IRC Health Manager - Gusau and Anka Jobs in Nigeria
IRC Health Manager - Gusau and Anka Jobs in Nigeria
Job Overview/Summary:Under the direct supervision of the Health Coordinator, the Health Manager Gusau is the focal point for IRC integrated primary health care services in Gusau and Anka Zamfara state. He/she will be responsible for supervising health staff in Gusau and Anka LGA and will be responsible for project implementation, monitoring, support with the overall capacity building of health program staff, and progress reporting of health projects. He/she reports to the health coordinator and also works closely with the Senior Health Manager, Senior Reproductive Health Manager and the base manager for daily administrative issues.
Major Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy
Health program management:
Provide overall managerial oversight for implementation of the health program activities.
Ensure health projects implementation are of high quality and meets the IRC/MoH/International standards;
Support health officer and medical supervisor to prepare project work plans with clear targets/achievement benchmarks based on project indicators;
Provide technical support to health staff and provide them necessary mentoring and trainings as needed to build their capacity and enabling them to perform their tasks, including project management skills;
Participate in emergency assessments when necessary and develop plans for rapid and appropriate responses in consultation with WASH, protection, nutrition, WPE and others.
Supervise the ORP teams, including community and outreach activities in the targeted LGAs.
Coordinate with Gusau and Anka LGAs and other actors in the response and maintain good relations with them,
Participate in the Meningitis, Cholera or other disease Outbreak Control Coordination Team and carry out community-based public health interventions during communicable disease outbreaks.
Monitor quality performance indicators ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines.
Coordinate all referrals of patients as per IRC referral guidelines.
Seek out and nurture quality partnerships with community structures.
Foster inter program linkages, exchange information and experiences and contribute actively to protection and disaster risk reduction mainstreaming in the health program
Collaborate with other relevant sectors especially Environmental Health, as well as Nutrition, Women Protection & Empowerment, and Child Protection to ensure holistic service package is available in response to the needs.
Program Development / Grant Management
Contribute to design, planning, and drafting new proposals.
Contribute to donors’ reporting whenever necessary.
In collaboration with Sr. Health Managers, develop and expenditure plan, review budget vs. actual expenditure for health grants on a monthly basis and take necessary actions.
Ensuring budgets are used appropriately and efficiently and spending is in line with the IRC financial procedures and donor requirements.
Ensure data collection, data compilation, timely preparation and submission of all internal reports including weekly and other associated monthly, quarterly, donor and special reports.
Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:
Required for all positions with supervisory responsibility, if special considerations are needed (e.g. remote management), make this additive to the base language here.
Hire, supervise, and build
the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Zamfara state and Northwest region Nigeria.
Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews.
Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team, and providing guidance on career paths.
As required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.
Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, where appropriate. As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train and develop capability and capacity of national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by the end of assignment.
Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; IRC Health Manager - Gusau and Anka Jobs in Nigeria
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