POSITION TITLE: Facility Health Officer (1)
JOB LOCATION: Lahj Governorate
REPORT TO: Senior MNCH Officer
ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING DATE: 20/01/2025

ABOUT FMF: 

Field Medical Foundation (FMF) was established in 2012 as an independent entity, with an official declaration by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL), and with a vision to empower communities for a better life and sustainable development. FMF's message looks to contribute to alleviating the suffering of vulnerable people in society and enabling them to access comprehensive health, education, and developmental services through building effective partnerships, mobilizing and investing resources and volunteer efforts, and directing them toward implementing sustainable development and initiatives programs in accordance with best practices and policies of humanitarian action. 
*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.
*We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children and adults’ beneficiaries are allowed to join our organization so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults’ beneficiaries from abuse.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct supervision visits to the targeted health facilities in all targeted districts regardless of the based location of the position.
• Ensure that health facilities are adequately staffed, equipped, and stocked with essential medicines and supplies.
• Provide technical support and guidance to health facility staff on the delivery of quality health services, including maternal, newborn, and child health services, family planning, and HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
• Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of health facility and referral hospitals operations to assess their effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations, to promote health services.
• Prepare and submit regular progress reports on health facility operations and outcomes 
• Ensure that all health facility activities are implemented in compliance with national and international standards and guidelines.
• Participate in relevant meetings, workshops, and conferences to stay up-to-date on health best practices and innovations.
• Responsible for collecting information of nominated participants of trainings.
• Responsible for coordination with GHO and DHO for conducting required trainings.
• Responsible for preparing training reports.
• Responsible for financial payment of trainings.
• Referral focal point which will ensuring that all referrals are approved according to the patient referral criteria established by the mission. 
• Receiving calls regarding referrals at all times even overnight calls.
• Evaluate each referral proposal and validate according to agree upon criteria. 
• Ensuring and follow up the management of patients referred.
• Fill-out the referral tracker and ensuring to add all the detailed data about referral cases.
• Responsible for financial payment of referral vehicle, and referral hospitals.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the health program coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor degree in medicine, General practitioner or medical assistant
• At least 2 years of experience in managing health facilities. 
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of health service delivery, including maternal, newborn, and child health services, family planning, and HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
• Familiarity with national and international guidelines and standards for health service delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders, including health facility staff, community health workers, and government officials.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to work.
• Fluent in English and Arabic languages.

NOTE: Applicants are requested to apply as soon as possible; the interviews will be done in a rolling basis.