Field Coordinator

Shifa Foundation supporting Nutrition International in recruiting a Field Coordinator for province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa based in Peshawar 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 combination of field working accompanied with periodic office-based liaison and tasks. The project is being implemented in 3 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The candidate will be based in project districts Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the office of Provincial Coordinator Right Start. The anticipated start date is 01st April 2019. The contract is initially for one year.

 PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The broad function of this position is to support the Provincial Coordinator, National Coordinator and National Program Manager for timely and effective implementation of the Right Start Project.

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.
• Advocate with the relevant district authorities to create an enabling environment for scaling up the intervention in to other districts in the province.
• Maintain constant liaison with the office of the Districts Health Officer, Provincial Coordinator National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care, Program Director DHDC and the district level office bearers of the professional associations to discuss progress, identify gaps, and advocate for corrective actions.

Planning

• Planning in coordination with the Provincial Coordinator, ensure the implementation of the Annual Work plan activities, including M&E activities, meetings including reviews, visits to project area and facilities.
• Compile & submit a provincial plan of training activities for different cadres after receiving of the same from the Field Officers.
• Participate in important government planning meetings to further the mandate of the organization.
• In close coordination with district health personnel, prepare and submit a detailed plan of training activities for different cadres.

Capacity building

• Organize training sessions for the health care providers working in public sector in close coordination and collaboration with field officers and the district authorities.
• Facilitate trainings for the LHWs on thematic areas in consultation with RS provincial and national team
• Ensure that the technical teams in the field (field officers) undertake on-job capacity building of relevant government functionaries through review meetings and frequent field visits.
• Facilitate trainings for Community Midwives as per directives of national team of RS
• 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
• Ensure that the district, tehsil and health facility levels maintain logistics and distribution of the commodities
• Monitor the commodities supplies transfer, storage and distribution at field level within the district.

Support on data collection

· Support and supervise the district field staff including data coordinator, 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.

·  Ensure that standard procedures and protocols are practiced by field 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.

·  Participate in the monthly district and provincial level meetings to discuss program progress with the health authorities.

·  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 participate in important government planning meetings.

Reporting

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