The Millennium Villages Project, supported by Millennium Promise Alliance and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a bottom-up approach to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages’ team of experts in Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Economics, Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Environment and Information Technology are working with local communities and governments to apply a proven holistic package of interventions to help villages get out of extreme poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With support from Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, a SADA Millennium Village has been established in parts of the West Mamprusi and Builsa Districts of the Northern and Upper East Regions of Ghana. The project area covers a cluster of contiguous rural communities with an estimated population of 25,000 people.

Description Of Job

Job Summary
Purpose of the Position:
The goal of the position is to coordinate the work of the MVP hired Community Health Workers (CHWs) as well as any existing volunteer health workers in the cluster.

The Community Health Worker Coordinator will report directly to the Health Coordinator. The CHW coordinator will also liaise with appropriate MVP Research Scientists and work as a team with facilitators in other sectors. The Community Health Worker Coordinator will also work closely with the staff at the health facilities and with the CHWs.

Responsibilities/Duties
Training:

•  Develop individualized training plan for CHWs - determine learning objectives and coordinate training on specific topics, as necessary
•  Manage both pre-service and in-service training of CHWs, including providing core training, organizing logistics for training sessions, developing or acquiring appropriate training materials, and identifying government and NGO training partners
•  Ensure adequate training for program personnel

Supervision:

•  Develop household visit schedules in collaboration with SnCHWs
•  Liaise with Clinic Staff to identify vulnerable households to followed up by CHWs
•  Conduct supervisory visits of each SnCHW in their catchment
•  Conduct data quality audits to validate vital events reports
•  Regularly appraise work of CHWs via their SnCHWs

Planning & Coordination:

•  Oversee program activities to ensure service delivery
•  Develop & execute quarterly (or bi-annual) workplans
•  Ensure effective implementation of CommCare and the VA program
•  Ensure that CHWs have necessary equipment and commodities for household visits

Management:

•  Regularly conduct personnel performance evaluations
•  Maintain adequate numbers of qualified CHWs and SnCHWs

Reporting:

•  Compile and analyze data collected by CHWs
•  Regularly report to Health Coordinator on activities of, and data collected by CHWs
•  Support Health Coordinator in reporting on CHW activities to MDG Center and New York teams

Terms of offer:
MVP offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. The employment contract is for a period of one year with the possibility of renewal. MVP prides itself on its collegial, supportive and gender sensitive working environment and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Minimum of Diploma in Public Health or related discipline
•  Minimum of two year experience in related working experience
•  Communication and interpersonal relations
•  Decision making and problem solving skills
•  Planning and organization
•  Community mobilization and sensitization
•  Training/skills transfer
•  Recording and reporting
•  Communication in both English and in the local dialect
•  Monitoring skills
•  Supervisory skills
•  Ability to use Microsoft Office
•  Basic data analysis

How To Apply For The Job

Applications
Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. and names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to: sadamvp@gmail.com with copies to employment@mdgwca.org and jacob.ubindam@millenniumpromise.org.

“Application for SADA MVP CHW Coordinator” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message.

Closing Date: 28 August, 2012

We invite you to learn more about us at:

www.millenniumvillages.org,
www.millenniumpromise.org,
www.unmillenniumproject.org,
www.mdgcentre.org