medical care to all patients. We are pursuing this vision by putting easy to use guidelines for diagnosis and treatment on mobile phones for use by health workers. The symptom-based protocols guide the user through a series of questions leading to an accurate diagnosis and treatment for each patient.
We are seeking a Field Coordinator for our mobile health projects in Malawi, who will be supporting both our community and facility based implementations, for example for Community Case Management (CCM) by Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) running village clinics in hard to reach areas. We are looking to hire a full time Field Coordinator for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension. The position will be based in Lilongwe with frequent travel to the field.
We seek a candidate who is motivated, interested in health care and technology, open to innovative ideas and technology, efficient, eager to learn and a team player. The position will require working closely with health workers, district and clinic level supervisors, the partner organizations and the D-tree team to implement the programs. Other responsibilities will include helping refine the tools, training health workers and managers to use it, and educating supervisors in managing electronic data. We expect the candidate to be able to help plan for implementation, report on the progress of the program and contribute to problem solving in a pro-active manner.
Job Responsibilities
In short, we are looking for candidates who are willing to take on any tasks that are required to make our projects successful.
This will include:
• Coordination of health worker and supervisor activities (Planning facility & community deployments, designing and implementing trainings and follow-up sessions, data collection)
• Reporting (write basic reports, review evaluate and present reports)
• Basic IT skills and troubleshooting (uploading applications to phone, basic for telephones, coordination of problem solving larger technical issues)
• Communications (communicate clearly with country manager on progress in implementing field activities and challenges to be addressed)
Required Skills and Experience
• Work experience: Minimum 3 years experience in public health and/or IT; knowledge about community health workers and health systems desirable.
• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree desirable.
• Language: Excellent written and spoken English and Chichewa.
• Telephone/Computer: Familiar with use of mobile telephone and good computer skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
How to apply
If interested please send a CV of maximum 2 pages and cover letter explaining your interest in health care and technology to jobs@d-tree.org. Applications that do not follow these instructions will not be considered.
