Project Officer
- Career Category: Health/Medical
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
The position is for Strengthening Community Based- Surveillance and Maternal & Child Health Services in priority (MCH&GHS)
Location: Preah Vihear (District: Chaom Ksant)
Contract: Fixed-term (01 Year)
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Actual hiring is contingent upon winning the bid for this proposal. The project is looking for a potential candidate to fulfill the role of the Project Officer will collaborate closely with Senior Project Manager, the Senior Technical Specialists, TPOs, Area Program Manager and team, Regional Management team, NMCHC, NNP, Provincial Health Departments (PHDs), operational districts (ODs), and Health Centers (HCs) to ensure timely delivery of project outputs and activities. The role reports to the Senior Project Manager for Senior Project Manager for Strengthening Community Based- Surveillance and Maternal & Child Health Services in priority closed border provinces Cambodia – Thailand, to build skills and practices among PHDs/ODs staff, health center midwives and nurses, and village health support groups (VHSGs).
This position is officer and oversight project management that demands strong coordination, partnership management and implementation skills, aligned with WVI-C's values and mission. The Project Officer will represent the senior project manager and WVI-C in stakeholder engagement to build capacity for promoting and supporting and strengthening Community Based- Surveillance and Maternal & Child Health Services in priority closed border provinces Cambodia – Thailand, among PHDs, ODs, and HC midwives…Etc. Additionally, the role will coordinate for supervision and monitoring on project implementation to ensure alignment with the health system strengthening approach to enhance the quality and equitable use of global health security, maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and compliance with donor requirements
- GRANT MANAGEMENT,
- Coordinate and implement the project considering the elements of project planning, implementation, monitoring, budget management in accordance with project design.
- Ensure evidence-based programming, including lessons learnt and best practices are documented
- Manage the overall risk in the project, including designing, implementing and monitoring the risk mitigation plan.
- Ensure project outputs/activities are delivered within expectations, timeline and budget planned
- Fully understood and being updated the donor’s compliances and strategic direction that might affect the project implementation
- In coordination with internal and external stakeholders, ensure all design, supervision and monitoring documents are completed to a high standard,
- Complete all donor reporting to a high quality, including quarterly report, project end completion report
- STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP,
- The project coordinator is responsible for engaging with various stakeholders to work together for effective implementation of the project. Meet with relevant MCH, NNP, PHDs, ODs and HCs regularly to review progress and challenges, especially to ensure any adjustment needed in terms of time frame, budget or scoping are made.
- Provide high quality feedback and recommendations to relevant PHDs, MCHs, ODs and HCs and provincial technical working groups (Pro-TWGH).
- Be WVI-C’s representative in provincial technical working group for health (Pro-TWGH) meetings and other networks and forums…Etc to present on this project.
- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CASH FLOW,
- Ensuring project is executed in line with the agreed/approved budget
- Track and monitor their expenses to ensure it is in line with plan, especially expenses less than +/-5% of over/under spending.
- Follow up and lead regular reflection with staff to prepare the transaction of project expenses and suggest to adjust if needed
- Ensure line items that are over/under +/_5% with adequate and clear variance explanation
- Being fully aware of donor requirements in terms of variations, cost principles and will ensure compliance with relevant procedure
- Closely work with the senior project manager, Grant Finance team on budget and financial management and ensure funding instalment, disbursement and settlement for the project in a timely and effective manner, so that project progress against plan can be maintained
- Khmer - Good
- English - Good
- At least experience on health system–strengthening to enhance the quality and equitable use of global health security, maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and immunization and nutrition for 3 years
- At least experiences in demonstrating experience in program management including project management, financial management, project design and implementation, reporting and analysis…Etc for 3 years
- At least a formal degree of Medical Doctor, Midwife, Nurse, or any relevant degrees, experience and skills,
- Experience in working as partnership with government especially PHDs, MCH, ODs and health facilities and local authorities, and hard to reach communities
- Sound as technical expertise knowledge in health especially maternal child health, global health security and immunization/nutrition.
- Strong negotiation, problem solving, liaison, and networking skills and brokering partnerships.
- Demonstrated knowledge of successful project management, communication and training.
- Demonstrated knowledge of health/social programming, especially reaching the most vulnerable.
- Good collaboration and coordination with stakeholders especially with PHD, MCH, OD and health facilities.
- Good communication skills (written and verbal) in both Khmer and English
- Qualified women candidates and disable people are encouraged to apply
