Requirements

Additional Requirements

• Age at most 35 years

• Programme monitoring and evaluation, capacity building and community mobilization
• Program implementation
• Computer proficiency- MS Office
• Excellent Coordination and communication
• Advocacy and community mobilization
• Multi-tasking ability
• Motivational skills (Clear vision & direction)
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation skills
• Capacity to work independently in the field with minimum guideline
• Maintain high morale with integrity and honesty
• Problem Solving & decision making
• Organizing and planning
• Team building

Responsibilities & Context

HEED Bangladesh is Non-Government and non-political National Organization working in the field of Health, Education and Economic Development for 50 (fifty) years. The Organization invites applications from the suitable candidates for its TB Control Program in Sylhet, Habiganj Sunamgonj & and Moulvibazar Districts of GFATM project as a sub-recipient NGO of BRAC.

Responsibilities & Context

• Prepare monthly work-plan in Collaboration and guidance from Upazila Health & Family Planning Officer (UHFPO) and District Manager/Area supervisor
• Maintain effective coordination with UH&FPO, Medical Officer Disease Control (MODC), NGO staff and other relevant stakeholders
• Ensure proper mapping planning and distribution of resources
• Guide field staff on sample transportation and presumptive referral system based on SOP and ensure transportation from the community to the Xpert /Truenat/ Microscopy sites.
• Ensure treatment initiation of total confirmed TB patients (both DS-TB & DR-TB) in an upazila with the support of MODC
• Ensure selection of DOT providers for TB patients, follow-up and supervise Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) in the community for treatment adherence
• Ensure contact investigation, TPT enrolment & follow-up, and HIV screening at the community level
• Ensure referral of complicated/ DR-TB patients to upazila Health complex or other facilities to ensure treatment initiation
• Track all activities (both financial and programmatic part) of the project at the upazila level
• Prepare monthly and quarterly performance and financial reports including e-TB Manager, e-LMIS/ indent of drugs & logistics in coordination with UH&FPO
• Perform extensive field visits and supervise the quality implementation of project activities
• Identify the staff needs and ensure capacity building of staff through orientation/job aid
• Ensure regular supply of drugs and other logistics to health workers and laboratories
• Ensure organizing awareness-raising meetings/orientations within the community
• Analyze upazila-level data and provide necessary information to district-level management for decision-making
• Ensure and update private sector mapping including formal and informal healthcare facilities/ providers to enhance presumptive and case referral
• Practice and promote the organization’s gender policy and support implementation of gender equality and women empowerment at all levels
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the organization’s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise in safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so
• Accept relocation of the workstation or transfer anywhere based on the need of the project

Key performance Indicator (KPIs)

• Reduce morbidity and mortality rate of TB diseases
• Quality implementation of project activities
• TB case notification including child TB and DR-TBd.

Monitoring of DOT

• Proper recording and preparation of reports

Reporting and dissemination:

• Ensure disease reports weekly, monthly and quarterly timely, accurate and complete reporting as per the agreement.
• Ensure any other report to BRAC and NTP as and when necessary