Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Advisor at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Number of Position: 01
Contract Start Date: 1st April, 2020

Overal Mission
General objective:

• Under the direct supervision of the Medical Coordinator, the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Advisor provides technical support to PUI activities in Nigeria, in order to build capacity of staff and the health system overall, and to improve the quality of Sexual and Reproductive Health activities in our areas of intervention.
• The SRH Advisor works internally in collaboration with Health Program Managers at PUI Base Offices and externally with relevant Health Stakeholders.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Programs: Ensures that Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services and activities follow PUI health policy and intervention framework, align with established national guidelines, and reflect internationally accepted standards. In collaboration with the Medical Coordinator and working along with Program Manager and other appropriate staff; provides technical support to the effective implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of SRH services and actions.
• Human Resources: In collaboration with Program Manager, provides training and technical support to the health teams as per the identified needs. The SRH Advisor may, as program and budget considerations allow, also build capacity of one National SRH staff to take on advisory responsibilities
• Logistics and Administration: Abides to logistical and administrative procedures pertinent to the SRH Advisor’s role and responsibilities.
• Representation: Represents the organization before partners, authorities and local actors involved in SRH through regular participation at appropriate coordination meetings and ad-hoc events as required.
• Safety: Contributes to efforts aimed at ensuring compliance with safety rules at the site, and transmits all information relating to safety concerns to his/her immediate supervisor.
• Strategy: Contributes to the development of new interventions on the basis of identified needs.

Specific Objective and Linked Activities
Health Program(S):

• Conducts regular visits to the health facilities to assess the quality of service delivery and activity implementation
• Provides one-on-one technical assistance as per identified skill needs and project improvement areas
• Enforces the adherence to established SRH medical protocols based on prevailing national guidelines, international standards and PUI health policies
• Recommends adequate levels of medications, medical supplies and equipment to ensure quality of SRH service delivery
• Supports/advises on effective referral decision making and process for emergency obstetric and neonatal care
• Provides and/or facilities formal trainings for the SRH team (FP, BEmONC, etc)
• Provides technical guidance in the development of key SRH health education messages
• Verifies data collection and validates databases on a monthly basis
• Analyses SRH data and other sources of information to assess progress and recommends improvements in collaboration with Medical Coordinator
• Presents options for new SRH activities or services to the consideration of the Medical Coordinator
• Contributes to the compilation and quality of monthly reports
• Leads the application and documentation of best practices for the purposes of continuous quality improvement and institutional learning (capitalization)

Support To The Health Team:

• Supports the Program Manager in preparing job profiles and actively participates in the hiring process (interviewing, testing, etc.) of the health facility team
• Provides practical training on main SRH protocols including ANC, PNC, Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care, Family Planning consultation and medical care for survivor of GBV.
• Identifies additional training needs and organizes training sessions and/or facilitates external trainings as needed
• Provides supportive supervision of SRH staff at all PUI supported health facilities
• Provides technical input to SRH work plans

Logistic & Administration:

• Reviews lists of medications, medical equipment, and medical consumables needs to suffice SRH activities and services
• Complies with logistical and administrative procedures

Representation of PUI:

• Represents PUI at pertinent coordination meetings regularly and other meetings as requested
• Participates in Technical Working Groups as relevant to the enhancement of PUI activities and as agreed with Medical Coordinator
• Maintains good relations with all stakeholders in accordance to PUI humanitarian principles (neutrality, independence)

Safety of Property and People:

• Ensures that SRH health workers are informed on Infection Prevention and Control; and provided with and trained on proper usage of pertinent protective equipment
• Contributes to data collection on security & safety by sharing important context information with the person in charge
• Ensures selection criteria, project methodologies and service delivery do not place beneficiaries, PUI staff or any other person in harm’s way; and alerts the Medical Coordinator without delay in case of impending danger to teams or beneficiaries

Strategy:

• Follows, analyses and reports on SRH epidemiological data in collaboration with the Medical Coordinator and Program managers.
• Participates in assessing and identifying SRH health needs and gaps and advises on strategies to address them.
• Contributes to the development of funding proposals, specifically for SRH activities; and relevant communication pieces to showcase PUI’s work related to SRH.
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

Mandatory Requirement

• Language skills: fluent in hausa and english (kanuri is a plus)
• Education degree: Minimum of BNSc. + RN / RM and relevant post-graduate degree (Public Health, Tropical Medicine, or closely related field in Reproductive Health) is desirable.
• Work experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position (either with INGOs/NGOs or Hospitals), SRH experience especially in active management of Labour

Knowledge and skills:

• Good writing skills, knowledge of Project Management, knowledge of internationally accepted SRH protocols and standards, self-guided learning skills, ability to motivate and guide others for knowledge and skills building.
• Experience in the implementation of Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neo-natal care package including vacuum extraction and post abortion care, Knowledge on medical care for GBV survivors.
• Computer Skills: Good knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Outlook and Excel.

Others:

• Good skills in reports and contracts redaction
• Knowledge of humanitarian actors
• Good management and pedagogical skills
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations.
• Assets

Interests:

• Commitment to the NGO values and principles
• Understanding of the political situation in the area

Transversals skills:

• Ability to work independently while keeping team spirit oriented behavior
• Ability to withstand pressure
• Open-minded & diplomatic skills
• Analytical & Strategic skills
• Capacity of organization and management of priorities
• Proactive and trouble-shooting skills
• Ability to work and manage issues professionally and with maturity
• Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions.