PHC Coordinator Location: Somalia

Duration: 7 months

Reports to: Project Manager

Summary

CESVI is currently implementing an emergency health program in 5 health facilities in rural and semi-rural areas of Hiran and Mudug regions of Somalia. The facilities offer treatment for women, children and adults through funding from ECHO.

The project also offers ambulance services throughout the communities served by the health facilities, patients requiring emergency services are transported to MSF hospitals in Beletwein and Galkayo.

Through funding from UNICEF/ECHO, CESVI implements a nutrition and EPI program in South Mudug in four districts. It’s set to implement health actions for displaced populations within Galkayo town.

CESVI has an operational office in South Galkayo and works closely with Galmudug administration, UN agencies, local communities and other partners

Job Description

PHC Coordinator based in Galkayo

The overall objective of this position is to provide technical support in the implementation of EPI and Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) programs in South Mudug.

S/he will deputize the project manager and will work with a dedicated team of a health centre supervisor, field officer and logistician.

Key responsibilities

• Training health workers in line with the EPHS
• To represent CESVI at coordination meetings with local partners, UN agencies and other partners and to follow up on agreed activities
• Planning and organising provision of EPI activities at health facilities and outreaches through mobile teams
• Supervising, mentor and work with VHWs in collaboration with UNICEF in the roll out of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) program in remote and often challenging areas of South Mudug
• Ensuring accurate data collection, reporting and analysis from project activities
• Developing efficient community driven disease surveillance and follow up from project areas and analysis of data
• Training health staff in case detection and referral system
• Conducting health assessments and surveys
• Planning, managing and coordinainge the activities of the mobile teams
• Carrying-out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by the Project Manager.
• Producing periodic official reports according to project deadlines and donor-related requests, to be submitted to the Desk Officer for Somalia for editing and final approval
• Supervising administration, accounting, procurement, staffing issues related to the project

Requirements

• Doctor /Nurse with over 5 years experience in implementation of PHC activities in Somalia
• Previous experience in Public health; EPI, community health care programs, nutrition, hygiene promotion
• Previous experience working with NGOs/donor funded programmes
• Experience in capacity building, training and skills building
• Willingness to travel to remote and volatile areas of Somalia
• Very enthusiastic and able to work long hours to achieve the objectives of the programme
• Diplomatic and an effective communicator at all levels
• Ability to work in an international or multicultural environment
• Good IT skills (Windows, Office package and internet).
• Fluency in English (verbal and written)

Desirable competencies

• Previous experience working in Somali
• Spoken and written Somali language
• Experience in EPHS/SPHERE
• Knowledge of latest development and technology in health
• Previous experience with ECHO/UNICEF programmes

How to apply

Persons qualified for this position are invited to submit their CV (including 3 referees) and COVER LETTER to CESVI to the e-mail address recruitment.nairobi@cesvioverseas.org

Subject line must include: PHC Coordinator

Please include actual salary and expected salary in your cover letter.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date for applications is 15th March 2012.

However Cesvi reserves the right to close the vacancy before the above mentioned date in case a large number of applications is received.