Health Manager SRH at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Job Overview/Summary:

• Based in Maiduguri, the Health Manager SRH is a key focal point for the implementations of IRC’s emergency and non-emergency reproductive health care services in Borno state. S/he ensures that the IRC’s RH interventions are guided by the Nigeria Country Program SAP Implementation Plan and will provide support in program development and quality through evidenced based strengthening of quality reproductive health Services in Borno State.
• The Health Manager SRH reports to the Project Coordinator and is responsible for capacity building, continuing medical supervision and on-the-job coaching to frontline health service providers. S/he works closely with other health managers, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and sectors.

Specific Responsibilities:

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

• Reproductive Health program management:
• Oversee the implementation of quality RH program activities at all IRC supported health facilities in the targeted areas
• Provide leadership, training, and guidance to staff and local partners to ensure programming meets best practice standards and prioritizes the security of beneficiaries and staff.
• Design and lead assessments to ensure the voices of women and girls inform RH program design
• Support proper RH data collection and recording in the IRC supported RH units and women centers, support the compilation of data and generation of quality RH reports on a regular and timely manner.
• Develop protocols on information management in insecure environments
• Support the RH teams to develop awareness raising messages to promote uptake of emergency RH response services in a timely manner
• Promote coordination with the WPE team and ensure RH is incorporated into all the IRC supported facilities
• Prepare the RH mobile team members to respond quickly to emerging crises and newly accessible areas.
• Promote a culture of learning whereby lessons-learned and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory.

Program Development / Grant Management

• Working with the Snr RH Manager the Roving RH Manager play key role in the development of proposals as needed.
• Review monthly BvAs and submit monthly BvA corrections.
• Prepare and keep updated budget spent out plans to maintain program expenditure within budget.
• Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing meetings.
• Prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
• Assure appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Required for all positions with supervisory responsibility, if special considerations are needed (e.g. remote management), make this additive to the base language here.
• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of Reproductive Health team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Nigeria.
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promote strong team spirit and prprovideversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews.
• Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
• Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing guidance on career paths.
• As required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
• Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, where appropriate. As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train and develop capability and capacity of national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by the end of assignment.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures, and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

Research, Learning and Analysis

• Monitoring health program implementation:
• Lead the development and oversee implementation of strong monitoring and evaluation systems. Lead the preparation of reports to the Supervisor and donors.
• Provide trend analysis on areas where there is programming to improve services and advocacy for Target group/women and girls
• Make regular field visits to monitor project implementation and provide on spot support to field teams and propose modifications as necessary.
• Ensure regular health program data analysis and review, take follow up action on project implementation and prepare relevant action reports.
• Supervise and provide technical oversight in the interpretation of data for improved programming and implementation.
• Monitor and promote integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of health programs at the community level.

Coordination & Representation

• Represent the program to State and Local government representatives, , partner agencies, etc. as required.
• In coordination with the Senior RH Manager actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders with government actors, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Attend all relevant meetings in relation to the health program as may be required and feed in the IRC priorities during meetings.
• Facilitate field visits for internal and external stakeholders, when required.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Project Coordinator
• Position directly Supervises: RH Medical Doctor, RH Officers, RH Capacity building officer, Nurse midwives and work closely with Health Managers and Snr Health manager.
• Other Internal and/or external contacts: Health program staff and managers, and ALL other IRC sectors
• External: Other partner, LGA PHC department and community structures

Qualifications

Education:

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery or Nursing science from a recognized institution, with strong public Health background.
• Must possess valid practicing license by Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria or Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria

Work Experience:

• Experience in supervising health staff at the primary health care level.
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. 
• Able to work in a location with basic living conditions and with limited communication options.
• Experienced in report and proposal writing a (highly recommended)
• Experience in training, capacity development, and on the job coaching on relevant SRHR topics; FP, PAC, CCSAS, BEmONC, ANC/PNC and safe delivery.
• Full professional competence in Microsoft Office Suite, (especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of community structures including grassroots organization, community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels.