🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Partners In Health – 3 Positions

Partners In Health is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Grants and Compliance Manager
2.) Clinical Mentor
3.) Senior Primary Health Care Specialist

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Grants and Compliance Manager

Job title:   Grants and Compliance Manager

Work Location: Freetown

Department: Grants and Compliance

Reports to: Director of Grants and Compliance

Req #:4330

Line Management: TBD

Organization Profile 

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based on our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health. The support to education, training, and mentorship to Healthcare workers and students is one of our pillars for strengthening the healthcare system.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone, and the Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health (MOH), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position OverviewPIH seeks a detail-oriented, results-driven grants and compliance manager with experience in contracts and grant management in the nonprofit sector, including working with high-compliance donor funding. This role plays a key function in ensuring compliance with all funding requirements related to PIH grants. We are seeking someone with superb interpersonal and organizational skills to guide and support PIH Sierra Leone in grants and compliance management. This position will report to the Director of Grants and Compliance working closely with other PIH Sierra Leone team members to ensure strong management of all donor funding.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Act as the primary point person for all grants and compliance requirements of award management, including comprehensive consideration of donor regulations, and policy guidance.
• Ensure that PIH SL has: (a) adequate policies and procedures in place, and (b) staff with the capacity and support to implement those policies and procedures, to facilitate compliance with donor guidelines.
• Coordinate with other grants and compliance colleagues to respond to donor pre-award compliance inquiries and to ensure that compliance-related costs are included in proposal budgets.
• Assist with training and equipping staff on award management best practices.
• Support the development and roll-out of policies and procedures to ensure fulfillment of compliance requirements. This will include developing training tools and delivering training on topics.
• Monitor compliance with donor requirements by working with grants managers, project managers, finance managers, and other relevant staff to confirm and, as needed, build capacity for adherence to key policies and procedures.
• Provide ongoing support to colleagues across departments to ensure they understand grant requirements and have the capacity and support they need to fulfill them.
• Coordinate and manage grant-specific audits, fulfilling requests from auditors, compiling and reviewing supporting documentation, and drafting and reviewing responses to audit inquiries; guide, monitor, and support the implementation and communication of post-audit corrective actions.
• Ensure PIH-SL has appropriate record-keeping and documentation systems in place

• • Conduct ongoing monitoring of compliance with donor requirements, including conducting periodic spot checks, and support colleagues to address any gaps identified.
• Implement tools and training to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of award management, and compliance activities. Provide guidance and support to resolve any specific issues expeditiously and effectively.

• Perform review of and organize due diligence checks on financial and audit reports, and agreements, including other contractual, Human Resources, procurement, and financial documents. As required, organize appropriate approval of these documents through donor and PIH systems.

Sub-grantee management

• Conduct assessment and monitoring of sub-award recipients to ensure that each sub-recipient has (a) adequate policies and procedures in place, and (b) staff with the capacity and support to implement those policies and procedures, to comply with the terms of their sub-award.
• Review sub-grantee reports and processes as needed, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and agreements
• Build a strong relationship based on mutual trust with sub-grantee partners
• Build capacity in sub-grantees on compliance requirements.

Financial management and reporting, budget development, and grant management 

• Support planning and budgeting processes for annual budgets, re-budgeting, and communicating the grant budget to PIH staff
• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual budget to actual expenditure reports. Collaborate with partners to deliver necessary financial information in appropriate formats.
• Perform budget against actual analysis and expenditure projections; share differences with Project Managers and Budget Holders and offer suggestions in line with donor budget and policies. Review monthly expenses and salaries to ensure proper allocation to the grant.
• Support budget revisions, funding requests, and support prior approval requests to donors during the lifetime of a grant
• Provide guidance and support to the finance team to ensure they have the information needed for accurate expense coding and are appropriately saving supporting financial documentation in an accessible shared location.
• Support development, review, and signature of various types of contract agreements.

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

Specifications and Requirements

• Must have a proven track record of proactively identifying and communicating potential problems and proposing solutions for grant management and compliance-related challenges
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in grants and compliance management, within the international development nonprofit sector.
• Experience working on donor-funded projects with high compliance donors, such as USAID, US CDC, FCDO, Global Fund, EU, World Bank, Global Affairs Canada, or similar donors
• Excellent facilitation, oral and interpersonal communication, and presentation skills including excellent writing skills.
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills, creative problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong project management and time management skills; highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work
• independently and effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience developing and delivering training on topics related to grant management and compliance
• Strong collaborator with effective interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced and changing work environment.
• Master’s degree in business administration, public administration, international development, or related field.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and computer skills. Ability to write in detail to effectively convey compliance requirements, and compose emails, presentations, and reports in a logical, organized, and concise manner
• Commitment to health and social justice.
• Ability to live in Sierra Leone full-time required.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 

Partners In Health Sierra Leone is dedicated to preventing unwanted behaviour in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, financial misconduct, and ensuring the welfare of those we serve. We expect all staff, consultants, contractors, vendors, and volunteers to uphold these values as outlined in our code of conduct.

The successful candidate will receive appropriate training and must adhere to the organisation’s safeguarding policies. Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references and screening checks, which may include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

As a participant in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, we request information from previous employers about any instances of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment. Additionally, Partners In Health Sierra Leone will share records of such misconduct with other agencies upon staff departure, ensuring transparency and accountability. By applying, candidates acknowledge and agree to these recruitment procedures

Social Justice We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Mode of Application Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment  .In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 5:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Thursday 31st October 2024

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2.) Clinical Mentor

Job title:   Clinical Mentor

Work Location: Kono, Sierra Leone

Department: Clinical

Reports to: PHC Mentorship Lead

Req #: 4332

Line Management: TBD

Organization Profile 

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based on our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health. The support to education, training, and mentorship to Healthcare workers and students is one of our pillars for strengthening the healthcare system.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone, and the Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health (MOH), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

A Community Health Clinical Officer generally applies his/her medical knowledge and skills to the diagnosis, prevention and management of patients that flows into any of PIH supported facilities and any of the Wellbody Alliance/Partners in Health affiliated health facility.

He/she does this thoroughly following the principles of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation where ever applicable to find out the actual cause of disease, and also utilizing the appropriate laboratory work. He/she should consult the medical officers for discussion on patient’s care plans in some critical cases, respecting patient’s privacy and confidentiality as much as possible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responding to medical/health problems presented by patients including proper history taking, investigations, diagnosis, treatment and referral as appropriate.
• Maintaining confidentiality and impartiality.
• Promoting continuous medical education amongst other junior clinical staff.
• Admitting patients requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment.
• Carrying out specific procedures, e.g. Specific surgical procedures and specialist investigations as when necessary as the case may be, with the help of the nursing staff.
• Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality treatment is giving to the patients, and also promotes health education.
• Ensures that all emergency cases are prioritized and seen appropriately regardless of the time of the day.
• Be willing to work long and unpredictable hours dictated by the needs of the patients.
• Perform other duties related to the role, department or project as may be required by the Primary Care Director or Clinician In- Charge
• Develop a work plan of training and mentorship activities across the PHU CHC sites, and ensure that progress of the activities is tracked
• Develop clinical trainings and mentorship tools in collaboration with the PHU clinical leadership team for the use of the PHU expansion program
• Develop and maintain clinical guidelines and protocols, and ensure that best work practices are harmonized across the various PHU sites.
• Ensures robust data collection in all the cross-sites, monitoring of data quality, and the use of data to drive clinical and programmatic decision making.
• Perform regular quality of care audits, and share findings with the PHU clinical team
• Work closely with the Strategic Health Information Systems (SHIS) team and the Director of primary care to identify areas of quality improvement areas and research.
• Willing to work in the PHU’s outside Koidu City to bring quality health care services to the community

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• Medical doctor with MB. ChB from a recognized university, and have completed housemanship
• Experience in HIV/TB and tropical medicine management preferred.
• At least two years of clinical practice experience in a low-resource health care setting
• Candidate must have basic computer skills on Windows, Word, Excel and Power point.
• Must not hold dual employment

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 

Partners In Health Sierra Leone is dedicated to preventing unwanted behaviour in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, financial misconduct, and ensuring the welfare of those we serve. We expect all staff, consultants, contractors, vendors, and volunteers to uphold these values as outlined in our code of conduct.

The successful candidate will receive appropriate training and must adhere to the organisation’s safeguarding policies. Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references and screening checks, which may include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

As a participant in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, we request information from previous employers about any instances of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment. Additionally, Partners In Health Sierra Leone will share records of such misconduct with other agencies upon staff departure, ensuring transparency and accountability. By applying, candidates acknowledge and agree to these recruitment procedures

Social Justice We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Mode of Application Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment  .In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 5:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Tuesday 5th  November 2024

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3.) Senior Primary Health Care Specialist

Job title:   Senior Primary Health Care Specialist

Work Location: Kono, Sierra Leone

Department: Department of Primary Care (PHUs/CBP)

Reports to: Director of Primary Care

Req #: 4331

Line Management: TBD

Organization Profile 

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based on our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health. The support to education, training, and mentorship to Healthcare workers and students is one of our pillars for strengthening the healthcare system.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone, and the Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health (MOH), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

Under the supervision of the Primary Care Director, the Senior Primary Health Care Specialist will work closely with both the Community-Based Program manager and the Primary Health Care Clinical Manager to implement all of PIH’s primary health care activities in Sierra Leone. He/she will support both managers to develop and implement strategies; improve program integration to improve the links between CBP, the clinical programs and other PIH departments; conduct extensive reviews of existing national policies around CBP and primary care; work closely with MOHS and partners to ensure that PIH as a global leader in primary care program implementation and practices is well-positioned to influence those policies while complying to government regulations. The Snr. PHC Specialist will collaborate closely with other key stakeholders such as NGOs working in the area, community leaders, informal providers to ensure the smooth operations and continued development of an integrated CBP and primary care. The successful candidate will work closely with the primary care Director to develop tools and processes to facilitate efficient management practices, support with fundraising, effective budget management as directed by the PHC director.

Qualified candidate will have experience working to build progressive, paid community health worker models that understand the socio-economic drivers of poor health. He/she will also have experience managing a team of professionals in non-profit or governmental organizations in a developing world setting. It is imperative that the candidate has strong interpersonal skills, coordinating with a host of managers and directors across teams that he/she does not directly manage. Humility and a commitment to the accompaniment of colleagues and patients is paramount. This is a position that relies on technical skills and expertise, but also heavily on building interpersonal relationship that will facilitate the necessary level of interaction to successfully build capacity of an already strong and growing Sierra Leonean-led team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Specific Responsibilities:

PIH-SL CBP management and Leadership 

• Supporting the CBP Manager in strategic planning and budgeting for PIH’s CHW program. This includes identifying and helping the development of interventions that will support the CBP strategies, and also support fundraising opportunities that can help to expand PIH SL’s community health programs while preserving the ideals and core functionality of the program. By doing so, the CBP associate will work closely with the CBP manager and the Director of PHC to form linkages with other departments by working collaboratively with other program leads in order to align the CBP strategy with the overall clinical plans and strategies.
• Works with CBP Manager to determine which additional standing meetings are required, if any, and then work across teams to ensure those meetings are scheduled, coordinated, attended, and action steps are documented, disseminated and followed up on.
• Coordinates closely with other organizations and entities working on CBP program on potential joint effort to strengthen our collaboration with the aim of improving the health and wellness of the vulnerable people we serve.
• Support the CBP Manager to ensure that PIH SL’s community programs align with PIH SL’s overall strategies and growth, with a particular focus on ensuring that clinical and community programs interrelate to support patients throughout their continuum of care.
• Work with the CBP Manager to ensure that the CBP is well aligned and integrated into other specific CBP component of other programs such as the national HIV and TB programs through the network community health workers for those programs. This should also include working on strengthening the health information system for CBP including the reporting of activities to the DHMT and the national programs.
• Support the plan to implement the CHW household model by conducting a review of best practices of this model at OnePIH and from other successful implementation with other organizations. Work with the CBP Manager and the Director of PHC to help with the strategic planning and the effective implementation of this CHW household model. Work also with both the CBP and the clinical team to ensure that this household model is designed with the aim to effectively support our key clinical programs such as the HIV/TB, NCD, maternal and child health etc. through the enhancement of household screening, referral system and effective follow-up at community level.
• Support the CBP manager in collaboration with the clinical and the PHU expansion teams to develop a strategy for general social support, especially nutritional support for vulnerable patients and to study the impact of such support.
• Support the CHW and the Social Protection Managers to ensure financial compliance of all PIH CHW program activities at the national and district levels

Accompaniment and technical support to CBP team

• Work with CBP Manager to assess the capacity for all CBP Staff, develop and implement training and skills development activities focusing on specific gaps identified. At least 25% of the CBP Associate’s time is expected to be focused on direct skills building sessions with day-to-day mentorship and support to the CBP Manager and the other CBP program leads. Skills building should particularly focus on building partnerships, program development, project management and monitoring, work documentation, strategic decision making, etc.
• Provide supportive and technical supervision to CHW Manager, Social Protection manager, ANP and social protection officers, ensuring strong collaboration and integration across diverse community health teams.
• In collaboration with CBP manager and other program managers such as the HIV/TB program manager, to develop and implement new training programs for CHWs focusing on community-based prevention and case detection of key illnesses such as HIV, TB, mental disorder, etc.
• Conduct a thorough review of CBPs implemented by other PIH country sites or by other organizations to support the CBP Manager in considering lessons learned and successful strategies from those other CBPs to be considered for the strategic growth of PIH-SL CBP.
• To develop a close working relationship with the PIH SL clinical team in order to ensure that program growth and strategic changes are in line with patient needs, as well as with DHMT and broader MOHS to ensure that program growth and changes align with the Sierra Leone government policies and strategies.
• Work with CBP Managers and M&E team to understand current key performance indicators, and identify with that team additional areas where we can better track our impact. Particular attention should be spent on how to link community and clinic data and how to distill metrics into tangible actions that need to be taken by the CHW team.
• Support technically the CBP program for an effective implementation of mobile data collection system to be developed in collaboration with CBP, M&E and e-Health teams in order to strengthen CBP overall information system management, reporting and data use for improving patient care and inform programmatic decisions.
• Geographic Information System (GIS) being a growing area of interest to further support implementation of CBP type activities, the CBP associate is expected to play a significant role in bringing this expertise into the scope of work of the CBP activities.
• Assist programs in preparing, writing and editing reports; help prepare abstracts and manuscript submissions to professional journals.

PHU Expansion:

• Support the clinical manager in facilitating monthly meetings and participate in PHU expansion meetings

• Engage with the communication team to share updates of progresses being made with regards to the PHU expansion and mentorship project (Pictures, reports, etc)
• Work with Billy to support TBA supervision community visits and trainings
• Support Cooper, Aliyu and DHS1 in PHU expansion trainings, workshops, report writings and activity planning
• Serve as focal point and liaise with infrastructure, operations, RMNCH, and primary care teams on actions from monthly meetings
• Work with P&P team in the report writing for PHU expansion supporting grants

PHU Mentorship program

• Assist in the coordination and follow-up meetings on PHU mentorship (e.g. with M&E team, training meeting, etc)
• Support monthly PHU expansion monthly meetings
• Track and document all mentorship activities and archive on share point for donor reporting purposes

NCD Expansion, Support and Research

• Assist in the planning and implementation phase of the NCD expansion to the PHUs.
• Support the integration of the NCD into the House-hold model.
• Support the PEN program in generating evidence through the NCD implementation at the primary car level.

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Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in public health, Administrative programs or social science
• At least 2 years of experience managing and implementing primary/community health programs in resource – limited settings.
• Strong grasp of writing and spoken English. Fluency in Krio will be an advantage.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to multi-task and delegate effectively.
• Experience with MEQ, reporting and process improvement systems
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong grasp of Microsoft, Word, Excel
• Situational awareness, and willingness to support as needed.
• Skills and ability to work flexibly and responsively within a team.
• Able to work independently without a lot of direction and supervision.
• Understanding of the Sierra Leone healthcare, community, and cultural systems.
• A commitment to social justice.
• Care and compassion for patients and ability to advocate appropriately on their behalf.
• Schedule available and flexible to occasionally include odd hours and weekends if the situation arises.

Ability to navigate challenging situations with integrity and grace.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 

Partners In Health Sierra Leone is dedicated to preventing unwanted behaviour in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, financial misconduct, and ensuring the welfare of those we serve. We expect all staff, consultants, contractors, vendors, and volunteers to uphold these values as outlined in our code of conduct.

The successful candidate will receive appropriate training and must adhere to the organisation’s safeguarding policies. Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references and screening checks, which may include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

As a participant in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, we request information from previous employers about any instances of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment. Additionally, Partners In Health Sierra Leone will share records of such misconduct with other agencies upon staff departure, ensuring transparency and accountability. By applying, candidates acknowledge and agree to these recruitment procedures

Social Justice We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Mode of Application Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment  .In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 5:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Tuesday 5th  November 2024

CLICK HERE TO APPLY