Positions: Project Officer - Anticipated
Hiring (Nationals Only)
Organization: Save the Children
Location: City South Cotabato,
Philippines
Added Date: Monday, 20
April 2020
Deadline Date: Monday, 04 May
2020
Job Description:
The Project Officer is accountable in ensuring the quality and
timely implementation and management of the REAP project in the municipalities
of Tboli and Lake Sebu in South Cotabato Province. S/he will lead in planning
and strategizing to ensure the project is being implemented as planned and/or
adjust strategies and approaches when needed to adapt to the project context
and situation. The post holder will also provide technical guidance to health
workers of Local Government Units, other health service providers and to the
Department of Education teachers who are handling subjects were Adolescent
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights are relevant. This include supportive
supervision on Heart to Heart .
He/she will engage in
regular coordination and consultation with the Program Officers for Health and
Nutrition based in Koronadal City and the Thematic Director based in the Quezon
City Office; provide technical inputs during planning, implementation, and
completion of the project; monitor the implementation and progress of project
activities; and ensure timely completion of deliverable based on Save the
Children’s tools and standards.
Education Experience:
- At least 3 years of work experience on Reproductive Health.
- Experience in project management for at least 2 years.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and possesses a can-do attitude in situation of ambiguity to deliver expected results.
- Proficiency in technical writing including concept note development and donor report writing.
- University degree in the health sciences or related fields
- Preferably with experience in working with indigenous cultural communities
- Residence in the project area and ability to speak the local dialect is a big advantage
- Demonstrated competencies in community mobilization, coordination and partnership preferably with experience on rights-based adolescent health and sexuality project/program implementation.
- Understanding of the Philippines adolescent sexuality and reproductive health strategy, public health system, local governance and targets on Sustainable Development Goals
- Willingness and ability to travel nationally as needed.
