🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Welbodi Partnership – Hospitals’ Projects’ Coordinator (HPC)

BACKGROUND 

Welbodi Partnership (WP) is a UK-registered charity organisation working to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in Sierra Leone. Since 2008, Welbodi Partnership has worked in partnership with hospital management, health facility staff, and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to improve maternal and child health outcomes in the Western Area of Sierra Leone.

We do this through a range of bold innovative partnerships models across health system strengthening activities, staff training, hospital improvement projects, and community engagement.

Our vision is that all women and children in Sierra Leone will have access to effective essential healthcare services characterized by respect and dignity for all. Our mission is to build the capacity and effectiveness of the health system in Sierra Leone using evidence-based practice to reduce the number of women and children who will get sick, suffer, or die unnecessarily.

Our programme are bold, future-facing, and innovative. They include support for Ola During Children’s Hospital and the Julius Maada Bio Paediatrics Centre of Excellence (PCE), the national tertiary referral hospitals for paediatrics, maternal health support, and research capacity building across Sierra Leone through the implementation of the CRIBS Research Programme

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES 

1. Deliver Lasting Results
2. Working in Partnership
3. Health Systems Approach
4. Valuing People
5. Evidence based approach

For further information, please see: www.welbodipartnership.org

CONTEXT 

Welbodi Partnership has over the last 15 years maintained consistent technical, operational, strategic, funding, logistical and cross-learning relationship with Ola During Children Hospital (ODCH) and Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) the lead National referral hospitals in Sierra Leone for Paediatric and Maternal care respectively.

There is a growing need to continue to build on this supporting relationship in a bid to continue delivering on the ODCH strategic plan, build further on Nurse training and capacity, improve quality of paediatric care in key areas especially in delivery and care for paediatric oncology patients and other subspecialty areas.

In the next phase of this support to hospital operations, focus will be on securing established gains and learnings whilst looking to building network of strong facilities and affiliates with health care systems across the country with an aim to further reduce neonatal, infant and child morbidity and mortality in Sierra Leone and especially reduce preventable long-term suffering and/or death from childhood cancers.

Main purpose of the role 

The Hospital Projects coordinator (HPC) role is a co-funded cross cutting role responsible for overseeing and leading Welbodi Partnership’s health and research work in PCMH, ODCH, PCE hospitals, and affiliates.

The incumbent will report to the Programs Manager (with dotted line to Country Director) and will be the go-to-person for all hospital care improvement- across the country, identifying and leveraging on partnerships to drive improved hospital functionality; liaise with hospital leadership directly on operationalising current ODCH strategic plan, building donor trust in quality of hospital operations, nurture Welbodi relationships with co-implementing partners supporting hospitals, and the delivery of quality submissions to interested parties. In addition, the HPC will continue to support the delivery of research implementation projects in PCMH/ODCH/PCE held by Welbodi.

Hospitals Projects Coordinator with support from the Programs Manager will identify, review and lead on technical needs for nurses (and potentially other health cadre) training including orientations, onboarding, competencies assessment and other deliverables.

The Hospitals Projects coordinator (HPC) will develop key technical outputs required for improving quality of healthcare for childhood cancer patients in ODCH and its affiliates.

In support to the Programs Manager, the HPC will liaise with key partners like KCL, USL, PCMH, ODCH, World Child Cancer, Asuka Consulting, JICA, Global links, RCPCH, Cardiff and Vale, UBS etc to foster cross-partner collaboration with hospital management.

Specific responsibilities are listed below but will also include other duties necessary for the success of individual projects and of Welbodi Partnership.

Skills 

• Must be a team player and understands the mantra of ‘one Welbodi partnership’.
• Capacity to lead technical discussions on the quality of clinical care.
• Knowledge of the day-to-day hospital (management) operations
• Exceptional ability to convey complex ideas in a simple and easily understandable manner
• Excellent IT, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills: providing solutions to challenging situations.
• Ability to learn and apply new skills and techniques on the job.
• Ability to work effectively with others in a cross-cultural environment, as a leader and influencer.

Personal attributes 

• Auditable pedigree as a mentor and classroom trainer.
• Integrity and an ethos of incorruptibility.
• Motivated and hardworking.
• Openness to learn, relearn and unlearn.
• Strong ability to work under pressure, manage time and meet strict deadlines.
• Reliable and thorough in approach to duties.
• Passionate about improving child and maternal healthcare in Sierra Leone and a keen interest in nurse education.
• Absolute commitment to teaching and learning and skills improvement of others.

Others 

• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to accept basic living and working conditions.
• Commitment to the goals and principles of Welbodi Partnership.

CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION 

Qualifications 

• Bachelors and/or master’s qualification/degree(s) in Nursing, community/public health, medicine or related fields, business administration/project management, hospital management, biomedical sciences and other relevant disciplines.
• Additional post-graduate certifications in business administration / project management are an added advantage. (and/or background of relevant pedigree in fast-paced performance-driven social enterprise organisations is also equivalent).

Experience 

• Previous and/or ongoing experience overseeing hospitals/clinics projects.
• Experience in research and research management
• Familiarity with the Sierra Leone development and/or humanitarian context
• At least four years’ training experience
• A proven Nurse educator and clinical childhood oncology care practitioner.
• Management- level experience to include performance tracking, OGSMs and/or OKRs in projects and personnel oversight.
• Previous experience working with partners like KCL, World Child Cancer, Addax & Oryx, JICA, Asuka, Cardiff and Vale, GOAC, LAD etc is an added advantage.
• Experience in qualitative donor report writing with a proven ability to secure donor funding.
• Experience in the charity sector and/or in impoverished, post-conflict, or other challenging environments.

**We are open to considering exceptional and committed candidates with less management experience if they possess the energy and skill set to drive our organisation forward. 

Note that the application procedure might contain written and/or presentation assessment(s).

APPLICATION PROCESS

The closing date for applications is the 22nd October 2024 – we encourage potential applicants to submit as soon as possible.

To apply for this position please send your cover letter, CV and contact details of 3 referees in one email to [email protected] using the following subject title: Application – Hospitals’ Projects’ Coordinator (HPC).

For any queries relating to the position, please email [email protected]. 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY