Deputy Health Coordinator

Functions and Responsibilities Program Management: Together with the Health Coordinator, develop strategy to implement work plan for all IMC health programs, ensuring efficient use of staff and resources.  Coordinate with IMC project sites and monitoring of the work plans ensuring that activities reflect the commitments IMC made to the donor and the community, to guide the implantation according to the designed work plan. Coordinate with the Health Coordinator to ensure that each IMC field office receives one supervisory visit per month from either the HC or the PHC Senior Program Manager. Although the majority of clinic-based visits shall be conducted by clinical and quality teams, the Deputy Health coordinator may need to conduct occasional field visits to other facilities outside B/ML in order to meet program demands.    Conduct need assessments, participatory assessments and supervisory assessments on a regular basis or as requested by management. Providing technical support and problem-solving to Area health managers as well as feedback and guidance for achievement. Where requested, support the orientation of new health dept staff by providing background information and/or field visits.   Administrative & Financial Responsibilities Contribute to the drafting and revision of contracts for IMC-supported clinics and mobile medical units. Work with nationalized health partners such as RHF, IHS and Makassed on issues related to performance, contracts and payments.   Support the development of tools – such as checklists and SOPs – to aid in the execution of contracts, financial tracking and payments. Work with Health Area Managers to ensure that all PHCs are using harmonized contracts, standard operational procedures and reporting devices. Work with Health Coordinator to develop expenditure and procurement plans to guide implementation of approved grants for PHCC programs all over Lebanon Together with the Health Coordinator, review Budget vs. Actual expenditures and compile the overall PHC program budget  on a monthly basis with Finance department Provide recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations (related to compliance, over and under expenditure) that impact budget adherence for PHC program.. Coordination and Representation: Work closely with senior management team in updating, and coordinating the health activities. Represent IMC to UNHCR, other UN agencies, civil society organizations, and governmental authorities, as well as external visitors to IMC Lebanon, according to the request and guidance of the Health Coordinator and Program Coordinator. Attend working group meetings and coordination meetings where requested. General: Perform other duties as requested by line manager. Adhere to all of IMC’s policies and procedures, including Code of Conduct and Security SOPs.