Health Manager US NGO Jobs – International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Job Title:   Health Manager

Organisation: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Duty Station: Kiryandongo, Uganda

About Organisation:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education, and power.

Job Summary: The Health Manager will support the implementation of the IRC’s health programs in Kiryandongo district, to ensure the delivery of high-quality primary healthcare services. Under the guidance of the Deputy Health Coordinator, (S)He will be responsible for programmatic, operational and staffing aspects for the health team, as well as representation with key actors in the field including the District Local Government, Ministry of Health, UN agencies and other NGOs.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Specific responsibilities include:

Program Management and Development

• Oversee the implementation of quality emergency health programs and ensure that program goals, objectives, targets and activities are met.
• Prepare program work plans in coordination with the Deputy Health Coordinator for all projects.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to the various project sites, ensuring that projects utilize standardized protocols, policies and guidelines, as outlined by the Ministry of Health and donors.
• Identify technical quality and/or other implementation issues and provide solutions and follow-up to ensure projects are on track to meet goals and are consistent with established best practices.
• Ensure that the health program is implemented in line with the IRC principles: promoting and protecting rights, participation, capacity building, partnership and holistic programming.
• Strictly follow up the medical and operational supply chain system, stock recording, timely ordering for the supplies and accountabilities in relation to the warehousing and using of the supplies including medicines and medical items.
• Work closely with other IRC programs present in the same location, such as Women’s Protection and Empowerment, ERD, Education, and integrate program components to the extent possible.

Staff Supervision & Development

• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Directly supervise the following staff Health Officers, ensuring regular performance reviews.
• Ensure training and ongoing capacity building opportunities for staff on technical and project management skills.
• Support proposal development processes through sharing relevant information to inform quality proposals.

Grant Management and Reporting

• Participate in the management of all health grants, and work with the Deputy Health Coordinator to develop work, spending and procurement plans for all projects.
• Participate in the development of proposals, budgets and concept notes for future health interventions.
• Prepare internal and external reports (such as narrative reports, DHIS data reports) within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
• Budget management, including review of activity budgets and doing approvals to ensure these are in alignment with agreed donor priorities
• Review Budget vs. Actual (BvA) reports monthly, recommend actions to correct identified problems.
• Work closely and coordinate with IRC Operations, Finance and Grant departments to ensure compliance with grant requirements.

Coordination & Representation

• Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Participate in Sector working group meetings and other relevant coordination platforms to represent IRC, do advocacy and look out for opportunities to address challenges.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure all required donor reports are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Oversee the collection and timely reporting of program data and indicators for all health programs in line with IRC’s guidelines and according to internal and donor requirements, ensuring timely collection and entry of program data.
• Conduct monthly program data analysis with health staff to discuss progress on grant indicators, disease trends, define action points for how to stay on track with grant requirements, and follow up with those points.
• Work with the M&E team to produce and analyze all weekly, monthly, or quarterly reports and ensure timely submission of all such reports.

Other Duties

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams, promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment.
• Other duties assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.