Job Title: Technical
Specialist 9/Field Coordinator (14483)
Specialist 9/Field Coordinator (14483)
Organisation: Abt
Associates
Associates
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Req Id: 14483
About Abt:
Abt Associates’ International
Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare
delivery around the world. Serving both
the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and
evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health
systems management. Our impact is felt
in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals
with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS
solutions.
Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare
delivery around the world. Serving both
the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and
evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health
systems management. Our impact is felt
in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals
with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS
solutions.
About USAID IRS Project:
The USAID-funded Uganda IRS
Phase II Project’s objective is to conduct an ambitious spraying program and
establish the foundation for sustainable, effective, high-quality IRS
activities.
Phase II Project’s objective is to conduct an ambitious spraying program and
establish the foundation for sustainable, effective, high-quality IRS
activities.
Job Summary: The IRS II
Project Field Coordinator will act as the principal coordinator between the
project support team and the District Officials to plan, implement and evaluate
field spray operations within allocated areas of jurisdiction. To support
transfer of skills from the project to staff within the District to ensure
that, over time, there is adequate local capacity to implement a spray
operation with minimal external support.
Project Field Coordinator will act as the principal coordinator between the
project support team and the District Officials to plan, implement and evaluate
field spray operations within allocated areas of jurisdiction. To support
transfer of skills from the project to staff within the District to ensure
that, over time, there is adequate local capacity to implement a spray
operation with minimal external support.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Planning of spray
activities (30%)
activities (30%)
- Based
on agreed project master plan, coordinate with project technical and
administrative colleagues and relevant District Officials to ensure
development of detailed implementation plan for the District; - Maintain
liaison activities between IRS Project and local government officials; - Report
to supervisor on any areas of concern which could negatively affect the
planned spray operations. - Support
the District and Local Government Officials to carry out Micro-Planning
sessions; - Assist
District and Local Government Officials in the identification and
preparation of physical infrastructure (e.g., parish level stores, soak
pits and bathing areas) to support upcoming spray operations; - Assist
District and Local Government Officials in the identification and
recruitment of spray personnel (e.g., supervisors, data collectors and
data entry clerks, store keepers, wash persons, team leaders, spray
operators and security guards);
2. Implementation of pre-spray
activities (25%)
activities (25%)
- Support
the District and Local Government Officials to conduct training activities
as required for spray personnel (e.g., TOT, refresher courses); - Work
in close coordination with the Sr. Logistics Manager and District
Officials, ensure timely distribution of required materials and equipment
to district and parish stores in advance of spray activities; - Work
in liaison with District Officials, ensure that all agreed IEC/BCC
activities are conducted in a timely manner, and that communities are well
prepared to receive spray teams; - Ensure
timely provision of project resources which may be required to ensure
smooth implementation of spray activities (e.g., funds for fuel for
supervision and other resources as may be agreed at the planning stage).
3. Coordination and Management
of spray activities (25%)
of spray activities (25%)
- Actively
collaborate with District Officials in the supervision of the activities
of sub-county supervisors and others (e.g., spray team leaders, data
clerks) to ensure compliance with all agreed policies, standards and
guidelines (e.g., spray method, data reporting, inventory management,
environmental compliance, security); - Ensure
coordination with project technical teams (e.g., M&E, logistics,
environmental compliance) and capacity development manager to build
district capacity in line departments so as to allow the districts take over
spraying with time with minimal external support; - Work
closely with relevant District Officials, oversee management of parish
stores to ensure proper inventory controls are in place and that no stock
shortages occur; - Send
weekly reports to Field Operation
Manager and other colleagues, with particular emphasis on supervision
activities and field activities needing further intervention; - Provide
ad-hoc reports to project colleagues and District Officials on issues
requiring urgent attention; - Work
closely with District Officials to ensure established targets are met in
terms of overall coverage (e.g., % of sprayable houses sprayed) and spray
rates (houses per sachet, houses per spray operator per day); - Keenly
track available data from project M&E team, and identify areas
requiring investigation. Follow up with District Officials to ensure that
investigations are promptly carried out; - Ensure
that all project data on spray operations is shared with all relevant
District Officials.
4. Post-Spray Activities (20%)
- Support
District Officials in the preparation of the End of Spray report using an
agreed format; - In
collaboration with the district officials, ensure timely retrieval of
logistics from the Parish stores to the district stores - In
collaboration with the district officials, ensure that all Parish stores
are properly handed over to the relevant authorities - Based
on results of the spray round and feedback from District Officials,
propose recommendations to Field
Operation Manager on lessons learned, with particular emphasis on changes
and innovations which could lead to improved results; - Work
closely with District Officials, review spray data and investigate any
anomalies which may appear (e.g., significant and unexpected changes to
numbers of houses found during the round); - Support
District Officials to use established tools and methods to determine
proper quantities of materials and equipment required for upcoming spray
operations; - Review
training materials and make recommendations to technical staff for
improvements in order to obtain desired goals; - Perform
any other tasks as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in project management other
relevant field; - Four
or more years’ professional work experience in implementing projects in
the field, preferably with operations aimed at improving public health; - Strong
leadership, management, and organizational skills; - Tactfulness
and excellent communication skills; - Possess
a “Can-Do” attitude and enthusiasm.
How to Apply:
All candidates who are
interested in working in the USAID Abt Associates IRS Project should Apply
Online by clicking the web link below.
interested in working in the USAID Abt Associates IRS Project should Apply
Online by clicking the web link below.
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