ABOUT VILLAGEREACH
VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone, so that each person has the health care needed to thrive. We develop solutions that improve equity and access to primary health care. This includes making sure products are available when and where they are needed and primary health care services are delivered to the most under-reached. Radical collaboration with governments, the private sector and other partners strengthen our ability to scale and sustain these, solutions. Our work increases access to quality health care for more than 58 million people in Africa. VillageReach in incorporated in Washington State and has offices in Seattle (USA), Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique.
Summary
Under the supervision of the NGCA Specialist and in partnership with the Operations Manager, the Project Assistant will provide logistics and administrative support to immunization strategic focus project in the Mimia and Oshwe Health Zones, in Maindombe province.
Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
- Provide required logistics and administrative support for system design workshops, supervision and distribution missions.
- Keep track of the register of under-vaccinated and zero-dose children identified in the Oshwe and Mimia health zones
- Collect, store and manage the identification forms used to identify under-vaccinated and zero-dose children in Oshwe and Mimia health zones.
- Assist the Deputy Provincial Coordinators in recording logistics data collected during the distribution missions
- Maintain monthly attendance and database of Community Health Workers (CHWs) involved in the identification of under-vaccinated and zero-dose children
- Keep record of supportive supervision reports conducted in the Mimia and Oshwe health zones
- Keep record of monitoring reports conducted at the health facility level in the Mimia and Oshwe health zones
- In collaboration with Deputy Provincial Coordinators, archive stories, best practices, challenges, lessons learned, photos and videos collected in the field
- Participate in the project coordination meetings and produce the reports that will be shared with relevant stakeholders
- Assist the NGCA Specialist in organizing missions and meetings with different stakeholders
- Other tasks as required
Competencies:
The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.
- Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work, but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization
- Collaboration & Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners & stakeholders and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; selects and uses appropriate communication methods and maintains meaningful communication with virtual coworkers and other parties to keep them informed
- Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Takes personal responsibility for and supports others across the organization in creating and sustaining a diverse work environment where individuals are welcomed, valued, respected and supported; personally committed to attaining cultural competency including self-awareness of one’s own attitudes about culture and cross-cultural interactions; exhibits the willingness and ability to engage openly and respectfully around issues of race, colonialism, identity and culture; upholds equity in access to sharing of information, ideas, and opportunities throughout VillageReach
- Commitment to Excellence: Produces a high output of work, both in terms of quality and quantity; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; monitors work to ensure quality; has a personal commitment to the mission of VillageReach
- Solution Orientation & Innovation: Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how to best achieve them; gets the job done; sees opportunities for creative problem-solving while staying within the parameters of good practice; sees old problems in new ways and has novel approaches to solving those problems; contributes original and/or resourceful ideas to their area of responsibility; is able to consider and articulate risks and consequences of proposed innovations and factor these into decision-making
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration or relevant experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant project support experience. Experience in public health highly preferred.
- Experience with Concur a plus.
- Experience with in immunization related projects
- Experience of working with Community Health Workers
- Excellent interpersonal communication and analytical skills.
- Proven experience in writing report
- Excellent command of the French and Kikongo languages in reading, writing and oral communication.
Other Qualifications:
- Comply with VillageReach’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.
- Established cultural competency in partnering with racial, cultural and linguistically diverse groups.
- Demonstrated understanding of challenges with working in rural, underserved and low-income context; experience living in and/or working in a low-income country a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment.
- Fluent in French and Kikongo
- Ability to define and set priorities and problem solve
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced organization and work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, diplomacy, and cultural sensitivity.
- High level of interpersonal communications skills to establish and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, donors and partners and demonstrated experience in creating high-level collaborations.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills with willingness to tackle process challenges, develop tools, and reinforce internally
Environment and Physical Demands:
VillageReach has no private offices, employees work in a shared, open environment with task and conference rooms accessible to employees for privacy and meetings. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Due to the time zone differences between our USA office and our Country Offices and location of other global staff, US based staff are expected to be available for early morning meetings starting at 6am. In addition, our Regional Africa based staff and Country office staff are expected to be available for late afternoon/evening meetings up to 6pm. Approximately 90% of the workday is spent sitting. Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:
VillageReach is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. We believe that diverse, equitably weighted perspectives foster an organizational capacity to create novel solutions that improve health in the most underserved and hard-to-reach areas. To align our values, innovations and impact, VillageReach is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse global workforce.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
This is an immediate hire and therefore resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 10 March. To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to our online portal: http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/
Safeguarding:
VillageReach is committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom it engages. We expect everyone working with us to share this commitment through our code of conduct.All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which may include criminal records. VillageReach participates in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and, in line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Benefits
Compensation:
VillageReach has an established compensation structure that is based on the relevant market and internally transparent. We hire people into the established range based on one’s experience and education and considering internal equity. We do not inquire about salary history.
