Reproductive Health Officer

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees required to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

IRC has been working in Pakistan for over 40 years, and leads and delivers large, complex programs to meet the needs in health, education, protection, environmental health and livelihoods for displaced, poor and disaster affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local government and non-governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Baluchistan and Sindh provinces.

Job Overview/Summary:

The Sr. Reproductive Health Officer is responsible for the implementation of SRH activities with standard protocols to be followed at all the IRC supported Health facilities. This position will assist Quality Assurance Manager in report writing, technical feedback & in implementation of services in project districts.

Following is summary of the activities need to be performed by the Reproductive Health Officer.

Major Responsibilities:

• Improving the counseling & quality RH services of IRC health Program.
• Devise, plan and implement staff /service providers capacity building trainings
• Conduct field visits to ensure implementation of Q of Care interventions and conduct on the job coaching
• Monitor technical trainings of IRC, being implement by IPs
• Establishment of a referral system to provide access to SRH services at Health Facility level and develop a linkage with other NGOs are working on SRH & GBV
• Programmatic interventions to increase the number of clients for provision of quality SRH services through trained staff in best equipped health facilities in the districts.
• Programmatic interventions to address the demeanour of Health care providers in provision of SRH/GBV services.
• Provide technical input and ensure quality of the activities being implemented. Support monthly meetings of field staff at all the project districts
• Work together with outreach team through integrated approach.
• Maintain all technical training data base/Service Provider data with coordination of MIS team /section.
• Entry of all Health Service delivery data in MIS on regular basis.
• Ensure provision of medicines and equipment to IRC supported Health facilities in time.
• To ensure proper record keeping of supplies/commodities/medicines at health facility level through LHVs.
• Ensure to maintain the consumption record of consumable and non-consumable items at health facility and warehouse with coordination of warehouse officer and proper record keeping in hard and soft.
• Represent IRC's RH programs in liaison with partners, governments, NGOs, etc
• Assist the Manager Coordination meetings with all partners of IRC Health program.
• Strong mutual coordination and integration with staff of with IP team, LHVs and field teams for achievement of the project objectives
• Prepare/Review activity reports of the section.
• Sharing quarterly & biannual reports with supervisor
• Review visits reports of joint supervision visit & take action on recommendations
• Analyzing and sharing of monthly & weekly reports of all technical services in IRC supported health facilities.
• To perform any assign task by supervisor.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Quality Assurance Manager

Position Coordinates With: Project Staff, IPs and operations as needed

Job Requirements:

a) Education:

MBBS/Diploma of the LHV/FMT/Nurse from Pakistan Nursing Council/Medical Faculty

b) Work Experience:

At least 3 years’ experience in SRH programs and trainings,

The position will be based at Peshawar , DI Khan & Swat with extensive travel to Health Facilities

c) Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Capacity to develop, implement and analyze quality assurance components, plan and execute staff trainings, develop and implement work plans, duty roasters,
• Skills in conducting training, monitor IP training activity, and ability to implement coaching interventions
• Strong coordination skills with the ability to manage information (report writing and presentations).

Language Skills:

• Must be fluent in Urdu & local languages

Computer skills:

• Must be fluent in computer skill (MS Office)

The IRC Core Values and Commitments;

• 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, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
• IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff is suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Level of interaction with children: more frequent direct contact with children
• IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.

Women candidates and persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply.