Job Summary
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through a range of services such as 24-hour Basic health care, outreach clinics, capacity building of community midwives and department of health staff to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent, flexible, and hardworking District Coordinators for 3 districts including Diamer, Astore and Gilgit. The District Coordinator will be based in the respective districts.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage and coordinate with district-level stakeholders such as DHOs, MS (Health Facility Level), LHWs, Vaccinators and Union Council (UC)-level notables to ensure the smooth implementation of health activities particularly related to immunization and nutrition.
- Engage with internal program teams and supervise health-related activities in the district
- Plan and conduct health activities for all donor-funded programs in the district
- Plan and conduct progress review meetings with District Health Management Teams (DHMT)
- Develop, implement, and monitor field activity plans based on the project work plan and timeline
- Regularly visit health facilities and outreach sites for supportive supervision and monitoring of project activities and take corrective actions for identified gaps
- Build and sustain strong liaison with other agencies such as Government counterparts, WHO, AKRSP, WFO, BISP Naushonuma nutrition program on the ground
- Collect field data, ensure its quality, completion, and timely reporting as per program and donor guidelines
- Ensure the development of robust referral mechanisms, especially for malnourished (stunted, wasted, low birth weight preterm, etc.) and unimmunized children to referral facilities
- Develop effective tracking systems for outpatient and inpatient services under the program and other donor-funded programs
- Supervise and plan training and capacity-building initiatives for healthcare providers and related field staff at the project sites (such as LHWs, LHVs, Nurses, Doctors, Vaccinators, etc.)
- Establish health committees at Union Councils and ensure functionalization of committees
- Ensure provision of vaccines and nutrition supplies and procurement of equipment and any related medical supplies for health facilities/outreach in collaboration with the supply chain department
- Any related tasks assigned by the project team as per need
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Core Competencies
- Bachelors or Masters degree from any recognized university in public health, project management, social sciences or related health fields
- At least 2-3years of experience in health related field especially Immunization, MCH, Nutrition, project management.
- Prior experience of working with an international organization in a similar field would be an added advantage.
- Fluency in local languages and English
- Good written and verbal communication with strong skills of report writing
- Good people management skills for supervision and mentoring of team
AKHS, P is an equal opportunity employer and offers conducive professional environment. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Due to urgency, this vacancy may be filled before the due date. Don’t wait for the deadline as the applications will be scrutinized/reviewed on rolling basis.
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and has set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The District Coordinator accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by September 22, 2024