What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Supervisor position at Project HOPE Namibia (PHN)?
Location:Palestine-Gaza Strip
POSITION TYPE:Local Hire
POSITION TITLE: SRH Supervisor
DIVISION: Global Health
REPORTS TO: Health & Nutrition Program Manager
Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.
Code of Conduct
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.
Position Summary
The SRH Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating sexual and reproductive health services under a funded healthcare project in Gaza. The position ensures high-quality, safe, and evidence-based SRH service delivery for women, men, and adolescents. The SRH Supervisor will provide technical oversight, monitor program implementation, and support capacity-building of health staff in a complex humanitarian and emergency context. This position is being advertised contingent upon award; while the recruitment process will proceed as part of organizational preparedness, no formal offer will be extended until funding is confirmed
Principal Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Program Quality
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
Work Environment
However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.
Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.
POSITION TYPE:Local Hire
POSITION TITLE: SRH Supervisor
DIVISION: Global Health
REPORTS TO: Health & Nutrition Program Manager
Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.
Code of Conduct
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.
Position Summary
The SRH Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating sexual and reproductive health services under a funded healthcare project in Gaza. The position ensures high-quality, safe, and evidence-based SRH service delivery for women, men, and adolescents. The SRH Supervisor will provide technical oversight, monitor program implementation, and support capacity-building of health staff in a complex humanitarian and emergency context. This position is being advertised contingent upon award; while the recruitment process will proceed as part of organizational preparedness, no formal offer will be extended until funding is confirmed
Principal Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Program Quality
- Support the development of a SRH program culture that reflects Project HOPE’s humanitarian values, promotes accountability, and ensures high-quality service delivery.
- Provide technical guidance to SRH staff on clinical standards, protocols, and ethical practices.
- Act as a key advisor to program and operations leadership on SRH strategies and interventions.
- Ensure coordination and collaboration with local health authorities, health clusters, and partner organizations to support integrated health responses.
- Contribute to organizational objectives through participation in strategy development, technical guidance, and policy formulation.
- Supervise the planning, implementation, and monitoring of SRH services in Gaza in line with project objectives and donor requirements.
- Support the development of SRH workplans, schedules, and staffing plans.
- Ensure adherence to clinical protocols for maternal health, family planning, adolescent health, and other SRH interventions.
- Monitor SRH service delivery indicators and recommend corrective actions as needed.
- Support integration of emergency SRH response procedures into routine program operations.
- Participate in proposal development and provide technical inputs related to SRH programming.
- Oversee SRH services to ensure compliance with Project HOPE guidelines, donor requirements, and national health regulations.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting on SRH activities to Gaza leadership, headquarters, and donors.
- Maintain effective systems for patient records, clinical documentation, and confidentiality.
- Lead SRH assessments, quality assurance visits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support donor monitoring visits and external evaluations related to SRH activities.
- Build capacity of SRH staff through coaching, mentoring, and supportive supervision. Staff Management & Development
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and technical competencies within the SRH team.
- Supervise and mentor doctors, nurses, midwives, and health promoters involved in SRH services.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of SRH personnel.
- Manage staff performance through measurable objectives, continuous feedback, and fair evaluations.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, and a culture of continuous learning within the SRH function.
- Support Gaza leadership in applying a risk management approach to SRH service delivery.
- Identify clinical and operational risks related to SRH services and ensure mitigation measures are implemented.
- Ensure infection prevention, safeguarding, and ethical standards are integrated into SRH interventions.
- Maintain and regularly update SRH risk registers and incident reporting mechanisms.
- Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 3–7 years of progressive experience in SRH programming or clinical service delivery, preferably in humanitarian or emergency contexts.
- Strong technical knowledge of maternal health, family planning, adolescent health, and clinical SRH interventions.
- Demonstrated experience supervising SRH staff and managing field operations.
- Experience working with donor-funded projects.
- Strong analytical, reporting, and coordination skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate across departments and cultures.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
- Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form and must be able to travel internationally.
Work Environment
- Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.
- Emergency deployments may be in resource-deprived environments with austere living conditions.
- Travel for extended periods may be by air and/or other modes of transportation.
- While international travel is not a regular part of every job, programmatic needs may require it intermittently.
- Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”
However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.
Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.