District Field Supervisor Verified listing

The DFS is a self-motivated and analytically capable individual who will be responsible for overall implementation of project activities in the assigned district in accordance with the PPM Operational Guidelines.

Essential Job Function:

• Coordinate with District TB Coordinator, Regional Coordinator, District Lab Supervisor, Private Healthcare Facilities, Private Labs and other stakeholders for effective implementation of the TB-DOTS under PPM project.
• Carry out the mentioned Tehsil mapping exercise if required, in consultation with the district health department (Chief Executive Officer-Health (CEO-H)/District Health Officer (DHO)/ and District TB Coordinator (DTC) under the guidance of the Regional Coordinator
• Timely submission of monthly progress report, and quarterly TB Recording and reporting (R&R) tools, activity reports after data validation and endorsement from district health authorities
• Monthly visit to Hafizabad for MPR validation and submission.
• Timely submission of monthly work calendar; and ensure to follow the timelines
• Meet the assigned targets of TB case registration and activities
• Conduct regular visits of selected Hospitals, private healthcare providers, labs, large hospitals and partners for Sputum Transportation Intervention
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation as per the Guidelines
• Timely supply of anti TB drugs, labs reagents to the private partners
• To understand the crucial importance of 100 percent contact screening, and do contact screening of the bacteriologically positive cases; and put these contact persons on treatment for latent TB as per the Guidelines
• Support hospital staff in maintaining TB R&R tools and anti-TB drug stock
• Refer the rifampicin resistant TB cases to PMDT site and facilitate their registration at PMDT site
• Implementation of the Active Case Finding (ACF) activities in the field in close coordination of district health authorities and with support of the Regional Coordinator
• Coordinate with sputum transportation riders, private and public facilities and other local stakeholders for transportation of sputum samples from designated health facilities to Gene Xpert site; and ensure all the samples are transported through riders as per the Guidelines and updated in the sputum transportation App.
• Maintain chronological programmatic and financial record including activity photographs and field monitoring reports, etc., of all the field activities at the district level
• Submit programmatic and financial records to the office of all field activities on a monthly basis as per the Operational Guidelines
• Conduct him/herself professionally and personally in such a manner so as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and in no way jeopardize its humanitarian efforts
• Support and facilitate field visits from national, provincial,Position Description and district level stakeholders.
• Comply to all the Mercy Corps Policies for example Feld Procurement Policies and Procedure (FP3)
• Any other task or responsibility as assigned by the Regional Coordinator or the Project Manager

• Graduation preferably in social sciences or relevant discipline
• Fluency in written and spoken English, Urdu and Punjabi
• Basic computer skills a must, including MS Word and Excel
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience with community-based programs, preferably 2 years with TB DOTS awareness programs.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.