Data Coordinator

POST DESCRIPTION

Shifa Foundation supporting Nutrition International in recruiting a Data Coordinator for province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa based in Swabi to facilitate Right Start project entailing health and nutrition interventions primarily for pregnant women and Newborns along with Infants and Young Children. The role is full-time and will involve a systematic coordination with the districts focal persons of RS interventions districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for collection of data on monthly basis from LHW and MNCH program on the RS prescribed formats and getting them endorsed from the district health authorities. The project is being implemented in 3 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The candidate will be based in project district Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the office of District Health Officer. The anticipated start date is 01st April 2019. The contract is initially for one year.

PRIMARY PURPOE OF THE POSITION

The broad function of this position is to support the Right Start team in collection of data from all the 3 RS intervention districts on monthly basis.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordination, Advocacy and liaison

• Develop Linkages/coordination at the district levels between stakeholders of the Department of Health, vertical programs such as Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Program; National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care and Nutrition Units/Cells and relevant NGO partners for improved program performance.
• Maintain constant effective communication with key policy makers at district levels for timely sharing of program related information highlighting gaps and challenges.

Planning

• Compile & submit a district plan of activities for different cadres after receiving of the same from the district offices.
• Participate in important government planning meetings to further the mandate of the organization at the districts level.

Capacity building

• Facilitate in organizing trainings of Supply chain management of Provincial officials in consultation with health directorate, provincial and national Right Start team

Strengthening supply and delivery system

• Facilitate and ensure smooth and effective maintenance of supply chain mechanism at the district level for uninterrupted supply and distribution on regular basis to the project sites of: IFA tablets; Clean Delivery Kits; MMNPs and; Training instruments and communication material

Support on data collection

• Responsible for the coordination with district focal persons at the RS intervention districts for monthly data collection.
• Support and supervise the district field staff including district focal persons in collecting monthly data at project sites.
• Ensure data collected are reliable, the project database is filled, and initial analysis undertaken and timely shared with the Provincial Coordinator.

Assessment, Monitoring and Supervision

• Conduct ongoing monitoring of the project against objectives outlined in the project using methods and tools developed/ shared by NI
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the Provincial Coordinator, organize and carry out monthly project review meetings with district project staff.
• Undertake field visits for regular monitoring to ensure strict compliance and utilization of commodities by end users in close coordination with district (LHWP, MNCH) Programs and NGOs providing services in uncovered areas.
• Prepare monitoring reports for sharing with Provincial Coordinator on regular basis identifying clearly bottlenecks and challenges highlighted during monitoring visits.
• Coordinate with district health authorities including health facility in-charges and supervisors of Lady Health Workers (LHW) program for discussion on the Right start interventions during the monthly meetings. Ensure that the frontline workers are encouraged to discuss on issues confronted.
• Undertake field visits for program monitoring with the help of monitoring checklist; ensure utilization of the information for discussions at district and provincial level
• Travel at the project districts to participatein important govt planning meetings.

Reporting

Data Coordinator will report to Provincial Coordinator, Right Start, while maintaining a functional relationship with the National Coordinator, NI-Pakistan and Program head Shifa Foundation.