Health Manager

Syria

Pharmacy - Medicine/Nursing

Finished or Exempted (For male)

S/he will be responsible for managing and running the daily activities of the International Medical Corps health project in the area. Will oversee and manage the field team and health education team working in the area. She/he will also ensure that health activities are within the approved scope of deliverables and budget as well as ensuring that health interventions adhere to national and international standards.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1- Program Management
- Work with the health senior management team to develop Health sector strategy for health programs in the area through identification of program/sector needs.
- Assist the health senior management team in planning for proposals, conducting assessments.
- Oversight of the health and community field team, PHCCs, and other service providers for the implementation of the assigned health activities to ensure that set goals and objectives are met.
- Guide the health team to ensure regular collection of the data and documentation as per grant and reporting requirements.
- Work with the central health team to ensure that all clinics are regularly reporting into the HIS, receiving appropriate training on humanitarian response including detection of Malnutrition, GBV/CMR, Vaccination, health education, outreach activities and health facilities needs are met
- Work closely with the Community Health team to ensure that the community health program is well integrated with the health program at PHCCs and that community outreach activities are being conducted as planned
- Conduct needs assessments on a regular basis, upon requested and in direct coordination with senior health management.
- Work closely with medical team to ensure that diagnostic pre-approvals are compliant with the IMC medical guidelines
- Follow up on all referrals from other stakeholders
- Coordinate with the Logistics team to identify procurement and supply issues related to the health programs and support the identification of corrective actions
- Follow up with pharmacists to ensure that clinic needs in terms of medication, medical supplies, and medical equipment’s, trainings and ventilation system for the pharmacy are met

2- Technical Oversight
- Work with the field medical team to develop technical protocols and guidelines as needed
- Develop training plan for health care workers including community health workers in coordination with the filed health team
- Oversee technical quality of inputs, interventions and reports at field site level
- Directly supervise assigned field health staff to ensure that country program interventions and project objectives are met in accordance to committed standards
- Lead the health staff on medical facility assessments, data quality assurance, analysis and interpretation of data, disease surveillance, emergency preparedness, outbreak response and other relevant subjects related to program management in coordination with the MEAL department and health senior management team
- Work closely with his/her subordinates to undertake ongoing assessments of population needs.
- Provide support in collaboration with other departments in ensuring that all supported health facilities including medical mobile units are equipped and maintained according to the national and global standards
- Review and schedule site visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure quality of services, accurate data collection and verification of pharmaceuticals, supplies and equipment
- Take lead in ensuring that joint monitoring and supervisory visits are planned and executed with relevant government counterparts

3- Quality Assurance
- Develop and implement a Quality Assurance and Improvement plan for all supported health facilities.
- Conduct regular supervisory visits to monitor adherence to clinical standards, treatment protocols, and national guidelines.
- Review patient files and medical records to ensure accurate documentation and quality of care.
- Lead and/or participate in clinical audits and case reviews to identify gaps and guide corrective actions.
- Ensure Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures are in place and consistently applied, including conducting facility-level IPC assessments.
- Organize and facilitate on-the-job training, mentorship, and refresher sessions on QA, IPC, and evidence-based clinical care.
- Collaborate with M&E and AEP staff to analyze patient feedback and satisfaction data for continuous quality improvement.
- Ensure health staff use standard QA tools such as clinical checklists, supervision tools, and SOPs in coordination with the Health Coordinator.
- Track and follow up on action plans developed from QA visits and audits to ensure timely implementation of recommendations.

4- Administration and Finance
- Ensure proper documentation for all contracts and payments for service providers in coordination with the senior health management team.
- Prepare expenditure projections for each project activity along with expected targets making sure to update them on a regular basis
- Review Budget vs. Actual expenditure for the health program at his/her respective area monthly with health senior management team and with finance team if needed
- Provide recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations (related to compliance, over and under expenditure) that impact budget adherence

5- Staff Managment
- Organize daily work schedule for the field team according to the agreed work plan, and assign task according to the priorities in implementation
- Monitor the health team performance according to their assigned tasks and provide regular feed back to the senior health management team
- Responsible for authorization of recruitment of field health staff and conduct the annual performance evaluation of the field team Coordination and Representation
- Work closely with central health team in updating, and coordinating the health activities
- At the regional level, represent IMC to UNHCR, other UN agencies, donors, health cluster, civil society organizations, and governmental authorities, as well as external visitors according to the request and guidance of the health senior management team
- Attend working group meetings and coordination meetings where requested Reporting
- Provide accurate regular reports, statistics, and documented results and maintain detailed records of the overall health program activities in the area.
- Adhere to all of IMC’s policies and procedures, including Code of Conduct and Security SOPs Capacity Building
- Responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing training initiatives to improve the capacity of the field team in coordination with both field and central technical staff

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

- Excellent communication skills
- Able to take initiative within a defined framework
- Able to work within a team
- Flexible and creative
- Strong commitment to work
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to travel and visit field locations.

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International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status.

May 09, 2025

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