Job Vacancy at International Rescue Committee (IRC) – Health Program Officer

Requisition ID: req19221

Job Title: Health Program Officer

Sector: Health

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Bo, Sierra Leone

Job Description

Background:

Present in Sierra Leone since 1999, IRC supports the Sierra Leonean institutions – government, civil society, community-based organizations, and private sector – to provide improved social services, decrease youth unemployment and mitigate gender-based violence. IRC do this through programs and partnerships designed to improve the life of women, youth and children by implementing Health, Education, Youth and Gender Based Violence programming. IRC has a Country Program office in Freetown, a Regional Field Office in Kenema, Field Offices in Kono, Kailahun and Bo.

Context

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, and Anti-Retaliation.”

Purpose of The Job: The IRC, along with its Consortium partner has bid for a funding opportunity from ECHO in a Covid-19 Vaccination Implementation Consortium as a sub-agency. The Covid-19 Vaccination Consortium seeks to support the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) by ensuring healthcare workers receive COVID19 vaccination and in turn reduce the risk of health personnel transmitting the virus to patients in their care, many of whom may already have underlying health conditions that could place them at an elevated risk for COVID19 mortality and severe morbidity.

Scope

The IRC is recruiting for a Health Program officer for the Covid-19 Vaccination program in Sierra Leone for Bonthe. The Health Program Officer will hold the overall responsibility for supporting the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination program in Bonthe district. Working in close collaboration with the Senior Health Coordinator, Project Coordinator, the DHMT and other key stakeholders in the districts, the health program officer will play a key role in ensuring that the Covid-19 vaccination program is implemented to a high technical standard and is in full alignment with relevant national policies and protocols. The Covid-19 vaccination HPO will work under the oversight of the Project Coordinator.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• • Provide oversight to all district vaccinators activities, ensure excellent communication with the Project Coordinator and Senior Health Coordinator.
  • Ensure adherence to the district level monitoring plan and timeline
  • Conduct regular field visits to the targeted Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the respective districts to monitor performance of the Covid-19 vaccinators and provide on-the-job support to ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance with project standards/policies.
  • Provide support to the Project Coordinator to prepare all donor reports for the Covid-19 program, as needed
  • Work alongside the Project Coordinator and M&E Officer to provide technical support to HCWs on Covid-19 vaccination
  • Represent IRC at relevant COVID-19 consultations and meetings
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator and Senior Health Coordinator
  • Ensure efficient utilization of the budget allocated to the district.
  • Promptly respond to all budget-related inquiries.

Key Working Relationships

External: Ministry of Health and Sanitation, DHMT, District Councils, Community structures

Internal: Senior Health Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, District Delivery Senior Managers, and IRC Field Manager

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Education (Knowledge)

• • Three or more years of work experience in health.
  • Diploma in public health, or CHO or any related medical or health sciences

Experience

• • Experience in project implementation in Bonthe District,
  • Experience in Covid-19 response is a Plus.
  • Ability to speak one of the local languages (Mende, Sherbro)

Mandatory

SKILL & ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience of having worked with district health systems in Bonthe District
• Ability and licensed to ride a motor bike, as the position will be implemented in hard-to-reach locations.
• Strong verbal communication skills and effective in representation and liaison with external actors
• Excellent English and Krio speaking/writing skills required.

How to Apply

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