mechanisms
• Oversee
  the collection and timely reporting of data and statistics for all
  health programs in line with IRC’s Research, Evaluation & Learning
  (REL) guidelines as well as MOHSW and donor requirements.
• Ensure
  that the stated goals and objectives of all health projects are met
  with strong monitoring and evaluation (M&E) follow up, including any
  required operational research, with technical support from the research
  and innovation hub and the Country Technical Advisors for health and
  nutrition as needed.
• Participate in the design of robust M&E
  plans and design/adapt health information systems including
  surveillance systems for the IRC health programs in Tanzania.
• Ensure
  sound data collection and information management systems are in place
  for ongoing performance analysis and programmatic action based on data
  and identified needs.
• Lead technical assessments as a basis for primary health care program development.
• Monitor evolving needs of the target communities and adjust the programmatic priorities as necessary

Grants Management and Program Development:

• Participate
  in the development of annual program budgets; ensure implementation of
  Health-related activities in line with approved budgets and spending
  plans.
• Ensure that programmatic and financial reports for donors
  and IRC country program are prepared as required, ensuring these are of
  the highest quality and submitted in a timely manner to the donor.
• Ensure and review that program managers prepare all necessary documentation for Grant Opening, Review and Closing meetings.
• Assist
  with the preparation of a realistic budget, authorizing and monitoring
  expenditure in line with the budget, donor guidelines and IRC’s grant
  management and financial regulations; Where necessary, in collaboration
  with program managers, revise plans and budgets to maintain program
  quality and progress; work with the Grants Team and DDP to ensure that
  all program activities are implemented in compliance with donor
  requirements.
• Identify opportunities for program development.
• Collaborate
  with other in-country program teams to ensure an integrated strategy to
  achieve health outcomes as in the country’s Strategic Action Plan
  (SAP).
• Develop program and project proposals, including theories
  of change, logical frameworks, program design and implementation plans
  and SMART indicators for the IRC Tanzania health program under the
  supervision of the DDP and in consultation and collaboration with
  field-based technical and management staff.
• Identify and develop
  jointly with DDP and other sector team leaders’ areas of enhanced
  linkages with other programs to ensure that the health team contributes
  to the success of all outcomes in the country program portfolio.

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Health Systems Strengthening

• Ensure
  that IRC programs are working with MoHSW structures at district,
  regional and national levels to support health system reforms and
  strengthening.
• Apply knowledge and expertise in health policy
  and programs to design and develop activities that promote health policy
  reforms/development.
• Support current health programs to
  transition their approach to ensure that health system strengthening is a
  key component of their approach.
• Work at the policy level with
  key decision makers from various district and regional government levels
  and with donors and strategic technical partners, participating in
  strategy development and technical discussions relating to future
  direction of the health program.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Ensure
  that the health sector’s capacity to respond in the event of an
  outbreak based on the current country program’s priorities which may
  include deployment of ERTs as well as availability of medical supplies
  and drugs to manage the outbreaks.

Staff Development

• Develop/organize
  training opportunities to build the capacity of the health staff and
  local partners to transfer skills. This includes staff training in
  program management areas such as reporting, budgeting, monitoring,
  evaluation, and supervision.
• Provide technical support and participate in reviewing health program staff performance reviews
• Develop and implement continuous staff capacity building plan to ensure quality gender-sensitive programming.
• Ensure respect for IRC HR policies within the health staff team; Promote the IRC Way with all supervisees.

Business Development and Fundraising:

• Write
  timely and quality proposals and review donor reports in collaboration
  with Program Managers, other Technical Coordinators and the Health
  Technical Advisors.
• Develop strategic partnerships with local and international organizations, where possible.

Coordination, Representation and Advocacy:

• Represent IRC Tanzania in external Health related forums; actively
  develop and maintain effective working relationships with key
  stakeholders in Tanzania including donors, government actors, UN
  agencies (especially UNHCR), international and local NGOs, and other
  relevant actors; identify health related advocacy issues in consultation
  with the country management.

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Qualifications

• Medical degree in health e.g. MBChB, MD, MBBS. Advanced degree in Public health is highly recommended
• Experience in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programming
• Experience in Reproductive Health programming
• Minimum
  5 years’ experience in primary health programs in resource poor
  settings with at least 3 years in project management position.
• Previous
  INGO experience in humanitarian or development contexts; previous
  emergency response, conflict/post-conflict experience preferred
• Must be knowledgeable of DFID, ECHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO procedures and familiar with their approach and strategies.
• Experience and competency in proposal development, report writing and grant management.
• Competent in Windows, MS office programs, email and database (HIS, EPI-Info etc) experience.
• Strong communication, people management, organizational and analytical skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili, spoken and written required
• Ability to work in complex environment, multitask, manage pressure and flexibility
• Good
  interpersonal skills to work effectively with different stakeholders
  including different communities in the target areas, humanitarian
  actors, service providers, local and national authorities

The IRC and IRC workers must
adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for
Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.
In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces
policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child
Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and
Anti-Retaliation.