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TEAM/PROGRAMME: Health
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LOCATION: Shikarpur
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GRADE: 6
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CONTRACT LENGTH:
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CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
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ROLE PURPOSE:
The Programme Coordinator Newborn and Child Health will lead Kangaroo Mother care Program in two save the children selected districts Shikarpur and Khairpur. This position will be responsible to provide technical guidance and ensure quality implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) program at district level.
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SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reporting to: Senior Manager Health
Dimensions: Save the Children works in 2 provinces of Pakistan with a current staff complement of approximately 150 staff and current expenditure of over $5 million each year.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Technically lead Kangaroo Mother Care intervention in two districts.
- Prepare district based annual work plans and activity matrix.
- Ensure that KMC wards/rooms are fully renovated with fully available equipment’s and supplies in selected facilities.
- Build capacity of Skilled Birth Attendants and Health Care Providers on KMC technique in the district.
- Provide on job coaching and supportive supervision to skilled birth attendants and health care provider at health facility level.
- Ensure close liaison with department of health including MNCH Program and LHW Program Sindh, partners, district officials, private sector, and civil society for the smooth implementation of activities/tasks.
- Ensure data collection and reporting tools are properly available at facility level
- Ensure that KMC service delivery indicators are regularly maintained and collected as per program policy.
- Maintain training database of all trainings at district level.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of targeted intervention.
- Conduct regular supervision to ensure quality of district and facility level trainings
- Provide support to the district LHW programs for training of LHWs and Lady Health supervisors and streamlining LHW supervision, especially for KMC intervention.
- Provide technical assistance to improve the quality of the KMC component in selected hospitals.
- Compile and analyse data for performance monitoring and evaluation of the project and work with partners to analyze and utilize data to take corrective actions
- Any task assigned by supervisor.
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BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
- commitment to Save the Children Values
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QUALIFICATIONS
- MBBS, with experience in newborn and child health interventions
- Master’s in Public Health is a plus
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EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- At least 3-5 years of experience in a public health at provincial and district level. Prior experience of working with INGO will be preferred
- Demonstrated management, planning and supervisory skills
- Excellent English writing and communication skills in maternal, newborn, and child health policy and research issues.
- Computer literacy in word processing, and spreadsheet software packages and particularly use of Power Point
Desireable
- Ability to think critically, strategically, and operationally.
- Strong advocacy skills
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Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
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Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
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Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
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