Mobile Health and Nutrition Team Leader (5 Positions)

Job Summary  

Under the supervision of Area Program Manager, the mobile health and nutrition team leader will be key member of the  mobile health service team. He/She will be responsible for the provision of high quality SRH/FP service by the mobile health team. The team leader will focus on facilitation and managing of outreach team to ensure impact through high quality service delivery that includes comprehensive family planning, safe abortion care, ANC, PNC and basic nutrition services in line with MSI protocols and donor requirements.

DUTIES/TASKS

• Provides all required technical procedure for the clinical components of MSIE mobile and health nutrition team projects for initiating, improving, or expanding quality FP, CAC, ANC, PNC, nutrition and SGBV services and ensure the implementation of these activities in accordance with applicable national, international and MSI policy guidelines, protocols, and technical standards.
• In consultation with clinical quality team and the project team, leads the effective implementation of MSIE clinical standards and practice including clinical quality improvement frameworks, approaches, and tools such as ensuring clinical quality and facilitative supervision for quality assurance procedures.
• Periodically updates MSIE program leadership team, Regional Health Bureau , zonal offices and implementing partners on best clinical practices related to quality of care (QOC), FP, CAC, ANC, Nutrition assessment, STIHIV screening, PNC and SGBV services
• Provide technical assistance in updating the mobile health and nutrition team and, technical/clinical guidelines and other technical works in consultation with the technical team, directors and MSIE technical Leadership.
• Serve as trainer and provide technical assistance in coordinating clinical care to mobile health team on clinical quality related training activities appropriate to the needs of the MSIE and supported projects.
• Co-lead the alignment and integration of SRH interventions with broader health systems, mental health, and psychosocial care, sexual and gender-based violence and other relevant sector areas, in collaboration with other technical and clinical teams.
• Provide technical assistance and coach/mentor health service providers on Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods (LARC/PM), Postpartum FP, Comprehensive Abortion Care, ANC, PNC, and SGBV areas to enhance competency and performance of providers.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to field-based mobile health team to institutionalize quality LARC/PM, CAC, ANC, PNC, and SGBV services at MSIE supported health facilities.
• Conducts periodic quality assessment and ensure the regular and timely implementation of ongoing program compliance monitoring using appropriate tools/ checklists to reinforce clinical standards and client centered care.
• Organize monthly meetings using performance data (CLIC reports) with the team to agree on action points with regards to:
• • Medical quality: MAT recommendations, QTA plan progress, incidents management
    • Site selection and schedule
    • Marketing and demand generation
    • Client feedback
• Draws up annual, quarterly, and monthly plan and produce and submit monthly update and quarterly report to the area program manager and the channel lead.
• Synthesizes data, properly document, and disseminate lessons learned and best practices MSIE experience in improving quality of clinical services for FP, CAC, ANC, PNC, and SGBV undertaken by mobile health and nutrition team.
• Ensure the mobile health team complies with the following,
  • MSI clinical quality standards, including an annual QTA and incident reporting,
    • Finance policy
    • Performance and productivity standards
    • Data validation minimum standards
    • MSI Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities Quality Policy
    • MSI Fleet Policy
    • ·Anti-fraud and Bribery Policy
    • ·Data Protection
• Participates in representation, networking, and knowledge management with a view to identifying and facilitating partnership opportunities.
• Undertakes other essential technical tasks as required by the project directors and/or senior clinical advisor.
• Performs other related tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor.