The National Family Planning Board, a Statutory Agency of the Ministry of Health and Wellness is seeking to identify a motivated, result-orientated, and qualified professional to fill the following vacancy.
The incumbent will report to the Senior Treatment Liaison Officer. He/she is to provide counselling and referral services in the area of sexual and reproductive health covering inter alia, HIV/AIDS and STIs, contraception, menstruation, fertility, infertility, sexuality and abortion in keeping with the goals, philosophy and objectives of the National Family Planning Board.
Key Responsibility Areas:
A.) Management/Administrative
- Maintains an efficient recording system to facilitate easy retrieval of information and provide relevant data for the continuous development of technical support to programmes;
- Maintains efficient client profile records to facilitate effective evaluation of services to meet expressed needs on a continuous basis;
- Prepares monthly qualitative and quantitative reports of all services provided, highlighting specific needs/concerns identified by clients;
- Keeps abreast of new Family Planning/Family Life Education/HIV/AIDS/STI developments in order to disseminate accurate and current information.
- Liaises with the Accounts and Procurement to determine the status of disbursements and procurement in relation to the component;
- Prepares Terms of Reference for planned consultancies and training interventions relating to the component;
- Support coordination of SRH training and technical assistance for stakeholders in private organizations, Ministries, Departments and Agencies according to overall programme objectives;
B.) Technical / Professional
- Responds to the sexual reproductive health information needs of clients through telephone calls, face-to-face and social media communication;
- Makes referral to appropriate individual/agencies in order to meet the clients’ needs;
- Serves as a resource person to workplaces, schools, youth groups, church groups, Parents Teachers Associations by providing information on contraception, Family Planning, Family Life Education, HIV/STI prevention and utilising appropriate methodologies;
- Assists with the content preparation for traditional and social media related to Sexual and Reproductive Health; especially targeting adolescents and youths
- Distributes Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials to individuals and agencies on request;
- Assists with exhibitions mounted by the Division and serves as a resource person at the exhibitions;
- Organises and conducts (along with other members of the Division) rap sessions with adolescents and youths selected from secondary and high schools and University within the corporate area;
- Conducts Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) lectures and other activities;
- Keeps the Division informed about trends observed on Family Planning/Family Life Education; concerns/requests to facilitate the development of programme/educational materials to address same.
Other
- Performs other related functions assigned from time to time by the Senior Family Planning & Counselling Support Officer.
Required Competencies:
Core
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels;
- Basic computer literacy;
- Ability to identify and analyse work related problems and generate innovative or appropriate solutions;
- Ability to use initiative by taking action when necessary without prompting;
- Must have integrity and behave in an ethical manner;
- Excellent Customer Relations skills.
Technical
- Thorough knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and family life education.
- Must be a good listener and capable of exercising tact, discretion and sound judgment.
Minimum Required Education and Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in one of the behavioural sciences preferably with a major in counselling, psychology or other supporting behavioural science courses.
- Three (3) years’ experience in general counselling and/or family planning counselling.
Specific Conditions associated with the job
- Normal office environment
- May be required to work beyond normal working hours
Interested candidates are invited to visit www.jnfpb.org/about-us/opportunities or www.moh.gov.jm/careers to view details of the other requirements for the position.
Applications should be emailed to nfpbapplications@jnfpb.org to the attention of the Director, Human Resource Management and Administration (Acting) no later than March 17, 2023.
We thank all candidates for responding, however, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.