Job Purpose:
Job Summary: The Medical Coordinator is providing strategic and technical support to the identification, design, implementation, and management of the health program in Afghanistan. The Medical Coordinator will work in collaboration with the Country Director, Deputy Country Director/ program, senior management team, and health teams in the field to deliver high-quality health services to the targeted beneficiaries. The Medical Coordinator will make frequent visits to the field sites to ensure the highest standards of delivery. S/he ensure high-quality clinical services in all IMC-supported health facilities. S/he will monitor service quality, ensure that all staff are trained and well-supported, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies are properly managed. The Medical Coordinator will represent IMC in the national Health coordination meetings, Health Forum, and other technical working groups.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
· Work closely with the DCD program to ensure the smooth running of health programs.
· Provide technical supervision and technical support to the organization’s health programming activities.
· Ensure activities are consistent with established best practices, which are acceptable internationally (WHO/SPHERE and IMC standards and MOPH).
· Ensure health programs utilize standardized protocols, policies, and guidelines according to Ministry of Public Health, WHO and IMC.
· Monitor the progress of the project and adjust as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the projects and update Project Management Tool on monthly
· Oversee the collection, analysis and timely reporting of data and statistics for all programs (including objectives, indicators, and outcomes of health programs) according to internal and donor requirements
· Review from a technical standpoint, monthly field and donor reports.
· Ensure timely and adequate provision of supplies and drugs through review of pharmacy consumption reports, national drug protocols, donor pharmaceutical protocols, and program budgets
· Ensure all stakeholders, including senior management team, the Health Technical Unit and donors are provided with updates following the established reporting structures.
· Representing IMC to national Health coordination meetings and stakeholder meetings and other technical working groups.
1. Program Development
· Work with senior management team, field teams, cross functional platforms, and the Health Technical Unit in strategic planning for future health programs.
· Work with Program Development team to draft /write health related concepts for future funding following the protocols and formats.
· Provide technical input during proposal development and technical reviews.
· Strive to ensure as much as possible different health related sectors (MHPSS, etc.) are integrated into proposed programs.
· Provide inputs and support in new health assessment and assessment reports.
1. Human Resources Management
· Assist in the selection and training of qualified program health staff, recommend promotions, and implement disciplinary action suggest termination of staff in consultation with the SMT.
· Maintain open lines of communication with all field staff.
· Train health staff to increase their responsibilities to build capacity and ensure sustainability of programs.
· Support direct supervisors in ensuring staff performance evaluations and professional development plans are in place.
· Oversee training of all healthcare staff, including doctors, nurses, midwives, and other technical staff to ensure that the training provided is of acceptable quality and addresses the identified needs.
1. Security
· Collaborate with security officers to maintain security of health staff in the field
· Ensure application and compliance of security protocols and policies.
OOrganizational Responsibilities:
Policy Adherence
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, it maintains a clear
understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Safeguarding
It It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect the populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly crisis-affected and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.
