District Coordinators

One Heart World-Wide (OHW) is an International Non-governmental Organization that has been working in the area of maternal and child health for the past ten years. OHW has been in Nepal since 2010 supporting MOH to strengthen district health system to improve maternal and neonatal health services across entire districts where it worked. We are implementing Network of Safety for mothers and newborns in five districts and is in the process of scaling in the newer districts in the coming years.

OHW is seeking experienced and result-oriented Nepali professionalsfor the following positions:

Position:  District Coordinators (Few positions to be based in respective District Headquarters in central and eastern Nepal) with need for frequent field visits.

Repots to- Senior Program Manager and Program Director

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead in district project development incorporating district specific components into the project’s overall detailed implementation plan (DIP). 
• Monitor and supervise the implementation of project activities to ensure that they are being implemented in accordance with the project plan and technical guidelines. 
• Build sound relationships with District (Public) Health Office, District Development Committee and other stakeholders in order to maintain program schedule and achieve program deliverables at the district level. 
• Provide close and continuous support to implement "Network of Safety" including CB-IMNCH, Birthing Centers, MNCH pilot interventions. 
• List out the program logistics at district and ensure that was registered in D(P)HO and recipient inventory book before distributed to the designated facilities and personal .
• Prepare routine request of the equipment, supplies and other need (program and administrative) and forwards to the country office for procurement.
• Provides technical support to D(P)HO and focal persons with special focus on capacity building on data management, data analysis, results oriented programming, monitoring, and evaluation methods and principles, and requirements of relevant donors to ensure compliance. 
• Takes lead to track program progress against program indicators and ensure early identification of any areas needing remedial action.
• Participate, represent and co-ordinate at the district, facility level and community level. 
• Frequent field visits to facilitate the implementation process, data collection, and follow up.
• Becomes proactive to support OHW Program and Admin Directors,Program Managers and officers for their regular assignments and report writings. 
• Update, review, and develop technical field visit tools, M&E tools as necessary to cope with the operating environment and establishment of effective communication systems. 
• Coordinate the implementation of baseline surveys; follow on monitoring and evaluation exercises for various initiatives at district level.
• Promote use of data to inform decision making and link evidence-based approaches to achievement of results.
• Support operational research and specialized studies at district level. 
• Solicit and manage local data collection and research teams, as needed.
• Contribute to prepare regular progress reports, technical deliverables, presentations, and annual work plans at district level. 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual progress report. 
• Manage day to day staff concerns and motivation levels. 
• Identify and preempt any serious human resource issues and forward them to the line manager and HR and Program Secretary. 
• Provide support and participate to conduct the performance review plan annually. 
• Works with the country office and district partner to set-up of the district office. 
• Ensure appropriate usage of office equipment and supplies. 
• Oversee financial projection, expenditure tracking and reporting of the district level program financials and regularly maintains financial reporting to the country office. 

Qualifications:

• Must be a Nepali citizens
• Professional Degrees in health and social science with minimum 5yrs experience. Bachelor education in health sciences with more than 10 yrs experience in the program management.
• Excellent writing and presenting skills, credible managerial and accounting skills and experience in the related field.
• Ability to function as a self-starter and drive for the results or impacts with limited supervision.
• Knowledge and experience using MS-Office packages and statistical packages, email and internet.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and Nepali.
• Ability to manage people, good inter-personal skills, and experience of working in a team in the INGO or development partners.
• Good analytical skills, and experience with program oversight. 
• Knowledge and experience in program management and data management.
• Practical experience in facilitation and interaction with government counterpart/stakeholders at different levels, and ability to deal with various stakeholders.

Application process: Qualified candidates are requested to send their CV and a cover letter to: ohwnepal@oneheartworld-wide.org 

• A cover letter  (no more than one page)
• Resume (no more than 2 to 3 pages)
• A list of 3 references, along with their contact information.
• Applications will be received until May 31, 2016
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for selection process.
• Telephone enquiries will not be entertained
• Salary and benefits as per the organization’s rules 

Women and candidates from socially disadvantaged, minority, and indigenous communities are highly encouraged to apply.