International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
PROGRAM SUMMARY Responding to the severe lack of health providers in South Sudan, International Medical Corps built the National Health Training Institute (NHTI) in Kajo Keji in 2005. The Kajo Keji NHTI project was conceived in partnership with the South Sudan MoH to reduce strain on the health system by addressing the lack of qualified health professionals with standardized and accredited midwifery training. JOB
JOB SUMMARY The primary function of the Training Program Manager is to provide overall management of the National Health Training Institute in Kajo Keji, South Sudan.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Provide overall leadership to the management of National Heath Training Institute Kajo Keji. - Act as school principal - Design and develop appropriate training materials and programs to meet the learning requirements, including preparation of lessons plans for both theory and practical learning per GOSS MoH standards. - Facilitate midwifery training and provide leadership to academic staff and training initiatives. - Recruit and manage national staff: trainers, clinical instructors, Nurses, Midwives, Logistics and other supportive staff. - Supervise students in general nursing, maternity and community health placements with other tutors and the ward nurses. - Review course content, curriculum and students’ roster prior to class. - Facilitate training and identify students' needs for nursing and midwifery cohorts and qualified nurses and midwives within the training institution and clinical areas by providing theoretical and practical training in conjunction with program continuing education. - Liaise with MOH, Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery of MOH on all issues pertaining to the training institute and support institute to achieve and maintain GOSS standards
REQUIREMENTS
• BSC in Midwifery and Nursing
• 5 years of previous work experience in pre-service education, particularly midwifery instruction • Experience in training school administration a plus • USAID/OFDA, DFID, and/or ECHO grant development, management and reporting • Demonstrated skills, grant management and reporting systems; • Fluent spoken and written English required • Ability to effectively present technical and non-technical information to diverse audiences including Senior Management, Donors, and GOSS representatives. • Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player; • Ability to multitask, handles pressure well, improvise, remain flexible, as well as culturally sensitive • Excellent MS Office skills including Word, Excel and Access database; knowledge of SPSS is a plus • Willingness to live in shared accommodation and to work with a multi-cultural team. • The Training Program Manager is expected to display the highest standards of team work with the stakeholders and other IMC colleagues.
LANGUAGES - Ability to read, write, analyze and interpret, technical and non-technical in the English language. - Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government and other related regional players
CONDITIONS - Accommodation, food and transportation provided by the organization - Medical Evacuation service and competitive benefits provided by the organization - Further information regarding security and situation on the field available during the interview process - While performing duties of the job, the employee frequently works in precarious and remote places. The employee is usually employed in areas of civil strife, which often result in an unstable security environment. Regularly work in outdoor extreme weather conditions
APPLICATION PROCEDURE To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx and complete the online employment application form. Please reference Relief Web.
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