Public Facilities Officer 148 views0 applications

Job Description

1. JOB SUMMARY

Working with and reporting to the Programs Manager, the Public Facilities Officer will be responsible for the Planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling the public facilities operation in the Area Programs Office. He/she will be tasked with conducting studies and recommending feasible techniques used to select public facilities; monitor progress and develop mechanisms to support their activities; provide technical support to the public facilities team and compile performance reports of project implementation. He/she is also responsible for the timely preparation and submission of monthly performance reports to the Programs Manager.

2. DUTIES/TASKS

2.1 Program implementation

• Ensures that the public facilities programme is implemented according to the approved donor agreements and MSI programme standards
• Performs quarterly performance reviews of the public facilities activities;
• Participates in service target setting and activity planning;
• Conduct regular supportive supervision;
• Prepares annual plan of operation of the public facilities activity based on the operational plan and relevant project document;
• Provides technical support to the sites under the MSIE agreement;
• Evaluates the progress of the sites of the area programs office against set targets and key performance indicators (KPIs),
• Distribute commodities and medical supplies as per the identified need
• Develops and periodically review the support agreement if implemented as per the agreement;
• Assess and timely document and disseminate best practices and /lessons learned from the sites
• Undertakes follow-up and interim performance evaluation of the sites;
• Coordinates or facilitates training of public facilities providers identified in the Area Programs Office;

2.2 Clinical Quality Assurance

• Ensures public facilities offer client-centred counselling, range of family planning methods that include LARC
• Conducts clinical Quality Internal Audits /QIA/ at each supported health centers/Hospital as per MSI guideline and using the global standard checklist
• Reports the QIA result to the area senior quality and training officer and area program manager and update status of individual clinic level action plans and properly document both at area and clinic level
• Makes sure that the supported facilities are adhering to the MSI Policies & Guidelines around MSI Pain Management Policy & Guidelines, MSI Infection Prevention Policy & Guidelines, MSI Medical Emergency Management Guidelines
• Ensures that service providers in the supported facilities clearly understood, and adhere to MSI’s Incident Management process and track the incident reports and follow up actions
• Conduct annual competency assessment of the service provider(s) at the supported clinics for every service he/she provides
• Ensures all supported facilities to get and complete competency-based assessment and training programme aligned with MSI clinical standards at the start of franchise engagement
• Coordinates or facilitates training of private clinic providers identified in Area Programs Office;
• Makes an on-time report for the clinical incident happened in the supported clinics as per the MSI guideline.
• Conducts on the job training or clinical update based on identified needs
• Undertake annual based competency assessment to all your franchisees and support them to acquire the skills to deliver franchised service to MSI standard.
• Tracks and facilitates the trained clinic staffs to be certified as competent to offer all FP services.
• Prepares and submits annual and monthly project performance reports in line with MSI requirements;
• Carry out other similar activities as assigned by his/her line manager;

Job Requirements

3. PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
4. Qualification Requirements
5. Education:

BSc/MSc/MPH in Nursing or Public Health

1. Experience:

Four to Six years of experience as clinical service provider and in managing SRH activities

1. Skills, Attitudes and Attributes

• Understanding major policies/issues of large bilateral/multilateral donors, government policies, regional policies;
• Good clinical skill in SRH services
• Strong working knowledge of business practices in the country;
• Collaborative approach to team working;
• Strong personal commitment to the goals of MSI and to put it into practice;
• Good interpersonal/communication skills – both oral and written;
• Good training/coaching skills
• Advanced analytical and organizational skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Knowledge of local Languages where applicable is required;
• Pro choice

Number of Position: (01)

Duty Station: MSIE Hawassa Program Office, Hawassa

Fixed term: Full time

Salary:  As per MSIE Salary Scale

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should go to Marie Stopes International – MSIE_Job_application_fillable_PDF_form and fill in all the required field and submit the form with your motivation letter, C.V and copy of your renewed Kebele ID or Passport, within ten (10) days from the date of this announcement to:

 Human Resources, Marie Stopes International Ethiopia through the following e-mail address: [email protected] 

Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications.

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