Medical Team Lead At Project HOPE

Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

Program Summary:

Project HOPE is providing humanitarian assistance to the conflict-affected population in Gaza. The current response portfolio focuses on Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Protection, and WASH programming through Project HOPE programs and local partnerships.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Medical Team Lead is primarily responsible for the operation of the clinics and/or medical points under their supervision in the field. They will work in collaboration with the Health Technical Lead and Country Director and health teams in the field to deliver high-quality health services to the targeted beneficiaries. The Medical Team Lead will make frequent visits to the field sites to ensure the highest standards of service delivery. They will ensure high-quality clinical services in all Project HOPE health delivery points. They will monitor service quality, ensure that all staff are trained and well-supported, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies are properly managed.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with satisfactory results with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Monitoring and Program Quality:

• Work closely with the Technical Lead, Country Director, Senior Management and other departments to ensure smooth running of health programs and provide technical supervision of, and technical support to the organization’s health programming activities.
• Ensure activities are consistent with established best practices, acceptable international and national standards as well as ensure programs across different sites in the country are of comparable quality by encouraging transfer of good practices form one field site to another.
• Ensure health programs utilize minimum standards, standardized protocols, policies and guidelines according to Ministry of Health and WHO.
• Work closely with the technical lead, country director, senior management and field teams to determine the operational needs of the medical program within the scope of the grants.
• Oversee the collection and timely reporting of data and statistics for all programs (including objectives, indicators and outcomes of health programs) according to internal and donor requirements.
• Ensure timely and adequate provision of supplies and drugs through review of pharmacy consumption reports, national drug protocols, program budgets, acquisition of partner agency and UN drug kits, and health information materials.
• Ensure all stakeholders, including senior management team, the Global Health Team and donors are provided with updates, following the established reporting structures.
• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within Project HOPE and amongst beneficiaries served by Project HOPE.
• Adhere to Code of Conduct, maintain Humanitarian Principles and respect International Humanitarian Law at all times.

Coordination:

• Represent the organization at health coordination meetings as well as other meetings, which are relevant to country programs and enhance the organizations visibility.
• Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to internal and external actors.
• Work closely with the health program staff to ensure strong workplace relationships through supportive and respectful mentorship.
• Ensure program progress through communication with Technical Lead, Country Director, Senior Management Team, Global Health and Finance departments to ensure coordination of programs supplies are consistent with management of budgets, including budget forecasting, development of spending plans.
• Work closely with the Global Health Team to ensure up to date medical knowledge and skills are appropriately transferred to all field staff
• Assist in the selection and training of qualified program health staff.
• Maintain open lines of communications with all field staff.

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum medical degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a developing country or low-resource setting with an NGO at the Manager level or higher relating to primary health care; maternal and child health, reproductive health, communicable diseases or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to assume non-medical responsibilities from time to time to cover for other team members.
• Skills and knowledge in program sustainability and capacity building, public-private partnerships and project monitoring and evaluation (both quantitative and qualitative methods).
• Must have previous experience with donors such as OFDA, ECHO, DFID, EC, UNHCR, UNFPA, UNICEF, etc.
• Must have excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Must have excellent self-motivation skills and be able to relate to and motivate staff effectively.
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well as donor agencies, government officials, and other NGO’s; the ability to work with a broad spectrum of people.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations, frustrations and work with limited resources.
• Proven capabilities in leadership, strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
• The employee will be working in a country where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”
• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form and must be able to travel internally.

Work environment:

• This position is based in Gaza. Given the current conflict conditions, candidate must be able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Position will be in resource-deprived environment with austere living conditions.

Due to the large number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.

Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.