Job: Township Community Project Assistant

Location: Myawaddy Township, Myanmar 
Deadline: Monday, 14 October 2013 

Description

Vacancy Announcement (VNMM069) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Yangon, a Geneva-based international organization with over 150 offices world-wide, is seeking qualified professionals to join the IOM office in Myawaddy Township, Kayin State. VA No. VA/13/123 Position Title Township Community Project Assistant No. of position 1 Duty Station Myawaddy Township, Kayin State

Interested candidates are invited to submit an updated CV together with recent passport photo, copy of NRC card, police recommendation letter, township recommendation letter (copies of certificates and further documents are not required at this stage) to below address; International Organization for Migration (Myawaddy Sub Office) Attention: Admin /Finance Assistant Bogyoke Road, Ward (5), Corner of Yar Kyaw (1st) Road (near Htan Hna Pin Taxi Gate) Myawaddy Township Ph: 09 4252 74044, 09 4252 96419 (OR)

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Myanmar – Yangon Office 318-A, Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel Land Line : +95-1-210588 Tel CDMA : 09 7314 0212, 09 8610 126, 09 8610 127, 09 8610 128 Fax : + 95-1-210588 (Ext: 5010) Email : hryangon@iom.int Application deadline: 14 October 2013 (Monday)

Note that the cover letter should clearly state the title of the position that is applied for. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

IOM Mission in Myanmar – Yangon 318-A, Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar E-mail: hryangon@iom.int

• Website: http://www.iom.int Tel: +95-1-210588
• Fax extension 5010

TERMS OF REFERENCE

I. POSITION INFORMATION

Position title Position grade Duty station Seniority band: Job family: Organizational unit: Position number Position rated ¨ Subject to rotation Reporting directly to Overall supervision by Managerial responsibility Directly reporting staff Township Community Project Assistant Myawaddy Township, Kayin State

Migration Health Unit

Assistant Project Manager Head of Sub-office

II. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE

Within the context of promoting safer migration, IOM's Eastern Myanmar health programme is comprised of several projects that extend the reach of government health systems to locations which host internal migrants and are also transit, source, and return communities for international migrants. IOM's programme involves close partnership with government counterparts and builds capacity of partners and migrant hosting communities for health promotion, diagnostics, referral, treatment, and for extension of service delivery to vulnerable groups. The comprehensive package addresses key health challenges faced by migrants, including maternal and child health, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and in some locations primary care.

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Sub-office and direct supervision of Assistant Project Manager, the incumbent will supervise outreach health workers and assist mobility-affected communities to identify their specific health vulnerabilities and to facilitate them to increase their awareness and resilience by developing specific prevention activities and support to migrants, affected patients, and their families.

III. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

a) Supporting communities to develop health promotion activities using Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology

• Establish the Village Mobility Working Groups (VMWG) (one per village).

• Facilitate community mobilization through regular interaction with Village Mobility Working Groups (VMWG) and Community Action Volunteers (CAV)
• Provide necessary assistance to CAV in their activities.
• Facilitate ad-hoc capacity building activities and identify initial and refresher training needs for VMWG members and other key persons, as well as specific groups in the community, according to needs expressed by the VMWG, by liaising with APM-CF.
• Facilitate the development of community prevention fund proposals by VMWG.
• Assist PM and APM-CF in preparing monthly work plan and plan for special performance such as World TB day or World AIDS day activities.
• Document the PAR process, record and report as requested on programme process and on any findings relevant to the project.

b) Assisting the recruitment and supportive supervision of Outreach Health Workers (OHW) and Community Action Volunteers (CAV) in his/her project area

• Facilitate the recruitment process of two OHW and at least two CAV per village in his/her project area.
• Transfer the knowledge of PAR methodology and basic knowledge and updated information on three diseases to OHW and VMWG.
• Identify and train CAV in condom demonstrations, bednet treatment, etc.

c) Supervising the OHW for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and support

• Liaise with OHW to ensure communities have continued access to diagnosis, treatment services for TB, malaria and HIV including hospital referrals of severely ill patients affected by three diseases in assigned geographic locations.
• Supervise and support OHW in developing a network of sputum collection points, transport of sputum specimens to increase the TB cases detection in his/her project area.
• Ensure all sputum positive patients received anti-TB drugs from township/station hospitals TB teams and monitor DOTS completion to improve the TB treatment successful rate.
• Assist OHW to work with migrants and their family members to ensure malaria, TB, and HIV services without interruption, identify communitylevel mechanisms to ensure continuity of care for those who will leave the project area.
• Facilitate the establishment of Self-Help Groups (SHG), encourage regular meetings, identify capacity-build needs, and provide supportive supervision.

d) Data collection and Reporting

• Collect relevant information not only related to three diseases but linked to general security, including natural disaster, and report to Head of Suboffice.
• Submit monthly activity reports (quantitative and qualitative) to APM and then submit to PM after consolidation.
• Submit monthly financial report/claim which will be initially endorsed by APM and Senior Admin/Finance Assistant, then certified by PM.

e) Monitoring and evaluation

• Organize monthly reflection meetings with OHW to share experiences and challenges on PAR activities in the townships.
• Evaluate the performance of OHW through IOM evaluation form adjusted for OHW bi-annually.

f) Public/private relations and communication

• Assist the APM in organizing advocacy meetings with key persons in the Townships / Villages.
• Assist PM and APM to conduct the bi-annual VMWG cross-visits (experience sharing meetings), mid-term and / or annual project evaluation workshops.
• Establish and maintain regular formal and informal contacts with local administrative, religious and educational authorities as well as other implementing partners (INGO and NGO) in the township level, to explain the program and receive feedback.

g) Other duties as may be assigned

IV. COMPETENCIES

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies

Behavioural Accountability

• Accepts and gives constructive criticism
• Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies
• Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
• Monitors own work to correct errors
• Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation

• Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work

Continuous Learning

• Contributes to colleagues' learning
• Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills

Communication

• Actively shares relevant information
• Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended
• audience
• Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the
• audience

Performance Management

• Provides constructive feedback to colleagues

Professionalism

• Masters subject matter related to responsibilities
• Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities
• Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and
• promotes equal gender participation
• Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress
• Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity
• Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to
• relevant cultural contexts
• Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration
• solutions Teamwork
• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team
• environment
• Contributes to, and follows team objectives
• Gives credit where credit is due
• Seeks input and feedback from others
• Actively supports and implements final group decisions

Technical

Ability to analyse information, evaluate options, think and plan strategically. Ability to lead group works and discussions, motivate and develop others in a participatory manner. Capacity to work independently; sensitivity to participatory approach, gender issues. Personal commitment, efficiency and flexibility. Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, including ability to talk in public, good writing, communication and negotiation skills, ability to liaise with government authorities, NGO and other institutions in township level. Computer literate (MS office).

V. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Myanmar national with University Degree in community development, health, or related field. Three years professional working experience, development sector preferable. Experience of community-based work, using participatory methodologies would be a definite advantage.

VI. LANGUAGES Required

• Good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Advantageous

• Speaking English, Kayin, and/or Mon would be considered an advantage.

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