Torit State Hospital Coordinator, South Sudan

Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities. We stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders. We make a difference where it is most needed.

Together with more than 800 organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America we structurally improve the living conditions of the poorest and most excluded populations - the bottom billion. We do that where natural disasters strike, where conflicts tear up communities and where underdevelopment keep families in extreme poverty. In the Netherlands we are known as Cordaid Memisa, Cordaid Mensen in Nood, Cordaid Kinderstem, Cordaid Bond zonder Naam and Cordaid Microkrediet.

In Torit, South Sudan, Cordaid is looking for a State Hospital Coordinator

Introduction

Cordaid has been active in South Sudan for more than 20 years, with a strong focus on civil society capacity-building. Currently it has programmes in the area of emergency response, DRR, health, food security, extractives, security & justice, women leadership and investments. Cordaid is active in seven states in South Sudan. Presently, Cordaid is expanding its programme in different parts of the country. Cordaid is therefore currently looking for a State Hospital Coordinator to be based in Torit Eastern Equatoria State.

General objective

The State Hospital Coordinator is responsible for the overall delivery of this project. S/he is responsible for managing HPF activities, planning, implementation, monitoring, manage all security, logistics, and procurement issues, set up hospital governance board, reporting and coordination with Ministry of Health and other authorities, UN agencies, international and national NGO partners. She/he reports to the Health Program Manager based in Juba.

Specific objectives:

Administratively manage the HPF supported program activities at Torit State Hospital on behalf of Cordaid;
Work with the key hospital staff in the day to day planning and management of Torit State Hospital activities;
Maintain high cordial and professional working relationship with fellow hospital staff, state ministry of health and other actors in the state;
Advise and (administrative) support the hospital administrator and the management of hospital activities;
Participate in the Senior Health Management Team (HMT) meetings at the hospital as and when necessary;
Work with the Hospital Management Technical Advisor to identify hospital staffing gaps, develop terms of reference and support the state to recruit staff for the hospital and lobby for additional staff with the State Ministry of Health;
Plan and conduct quarterly review meetings of the project with the participation of the State Ministry of Health, Hospital Medical Director and the Hospital Management Technical Advisor.
Track, approve and review field purchase requests and ensure monthly financial reporting is undertaken;
Attend relevant coordination meetings at the State and give feedback to Cordaid Juba Office and as may be necessary;
Promote project visibility (this will include MOH, Health Pooled Fund and Cordaid) in project based events;
Ensure donor compliance at every stage in the implementation of this project; this includes compliance in the areas of financial expenditures, procurements, use of equipment etc.;
Work with the Hospital Management Technical Advisor to prepare and submit quarterly reports to the Health Program Manager;
Manage all security, logistics, and procurement issues of the project in liaison with the Juba office;
Attend and represent Cordaid at all the Coordination meetings at State level;
Line manage the finance and logistic staff working for the project;
Promote a working relationship and knowledge exchange with the Cordaid's supported HPF Project in Chukudum Civil Hospital and other HPF projects in the State;
Any other tasks as mentioned by the Health Program manager

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in a health related course withtraining and experience in project management;

At least 5 years' experience in project management and grant management;

Ability to develop implementation plans for project activities;

Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Management/Public Health will be an added advantage;

A good understanding and experienceof working with County Health Officials, State Ministry Officials, Donors and UN agencies and the health system in South Sudan;

Previous experience of working in South Sudan and ability to work in areas of limited resources.

Excellent report writing and analytical skills;

Excellent writing and communication skills in English.

Specifics of station

The State Hospital Coordinator will be based in Torit Eastern Equatoria State. This is a non-accompanied posting.

Contract information

The contract period is for 5 months starting as soon as possible, with the intention to extend for a longer period. We offer a Cordaid contract with a competitive salary and a benefit package which includes R&R, a comprehensive insurance cover, social security and pension contribution and a holiday allowance. The R&R policy and holiday allowance is only applicable to expatriate personnel.

Further information & how to apply

Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English, including the contact details of at least three professional references, should be forwarded before August 5th 2015.

An assessment might be part of the procedure.

Please note that we accept applications through our website only:https://www.cordaid.org/en/about-us/working-cordaid/vacancy-overview/int..., then select the relevant vacancy, and click on the 'apply' button.