Field Officer-Clinical (FO)

Vacancy Announcement

Date of publication: June 8, 2023

Vacancy Notice-05/FO-2079/080

Women Empowerment Center (WEC), Dolpa is a not for profit-making national NGO working in the last 11 years. It is dedicated to work strategically to contribute to the overall development of disadvantaged groups with special focus on women, girl, and another marginalized and disadvantaged groups. Women Empowerment Center being implemented with the partnership of One Heart Worldwide to implement “Strengthening Maternal Neonatal Health Services in Partnership with the Local Government (स्थानीय सरकारको साझेदारीमा मातृ तथा नवजात शिशु स्वास्थ्य सेवा सुदृढीकरण) project” in Dolpa district since July 17, 2022. Women Empowerment Center hereby invites applications from suitable and qualified Nepalese citizens for the following position.

Details of Announcement:

1. Field Officer-Clinical (FO)-1 (One)
2. Purpose of the Position:

The Field Officer–Clinical will be responsible to provide technical support to MNCH service providers at the facility level and relevant stakeholders in MNCH program planning, conducting community awareness-raising activities focusing on MNCH, assessment, planning and follow-ups of MNCH services at the facility and community level.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

Technical:

• Provide continuous support to implement OHW project including birthing Centre equipment support, capacity building training or coaching for a service provider, HFOMC strengthening and community-level activities. 
• Conduct needs assessment of the health facilities and support in timely delivery of the support including equipment at the designated health facilities. 
• Provide technical support visits to birthing centers, health workers and FCHVs with a special focus on the quality of services and capacity building on data collection, reporting, recording and clinical skills. 
• Frequent field visits to health facilities and communities to facilitate the training, program follow-ups, awareness-raising activities and to collect routine monthly data from health facilities and communities.
• Conduct monitoring visits of the health facilities, nursing staff, FCHVs, and clients and provide necessary feedback
• Keep a proper record of all the activities in the given form and formats and report on time in the specified time period
• Contribute to preparing monthly progress reports, technical deliverables, presentations, and district work plans
• Develop a network to collect and monitor all maternal deaths in the district and undertake follow-up visits to every household where maternal deaths have occurred to verify the death and identify causes of death. 
• Share information about maternal deaths to the concerned HF and municipality and facilitate discussion to prevent similar deaths in the future.
• Support to build sound relationships with Health Office, urban/rural municipality office, local government offices, program focal person, health facility staff, community stakeholders and female community health volunteers in order to plan & schedule program and achieve program deliverables at the field level.
• Follow the organizational policies and guidelines to implement the program activities at the field level.
• Any other job assigned by the Supervisor or program managers.

Job Specifications (minimum job requirements):

Academic qualifications and work experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Staff Nurse degree with work experience of 2 years
• Preferred experience in the maternal, neonatal and child health fields.

Skills and abilities

• Good experience in working with health service delivery systems. 
• Experiences in clinical work and Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health programs 
• Completion of SBA training will be an additional advantage.
• Knowledge and experience in program and community level training. 
• Practical experience in facilitation and interaction with government counterpart/local stakeholders at different local health facilities, and ability to deal with various stakeholders 
• Knowledge and experience using MS-Office packages and statistical packages, email and the internet.
• Good verbal and written communication in English and Nepali.
• Good interpersonal skills and experience working in a team in a multicultural environment.
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
• Ability to function as a self-starter with limited supervision.

Please click on the link below for detailed job details:

JD for Field Officer- Clinical

Qualified, competent, and interested Nepali citizens meeting the above criteria are requested to send his/her updated CV and application to wecrecruitment@gmail.com by June 21, 2023, before 5.00 pm. Please specify the position title in the subject line for clarity in an application.

Applications from marginalized, disadvantaged communities and local residents are highly encouraged to apply, and only shortlisted candidates will be invited for further selection process. The applicants are requested to apply the position only through email.

WEC Dolpa reserves all right to select or not to select candidates through this vacancy.

Service & Facilities: As per Organization's rules and regulation.

Date of Exam: Conformed after Shortlist for Shortlisted Candidates only. 

Types of Exams: Written and Interview

Additional Information

Women Empowerment Center

Thulibheri Municipality-3, Dunai, Dolpa

Ph. No-087550022