Chief Field Coordinator - Dawli

Chief Field Coordinator

Job Description

1. Position Information

Office/Unit/Project

Trkiye CO/ Health System Strengthening and Support Project
Title Chief Field Coordinator Level NPSA11 Duty station (City and Country) Ankara Turkiye Type (Regular or Short term) Regular Office or Homebased OfficeBased Expected starting date 01 August 2024 Expected Duration 1 year Position Number 213848

2. Office/Unit/Project Description

The Project was implemented by the Ministry of Health (MoH) with implementation support from UNDP in 2024 under the Trkiye Earthquake Recovery and Reconstruction Project (TERRP) which is carried out under the Loan Agreement No. 9580TR signed between the World Bank and the Government of the Republic of Trkiye. As continuation of HSSSP this project will also target to increase the efficiency of service delivery in public hospitals and enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health for evidencebased decision making.

Under the scope of this project for efficient monitoring and evaluation of project activities at the central level and in the field dedicated teams will be set up to perform their services at the central level and in the field. These teams will be responsible for performing analysis implementation support and monitoring and evaluation activities for an effective coordination. The Chief Field Coordinator will work closely with the Ministry of Health Emergency Health Services public hospitals and related health services in the provision of general directorates in order to reference cases of sudden natural disasters throughout the country. Number of field coordinators to be assigned will be determined by Ministry in line with the recurring needs of the Ministry.

The Chief Field Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the UNDP Portfolio Manager Ministry of Health and all other stakeholders including the relevant bodies attached to the Ministry of Health and teams set up for the project

Chief Field Coordinator will be leading the M&E Team in monitoring and evaluation of healthcare service delivery of all health facilities in 81 provinces. And he/she will report to ISG Porfolio Manager.

3. Scope of Work

The Chief Field Coordinator will lead the M&E team responsible for Turkeys top 10 health regions identified for a more structured and effective implementation of the Project.The Chief Field Coordinator dutystationed in Ankara will be leading the M&E Team and will ensure quality and performance followup of and reporting on services provided in the affiliated institutions of the Provincial Health Directorates throughout 81 provinces.

• Evaluate the policies of the central organizations of the Ministry under health transformation policies in the field and to report the faulting points to the central organization to guide the improvement efforts and to provide support in the evidencebased decisionmaking for new practices in the MoH;

• Monitor and evaluate the practices and activities of Directorates of Health Directorates of Public Health and Offices of SecretaryGeneral to report the results of monitoring and evaluations and to contribute to the development of the cooperation among agencies which provide health services and other agencies;

• Prepare the good practice examples in health as case analyses and to provide support to the relevant Ministerial units for sharing and popularizing these implementation level experience

• Make comments to ensure the efficient use of human resources by analyzing the human resources requirements of the Ministerial units.

• Submit the suggestions on consolidating health service data to the upper management of the Ministry;

• Participate in national and international organizations approved by the MoH such as evaluation activities conferences trainings which will be carried out under the Activity 3 (Monitoring and Evaluation of Earthquake area based on Health system) with the aim of following up the scientific developments and observing the examples in other countries/introducing the services of the MoH.

• Monitoring the health infrastructure for earthquake zones and reporting on areas that need to be improved in 11 provinces.

• Identification and coordination of administrative hitches in facilitating the integration of health services after the earthquakes.
  

• Restoration of Health Services of the Loan Agreement for Trkiye Earthquake Recovery and Reconstruction Project the access to health services for the affected communities in the short term will be provided with the support of field coordinators in the decisionmaking process of the Ministry.

2. . Ensure continuity of primary and hospitallevel health services.

(i) Establishment of a network of fixed prefabricated family medicine centers supported by mobile primary health care units to replace the collapsed heavily and moderately damaged primary health care buildings in the Earthquakeaffected Provinces;

(a) Installing prefabricated energy efficient fully equipped family medicine centers for primary health care service delivery in the region; and

(b) Providing mobile health clinics to reach temporary settlements with large displaced populations and rural regions.

(ii) Provision of furnishings medical equipment and medical goods to support:

(a) The immediate operation of approximately eleven (11) new prefabricated emergency hospitals in the Earthquake affected Provinces; and

(b) the operation of other hospitals in Project Provinces.

3. Ensure provision of mobile diagnostic services. Establishment of a network of mobile diagnostic services to support field emergency hospitals and prefabricated primary health care facilities in Earthquakeaffected Provinces; said activities include providing :

(i) mobile units equipped with imaging equipment;

(ii) mobile public health laboratories for microbiology and water analysis;

(iii) mobile computerized tomography devices; (iv) mobile digital Xray and ultrasound devices;

4. Providing access to vaccination disability services and medical equipment. Restoration of MoHs capacity to provide vaccinations addressing the needs of people disabled due to the February 2023 Earthquakes and curbing the spread of infectious diseases; said activities include:






The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

4. Institutional Arrangement

The Chief Field Coordinators duty station will be Ankara/ or stanbul. The Chief Field Coordinator will report to the ISG Portfolio Manager assigned by UNDP .
Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging achievable objectives for multiple projects have lasting impact Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks develop new ideas to solve complex problems Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons diversify experiences Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change manage multiple competing demands Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy navigate complex landscape champion interagency collaboration Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
People Management (Insert below standard sentence if the position has direct reports.)

UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.

CrossFunctional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencies)
Thematic Area Name Definition
Business Direction & Strategy

Strategic Thinking

• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDPs objectives based on the systemic analysis of challenges potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground and creating tangible solutions;
• Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.

Business Direction & Strategy System Thinking

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Business Development Knowledge Facilitation

• Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share particularly externally

Business Management ProjectManagement

• Ability to plan organize prioritize and control resources procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Business Management Communication

• Ability to communicate in a clear concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally through media social media and other appropriate channels

Partnership Management Relationship Management

• Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners build sustain and/or strengthen working relations trust and mutual understanding

6.
Min. Education requirements

• Advance University Degree (masters degree or equivalent) in medical sciences is required. Or

• A firstlevel university degree (bachelors degree) in the above mentioned field of study in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Min. years of relevant work experience

• Minimum 7 years (with masters degree) or 9 years (with bachelors degree) of relevant experience in the field of health is required.

• Experience in the use of computers office software packages (MS Word Excel etc.) and webbased management systems and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages is required.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• At least 1 year of experience in Performance Management or M&E or policy development/revision processes will be an asset
• At least 1 year of experience in healthcare management will be an asset
• Previous work experience in an international organization will be an asset
• At least 15 years of relevant experience in the field of health will be an asset

Required Language(s)

• Fluency in Turkish and English is required.

Professional Certificates

• Completion of training programs in the fields of his/her work (Quality M&E Performance Management etc.) will be an asset
• Certificate in the field of Monitoring & Evaluation will be an asset

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