Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (KIOCH)
Terms of Reference
Project Coordinator
Nepal NCDI-Poverty Commission (NCDI-PC)
No of Positions: 1 (One)
Duration of Employment: Initially one-year with possibility of extension
Type of Employment: Full-time
Duty Station: Kathmandu
- Purpose of Document
The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to recruit a (Fixed Term Contract) Project Coordinator who will support in “The PEN-Plus Partnership: Country-level PEN-Plus Project Initiation & Implementation in Nepal” and other works of Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission and KIOCH. This document will provide the background, conditions, and responsibilities of the position.
- Background
The Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission (Nepal NCDI PC) is a pioneering group of disease specialists, economists, epidemiologists from government and non-government organizations (NGOs) working together to address NCDIs and equity in Nepal. The Commission was established in response to an initiative of the global Lancet Commission on Reframing Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries for the Poorest Billion (The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission). The commission is created by an alliance of multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral teams working at the national level for non-communicable diseases in Nepal. The commission is housed in the Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (KIOCH).
KIOCH is a not-for-profit organization registered with the Government of Nepal (GoN), with the objective of delivering high-quality and affordable multispecialty care to children across Nepal by building a comprehensive pediatric care facility within the nation and conducting research activities to act upon preventable deaths due to NCDs.
The PEN-Plus is a model for integrated health service delivery for severe or advanced chronic NCDs at the first-referral hospital built upon the WHO-PEN intervention. PEN stands for Package of Essential Non-Communicable Disease Intervention. The PEN-Plus incorporates integrated care teams to provide chronic care for severe NCDs such as Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), and Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) at first-level (district) hospitals. It is assumed that this approach, with some modification based on the context of the Nepalese health system and practices, can advance toward universal health coverage (UHC) for NCDs by strengthening the model of delivery of NCD services and the referral chain, by meeting the need for human resource development, and by providing best avenues to support vulnerable patients and their families. This approach will also expedite the process of decentralizing service delivery at the PHCC level in regards to the common NCDs.
Purpose:
The project coordinator will be responsible for leading the project planning, budgeting, overseeing the implementation of the project deliverables, and monitoring the progress of the PEN-Plus project.
- Tasks and responsibilities
The main tasks & responsibilities of the Project Officer will include the following:
- Project planning, implementation, reporting, and monitoring:
- Oversee the project activities and ensure that the project activities comply with the dedicated timelines.
- Responsible for supervising the execution of project deliverables, budgeting, and operational plan.
- Responsible for planning and daily management of project deliverables.
- Lead the project planning and monitoring process.
- Responsible for submitting the activity reports, meeting minutes, and financial reports on a regular basis.
- Coordinate and report routinely to the technical consultants, project leads, and co-leads regarding the project activities, achievements and project problems, and relevant solutions.
- Organize meetings and actively engage in discussion with the national and local stakeholders and donors.
- Lead PEN-Plus protocol and training manuals development.
- Oversee the supply chain system and other logistics related to the project.
- Monitor and evaluate project progress, financial reports, reporting and recording system, and other logistics.
- Technical assistance
- Supervise and support other project staff.
- Routine meetings with other staff to maintain the flow of information as well as to discuss and receive feedback from the PEN-Plus implementation team regarding project progress and problems.
- Facilitate training (MTOTs and TOTs) and provide support for conducting training and workshops at sites.
- Minimum Qualification
MD Community medicine with 1-year experience or MBBS + MPH with 2 years experience.
- Skills required
The project coordinator should meet the following requirements:
- Willing to travel to remote field sites and engage stakeholders at the local level
- Experienced in writing field reports.
- Proficiency in both Nepali and English
- Reporting:
The project officer will report directly to the technical consultant, project lead, and co-leads regarding project implementation and routine progress.