Field Officer - Health (MNH, SHN & ARSH)

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

(Date of job publication: May 07, 2024)

Save the Saptari (StS), a non-profitable social development & humanitarian organization of Nepal is announcing a vacancy is “SAMUNNATI” program funded by Save the Children in Saptari District, Save the children in Saptari invites application from the interested & eligible who are reliable, accountable, have the ability to deliver result with the highest level of integrity and who value diversity for the following position.

Position: Field Officer - Health (MNH, SHN & ARSH)- 1

Position status: full-time, regular

Duty station: Save the Saptari and assigned area

Reports to: Program Coordinator Save the Saptari of Samunnati program 

Expected Salary: Please mention the expected gross salary in your application.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely planning, implementation, regular monitoring, evaluation on the basis of planned budget or as per need.
• Manage day-to-day monitoring of activity of the project’s components- ensuring coordination between the team members in different components- to ensure that all components are in tandem.
• Manage the project in line with the approved project with close support from SCI-Samunnati district office and ensure quality results.
• Monitor the financial expenditure regularly and ensure adequate rate of the projects tracking report and quarterly financial report.
• Manage external and internal visits to the project.
• Liaise with government counter parts like Health Office, Rural/Municipality and HFs and ensure the good and functional coordination with municipal governments and other stakeholders to create enabling environment.
• Proactively identify other actors working on improving MNH, SHN/ASRH situation and develop collaboration with them (particularly with other agencies executing related projects) to crate synergies and deliver better results.
• Coordinate closely with other projects and team in the impact areas and district so as integrate and address the issues of MNH SHN /ASRH
• Support H&N team in development necessary areas & tools for surveys, operational research and regular monitoring
• Supervise the project staffs, manage their performance and provide timely feedback in necessary.

Technical Support to Need Assessment

• Support on design, test and finalize health facilities assessment tools in close consultation with PC- H&N team.
• Support to conduct/facilitate need assessment process at health facilities level.
• Ensure that financial processes and project activities are in line with organization policy and norms.

Technical Support to MNH SHN/ASRH program

• Provide technical support for the quality planning, implementation and monitoring of safe motherhood, new-born, child health, School Health & Nutrition programs with municipality level.
• Provide technical support to statistical section for municipal level progress monitoring and trend analysis.
• Provide technical support to municipality while implementing health program.
• Plan, conduct, follow up and monitor maternal, new-born and child health. School Health Nutrition related training program and onsite review and coaching in impact areas of district.

Reporting and documentation

• Support to Program Coordinator-Samunnati Program and Program Coordinator-MNH (SCI) to do the documentation of maternal, new-born and child health in district.
• Prepare case-stories, success stories of project.
• Ensure and update the OPMIS V2 and total Reach of the project.
• Identify and documentation of all innovations that is maximizing the project result
• Regular tracking of project and submit the project tracking report with logics.

Prepare project narrative and financial report of MNH/ASRH /School Health & Nutrition project to project focal person as per need of organization and donor and keep appropriate documentation

Qualification and experiences:

• Candidate should complete Bachelor in Public Health / bachelors in nursing or related field from the recognized university.
• At least 3 years' experience of similar experience with I/INGOs and government offices especially in the terai region of Nepal as well as project planning, implementation and management.
• Advance computer skills and fluent in speaking and report writing in English, Nepali and Local Languages.
• Higher degree of taking initiatives and should have ability to work independently
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple task, able to work in short deadline with intense pressure.
• Strong interpersonal communication and coordination skills
• People having two wheeler driving license will be added advantage 

Assignment: 30% office-based works including information updates reporting and database management and 70% field based work including assurance of program quality as per basis of set standards and field visit & supervision (may modify as upon program requirement).

Safeguarding:  Save the Saptari adheres safeguarding policy, including its child safe guarding and global Anti-harassment policy, with high important commits rigorous procedure to ensure all our personnel and program are safe for children. All candidates will be, therefore, subjects to strict background commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Age Bar: 20-below 50 years

To apply

Please submit updated CV with at least 2 references, Application letter with position and a current passport size photo on E-Mail: Vacancy@savethesaptari.org.np

Before 05:00 PM, May 13, 2024

Female, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi, Unreached/Marginalized Youths and Locals are encouraged to apply.

Only short listed candidates will be called for the further selection process. Canvassing at any stage of the process shall lead to automatic disqualification. The right to reject and select the application shall remain to the organization.