Job Openings at Care International

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Responsibilities 
Under the supervision of the SRH Manager/ Project Manager, the Assistant (H/F) in charge of the Clinical Component will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance and ensure quality implementation of the program, monitoring and evaluation of sexual and reproductive health activities in the FOSAs supported.
• Develop a work plan for the activities to be implemented.
• Conduct monthly facilitating Supervisions of the FOSAs in collaboration with the Health District Executive Team.
• Ensue the regular collection of data in the supported FOSAs, compile in the database clinical data and analysis of the date collected in order to make recommendations to the supported health structures and the Project Manager/GP.
• Participate in monthly tripartite meetings bringing together FOSA provides, community facilitators, CARE staff and the Health District to analyze the data, identity the difficulties encountered and help them find solutions.
• Ensure that the FOSA have the stocks necessary for the supply of services and that there is no stock shortage.
• Make monthly stock inventories of products and equipment.
• Contribute to the organization of training sessions for providers.
• Contribute to the preparation of assessment and monitoring missions.
• Make regular assessment of the clinical competencies of the forms providers and develop coaching plans for the non-proficient providers
• Work closely with the GP or Project Manager and the Community Engagement Assistant to identify and integrate the best approaches to project implementation.
• Prepare reports of quality activities within the allotted time and submit them to the GP /CP.
• Ensue that the best practices identified during the analysis of the results, during the supervisory and exchange meetings are disseminated and applied in the FOSAs supported.
• Maintain good relations with the AOSOs supported.
• Participate in the development of new projects.
• Participate in the development of budgets and expenditure plans.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor, Nurse or Midwife or TSSI.
• Postgraduate training in Public Health is an asset (University Postgraduate training Degree or Public Health).
• DMU/SRI SONU, Family Planning and Post-Abortion Care is an asset.
• Training in project planning, monitoring and evaluation is also an asset.
• 3-5 years experience in clinical medical practice.
• Previous experiences both in reproductive health and supporting health structures are assets.
• Experience working for refugees and/or displaced populations in an international NGO is desirable.
• Mastery of national R & D policy and the following computer tools; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and internet.
• Ability to conduct training sessions, provide formative supervision, monitoring, evaluation of medical activities.
• Ability to analyze data to formulate relevant recommendations, write quality reports in French and submit them on time.
• Disciplined, organized, respecting deadlines, adapting to a multicultural work environment, tolerance, respect CARE’s Core values and gender.

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Responsibilities 
Under the supervision of the SRH Protect Manager, the Assistant (H/F) in charge of Community Involvement will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance and ensure quality implementation of community dialogue and communication activities for behavioral change in the community in collaboration with community partners.
• Together with key stakeholders in the community identify potentially changeable health behaviors and practices, barriers to the use of family planning services and post-abortion care and develop strategies and approaches to overcome barriers and increase demand.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the business and work plan and ensure the quality of implementation.
• Support community partners on the use of data collection tools to evaluate program outcomes.
• Advocate with local partners to implement strategies to reach all levels and categories of the population.
• Establish a Community Facilitators’ Committee around each supported health facility to ensure community dialogue sessions and clients referrals.
• Identify the needs of the community partners and provide them with the necessary technical and material assistance.
• Work closely with the project leader to identify and integrate the best approaches to project implementation.
• Ensure the regular collection of data from the community dialogue activities of tire community partner compile and analyze the data collected in order to make recommendations to the site project manager.
• Prepare reports of quality activities within the time limit.
• With the Health District team, provide monthly supervision of community facilitators and monitoring of their skills.
• Ensure that the best practices identified during the analysis of the results, during the supervision and exchange meetings are disseminated and applied by all the community partners.
• Ensure that community facilitators follow-up clients on short- term methods.
• Ensure that health providers and community facilitators conduct monthly data analysis meetings and participate in them.
• Contribute to the preparation and execution of the social analysis anti action and to the follow-up of the changes occurring in the community due to the impact of the project.
• Contribute to the development of selection criteria for facilitators and community partners to work with.
• Contribute to the preparation of training sessions for community facilitators.
• Organize exchange and experience-sharing meetings with community facilitators during quarterly reviews of activities.
• Ensure that the necessary information is collected, analyzed and used in the management and planning of community engagement activities.

Requirements

• Education equivalent to at least B.Sc. + 3 in Health Sciences, Sociology, Social Communication or Management.
• Communicating training is an asset.
• 3-5 years of experience in planning and implementing communication programs for behavioral change.
• Experience working with international organization would be a major asset.
• Experience in a health project especially sexual and reproductive health is an international NGO is also an asset.
• Familiarity with the working environment and the partnership between the Ministry of Health and National Health Programs.
• Previous experience in social mobilization and facilitation of training sessions.
• Working experience for refugees and/or displaced populations in an emergency context is desirable.
• Knowledge of the health system and ability to facilitate a training session and/or a dialogue session.
• Mastery of the following computer tools: Words, Excel, PowerPoint, internet (Required).
• Ability to provide formative supervision, monitoring and evaluation of community engagement activities.
• Ability to ensure quality data collection, compile and analyze to formulate relevant recommendations.
• Ability to write quality reports in French and submit them on time.
• Disciplined, honest, organized, respectful of deadlines, adapting in a multicultural work environment, tolerance, respect for CARE’s core values and gender.
• Know how to ride a motorcycle over long distances and good interpersonal relations.