Community Health Supervisor IOM
Background
IOM is committed to the principle that safe and orderly migration is a benefit to migrants and society, and is essential for achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As a global intergovernmental organization, IOM supports governments to effectively manage the various challenges related to migration, and also provides assistance to migrants. In the health sector, this involves acting as a technical agency to address national priorities and as an implementing agency which partners with government, communities, and other agencies to strengthen health systems to meet the needs of hard-to-reach mobile populations, migrants, and their local host communities.
IOM’s health programme strengthens and extends the reach of government health systems to locations which host internal migrants and are also transit, source, and return communities for international migrants. IOM’s programme involves close partnership with government counterparts and builds capacity of partners and migrant hosting communities for health promotion, diagnostics, referral, treatment, and for extension of service delivery to vulnerable groups. The comprehensive package addresses key health challenges faced by migrants, including maternal and child health, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and in some locations primary care.
IOM’s activities under the Joint Initiative on Mothers, Newborn, and Child Health (JIMNCH) aim to strengthen provision of essential maternal and child health (MCH) services among hard-to-reach populations in areas which were most impacted by Cyclone Nargis. The project partners closely with township health authorities to support and strengthen collaborative health planning and implementation among service providers and supports development of emergency preparedness systems, and also works closely with community-based networks of health workers, village health committees, and Basic Health Staff at RHC and village level.
Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the IOM Head of Bogalay Sub-office and the direct supervision of the Township Health Supervisor, and with guidance from health colleagues in Yangon, the Community Health Supervisor is responsible for the community level implementation of JIMNCH in Bogalay Township.
In particular, she/he will be responsible to:
• Lead the JIMNCH Bogalay implementation together with a Community Health Assistant.
• Work with BHS to focus on the needs of pregnant women and children under 5 years.
• Facilitate the formation of Village Tract Health Committees (VTHC) in villages under Bogalay Township and support regular training and advocacy to build their capacity to oversee local health activities.
• Build and maintain partnerships with Basic Health Staff (BHS), Volunteer Health Workers (VHW), and VTHC to respond to health needs and strengthen referrals at village/village tract level.
• Liaise and partner constantly with Department of Health (DoH) officials to cultivate cooperation in monitoring and evaluation activities, and to secure various permissions.
• Support and facilitate monthly meetings at both township level (led by Township Medical Superintendent) and RHC level (with BHS, VHW and VTHC) to monitor health activities and improve services.
• Supervise and monitor multiplier trainings for BHS and VHW.
• Facilitate the provision of essential health supplies to DoH facilities within programme plan.
• Establish and maintain feedback mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation results regarding to community level progress with JIMNCH team members, township health staff, VHW and all other stakeholders.
• Collect monthly report data from BHS.
• Capture photos of “IOM and partners in action” and beneficiary testimonies gaining informed consent.
• Report and identify other needs and bottlenecks of the programme in a timely manner, and propose solutions where relevant.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors.
Desired Qualifications
• Myanmar national.
• University degree in Medicine, preferably with advanced studies in public and/or community health. Should have both public health and medical background.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in working with community based health programmes (preferably in the field of Maternal and Child Health, Primary Health Care, health promotion) with an INGO, LNGO,UN agency.
• Skills and experience in areas of community mobilization, community empowerment, coordination, training, and capacity building.
• Experience in facilitating trainings and coordination with community structures.
• Previous experience working with an INGO working in Primary Health Care is an advantage.
• Management and team building skills, ability to organize work and projects.
• Ability to undertake frequent travel out of Bogalay town to villages.
• Ability to live and work under difficult conditions.
• Good command of written and spoken in English.
• Competent in MS Excel, Word processing, and PowerPoint.
Job Email id: hryangon(at)iom.int
IOM is committed to the principle that safe and orderly migration is a benefit to migrants and society, and is essential for achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As a global intergovernmental organization, IOM supports governments to effectively manage the various challenges related to migration, and also provides assistance to migrants. In the health sector, this involves acting as a technical agency to address national priorities and as an implementing agency which partners with government, communities, and other agencies to strengthen health systems to meet the needs of hard-to-reach mobile populations, migrants, and their local host communities.
IOM’s health programme strengthens and extends the reach of government health systems to locations which host internal migrants and are also transit, source, and return communities for international migrants. IOM’s programme involves close partnership with government counterparts and builds capacity of partners and migrant hosting communities for health promotion, diagnostics, referral, treatment, and for extension of service delivery to vulnerable groups. The comprehensive package addresses key health challenges faced by migrants, including maternal and child health, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and in some locations primary care.
IOM’s activities under the Joint Initiative on Mothers, Newborn, and Child Health (JIMNCH) aim to strengthen provision of essential maternal and child health (MCH) services among hard-to-reach populations in areas which were most impacted by Cyclone Nargis. The project partners closely with township health authorities to support and strengthen collaborative health planning and implementation among service providers and supports development of emergency preparedness systems, and also works closely with community-based networks of health workers, village health committees, and Basic Health Staff at RHC and village level.
Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the IOM Head of Bogalay Sub-office and the direct supervision of the Township Health Supervisor, and with guidance from health colleagues in Yangon, the Community Health Supervisor is responsible for the community level implementation of JIMNCH in Bogalay Township.
In particular, she/he will be responsible to:
• Lead the JIMNCH Bogalay implementation together with a Community Health Assistant.
• Work with BHS to focus on the needs of pregnant women and children under 5 years.
• Facilitate the formation of Village Tract Health Committees (VTHC) in villages under Bogalay Township and support regular training and advocacy to build their capacity to oversee local health activities.
• Build and maintain partnerships with Basic Health Staff (BHS), Volunteer Health Workers (VHW), and VTHC to respond to health needs and strengthen referrals at village/village tract level.
• Liaise and partner constantly with Department of Health (DoH) officials to cultivate cooperation in monitoring and evaluation activities, and to secure various permissions.
• Support and facilitate monthly meetings at both township level (led by Township Medical Superintendent) and RHC level (with BHS, VHW and VTHC) to monitor health activities and improve services.
• Supervise and monitor multiplier trainings for BHS and VHW.
• Facilitate the provision of essential health supplies to DoH facilities within programme plan.
• Establish and maintain feedback mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation results regarding to community level progress with JIMNCH team members, township health staff, VHW and all other stakeholders.
• Collect monthly report data from BHS.
• Capture photos of “IOM and partners in action” and beneficiary testimonies gaining informed consent.
• Report and identify other needs and bottlenecks of the programme in a timely manner, and propose solutions where relevant.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors.
Desired Qualifications
• Myanmar national.
• University degree in Medicine, preferably with advanced studies in public and/or community health. Should have both public health and medical background.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in working with community based health programmes (preferably in the field of Maternal and Child Health, Primary Health Care, health promotion) with an INGO, LNGO,UN agency.
• Skills and experience in areas of community mobilization, community empowerment, coordination, training, and capacity building.
• Experience in facilitating trainings and coordination with community structures.
• Previous experience working with an INGO working in Primary Health Care is an advantage.
• Management and team building skills, ability to organize work and projects.
• Ability to undertake frequent travel out of Bogalay town to villages.
• Ability to live and work under difficult conditions.
• Good command of written and spoken in English.
• Competent in MS Excel, Word processing, and PowerPoint.
Job Email id: hryangon(at)iom.int
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