ThaiNGO

Contact: rachels@arcrelief.org

POSITION TITLE: Reproductive & Child Health Coordinator (Mae La refugee camp) DATE: 21- November-2016
HQ DEPARTMENT or COUNTRY PROGRAM: Thailand GRADE:
RESPONSIBLE TO: RCH medical officer EEO Code:
STATUS (Full time, Part time, Temporary): Full-time
SUPERVISORY CAPACITY: RCH- assistant coordinator,
RCH-CHE refugee staff, Community Partnership Assistant

DEPARTMENT/COUNTRY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/MISSION (Briefly describe your department’s/ country program’s core functions or mission)
ARC maintains and strengthens a healthy and safe environment for refugee women, children, and families. Services provided include: access to comprehensive, quality primary health care and to gender based violence (GBV) prevention/response services, training, and refugee/community capacity building and integration. The project focuses on: health and nutritional needs for pregnant women and children under 5; increasing community awareness, treatment and prevention of disease; strengthening GBV prevention; and income generation capacity to meet community and individual needs.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION (A brief description of the overall purpose of the job; the rationale for why the job exists and how it contributes to ARC’s mission and strategic plan.)
To reduce—or, where appropriate, maintain current levels of--morbidity and mortality among refugees in recipient-serviced camps in Thailand. To strengthen the health of the refugees, particularly of women and children. Job exists because women and children are vulnerable groups and need focused services. Strategy is to achieve this by training refugee staff, who provide the actual services and take care of their own community.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY (List the primary duties and responsibilities of the position as simply, yet completely as possible. Include the average percentage of time spent on the duty/responsibility. Generally there are no more than ten (10) major responsibilities.)

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES % OF TIME
1. Conduct initial and in-service training:
• RCH assistant coordinators
• RCH managers/supervisors
• training to replace staff who resettle or resign
• RCH staff (theoretical, practical, and clinical skills)
• midwives and traditional birth attendants (TBA)
• technical health and capacity-building skills
• supervise other staff in planning and conducting training
• develop system of ongoing apprentices to transfer and develop supervisor skills
• supervision, leadership, management, problem solving, coordination, decision making, community development, meeting skills, training skills
• use Primary Health Care Management Advancement Program (PHCMAP) modules for staff training wherever appropriate 40%
2. Develop, implement, and evaluate maternal health services, including:
• ante-natal services
• community care, home visits, and follow-up
• attended delivery by trained birth attendants/midwives
• post-natal care
• family planning
• nutrition 10%
3. Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive family planning services, including:
• community education and counseling
• referral for bilateral tubal ligation and vasectomy 5%
4. Develop, implement, and evaluate reproductive health services, including:
• sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, recognition, and referral
• prevention and management of sexual violence
• maternal care and assessment
• care or referral of obstetric emergencies 5%
5. Develop, document, and implement written protocols and standard operating procedures for:
• maternal health
• reproductive health
• sexually transmitted infection (STI)
• safety regarding HIV/AIDS in RCH procedures
• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
• child health
• standard supply lists, inventory, program administration, etc.
• community health education
• memorandum of understanding with Premiere Urgence-Aide Medicale Internationale 10%
6. Coordinate and share technical and training resources with other RCH-CHE coordinators. 5%
7. Develop, implement, and evaluate community health education:
• endemic health problems & disease outbreak surveillance/management
• hygiene
• nutrition
• education to support other programs
• demographics
• assessments and surveys
• screening of new arrivals 5%
8. Collect statistics and complete reports promptly:
• develop, use, and incorporate logical frameworks into project activities and reporting 10%
9. Coordinate planning, resources, and activities with other ARC staff
• standard supply lists
• standard operating procedures
• training curriculum development
• program integration
• microenterprise development, e.g. nutrition, weaving, and sewing
• miscellaneous program or administrative activities 5%
Miscellaneous
10. Maintain an inventory of project supplies.
11. Adhere to established safety/security policies and procedures.
12. Adhere to prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation code of conduct, sexual misconduct policy, and consensual relationships policy.
13. Other tasks as assigned by the field coordinator. 5%

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED (List the important technical and professional skills and knowledge required to do the job well. Include years of experience required.)

1. Certified nurse/midwife, with midwifery training and experience (3 years).
2. Nursing certification (RN).
3. MPH or public health experience preferable (2 years).
4. Immunization experience (2 years).
5. Developing country experience (e.g., community development experience; volunteer organization experience; refugee experience) (2 years).

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES (List the key behaviors and abilities that relate to success on the job that are critical to achieving the position’s mission and goals.)

1. Ability to train refugees with little education and no health experience to be midwives.
2. Ability to supervise refugee midwives to improve their competency and skills continually.
3. Ability to develop leadership skills in refugee supervisory staff.
4. Ability to provide leadership in improving/organizing resources and programs.
5. Ability to work with low technology health care and public health.
6. Ability to work in a team: coordination, communication, and interpersonal skills.
7. Ability to work and live in uncomfortable conditions.
8. Ability to create programs and work independently.

closing period is 5th Dec 2016.