State Outreach Coordinator Job at Marie Stopes International
Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is a
results-orientated Social Business, which uses modern management and
marketing techniques to provide reproductive health care and
allied
services. MSN?s goal is to meet the needs of underserved Nigerians and
dramatically improve access and use of a range of reproductive health
services. MSION is part of Marie Stopes International?s Global
Partnership which is in over 42 countries worldwide.
Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is implementing
the Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) component of the
newly awarded UK Department for International Development, (DFID)
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH 2) Project in partnership with
the FG/GRM International limited led consortium. The project is aimed at
improving equitable access and delivery of high impact maternal, new
born and child health services targeted at underserved communities in
six selected northern Nigerians states (Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina,
Yobe and Zamfara) with a view to dramatically increase utilization of
HTSP services.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: State Outreach Coordinator
Location: Yobe
Overall Responsibilities
- Working with and reporting to the State Team Leader for the DfID MNCH2 Project.
- The State Outreach Coordinator will build partnerships and
network with state and communities to identify and select outreach
sites.
- Design and perform outreach services while adhering to FMoH, DfID, and MSION quality standards.
- Perform clinical activities as the need arises and document
reports of outreach activities as well as participate in the conduct of
supportive supervision of Trainees.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the states to identify and assess eligible health facilities that will benefit from the outreach services
- Develop functional relationships with community gate keepers
including identifiable community leaders, religious leaders and
household heads in the MNCH2 states.
- Provide leadership to the state outreach team, serve as a point person and report issues to appropriate channels
- Ensure outreach activities are compliant with MSN/FMoH approved procedures - in terms of administration and clinical quality
- Monitor outreach activities on a regular basis to ensure compliance.
- Keep and manage records of all outreach activities and provide
monthly activity updates to state team leader, national clinical trainer
and PM/FPTA.
- Provide integrated HTSP services including: IUCD, Implant insertions and removals where necessary through outreach services
- Promote the concept of HTSP through health education.
- Provide high quality HTSP counselling and method provision while respecting client?s rights
- Identify sites for outreach team to provide services
- Facilitate community entry approaches in all communities through innovative partnerships
- Liaise with the state and Regional HTSP trainers to ensure that
the underserved communities located around health facilities without
skilled providers are reached with integrated HTSP services.
- Develop regular outreach work-plans in collaboration with team
members with the objective to use resources in most efficient manner and
maximise results while maintaining quality.
- Collect and analyse monthly results and in collaboration with the state team change work plans accordingly
- Work with Master Trainer Mentors and Local government teams to conduct integrated MNCH supportive supervision.
- Manage client complaints and/or clinical incidences both at the outreach and at the health facilities
- Work closely with providers at the HFs with skilled service providers to establish proper referrals and linkages.
The core responsibilities of the position of the State Outreach Coordinator is to use your:
- Initiative
- Drive
- Integrity
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment to personal development
- Energy
- Persistence
- Results orientation
To further MSI's partnership mission: enabling individuals to have children by choice not chance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Health, Public Health or Nursing.
- Experienced Registered Nurse/ Midwife may also apply
- Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services
- Be able to work on own initiative and motivate others to achieve results
- Customer focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels ?State, LGA and community
- Passionate about field work
- Motivates team members to deliver high quality service and results
- At least 5-years post-graduation experience (Essential)
- Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Essential)
- Excellent project coordination skills (Essential)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. (Essential)
- Work experience with an NGO (Desirable)
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 26th April, 2016.