Recruitment: Apply For International Rescue Committee Recruitment 2021
Recruitment, apply for International Rescue Committee recruitment 2021 below.
Gatekeepers News reports that International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
IRC is recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Health Assistant – SBCC
Requisition ID: req20958 Location: Gwoza, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Open to Expatriates: No
Job Title: Health Assistant – SBCC
Requisition ID: req20960 Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Open to Expatriates: No
Job Overview / Summary
This project employs a health system strengthening approach to provide a high-quality primary health care services (reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCAH) services), while using antimicrobials rationally.
The Health Assistant -SBCC will work closely with the health officer -SBCC to ensure that the SBCC activities of the project are implemented according to the project deliverables across the targeted locations.
She/he directly manages and coordinates the activities of CHIPS, community volunteers, and is responsible for the implementation of Increased awareness, knowledge, and behavioral change on AMR and related topics at the health facilities and the communities.
The Health Assistant -SBCC reports to the Health Officer -SBCC.
Major Responsibilities
Program Implementation, Technical Quality, and Strategy:
Support the health officer -SBCC and ensure implementation of focused social and behavior change communication (SBCC) activities within the catchment locations of the supported health facilities.
Facilitate the regular periodic and random sampling of blood and urine from the target population, with samples from neonates, children under 5, and pregnant women in any phase of expansion of new and existing AMR testing.
The Health Assistant -SBCC will assist the health officer to manage and train the CHIPS and volunteers on key messages sensitization.
Mobilize and conduct periodic awareness campaigns across the supported locations.
Campaign for adherence to the treatment protocol among stakeholders, HWs, and private providers.
Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
Promote positive behavioral change among health system stakeholders and community members regarding improved knowledge and attitudes about the risk of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use.
Engage stakeholders to increase public awareness on AMR and related topics in communities, HF, and private providers using existing communication approaches such as community mobilization, fixed post, outreach, and interpersonal communication activities, town announcers, community dialogue, public gatherings, mass media, radio jingle, (And champion World Antimicrobial Awareness)
Ensure adequate infection prevention and control standards are always maintained in the facility.
Ensure health basic protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach locations.
Support training of HWs on the rational use of antimicrobials within these services, and on infection prevention and control (IPC).
Support health facilities with information, education, and communication (IEC) materials (billboards, posters, roll-up banners, wall painting, flex banner), registers, printed clinical algorithms, clinical job aids, and guidelines booklets/protocols and ensure IEC materials are displayed and put into use.
Develop and share distribution plan, ensure that supplies are delivered with good track of attendance and documentation.
Mobilize for supportive supervision sessions jointly conducted by the IRC, State MoH, and NCDC to monitor improvement in diagnostics, prescribing practices, and IPC.
Ensure samples collected at health facilities are timely transported to a testing location where necessary.
Ensure beneficiary participation, feedback, and accountability in all aspects of the project.
Ensure accurate and timely reporting of SBCC activities to the officer and manager.
Ensure proper communication of filed based data tools to the HWs at the supported facilities
Human Resource Management:
Supervise Community health volunteers, CHIPS agents, HWs at supported health facilities, and Health Assistants -SBCC to ensure implementation of planned SBCC strategies at both communities and facilities level.
Motivate community health influencers, promoters, and services agents, and other networks community Volunteers and oversee performance, build volunteers’ capacity where required.
Operations:
Ensure proper follow-up for timely submission of data.
Adhere to, monitor, and ensure the proper usage of a distribution plan, pharmaceutical, and other health program supplies.
Submit weekly work plans and movement plans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.
Communication and Reporting:
Support Health Officer -SBCC in compiling statistical reports from the supported health facilities and communities for weekly, monthly, and annual submissions.
Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
Carry out additional relevant or requested duties as may be required by the supervisor.
Key Result Areas:
Improvement improved knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of health system stakeholders and community members regarding the risk of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use
Through strategized SBCC interventions, support the health officer -SBCC to increased uptake of quality primary health care services, IPC, and rational antimicrobial use.
Ensure CHIPS are engaged for active participation in health services within their communities.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to Health Officer -SBCC
Indirect/Technical Reporting: Health Officer -Laboratory and Health Manager -AMR
Position directly Supervises Incentive workers, community volunteers, CHIPS agents.
Key Internal Contacts:
Country Program: Health program assistant, Senior health promotion officer, senior capacity building officers, health/RH managers, M&E officer
Key External Contacts:
MOH, NCDC, UMTH, other INGOs (e.g., possible collaborative partners), Community leaders, health facility management team, and private providers.
Qualifications
RN/RM, Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education or related field.
Certificate SBC program monitoring, psychological first-aid, Antimicrobial resistance is added advantage.
Work Experience:
One to two years experience in SBCC work in health, hygiene, and/or nutrition (participatory methodologies, training, and teaching, behavior change theory, and community.
Proven experience in community-based programming with the ability to motivate and lead a team of CHIPS/community volunteers.
Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Experience in working in a team and being able to lead a team.
Requisition ID: req20963 Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Open to Expatriates: No
Job Overview / Summary
This project employs a health system strengthening approach to provide a high-quality primary health care services (reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services), while using antimicrobials rationally.
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Health Manager, the Health Manager -AMR is the focal point
for IRC Borno State AMR project intervention. He/she will be responsible for supervising health staff of the AMR project and will carry over, implementation, monitoring, support with the overall capacity building of health program staff, and progress reporting of AMR projects.
The Health Manager -AMR ensures that the IRC’s AMR project interventions are guided by the Nigeria Country Program SAP Implementation Plan.
He/she reports to the Senior Health Manager and works closely with other health managers, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, and sectors.
Major Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy:
Provide overall managerial oversight for implementation of the health program activities.
Ensure health projects implementation is of high quality and meets the IRC/MOH/NCDC/International standard.
Support Health Officer -SBCC and Health Office to prepare project work plans with clear targets/achievement benchmarks based on project milestones and deliverables.
Employ a health system strengthening approach and manage the AMR health team to create meaningful and sustainable solutions to prevent, correctly diagnose, and appropriately treat infectious diseases in the targeted populations.
In collaboration with RH, Nutrition, WPE, and protection initiate activities that culminate in reducing Maternal/Child Mortality and Combatting the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in the targeted population.
On need-based, develop protocols, SOP, and IEC materials and ensure they are put into use in supported health facilities.
Provide technical support to health staff and provide them with necessary mentoring and trainings as needed to build their capacity and enabling them to perform their tasks, including project management skills.
Develop and coordinate work plans, and budgets aimed at sustained and effective implementation of the awareness raising activities for better results and coordination.
Advocate for the preservation of antimicrobials through effective coordination and partnership with state MOH, NCDC, UMTH, and other stakeholders for strengthened impact and result at the state level.
Coordinate and organize global advocacy campaigns, including annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and facilitate its evaluation.
Provide oversight and support trainings (antenatal care, basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care (BEmONC), postpartum care, integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness (IMNCI), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), immunizations, rational use of antimicrobials and IPC), of HWs and stakeholders in the supported locations. And ensure Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to AMR will be assessed before and after the trainings, and again at the end of the project
Follow up and ensure quarterly supportive supervision sessions jointly conducted by the IRC, State MoH, and NCDC to monitor improvement in diagnostics, prescribing practices, and IPC with quality-of-care audits are duly carried out.
Support advocacy meetings with diverse stakeholders, such as MOH, NCDC; National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC); professional bodies; social, political, and religious leaders; and private medical providers/ chemists’ representatives, who are not government health care workers.
Ensured an AMR technical working group in Borno state is convened and operational.
Ensure and support that health system stakeholders and community members have improved knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about the risk of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use as planned.
Promote a culture of learning whereby lessons-learned and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory.
Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Program Development / Grant Management:
Review monthly BvA and submit monthly BvA corrections.
Prepare and keep updated budget spent out plans in order to maintain program expenditure within budget.
Participate in project opening meetings (POM), Mid-Term and Closing meetings.
Prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
Assure appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources.
In collaboration with senior health Manager, develop an 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.
Undertake RMNCH and AMR capacity-development activities/training for health and clinical health staff.
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 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.
Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicate through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
Research, Learning, and Analysis:
Monitoring health program implementation:
Make regular field visits to monitor project implementation and provide on-spot support to field teams and propose modifications as necessary.
Ensure regular health program data analysis and review, take follow-up action on project implementation and prepare relevant action reports.
Supervise and provide technical oversight in the interpretation of data for improved programming and implementation.
Monitor and promote integrated programming in a way that increases the overall impact of the health program at the community level.
Coordination & Representation:
Represent the program to State and Local government representatives, partner agencies, etc. as required.
In coordination with the senior health manager and health coordinator, actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders with government actors, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
Attend all relevant meetings in relation to the health program as may be required and feed in the IRC priorities during meetings.
Facilitate field visits for internal and external stakeholders, when required.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to Senior Health Manager
Indirect/Technical Reporting: Health Coordinator
Position directly Supervises; Health Officer -SBCC and Health Officer -Laboratory.
Key Internal Contacts:
Country Program: SPC, Deputy Director Program, Finance Manager, Supply chain Manager,
Field coordinator, DDFM. Region/Global:
Key External Contacts:
MOH, NCDC, UMTH, other INGOs (e.g., possible collaborative partners), Community leaders, health facility management team, and private providers.
Qualifications
Education:
Health professional (MD, RN, or CO) with strong Public Health background, Epidemiology, or MPH preferred and evidence of completion of NYSC (Discharge / Exemption Certificate)
Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
Certificate in AMR, biosecurity, biotechnology is an added advantage.
Work Experience:
At least 3-4 years experience in coordinating, implementing, and managing Health and RH programs preferably in an insecure locations.
Experience in technically supervising health staff in a complex setting.
Thorough understanding of gender-based violence response protocols and service provision.
Ability to validate and interpret health data.
Demonstrated ability to support and build staff capacity.
Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member.
Demonstrated Technical Skills:
Background in situation analysis, health assessments M&E and program implementation.
Skills and experience of remote management and willingness to travel to hard-to-reach areas
Flexible, diplomatic, and have the ability and willingness to live and work under pressure of workloads.
Languages:
Fluent in written/spoken English and Hausa.
Ability to Travel:
10 % of the time if applicable.
Computer/Other Tech Requirements:
Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Add position-specific (e.g., accounting software, statistical software, etc.).
Requisition ID: req20962 Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Open to Expatriates: No
Job Overview / Summary
This project employs a health system strengthening approach to provide high-quality primary health care services (reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services), while using antimicrobials rationally.
The Health Officer -Laboratory will be responsible for the improvement of access to quality antimicrobial agents for infections in humans through enhancement of laboratory capacity, appropriate sample handling and transportation, ensuring correct AMR testing, and HWs capacity building.
She/he will work closely with the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital laboratory and ensure implementation of program activities according to proposal objectives and nationally accepted standards.
The Health Officer -Laboratory reports to the Health Manager -AMR.
Major Responsibilities
Program Implementation, Technical Quality, and Strategy:
Work to improve diagnostics within the 12 supported health facilities including UMTH.
Ensure timely supplies of the project diagnostic tools like rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), reagents, specimen containers, agar, specimen plates, solar operating equipment (microscope, centrifuge, incubators), and other supplies to the supported health facilities on need-based.
Identify needs and support improvement in structural laboratory capacity of the supported facility.
Build capacity of the laboratory staff and ensure good supervision better track results through a tablet for data collection.
Plan and support quarterly supportive supervision sessions jointly conducted by the IRC, State MoH, and NCDC to monitor improvement in diagnostics, prescribing practices, and IPC.
Ensure regular monthly and random sampling of blood and urine from the targeted population, with samples from neonates, children under 5, and pregnant women, and ensure that this testing is geared towards the expansion of the existing resistance testing and will be used to form an antibiogram for future antibiotic use locally.
Facilitate test positive cultures for bacteria, particularly for Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella species, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, by disk susceptibility to penicillin, ceftriaxone, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin) among the targeted groups.
Ensure supplies and provision of antimalaria resistance testing at the UMTH.
Support and monitor rationale use of antimicrobials, and infection prevention and control (IPC) and facilitate quality of care audits.
When the need arises, ensure yeast or fungal samples are collected and tested monthly or as periodically planned for fluconazole resistance among the targeted groups.
Identify training needs and organize trainings for laboratory staff, HWs, MoH officials, and private providers on the risk of AMR, rational antimicrobial use, fundamental of bioterrorism, IPC in line with the project deliverables.
Support and follow up with a collection of samples and testing clinical failures of gonorrhea treatment for potential resistance testing among the target groups as the need may be.
Provide support for accurate diagnosis by improving adherence to protocols and bolstering laboratory capacity at supported health facilities.
Develop distribution plan and ensure laboratory and other medical supplies to supported health facilities are planned on need-based.
Human Resource Management:
Supervise and monitor Community health volunteers, CHIPS agents, HWs at supported health facilities, and micromanaging Health Assistants -SBCC to improve access to quality primary health care and enhancement of laboratory capacity.
Develop and conduct capacity-building activities for HWs on antimicrobial testing, risk of AMR, and rational antimicrobial use.
Operations:
Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
Monitor and ensure the proper usage of laboratory, pharmaceutical, and other health program supplies.
Prepare weekly work plans and movement plans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.
As team officer, maintain vigilance and monitor surroundings for the security of the team for outreach activities and adhere to IRC’s safety and security protocols.
Communication and Reporting:
Support Health Manager -AMR in compiling statistical reports from the supported health facilities and communities for weekly, monthly, and annual submissions.
Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.
Key Result Areas
Improvement of key project objectives, milestones, and deliverables within the timeframe.
Improvement of uptake of quality primary health care services and rational antimicrobial use.
Increased uptake of positive practices related to health and hygiene.
Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees, and other vulnerable groups.
AMR surveillance, biosecurity, and antimicrobial stewardship in the supported health facilities.
Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to Health Manager -AMR
Indirect/Technical Reporting: Senior Health Manager and Health Coordinator
Position directly Supervises incentive workers, community volunteers, CHIPS agents, HWs in supported health facilities especially those in the laboratory and micromanaging health assistants -SBCC.
Key Internal Contacts:
Country Program: Health program assistant, Senior health promotion officer, senior capacity building officers, health/RH managers, M&E officer
Key External Contacts:
MOH, NCDC, UMTH, other INGOs (e.g., possible collaborative partners), Community leaders, health facility management team and private providers.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Laboratory Science, Clinical / Medical Microbiology or related field, and evidence of completion of NYSC (Discharge / Exemption Certificate)
Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
certificate in AMR, biosecurity, biotechnology is an added advantage.
Work Experience:
Two to three years’ experience in clinical laboratory or public health, with background in Health, SRH and Nutrition, Social and Behavioral Change and communication.
Proven experience in community-based programming with the ability to motivate and lead CHIPS/community volunteers.
Ability to work with tertiary health institution laboratory like UMTH.
Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Experience in working in a team and able to lead a team.
Requisition ID: req20985 Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Sector: Human Resources
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Open to Expatriates: No
Major Responsibilities
HR Leadership & Management:
In collaboration with the Senior Recruitment Officers, analyze Maiduguri approach to attracting, developing, inspiring and retaining the right people with the right skills and make recommendations and implement short-term solutions to improve recruitment time to fill and quality.
Conduct monthly and quarterly HR metrics and analysis to inform HR Lead decision-making.
Review job position requests and submit to HR Lead with accurate form, job descriptions and make recommendations, ensuring accuracy, consistency and use of IRC JD and salary benchmarking.
Manage benefit plans and communicate updates and conduct information campaigns for national staff.
Oversee HR-related administrative duties and ensure compliance with existing legal and governmental reporting requirements. Ensure all legal obligations are fulfilled.
Manage employee relations issues and conflicts with professional grace with the aim of empowering employees and supervisors to have the tools and resources necessary to resolve conflicts with mutual respect.
Escalate code of conduct issues with HR Lead investigations and ensure issues are resolved and appropriate follow-up is carried out, in collaboration with the Ethics and Compliance Unit.
Act as impartial mediator in disciplinary procedures and ensure it is administered in an equitable and fair manner and meets all legal and labor regulations and requirements.
Lead exit management procedure to ensure seamless and positive transition for departing employees; apply learning gained from exit interviews.
Implement IRC Way Training on Quarterly basis for All Field Program staff.
Carry-out daily HR-related administrative duties such as updating contracts, generating employee reports and executing compliance-related activities with all existing legal and government reporting requirements
Other duties assigned by supervisor
Staff Performance Management and Development:
Coach, train, and mentor staff with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing professional development and guidance.
Provide constructive feedback and counsel on appropriate career paths and professional development.
Promote and monitor staff care and well-being; approve and manage all leave requests to ensure adequate coverage.
Support HR Lead to continue to pursue nationalization of senior and management positions.
Conduct online learning campaigns to tangibly increase the percentage of staff benefiting from e-Cornell and LINGOs courses.
Communications:
Communicate frequently and regularly on HR changes, initiatives, programs and offerings.
Model and encourage active practice of the principles of the “IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct” throughout the country program.
Maintain a healthy and empowering office environment that encourages open, honest and productive communication among IRC staff.
Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to: DOF
Other Internal and / or External Contacts:
Internal: Sector leads
External: INGOs/NGOs.
Job Requirements
The requirements should establish a baseline (minimum) for educational background, previous work experience, professional knowledge or certification, specific skills and strengths and any other skill necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree preferably in HR required. Masters University Degree is a plus.
Work Experience:
Minimum of 5 years, preferably 3 years as an HR generalist, including recruitment, performance management, compensation, training and development, and HR Administration.
Minimum 2 years of staff management experience in a fast-paced environment.
At least 2 years of experience with an international organization or international experience.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
A commitment to IRC’s mission and vision.
Knowledge and experience with payroll, benefits administration, compensation benchmarking, and utilizing HR metrics to inform decision-making.
Strong training and development skills; experience conducting Training of the Trainer
Experience and knowledge of recruitment process and practice, including marketing and branding.
Proven ability to plan long-term, organize priorities and work under administrative and programmatic pressures with detailed orientation and professional grace.
Proven sense of professional discretion, integrity, and ability to manage complex HR situations diplomatically and to effective resolution.
Excellent management, interpersonal and negotiation skills, and a demonstrated ability to promote harmonious/cohesive teamwork, in a cross-cultural context.
Ability to demonstrate a supportive and consultative approach with direct reports and staff at senior and junior levels.
Very strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint is required.
Working knowledge of Nigerian labor law.
Language Skills:
English fluency is required.
Certificates or Licenses:
CIPM membership is desirable.
Working Environment
Describe the work environment of the office (“Standard office work environment” will be applicable for most jobs in the U.S.) and if applicable, the housing. For example, internet connections, electricity, amenities, group housing, etc. Include travel requirements.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.