Recent Job Openings at International Rescue Committee (IRC)
The 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. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Reproductive Health Capacity Building Officer
Requisition ID: req9377
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Job Description
- The International Rescue Committee 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, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
- At work today in more than 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.
Contextual Background
- The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi State. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict affected populations. IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno state and Damatru of Yobe State.
- Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods
Job Overview/Summary
- The capacity building officer is a member of the reproductive health team, and will be responsible for supporting the existing PHC’s/MCH where IRC works.
- She/he will provide system strengthening in reproductive health activities through capacity building trainings, on the job coaching and supportive supervision to ensure optimization of the quality and standard of reproductive health services.
- She/he will work to ensure the improved quality of family planning, post abortion care, maternal and neonatal care (including safe delivery, antenatal and postnatal care), prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and the clinical care for sexual assault survivors.
Major Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy:
- Support continuous quality improvement of integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health programs including service delivery in clinical settings
- Support the midwifery skills enhancement strategy
- Work closely with the Gender Based Violence (GBV) team to implement holistic programming to meet the diverse and unique needs of women and girls;
- Undertake RH capacity-development activities/training for RH and clinical health staff; assess the staff capacity, their needs and gaps, and execute the appropriate support needed.
- Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate.
- Organize and co-facilitate formal trainings for service providers in RH services.
- Provide continuous clinical supportive coaching and on the job training across several facilities
- Source and disseminate key best practice guidelines documents and provide individual support to MOH staff for implementation across the supported health facilities.
- Ensure the quality of care for the RH services provided through the implementation of the quality of care tools including Health facilities readiness, IPC, CCSAS Criterion based clinical audit.
- Support the implementation of the adolescent girls’ strategy from RH perspectives, and improve the RH outcomes from it through building the capacity of the staff, improving the data collection
- Make sure that all RH services are aligned with the recommendations of the health cluster guidance on COVID-19 and other relevant RH technical guidance’s.
Program Development:
Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:
- 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.
- 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.
- Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures, and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
Research, Learning and Analysis:
- Analyze, interpret RH related data and reports from the supported health facilities and document learning.
Coordination & Representation.
- Represent in the LGAs, Yobe east and RH technical working group meeting.
Key Working Relationships:
- Position Reports to: Health Manager
- Indirect/Technical Reporting: N/A
- Position directly Supervises: N/A (May Supervise Midwives in Future)
- Key Internal Contacts: Health Officers, Finance and Supply Chain Team
- Key External Contacts: LGA MCH coordinators, Health facilities Incharges.
Qualifications
- Required degree level: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Nursing Science with 3 Year Post qualification experience.
- Experience supporting Health system.
- Experience working directly with IDPs.
- Experience working with international organizations, including non-government organizations and UN agencies, in field of health and Sexual and Reproductive health.
- Additional formal training in reproductive health, health and/or community Mobilization is added advantage.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Midwifery or Nursing with background in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Valid practicing licenses and Evidence of completion of NYSC (Discharge/Exemption Certificate).
Work Experience:
- Strong up to date clinical management knowledge
- Experience in coordinating, implementing and managing reproductive health programs in emergency contexts and/IDPs settings is essential.
- Proven familiarity with international guidelines for sexual and reproductive health in both emergencies and development
- Capacity building experience
- Clear understanding Familiarity with the understanding of the Nigerian Public health system.
Demonstrated Technical Skills:
- Experience implementing RH project in conflict and Post-conflict setting.
- Technical Experience in all the component of integrated Sexual and Reprodcuitve Health including Quality of care improvement, Clinical care of sexual assault survivor, Family planning, infection prevention and control etc.
- Capacity Building of the Health workers on quality improvement of Reproductive Health services.
- Excellent facilitation skill and experienced in Building capacity of clinical staff.
Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:
- Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines
- Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team.
- Good oral and written skills; good drafting, formulation, reporting skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels.
- Good teaching and coaching ability.
Languages:
- English and Hausa (Mandatory)
- Fulani and Kanuri (Preferred)
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.).
Standards of Professional Conduct
- The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of 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, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality:
- IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Requisition ID: req9369
Location: Gwoza, Borno
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Background
- The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression and violent conflict in 42 countries.
- The IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation and creative partnerships. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.
- IRC entered Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. The IRC is now in the process of establishing long term presence in Nigeria. An office has been established in Borno State, North-East Nigeria and IRC is providing critical humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected people.
Scope of Work:
- The Pharmacist Technician is the technical referent on compliance with quality, management and dispensing of medicines and medical material for the IRC Gwoza Field office. Reports directly to the Medical Supervisor (line supervisor) with dotted line to Roving Pharmacy Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- In close collaboration with the Pharmacy manager, warehouse officer(s) and dispensers, develops stock levels alert (based on an average monthly consumption (AMC) and morbidity data); Gathers stock indicators, analyze them and discuss with to the Medical supervisor, Health Manager / Roving Pharmacy Manager so as to avoid stock-outs and the financial losses generated by expired items.
- Ensure quality assurance: Focal point for Good Distribution Practices and Good Dispensing practices in clinics.
- Maintain and monitor a good record of receiving, storing, dispatching of medical items at the stores in line with IRC guidelines or/and procedures.
- Conduct supervisory visits to supported Health facilities and IRC Mobile clinic cliic site to oversee the receipt of items (checking of expire date, quantity and quality, etc.) and make sure that all necessary paperwork's are completed.
- Regularly monitor the quality of product in storage and report any concern to the medical supervisor, Pharmacy manager. Follow the GSC Pharma SOP requirements for the management of damaged items.
- Organize drugs delivery to the different sites and Partner organizations in collaboration with Warehouse assistant, SC Logistics Supervisor and health Project Manager.
- Update and control all pharmacy files (including sites' ones) monthly. Ensure monthly physical inventory and fill the inventory file.
- Maintain permanently good housekeeping of the IRC pharma stores (checking of temperature and hygiene).
- Ensure the security of the pharmacy as per the GSC warehousing policy.
- Follow up the monthly consumption and calculate the needs for local and urgent international orders in collaboration with Supply Chain team.
- When needed support the team in dispense medicines and/or medical supplies to patients, as prescribed by the clinician
- Provide patients and their caregivers with adequate information on drug usage, possible side effects and additional advice as appropriate and in adherence to MoH protocols.
- Alert the clinician when inconsistencies of prescriptions are noted in view of patient safety and compliance.
- Maintain daily records of drug consumption and drugs stock, and submit weekly reports to the clinical health officer and pharmacy technician.
- Observe trends in drug consumption and timely alert the clinical health officer when supplies need to be replenished.
- Participate in continuous medical education program with the IRC health team.
- Promote the quality of the IRC’s health programs by following the measures put in place in collaboration with other staff and the IRC health unit.
- Conduct additional tasks as requested by the Medical supervisor and Health officer to assist in the running of the mobile team on day-to-day basis.
- Ensure a good working relationship with the mobile team and with staff at supported health facilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor in Pharmacy with practicing license and at least 1 years working experience in relevant humanitarian setting is preferred Or College Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a minimum of 2 years work experience in drugs and medical supplies management.
- Experience in deep field mission as a pharmacist in humanitarian setting is highly recommended.
- Must be registered with relevant licensing bodies and allowed to practice in Nigeria
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of drugs and medical supplies regulations of Nigeria
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- NGO work experience is an advantage
- Should be able to use Microsoft Office especially MS-Word, Excel
- Able to communicate in English language (written and spoken ); Knowledge of local languages is a plus
- Additional qualities: team worker, be flexible, and adaptability to transitions.
Specific Security Situation/Housing
- The security situation in Damaturu, Yobe State the NE continues to be volatile at level 3 (orange). security level as it’s one of the three states of emergency (SoE) in the NE of the country. The candidate should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments
Standards for Professional Conduct:
- 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.
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Requisition ID: req9370
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Background
- The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression and violent conflict in 42 countries.
- The IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation and creative partnerships. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.
- IRC entered Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. The IRC is now in the process of establishing long term presence in Nigeria. An office has been established in Borno State, North-East Nigeria and IRC is providing critical humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected people.
Scope of Work:
- The Pharmacist Technician is the technical referent on compliance with quality, management and dispensing of medicines and medical material for the IRC Gwoza Field office. Reports directly to the Medical Supervisor (line supervisor) with dotted line to Roving Pharmacy Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- In close collaboration with the Pharmacy manager, warehouse officer(s) and dispensers, develops stock levels alert (based on an average monthly consumption (AMC) and morbidity data); Gathers stock indicators, analyze them and discuss with to the Medical supervisor, Health Manager / Roving Pharmacy Manager so as to avoid stock-outs and the financial losses generated by expired items.
- Ensure quality assurance: Focal point for Good Distribution Practices and Good Dispensing practices in clinics.
- Maintain and monitor a good record of receiving, storing, dispatching of medical items at the stores in line with IRC guidelines or/and procedures.
- Conduct supervisory visits to supported Health facilities and IRC Mobile clinic cliic site to oversee the receipt of items (checking of expire date, quantity and quality, etc.) and make sure that all necessary paperwork's are completed.
- Regularly monitor the quality of product in storage and report any concern to the medical supervisor, Pharmacy manager. Follow the GSC Pharma SOP requirements for the management of damaged items.
- Organize drugs delivery to the different sites and Partner organizations in collaboration with Warehouse assistant, SC Logistics Supervisor and health Project Manager.
- Update and control all pharmacy files (including sites' ones) monthly. Ensure monthly physical inventory and fill the inventory file.
- Maintain permanently good housekeeping of the IRC pharma stores (checking of temperature and hygiene).
- Ensure the security of the pharmacy as per the GSC warehousing policy.
- Follow up the monthly consumption and calculate the needs for local and urgent international orders in collaboration with Supply Chain team.
- When needed support the team in dispense medicines and/or medical supplies to patients, as prescribed by the clinician
- Provide patients and their caregivers with adequate information on drug usage, possible side effects and additional advice as appropriate and in adherence to MoH protocols.
- Alert the clinician when inconsistencies of prescriptions are noted in view of patient safety and compliance.
- Maintain daily records of drug consumption and drugs stock, and submit weekly reports to the clinical health officer and pharmacy technician.
- Observe trends in drug consumption and timely alert the clinical health officer when supplies need to be replenished.
- Participate in continuous medical education program with the IRC health team.
- Promote the quality of the IRC’s health programs by following the measures put in place in collaboration with other staff and the IRC health unit.
- Conduct additional tasks as requested by the Medical supervisor and Health officer to assist in the running of the mobile team on day-to-day basis.
- Ensure a good working relationship with the mobile team and with staff at supported health facilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor in Pharmacy with practicing license and at least 1 years working experience in relevant humanitarian setting is preferred Or College Diploma in Pharmaceutical sciences with minimum of 2 years work experience in drugs and medical supplies management .
- Experience in deep field mission as a pharmacist in humanitarian setting is highly recommended.
- Must be registered with relevant licensing bodies and allowed to practice in Nigeria
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of drugs and medical supplies regulations of Nigeria
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- NGO work experience is an advantage
- Should be able to use Microsoft Office especially MS-Word, Excel
- Able to communicate in English language (written and spoken ); Knowledge of local languages is a plus
- Additional qualities: team worker, be flexible, and adaptability to transitions.
Specific Security Situation/Housing
- The security situation in Damaturu, Yobe State the NE continues to be volatile at level 3 (orange). security level as it’s one of the three states of emergency (SoE) in the NE of the country. The candidate should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments
Standards for Professional Conduct:
- 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.