Responsibilities

• • Ensure timely implementation and quality monitoring of Norcross supported community health projects in the assigned area, through structured and regular monitoring, field visits, follow up and reporting.
  • Ensure that all activities are implemented in collaboration with the SMOH/LGA health/nutrition authorities, national protocols are observed/available and in line NorCross strategies.
  • Advise the NRCS and branches on evidence-based interaction with community members and groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings, sanitation or hygiene, self-care, risk or prevention of conditions and issues related to improving general health
  • Technically support the Operational National Society (NRCS) to better plan for future projects, review and provide input to reports, analyse trends and suggest project adjustments.
  • Work in collaboration with NRCS and branches and other key actors in matters related to community health project and field security management and fully ensure respect for security rules.
  • Organize for a joint filed monitoring field visits with NRCS to project sites
  • Ensure Community Engagement and Accountability methodologies are used in the design and implementation of community-based health projects.
  • Ensure that community health volunteers receive consistent professional clinical supervision, and that outreach activities are tied to the provision of adequate clinical services.
  • Support the integration of relevant activities to improve health status of beneficiaries and facilitate access to adequate services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, when
  • Support the linkages of community health interventions with appropriate clinical supervision e.g. monitoring for remote and inaccessible areas, measuring progress towards health outcomes.
  • Support multi-disciplinary assessments, identifies needs and contributes to planning new programs and ongoing monitoring of existing programs.
  • Develop and maintain a dialogue with health staff/LGA nutrition authorities in catchment areas
  • Identify training needs for staff and volunteers and implement training programs.

  Networking and Communication:

  • Liaise with health authorities State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) working in nutrition and health
  • Collaborate with the other Health Field Officers by sharing of updates and planning joint movement plans (If in the same AoR) and implementation of activities where feasible,
  • Participate in Health and other sector coordination meetings as requested and report back to the Norcross on information shared and/or obtained
  • Work in collaboration with communities and local leaders at all stages of activity implementation.

  Administration and Reporting:

  • Prepare work plans, budgets and regular cash forecasts.
  • Plan, prepare and conduct field movement plans, Field Trip Reports
  • Provide technical support and advice to NRCS counterparts and volunteers: Ensures Community volunteers have required materials to perform their tasks e. registers, flip charts, lesson plans, MUAC tapes
  • Coordinate with LOG/ ADMIN on supply requests
  • Ensures timely data collection and reporting on community health program, Beneficiary statistics
  • Ensure transparent financial accounting of program. e. WADs volunteer costs, transport.
  • Contribute to NorCross reporting requirements, including success stories, Facts and Figures etc.