District Manager

Job Description

POST DESCRIPTION

Shifa Foundation supporting Nutrition International in recruiting a District Manager for a based in Lodhran to facilitate Right Start project entailing health and nutrition interventions primarily for pregnant women and Newborns along with Infants and Young Children in covered and un-covered area of LHW, Weekly Iron Folic Acid for adolescent girls. The role is full-time and will involve a combination of field working accompanied with periodic office-based liaison and tasks. The project is being implemented in district Lodhran. The candidate will be based in project districts Lodhran in the office of National Coordinator Right Start. The anticipated start date is 01st April 2019. The contract is initially for one year.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• The broad function of this position is to support the Provincial Coordinator, National Coordinator and National Program Manager for timely and effective implementation of the Right Start Project.
• Coordination, Advocacy and liaison
• Develop Linkages/coordination at the district levels between stakeholders of the Department of Health, vertical programs such as Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Program; National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care and Nutrition Units/Cells and relevant NGO partners for improved program performance.
• Maintain constant effective communication with key policy makers at district levels for timely sharing of program related information highlighting gaps and challenges.
• Planning
• Planning in coordination with the Provincial Coordinator, ensure the implementation of the Annual Work plan activities, including M&E activities, meetings including reviews, visits to project area and facilities.
• Compile & submit a provincial plan of training activities for different cadres after receiving of the same from the Field Officers.

Capacity building

• Organize training sessions for the health care providers working in public sector in close coordination and collaboration with field officers and the district authorities.
• Facilitate trainings for the LHWs on thematic areas in consultation with RS provincial and national team
• Ensure that the technical teams in the field (field officers) undertake on-job capacity building of relevant government functionaries through review meetings and frequent field visits.
• Facilitate trainings for Community Midwives as per directives of national team of RS
• Facilitate in organizing trainings of Supply chain management of Provincial officials in consultation with health directorate, provincial and national Right Start team
• Strengthening supply and delivery system
• Facilitate and ensure smooth and effective maintenance of supply chain mechanism at the district level for uninterrupted supply and distribution on regular basis to the project sites of: IFA tablets; Clean Delivery Kits; MMNPs and; Training instruments and communication material
• Ensure that the district, tehsil and health facility levels maintain logistics and distribution of the commodities

Assessment, Monitoring and Supervision

• Conduct ongoing monitoring of the project against objectives outlined in the project using methods and tools developed/ shared by NI
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the Provincial Coordinator, organize and carry out monthly project review meetings with district project staff

• Prepare monitoring reports for sharing with Provincial Coordinator on regular basis identifying clearly bottlenecks and challenges highlighted during monitoring visits