Director - Health Facilities and Systems Strengthening

Chief Executive Officer (CEO),

DHFSS

Key Responsibilities:

A.Technical Leadership:

(1) Review legal, regulatory, health sector policies and provisions, and quality assurance benchmarks to strengthen public and private healthcare facilities;

(2) Collate and consolidate the organisations initiatives for supporting the improved delivery of healthcare services, adopting program science and systems strengthening approaches;

(3) Develop program strategies and provide strategic and technical inputs for health services strengthening for Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health, and related Health Systems Strengthening initiatives;

(4) Direct the development and implementation of the organisations strategy for improving the quality of health services/ clinical care in rural and urban settings;

(5) Develop internal and external outreach and influencing strategy for increased resource allocations, scaling of technical interventions, and policy influence, positioning clinical interventions as significant contributors to achieving national and global health indicators;

(6) Ensure new programs and ongoing initiatives incorporate interventions to strengthen clinical care based on principles of health equity, addressing barriers to the optimal health of girls and women;

(7) Identify potential innovations and approaches to replicate/ upscale.

B.Program Coordination and Administration:

(2) Provide direction and guidance for the development and management of an integrated work plan aligned with health facilities and related systems strengthening work plans;

(3) Oversee strategic and annual operating budgets, providing supportive supervision for implementation, and monitoring consolidated budgets vs. expenditure statements with concerned team members;

(4) Collaborate with teams to review project/ program progress, effectiveness, and impact; implement mid-course corrections as necessary and share regular updates with the Senior Management Team, technical working groups, and external stakeholders:

(5) Support project teams and the MERL team during the development of donor reports, to ensure program progress, output, and outcome indicators are effectively presented.

C.Guidelines, Protocols and Capacity Building:

D.Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning:

E.Strategic Leadership and Collaboration:

(1) Work closely with organisations Senior Management Team, cross-functional teams, and government entities, to drive strategic initiatives;

(2) Build and maintain robust partnerships with sector partners and the government to support the organisations mission;

(3) Represent organisation in external forums to advocate for and advance the organizations objectives.

F.Resource Mobilization:

G.Representation:

H.Team Leadership and Development:

(3) Delegate responsibilities to team members, ensuring quality outputs and regular feedback, coaching, and mentoring to develop professional capacity and performance;
(4) Monitor and provide objective feedback on staff performance, completing evaluations to promote growth and development;(5) Ensure team performance objectives are well-defined and timely monitored using organisations performance management system and other tools. Ensure team objectives are known by all relevant entities and progress reported to stakeholders;(6) Ensure team members are adequately supported in their work, and their development needs are identified and met;(7) Ensure the team budget is developed, implemented, and monitored in a timely manner.

I.Commitment to Safeguarding and PSHEA Compliance:

J. Other Responsibilities:

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications and Experience:

Skills and Competencies: