Description

Vacancy Announcement

Job title:

Operations Officer- Maternal Center of Excellence (MCoE)

Work Location:

Kono (Koidu District)

Department:

Operations

Reports to:

Operations Director MCOE

Line Management

No

Requisition #:

Application Status

External Advert

Organisation Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

The Operations Officer plays critical role on the PIH Operations team. The role involves assuring the program at the MCoE health facility is running effectively and help guide the vision for future priorities. The Operations Officer shall support the Operations Manager and work hand in hand in improving the quality of operations at the MCoE health facility. They shall help the Operations Manager in creating the enabling environment for all staff, including clinical, clerical and administrative teams, to do their jobs. This role assures building systems or improving them.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for inventory management tasks in areas identified in partnership with Operations Manager and Clinical Leadership. Responsibilities may include conducting regular inventory counts, reporting summary of inventory status, receiving stocks and regular monitoring. They shall track/check on supplies at regular intervals, and report to Operations Manager or other relevant stakeholder as appropriate; this is to ensure that there are no stock outs.

• Implement improved operational measures and policies that promotes efficiency.
• Provide technical support in areas of planning and with regards to cleaning materials, and cleaning effectiveness.
• Engagement with relevant authorities in Waste Management in making sure waste are transported to identified dump site.
• Perform clerical work as necessary to support documentation and record keeping procedures.
• Work closely with infrastructure team in following up of maintenance requests.
• Perform tasks that are in line with operations management, as assigned by management or the operations manager. Areas may include operational responsibilities to support broader Partners in Health Operational priorities outside the specific scope of the MCoE facility.

  Shall work closely with the Operations Manager in identifying Operations weaknesses, opportunities to strengthen existing processes and systems, as well as solving problems and emergencies as they arise.

  Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment

  At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

  Education and Work Experience Requirements

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internally and externally.
  • Experience leading organizational development at a progressive organization, with a minimum of three-years and track record of successfully designing and implementing learning and staff development programs.
  • Experience with curriculum and training content design, including independently designing internal training programs at likeminded organizations.
  • Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook).
  • Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
  • Strong proactivity and initiative, a self-starter with an ability to lead new programs and translate ideas into action.
  • Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
  • Attention to details.

    HND, ND and preferably BSc in /Procurement & Logistics, Business Administration, Organizational development and other related areas or 5+ years of work experience equivalence.

    Social Justice

    We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.

    Method of application

    Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 12:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Tuesday 19th December 2023