Health Officer at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Job Overview/Summary:

• Based in respective location (MMC, Jere, Gubio, Ngala, and Monguno), the respective Health Officer will provide support in program development and quality through evidenced based strengthening of quality Health Services in Borno State.
• The health officer reports to the Health Manager and is responsible for capacity building, continuing medical supervision and on-the-job coaching to frontline health service providers.

Specific Responsibilities:

Program implementation and service delivery

• Ensure provision of essential lifesaving health and SRH services across implementation sites.
• Provide service once in a week, rotating within supported facilities as part of health system and capacity strengthening of PHC staff and incentive workers.
• Work with supply chain to ensure timely submission of item forecast, delivery of procured items, store release and distribution of project items to the targeted beneficiaries.
• Ensure all project documents are well archived on Box folder and hardcopy of waybills, distribution plan, distribution list, delivery notes are stored securely for audit, verification and reporting purpose.
• Ensure Infection prevention and control (IPC) and waste management are adhered too across NHF implementation sites
• Facilitate drug distribution from the pharmacy to service delivery site, ensure the site has the necessary stock of commodities at all times of service provision.

Staff supervision, learning and development

• Supervise incentive staff working at the IRC outreach facilities and government supported PHC
• Supervise incentive community mobilizers, referral agents, CHVs, TBA's, Henna and Kayan Mata women to ensure demand generation and community participation in health programming.
• Ensure training and capacity building on emergency preparedness and response, MISP for SRH and IMCI
• Hold high-quality meetings with implementation team on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly

• Provide on the job coaching and supportive supervision including Monthly Virtual Continuous medical education (CME) is done for incentive staff.
• Administrative supervision of incentive workers on NHF in NHF supported locations, ensuring timely submission of Timesheet for payment

Reporting

• Ensure timely submission of weekly statistical report and monthly data summary for tracking and reporting.
• Reporting community engagement activities and reach per month across all intervention locations
• Ensure timely submission of service delivery data to M&E team for documentation and reporting.
• Support the health Manager in developing monthly summary report of activities across implementation sites
• Participate in continuous improvement through regular program reviews, learning, and adaptation.

Health promotion and community engagement activities    

• lead the implementation of health community engagement strategies across project implementation site
• Lead capacity development of local community structures on demand creation for health and SRH services, RCCE and SBCC across implementation
• Actively participate in community-based surveillance and early warning for disease outbreaks across intervention locations.
• Support the implementation of SBCC and RCCE in affected communities.
• Lead capacity development of local community structures on demand creation for health and SRH services, RCCE and SBCC across implementation sites
• Actively participate in community-based surveillance and early warning for disease outbreaks across intervention locations.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Health Manager
• Position directly Supervises: As assigned
• 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 Nursing science from a recognized institution, with strong public Health background.
• Must possess valid practicing license by 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.