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Nurse Supervisor

Myitkyina

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Myitkyina
  • Grade: Mid level - Mid level
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
    • Medical Practitioners
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Scope of work: The Nurse Supervisor will provide technical support and competency based supportive supervision to partner(s) health nurse staffs which include both mobile and static team. In additional to this, Nurse Supervisor will also assist to Health Manager and Capacity Building Team for partner(s) health staffs’ capacity development plan. S/ He will ensure that partner(s) health nurses are provided clinic care in accordance with standard protocols and guidelines. S/ He will also assist in monitoring and evaluation of project quality under the direct supervision of Health Manager.

Main Responsibilities:

I.Program Implementation, Supervision & Development

  • Provide clinic technical and capacity building to partner(s) health nurse staffs in accordance with standard protocols and guideline.
  • Conduct regular competency based supportive supervision and technical support to partner(s) mobile/ static clinic nurse staffs.
  • Organize and provide regular on the job training to partner(s) health nurse staffs based on the result of competency based supportive supervision check list.
  • Assist Health Manager and Capacity Building Team to identify essential technical capacity building plan for partner(s) health nurse staffs.
  • Assist Health Manager and partner in drug stock management.

II.Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

  • Participate in program monitoring and evaluation.
  • Participate in partner(s) mobile and static mobile clinic monthly work plan.
  • Monthly program narrative report to Health Manager.

III.Other

  • Coordinate with program support teams to implement project activities in time.
  • Assist Health Manager to provide procurement documents in advance as needed.
  • In collaboration with other members of the health project team, participate in the design and implementation of formative assessments and baseline studies.
  • Assist Health Manager for establishing diseases surveillance system and outbreak response as needed.
  • Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.

Minimum Qualifications:

Position Requirements:

  • Licensed Nurse with Bachelor of Nursing or diploma of nursing
  • At least 3 years of experience working with UN/INGO/LNGOs
  • Experience and skills in managing, supervision and capacity building to health staffs
  • Good communication skills
  • Good written and verbal Myanmar and English skills (local ethnic language skill is favorable)
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions
  • Have ability to travel extensively to program implementing hard to reach areas

Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.

The IRC Core Values and Commitments.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff are suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
Level of interaction with children: Frequent direct contact with children.
IRC ensures that its staff must actively practice the roles and responsibilities related to client responsiveness, accountability to people in affected communities and must have competencies to solicits and listens to feedback and other’s perspectives, responds to feedback with maturity and sensitivity and takes appropriate decisions and makes changes to behavior or actions in response to feedback.
IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.


Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
This vacancy is now closed.