LGA Team Lead at Grassroots Life Saving Outreach (LESGO) - 2 Openings

Grassroots Lifesaving Outreach (LESGO) is an impartial, neutral and independent Non-Governmental Organization whose mission exclusively established to promote life in underserved communities through empowering communities to know and protect lives including their environment towards ensuring safe habitation through participatory methodology. Established in Grassroots Lifesaving Outreach was established in 2010 but was incorporated in the year 2011 with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). LESGO exists to partner with government and relevant agencies to promote and strengthen humanitarian law and a universal principle that seeks to honor the dignity of mankind with support and believe that Life is worth living and living well.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: LGA Team Lead

Location: Madagali / Yola South, Adamawa
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 Months
Slots: 2
Expected Resumption Date:As Soon As Possible

Job Summary

• The Team Lead will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with clinical supervisors and LGA authorities.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Shall report to the Coordinator
• Coordinates and supervises activities of Clinical Supervisors
• Counsel and referring advanced issues to Health Coordinator
• Work with the MEAL Officer to Monitor and Evaluate the effectiveness of facility and outreaches, making recommendations for improvement as needed
• Provide overall managerial oversight for implementation of the health program activities in the target LGA;
• Ensure health projects implementation are of high quality and meets the LESGO/ optimal standards.
• Provide technical support to field staff and provide them necessary mentoring and trainings as needed to enhance their capacity for optimal performance
• Ensure data collection, data compilation, timely preparation and submission of all reports including weekly and periodic reports
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members
• Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission.
• Make regular field visits to monitor project implementation and provide on spot support to volunteers and propose modifications as necessary
• Conduct performance reviews and clearance of Clinical Supervisor for monthly stipends and forwards same to Coordinator.

Coordination & Representation:

• In consultations with the Health Coordinator actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders (government actors, local NGOs, and other relevant actors);
• Attend all relevant meetings as may be required
• Facilitate field visits as required.

Qualifications

• Health professional (B.Sc in Public Health, Nurse)
• 3 - 4 years experience in coordinating, implementing and managing primary and secondary health programs
• Experience in writing donors’ reports.
• Have experience in general management.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated Managerial / Leadership Competencies:
• Skills and experience of remote management and willingness to travel extensively
• Flexible, diplomatic and have ability and willingness live and work under pressure of workloads.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Languages: English and Hausa

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics.
• As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of LESGO and donor compliance and ethical standards.
• Conducts work with the highest level of professionalism

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout LESGO
• As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of LESGO and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.
• Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Application Closing Date
9th June, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• LESGO is an Equal Opportunity Employer LESGO considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
• Women are strongly encouraged to Apply.
• The LESGO and LESGO workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in LESGO- Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Transparency, Accountability, Partnership, Integrity, Team work.
• In accordance with these values, the LESGO operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse PSEA, Child Safeguarding, Anti Monetary Laundering Policy, Anti-Fraud, Core Humanitarian Sphere Principles, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
• Only qualified candidates will be contacted.