Overview
Lead the implementation of UNFPA-funded SRH projects, ensuring timely delivery of activities and quality SRH services. Provide technical support, capacity building, and monitoring of project performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of UNFPA-funded SRH projects in Puntland and Northeast State.
- Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual work plans.
- Ensure quality delivery of SRH services.
- Monitor implementation of project activities and ensure compliance with national SRH protocols, WHO standards, and IRC guidelines.
- Support integration of SRH services within primary healthcare and nutrition programs.
- Conduct regular field visits to supported health facilities and outreach teams.
- Identify implementation challenges and develop action plans.
- Support health facility staff in improving quality of care, infection prevention and control practices, and client-centered services.
- Ensure community outreach and awareness activities are conducted.
- Lead documentation of success stories, lessons learned, best practices, and project achievements.
- Provide ongoing technical support and mentorship to health workers.
- Organize and facilitate training, coaching, and on-the-job mentorship for healthcare workers.
- Support implementation of Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) and other emergency SRH interventions.
- Strengthen provider capacity in family planning counseling, maternal and newborn care, emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC), and gender-based violence (GBV) survivor care.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and protocols.
- Support development and dissemination of health education materials.
- Monitor project performance against agreed indicators and targets.
- Ensure timely collection, verification, compilation, and analysis of SRH service data.
- Review monthly reports and provide feedback to health facility teams.
- Support implementation of assessments, surveys, and evaluations.
- Prepare high-quality weekly, monthly, quarterly, and donor reports.
- Utilize data for decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Support accountability mechanisms and ensure client feedback is addressed.
- Represent IRC in SRH technical working groups, health cluster meetings, coordination forums, and donor meetings.
- Strengthen collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, local authorities, and implementing partners.
- Participate in joint monitoring visits, assessments, and coordination activities.
- Maintain strong working relationships with government counterparts and partner organizations.
- Collaborate with health facility staff and logistics teams to ensure availability of SRH commodities, essential drugs, medical supplies, and reproductive health kits.
- Monitor stock levels and consumption patterns and submit timely replenishment requests.
- Conduct regular inventory reviews and support proper storage, distribution, and utilization of SRH supplies.
- Report stock shortages, expiries, and supply chain challenges promptly.
- Supervise SRH staff working under the project.
- Conduct regular performance monitoring, coaching, and mentorship for project staff.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and capacity development of project personnel.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, and compliance with IRC policies and safeguarding standards.
- Support proposal development, project design, and donor engagement processes.
- Ensure compliance with IRC policies, donor regulations, safeguarding standards, and code of conduct.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Senior Health and Nutrition Officer.
Required Experience
Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) programming within humanitarian and development settings. Demonstrated experience managing donor-funded health projects, preferably UNFPA-funded programs will be an added value. Experience working with government health systems, health facilities, and community-based health interventions.
Qualifications
University degree in Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, or another relevant health-related field. Master’s degree in public health, Reproductive Health, or related field will be an added advantage.
