Senior Reproductive Health Manager at International Rescue Committee (IRC) Tanzania

Senior Reproductive Health Manager
Job Overview
Senior Reproductive Health Manager
International Rescue Committee Kasulu, Kigoma Region, Tanzania
About the job
Requisition ID: req37238
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
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Job Description
ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY
The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst
humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are
shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control
of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the
IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict, and disaster
and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain
within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries
and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety,
economic well-being, education, and power.

Job Overview/Summary
The
IRC provides sexual and Reproductive health services within Kigoma
region for refugees and the surrounding host communities.The main
projects are Adolescent and Sexual Reproductive Health and rights
(ASRHR) funded by UNFPA as well as Scaling up Family Planning in
partnership with Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST). The Family Planning
project focuses on direct family planning service delivery in Nduta, and
Nyarugusu refugee camps and the local population in the Kigoma region.
The Scaling-up Family Planning project, by 2023, will reach 240,000
additional users, provide 10 million couple years of protection and
avert 6200 maternal deaths. These results will be achieved through the
provision of family planning services, Comprehensive Post-Abortion Care
(CPAC) and management of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Tanzania. There
will be a specific focus on women and girls in Tanzania who will be the
primary recipients of the services.

The Programme Manager will be
responsible for ensuring the success of day-to-day operations,
activities planning and ensuring effective delivering against the work
plan of the projects. He/she will also oversee the generation of data
and be responsible for reporting. He/she will be based at Kasulu and
travel for consortium related activities. He/she will report to IRC
Health Coordinator.

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Major Responsibilities.
Project Management and Monitoring

• Oversee the implementation of all IRC FP/CPAC service delivery activities in Kigoma refugee camps
• Work closely with IRC’s GBV focal person on the implementation of GBV-related activities in refugee camps and host communities.
• Work with project staff to develop and actively track project work plans
• Closely monitor overall program quality and performance in terms of
  data measurement, spend rate on budgets, staffing at country level,
  on-time delivery of reports and other products.
• Act as the
  singular focal point for regular updates to relevant IRC internal
  stakeholders, including regional leadership, IPD leadership, and PQU
  leadership
• Contribute to the development of robust data
  collection systems to ensure that the Scalingup Family Planning
  programme is data-driven and that programmatic decisions are grounded in
  evidence.
• Review Budget vs. Actual expenditures on a monthly
  basis, providing relevant feedback to the finance department and
  adjusting activities as required.
• Enforce stewardship and
  accountability by ensuring that resources are efficiently and
  effectively utilized within the project for the intended purpose

Partner Coordination and Representation

• Serve as the focal point with MST and UNFPA to develop joint work plans and share IRC-specific progress and lessons learned
• Represent the IRC at consortium-level meetings and in presenting project results to external actors
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key
  stakeholders including government actors, UN agencies, international and
  local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Represent IRC to local communities, government departments, international agencies, and local partners as required.
• Reporting to Coordinate the production of all narrative reports from
  IRC country teams and provide feedback to improve product quality,
  accuracy, and style
• Ensure high quality, timely and coherent reporting, both financial and narrative to the consortium lead

Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to : Health Coordinator
Position directly supervises: FP/CPAC Mentor Nurses, ASRH Officer, & Pharmacist

Other Internal And/or External Contacts
Internal : Technical coordinators, deputy directors, and grants Coordinator for IRC’s Tz program, Health Technical unit members
Externa l: MST Scalding-up FP staff, FCDO, UNFPA, Ministry of Health representatives, other service providers in camps

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Qualifications

• University
  degree in health sciences; advanced degree preferred. At least three
  years of relevant professional experience with an international or civil
  society organization, including direct implementation of FP/SRH
  programming
• At least 3 years program management experience,
  including at least 2 years implementing health and GBV integrated
  related programs
• Demonstrated knowledge of sexual and
  reproductive health programs, especially family planning programs in
  resource-limited settings
• Demonstrate knowledge in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender-based violence prevention and response program
• Experience working with displaced or otherwise marginalized communities required
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including financial, HR, and grants management
• Strong verbal communication skills and effective in representation and liaison with external actors
• Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing
• Excellent computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, Power point, and Outlook
• Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions
• Ability to manage budgets and provide proposal inputs

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The
IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined
in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,
Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values,
the IRC operates and enforces policies on Adult and Child Safeguarding,
Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation, and
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acknowledges and honors the fundamental value and dignity of all
individuals. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all
applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national
origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital
status, veteran status, or disability. IRC is also 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.
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