Field Officer
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
Location: Koh Soutin
Key Responsibilities:
The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing COMMIT project at the field level (OD-based). S/he will provide programmatic guidance and technical support to lay counselors (LC), who directly work with health centers assigned community. The Field Officer will provide professional and technical inputs to lay counselors in developing annual and quarterly targets to be achieved, identifying TA needs, and providing management support to timely implementation of planned activities. S/he will be responsible for OD-based programmatic and financial performance management. S/he also will support the OD and health center to work on TB-MIS data entry.
- Be representative of KHANA staff for TB projects in the community
- Ensure successful implementation of active case findings and linkage to care and treatment
- Work in a team with lay counsellors to develop the monthly, quarterly and annual work plan and target to meet the project objectives
- Provide technical directions and support to the lay counsellors to establish peer support group (PSG) as required
- Assist technical officer and other collaborating partners in developing training strategies and materials and facilitate training.
- Organize, lead and facilitate project-related meetings, including the creation of agendas and preparation of materials
- Monitor implementation of planned activities through monthly progress review meetings, reports review, and field trips
- Monitor project deliverables and timelines, solve when issues arise, and take corrective actions as needed
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and semi-annual reports, and track budgets and expenditures regularly
- Develop a quarterly action plan for continuous quality improvement of active case finding and management
- Be representative of KHANA staff for TB project in community;
- Personal Skills
- Computer literacy: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and outlook.
- Able to use the social network (Smart phone)
- Proficiency in both oral and written communications in Khmer and English
- Good horizontal and vertical networking and interpersonal skills
- Above-average reading and writing skills in both Khmer and English
- Ability to perform tasks independently or with minimal supervision
- Understanding of different working environments, scenario, and teams, and mechanisms allowing for optimal professional performance in each of those environments/scenario/teams
- Maintenance of a transparent and open workflow and reporting process
- Contributing to the creation of a working environment conducive to personal growth and professional collaboration
- Maintaining an approachable and supportive personality
- Ability to plan and organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
- Strong communication and presentation skills in Khmer/English, and the capacity to identify and develop opportunities with an organisation-wide perspective
- Selection Criteria
- At least a bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: public health, sociology, or other related fields
- At least 1-year experiences on TB/HIV or community-based project
- At least 1- the year of experience in project management
- Experience in HIV/TB co-infection
