Health Coordinator at Terre des hommes (TDH)

Specific Job Descriptions:

Main goals

• Under the supervision of the Head of Programs, he/she ensures the roll-out of the health program strategy in his/her at the national level, and as such he/she is the guarantor of the national impact of Terre des hommes in his/her field of expertise
• He/She is in charge of developing and consolidating the health program in his/her in Kenya
• He/She contributes to securing the required resources (financial and human) in the delegation with the support services involved
• He/She contributes to steering the health program by implementing and following up indicators, especially concerning the cross-cutting themes of his/her field
• He/She develops and fosters innovation in the health program in the country
• He/She supports the implementation of the insurance system and quality control for the health projects in Kenya
• He/She ensures the implementation of the management and sharing of knowledge of the health program in Kenya
• He/She is in charge of running and developing the health program‘s strategic partnerships in the Delegation
• He/She is responsible for and accountable to beneficiaries, collaborators and donors
• He/She ensures that teams and partners have learned the security policies and the general code of conduct and comply with them at all times

Specific responsibilities / Context of tasks

Strategy and steering:

• Makes recommendations for developing the health program strategy as part of the country strategy and monitor its implementation in the Delegation
• Ensures the analysis of issues and players in the country and identifies the national specifics in his/her field (or their region)
• Contributes to defining and is responsible for the implementation of the health strategy
• Guarantees the proper management of health project portfolio in the Delegation
• Manages the implementation of pilot/cross-cutting/thematic health projects
• Coordinates the measurement of results in the health program and recommends adjustments
• Ensures the inclusion of health program indicators in the country’s projects and the gathering and reporting of data
• Analyzes results and recommends corrective measures or decision-making at the national level
• Supervises the implementation of projects with the Project Managers at the field level

Principles, standards, methodologies

• Supports the roll-out/dissemination of Tdh principles, approaches, methodologies and standards within the health project portfolios in the Delegation
• Contributes to identifying the health program’s and theme’s key methods of action (products/technical services) and their modeling (evidence based)

Finance:

• He/she identifiesthe donors and financial apparatuses favorable to health program in the country and ensures a presence in the relevant networks
• Ensures optimal financial coverage for the health program in coordination with the departments involved
• Contributes to obtaining funding at the national level (strategic dialogue with national representations of institutional or major donors)
• Establishes a working budget for the health program at the national level, has it endorsed and carries out regular follow-up of its consumption in coordination with the Delegation’s administrator

Insurance and quality control

• Monitors and supports the implementation of the quality insurance system for the health program’s projects in the country
• Technically supports the project teams to ensure the projects’ quality
• Controls the quality and alignment of operations in the Delegation

Management and knowledge sharing

• Coordinates the production, management and sharing of knowledge in his/her field (research, capitalization, assessment, etc.) at the national level, ensuring proper accessibility and dissemination of knowledge internally and externally
• Implements the strategy for strengthening skills and thematic capabilities in his/her field
• Fosters the exchange of practices within the Delegation
• Contributes to the drafting of the activity report for health projects and endorses the submission of narrative reports to be given to donors funding the projects and actions in his/her field of expertise

Advocacy:

• Contributes to developing advocacy strategies and campaigns at the national level
• Coordinates the campaign and advocacy activities

Practices and networks:

• Contributes to structuring the trade stream of his/her field of expertise in the country
• Runs and consolidates the health program’s strategic partnerships in the Delegation
• Ensures Tdh representation in the specialist networks of the country

Organizational structures:

• Contributes to structuring the trade steam the health program in the country
• Contributes to the dynamics of health program globally and works with the other thematic coordinators under the coordination of the Delegation Deputy to Operations

Management:

• Guarantees the management framework of his/her field (draws up and follows the budget, human resources)
• Actively participates in recruiting thematic advisers and heads of project in his/her field at the national level
• Ensures that his/her teams and partners have learned the security policies and general code of conduct and comply with them at all times

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Masters degree in public health, perinatal health, Nutrition
• Minimum of 7 years relevant management experience in a similar health related position
• Strong in Presentation and communications skills.
• Proficient in MS Office

This function requires possession of fundamental personal, social and leadership skills (CPSLs), technical and methodological skills (CTMs) and Managerial and strategic skills (CMSs)

In particular:

• Proper integration and application of guidelines and strategy in the development and carrying out of health activities
• Proper knowledge and command of the stakes in health
• Meaningful experience in the development of partnerships, the identification of new opportunities and the mobilization of resources
• The proper integration and application of the guidelines and strategy in the development and carrying out of his/her activities
• The proper integration and application of guidelines and strategy in the development and carrying out his/her activities
• A capacity to work in a matrix organization
• A capacity to listen to and motivate his/her colleagues
• The management of potentially volatile operational areas

As well as the following specific “trade” skills

• Confirmed experience in coordinating and implementing projects in an NGO and/or international organization in his/her field of expertise, in international cooperation and/or humanitarian contexts
• An excellent capacity of and ease in expressing him/herself in public (conferences, workshops) and adapting to their audiences (governments and local authorities)
• A collaborative attitude with colleagues in- and outside the team
• Management of time and priorities; meeting deadlines
• Enthusiastic, reliable and independent with a strong organizational capacity, decision-making and conflict resolution;
• A capacity to identify challenges, foresee risks and inform the management with substantive recommendations
• Experience in drafting project proposals and managing subsidies, fund-raising and a good knowledge of financial partners
• Good knowledge and experience of the project management cycle and M&E
• Excellent interpersonal qualities: integrity, a capacity to judge, diplomacy
• Proactive, creative and out-of-the-box thinking

Child protection policy

• Commit to respect the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Child Safeguarding Policy in Kenya, including participation in annual audit, and reviews and updates of action plan.
• Commit to inform the Country Representative and/or the Field Coordinator to deal with any case of any allegations or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Child Safeguarding Policy

Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management

• Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Code of Conduct, Whistle Blowing Policy
• Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies
• Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.