Senior Health Coordinator - Amman, الأردن - International Rescue Committee

وصف

• Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy
  
• Provide strategic direction, leadership and overall technical and management support to health programs operating in all Syria and make sure programs in different hubs are well integrated and harmonized between each other.
• Lead program design processes and provide technical oversight that ensure new or adapted programming focused on quality, efficiency, impact and integrated approaches with other sectors.
• Oversee health programming activities, including technical support, supervision and guidance to health teams in both hubs.
• Provide guidance and support to the Health Coordinator(s) to effectively manage competing priorities and implementation in line with the Syria Strategic Action Plan.
• Actively support the health management team in the development and implementation and monitoring of health interventions in their area of operation, including mobile teams, community outreach, and support to Partners-led programs.
• Coordinate direct reports toward ensuring all targets are met on time, according to budgets, and in line with donor commitments.
• Support the development of M&E systems and lead analysis of health data trends to course correct and adapt programming, with a focus on quality health interventions.
• Work collaboratively to integrate community health and MHPSS with other program sectors where appropriate, particularly with the health programs.
• Support training to IRC and partner teams to improve technical knowledge and practices, ensuring that capacity strengthening support effectively addresses individual and partner priority needs.
• Lead the process of the development of new proposals and initiatives in accordance with the Syria Strategic Action Plan and IRC program framework.
• Lead and participate in the development of budgets for program proposals in conjunction with the grants and finance departments.
• Work with the health team and Technical Unit to strengthen community health approaches, defining the strategic direction of the community health programming.
• Coordinate annual plans for IRC Technical Unit support.
• Liaise with partners, sector working groups and other stakeholders to ensure that IRC's programmatic goals and strategies are in line with national and international priorities.
• Coordinate regular health program assessments to identify opportunities for expansion and improvements in program effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy.
• Explore opportunities for expansion in health sub-sectors, including mental health and secondary health care.
• Lead on the design of the health sector contingency plan as part of wider preparedness and adaptive management.
• Ensure effective and high quality reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems for both internal and external use, capturing best practice.
  
• Grants Management and Reporting
  
• Review progress in achieving program objectives and targets in collaboration with the program's coordinators, deputies and implementing partners.
• In coordination with the Health Coordinators participate in and lead Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing meetings.
• Review technical aspects of internal and external reports prepared by the managers within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
• Supervise, prepare and implement detailed program spending, procurement and work plans for all health projects for Syria.
• Coordinate inputs for health into budget and indicator tracking on a monthly basis, implement corrective action as required, and report this within IRC.
• Ensure internal and reports to donors are produced and delivered in a timely and quality manner.
  
• Partnerships and Coordination
  
• Manage dedicated positions responsible for health partner support to develop and strengthen strategic partnerships with Syrian partners in both hubs.
• Work closely with Sub Award Partnerships Unit on the management of sub-awards to health partners.
• Establish networks with UN, INGOs, and local partners to promote technical capacity and develop strategic partnerships, including active participation in cluster meetings.
• Represent the IRC's health programs with national authorities, non-state actors, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors.
• Work closely with the health partnership focal points to develop and finalize the technical capacity building plan for implementing partners, in addition of supervising and monitoring the implementation of the plan.
• Attend health coordination meetings and communicate relevant information to health staff.
• Maintain coordination and collaboration with finance and operations to ensure coordination of procurement, project planning and logistics related to the health program.
  
• Program Development and Quality
  
• Assist development of IRC health programming in both NES and NW in an integrated manner, as needs are identified and funding opportunities arise.
• Develop a strategic plan per each health components such as PHC, community health, MHPSS and etc.
• Assist in the development of detailed log frames, work plans, and monitoring tools and support their implementation in coordination with the Grants unit, health program team, and IRC's technical health units.
• Continue to evolve the remote monitoring program that will ensure service delivery and program expansion inside Syria, focusing on quality care.
• Ensure that the health activities demonstrate adherence to international and national standards.
• Introduce innovative activities to improve data quality and monitoring through use of ICT.
• Lead the process of developing the HIS for the entire IRC's health program inside Syria.
• Support the PIQD and Grants team in business development, drafting concept notes, and external representation.
  
• Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development
  
• Review the structure of health teams periodically and map out the staffing needs in alignment with program size and any expansion plans.
• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of health team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Support collaborative partner relationships focused on mutual learning and capacity building as well as technical guidance in areas of IRC expertise, including training/mentoring support and performance management that fully reflects the skills and attitudes required to work effectively in partnership.
• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Syria.
• 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 su