Job Vacancy in Liberia for a Hospital Manager

Organisation: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Background: Among other projects, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) supports two hospitals in Monrovia, Liberia called Redemption and James Davis Junior (JDJ) Hospitals, which provide vital services to the surrounding community including life-saving pediatric and obstetric care. In collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) and the country’s Rebuilding Basic Care Services (RBHS) Program, IRC is working to make Redemption and James Davis Junior model hospitals where patients receive free quality care 24 hours a day. The health statistics in Liberia are sobering but can be influenced, and IRC commits itself to progressive, sustainable changes in the health status of Liberian children, men and women.

One essential component of our change model is the Hospital Manager. Working with a site based Hospital Coordinator who is a clinician devoted to creating a system and culture of evidence based medical delivery, the Hospital Manager will make sure the non-clinical systems of the hospital run well. This includes essential outputs such as running water, working generators, and a secure drug supply chain. The hospital Manager will have site based IRC hospital staff to assist him/her, including an administrator and logistician.

Core Responsibility:
 Support the hospital medical coordinators by ensuring that all resources are available to maintain operations and monitor health outcomes at the facility.
 Prepare project management plans, implement them and keep them up to date
 Create protocols to standardize hospital’s non-clinical processes
 Keep hospital operations within budget
 Manage and train 6 staff
 Liaise with MOHSW authorities in Montserrado County and build managerial capacities in the facilities.

Minimum Qualifications:
 College Degree.
 Experience in project management including staffing, work plan development, procurement, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation.
 Proficient in Word, Excel and Power Point.
 Excellent communication in written and oral English.
 Able to problem solve and work with a variety of people in different contexts.
 Independent, self-motivated, confident, interested in learning and committed to excellence

Desired Qualifications:
 Experience in health program delivery, particularly in the medical system.
 Understanding of hospitals.
 Comfortable working with medical staff including doctors and nurses.

Please apply online: http://www.ircjobs.org/  or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=6927  .