Mobile Health & Nutrition Team Lead _ Sheraro

Medical Teams Calling

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment & selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.

JOB SUMMARY

The Mobile Health and Nutrition Team Leader contributes to the callingof Medical Teams by managing day-to-day activity implementation, coordination, and supervision of the Mobile Health and Nutrition Team. The role ensures the efficient delivery of high-quality, timely, and essential life saving healthcare, nutrition, and health education services to vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach or crisis-affected areas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise and coordinate the work of MHNT/MHT team members, including both clinical and non-clinical staff.
• implement Medical Teams standards to ensure quality in primary health services is met and adhered to in all clinic operations.
• Support functions, ensuring compliance, overseeing security and safety measures, and handling field-level external relationships, including representation.
• Lead the planning of weekly/monthly MHNT schedules in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure timely collection, compilation, and submission of quality program data and reports.
• Provide mentorship, support, and on-the-job training to team members as needed.
• Ensure effective implementation of health and nutrition services in accordance with national guidelines and project objectives.
• Monitor service quality, clinical protocols, and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices to ensure adherence.
• Support the outreach and awareness activities within the targeted communities.
• Liaise with local health authorities, community leaders, and partners to ensure effective service delivery and coordination.
• Represent the MHNT in coordination forums and meetings as delegated.
• Ensure that appropriate treatment protocols, as outlined by national guidelines or Medical Teams policies, are followed.
• Ensure linkages between the Community Health Worker (CHW) program and the clinical program to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Regularly follow and support on requesting medical and non-medical stock itemsto ensure proper resource management.
• ll patients who present to the clinic, maintaining a patient- centered approach in all services.
• Oversee staff and colleagues to ensure good infection control practices are maintained, preventing the spread of illnesses both within the clinic and among staff members.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, disposing of waste appropriately.
• Support the integration of accountability practices into program activities by following established procedures during planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. Help ensure that accountability is reflected in day-to-day tasks, team interactions, an when working with partners or communities.
• Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents wil remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding code of conduct and behavior expectations.

Other Duties:

• Utilize volunteers when appropriate.
• Additional duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent use of a computer, databases and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
• Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, medical instruments, materials, computer.
• Frequent communication and exchange of information among colleagues and persons of concern which requires the ability to speak, hear, convey and express oneself.
• Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally ascends/descends stairs, steps, or ladder
• Occasionally move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meet with colleagues, etc.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25Kg.
• Seldom to occasionally positions oneself to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• If in travel status, occasional to frequent traversing over rough or steep terrain in either a motor vehicle or on foot.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.
• The employee may be required to travel to remote areas of the world where there are potential health hazards and risks, limited hygiene facilities, extreme weather, and very basic living conditions.

NOTE: The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of staff in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and skills are also subject to change based on the changing needs of the job, department, or organization. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned; The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by Medical Teams International as the requirements of the job change.

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS

Required:-

• Medical Doctor, Health Officer

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 4 yrs experience working in direct health service delivery. 2 years’ experience managing operation of health services.
• Experience working with INGOs

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of development & humanitarian issues and concepts
• Fluent spoken and written local langauge and English.
• Excellent communicator

SKILLS:

• Humanitarian motivation
• Negotiation and representation skills
• Analytical and problem-solving Computer literate, able to work efficiently in Microsoft office on standard or mobile platforms.
• Emotionally and spiritually mature
• Team player – practical, desire to support the field teams.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Flexible and adaptable to ever changing environments

ABILITIES:

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Able to build new relationships and gain people’s trust quickly
• Ability to Integrity in representing Medical Teams Willing to travel to insecure environments
• Ability to pitch in and get the job done
• Ability to understand and sensitivity to cross cultural issues
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to embrace and promote MTI’s mission and vision
• Ability to uphold and exemplify the organization’s core values
• Ability to represent the organization in a professional manner to donors, volunteers, and the public