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Integrated RMNCH Community Health Officers at TA Connect
Integrated RMNCH Community Health Officers (Kano)
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience 3 – 5 years
- Location Kano
- Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
Project Goal
- The project is designed to enhance the health and wellbeing of children living with HIV and reduce HIV-related risk among uninfected children, adolescents, and young people through multisectoral coordination to provide a suite of social welfare and related services that mitigate the multiple layered vulnerabilities they face and in so doing contribute to sustained HIV epidemic control and resilience.
- The Integrated RMNCH Community Health Officers will be responsible for integration of MNCH into community health service delivery and facilitate service delivery for wrap round RMNCH+N services at the community level while ensuring a functional nexus with focal health facilities. He/she will also strengthen the capacity of CSOs and CCWs for community MNCH Service delivery: conduct gap analysis, develop improvement plan, conduct training, mentorship, coaching and conduct supportive supervision.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
- Community system strengthening for integration and wrap-around of RMNCH+N, Malaria and nutrition services for OVC and their households
- Facilitate Service delivery for community MNCH services, Integrated nutrition services and seamless harmonization of OVC treatment and social services.
- Engage and strengthen community actors in the design and implementation of interventions leveraging its existing systems/programs to support community participation, mobilization and service delivery, including CLM.
- Leverage on experience to facilitate delivery of integrated health service at the community level.
- Strengthen the capacity of CSO s and CCWs to improve community demand for OVC and RMNCH+N services and facilitate community ownership of programs.
- Strengthen functional bi-directional referrals through the hub and spoke model between community and primary health care facilities
- Improve operational efficiencies of PHC facilities and functionality of WDCs for strong facility community nexus to foster community ownership and improve OVC and RMNCH outcomes.
Job Qualifications
- A bachelor’s in public health or nursing, or any other related field.
- Minimum of 3-5 years working experience in the areas of OVC, RMNCH+N, Nutrition, family planning and community health systems strengthening.
- S/he must be familiar with the OVC, RMNCH+N and Community Health program landscape in Nigeria. Additional qualifications include:
- Experienced Community Nurse or community health professional or any other closely related health care professional; additional qualifications in community Health and other health related courses will be an advantage.
- Demonstrable expertise and experience working with CBO, CSO, and community structures and platforms.
- Strong Interpersonal communication skills necessary for effective community engagement and coordination among organizations within a consortium.
- Strong ability to multi-task and an astute team player will be highly desirable.
- Fluent in English, (written and oral communication) and relevant local language.
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Method of Application
- The Integrated Community Health Advisor will be responsible for oversight over integration of MNCH into community health service delivery and facilitate service delivery for wrap round RMNCH+N services at the community level, strengthen the capacity of CSOs and CCWs for community MNCH Service delivery: conduct gap analysis, develop improvement plan, conduct training, mentorship, coaching and conduct supportive supervision and build management capacity of community structures for improved community health systems while ensuring a functional nexus with focal health facilities.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
- Provide technical guidance and support to Integrated RMNCH Community Health Officers.
- Facilitate the co-design of community led programs through whole community approach, involvement and participation for ownership, strengthening community structures and resources for integrated service delivery at the community level
- Community system strengthening for integration and wrap-around of RMNCH+N, Malaria and nutrition services for OVC and their households
- Facilitate Service delivery for community MNCH services, Integrated nutrition services and seamless harmonization of OVC treatment and social services.
- Engage and strengthen community actors in the design and implementation of interventions leveraging its existing systems/programs to support community participation, mobilization and service delivery, including CLM.
- Leverage on experience to facilitate delivery of integrated health service at the community level.
- Strengthen the capacity of CSOs and CCW to improve community demand for OVC and RMNCH+N services and facilitate community ownership of programs.
- Strengthen functional bi-directional referrals through the hub and spoke model between community and primary health care facilities
- Improve operational efficiencies of PHC facilities and functionality of WDCs for strong facility community nexus to foster community ownership and improve OVC and RMNCH+N outcomes.
Job Qualifications
- An MBBS, with minimum of a master’s in public health, or any other related field.
- Minimum of 5-7 years working experience in the areas of OVC, RMNCH, Nutrition, family planning and community health systems strengthening.
- S/he must be familiar with the OVC, RMNCH+N and Community Health program landscape in Nigeria. Additional qualifications include:
- Experienced Public health professional or any other closely related health care professional; additional qualifications in public Health and other health related courses will be an advantage.
- Demonstrable expertise and experience working with SPHCDA, LGHA, CBO, CSO, and community structures and platforms.
- Strong data analytic skills and use will be an advantage
- Strong mentoring and Interpersonal communication skills necessary for effective community engagement, mentoring and coordination among organizations within a consortium.
- Strong ability to multi-task and an astute team player will be highly desirable.
- Fluent in English, (written and oral communication).
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